Wait… they haven’t dumped any good reporters yet?
Laurel Irving, Sharnelle Vella, Cassie Zervos and Jodi Lee to name a few for me.
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25/5/2020 Jacqui Felgate is back presenting sport on the Morning News today.
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I can’t believe I’m doing this, but I’ve noticed the weekend figures for 7 Melbourne are falling a lot. I’m not exactly sure if presenters have anything to do with this, but: VOTE (want to see what you’d do)
6pm anchor for weekends
- Mike Amor
- Laurel Irving
- Blake Johnson
- Jacqui Felgate
- Nick McCallum
- Melina Sarris
- Other
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@HoneyFlix I don’t think either Nick McCallum or Melina Sarris actually present.
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no they dont
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Nick McCallum has presented the 6pm news before, and Melina Sarris the 4pm news.
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Has been a looong time since Nick McCallum last presented.
I don’t mind Mike, I think he’s a likeable and good presenter, but the problem is that Alicia is simply just better than all the ones listed above.
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You mean - more familiarised with viewers than all of the above?
Familiarised too, but as a presenter, I would pick her over all those others.
The presenter isn’t the issue.
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Yeah, but we all know our news services will NEVER say that content is the main issue.
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It’s more than content too… it’s the brand as a total. Everything is at play, but the main issue in on weekends is the lead in. There is no AFL games and the network axed it’s local travel shows.
Take a look at the Melbourne news ratings last night. The 7 bulletin won 
I think you need to read your sentence again.
I refer to weekends, I have no issue with weekdays.
But it can sometimes be the issue.
If you both are referring to my poll, I was curious to know why Seven fails on weekends. I know poor content overall contributes somewhat to the issue, but Alicia Loxley being a strong reporter and well known poses an issue for Seven Melbourne, and so I wondered if a re-setup for the cast should take place.
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This only happened 2 years ago when Mike Amor came into the fold replacing Jen Keyte with Jacqui Felgate replacing Sean Sowerby and Melina Sarris joining the team.
I know… and I’m saying the weekend presenter isn’t the problem.
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The reality is Mike Amor has never rated well. Part of the reason why he returned from the US in 2006, but was eventually dumped and went back overseas.
Actually, it is once in a blue moon. It is not never, rather, very rare.
Wednesday 27 May - Friday 29 May
Melina Sarris is presenting the weather, filling in for Jane Bunn.
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