A post was merged into an existing topic: Issues, Ideas, Suggestions
Seven Adelaide reporter Jayne Stinson has quit the network and will run for Labor Party preselection in the new seat of Badcoe for the South Australian state election, due to be held on March 17 next year.
Yes.
Jim Wilson presented sports on the Morning news today.
1 Like
Angela Cox presenting Wednesday Early News again this week.
It seems the presenting roster for the bulletin might now be shared between Sean Berry and Angela.
Monday & Tuesday - Sean Berry
Wednesday-Angela Cox
Thursday- Sean Berry
Friday-Angela Cox
1 Like
I would say Angela Cox is much better than Sean Berry, but given the early starts and the fact that she is already doing WS News, itâs understandable why she only does 2-3 days a week.
2 Likes
Not that anyone might agree with me. But personally I would like to see Ryan Phelan being given more roles at the network. After all, News Presenter on TMS and TDE as well as sports presenter on the morning news isnât really much to do on-air. Personally I think Ryan Phelan should be groomed as a future replacement for Mark Beretta or Ann Sanders on Sunrise and the National Bulletins as he isnât really that bad on news and he is definitely a great on-air talent (IMO).
1 Like
He should have been given the weekday sports presenter role ahead of McLaughlin who has proven she is out of her depth.
3 Likes
Realistically, Mel McLaughlin probably wouldâve been appointed as Sydneyâs sports presenter because they needed a female presenter (having an all male presenting team is generally frowned upon in this day and age) after moving Sarah Cumming off Weather in favour of David Brown and of course since they werenât brave enough to move another Mel into the 6pm chairâŚ
1 Like
Why would they need to hire Mel though? Theyâve got Kylie Gillies!
2 Likes
Angela Cox presented Wednesday - Friday Early News this week.
1 Like
Easily fixed, ditch Ferguson and poach a competent female newsreader.
Thereâs a very good reason Ten continually choose Sandra Sully over her colleagues to remain at the desk each time they have a cull - so she doesnât jump ship.
1 Like
Deborah Knight and Jayne Azzopardi would be the main presenters who I would consider poaching from another network, but Natarsha Belling and Kimberley Soekov would also be a good get by Seven.
In reality though, they could just push Musher for weeknights and put Angie Asimus on weekends. And about the Talitha Cummins problem, Seven couldâve put her as the weekend weather presenter on Seven News Sydney if Angie was to ever anchor on weekends, instead of dumping her while she was on maternity leave and giving her a shift that hardly anyone wants to do.
@Tom_TV7 disagree about no one wanting the 5am shift that Talitha declined for her obvious reasons. I would imagine there would be some people in the Sydney newsroom who want the opportunity to shift to newsreading.Remember like any career you have to slowly work your way up the ladder.
2 Likes
@Salty I agree with you but you do realise that Talitha was the news presenter on WS for the past 3 years, and to move from that to the 5am news is just another form of demotion.
@Tom_TV7 omg of course l realise that!
And do you realise she was on a casual contract that had expired during her maternity leave, so really Seven didnât have to offer her anything.
BTW l really like Talitha and wish her all the best for the future.
1 Like
@Salty I agree with everything you said. I just wished Seven couldâve kept Talitha for longer at the network.
1 Like
Although it really goes without saying, personally I hope Talitha Cummins will make a reappearance somewhere on TV or radio soon.
As much as either (or both) of those two fantastic presenters would be good gets for Seven, personally I think weâre probably going to see Deb & Jayne staying at Nine News Sydney for a long time, possibly even for the rest of their media careers.
2 Likes
[quote=âTom_TV7, post:1979, topic:149â]
but Natarsha Belling and Kimberley Soekov would also be a good get by Seven.
[/quote] I think they should try poach her, if i was Natarsha i would leave Ten. She is well known in Sydney and the fact that Ten has no stability right now is a good excuse to leave. Also the fact that Natarsha has been on the Morning News which was axed, Wake up and then shoved to the weekend news. They seem to be treating her as a childâs toy and throwing her places
Melbourne reporter Laurel Irving has been reporting from Thailand this week on the death of Australian woman in a jet ski accident.
Jim Wilson presented sports in Sydney again last night.
1 Like