Blast from the past! Wonder if she’d ever return to reporting on-air? IIRC was one of ATV-10’s longest serving, spent 12 years at South Yarra, circa 2000 - 2011. Famous 2010 Grand Final was one of her last pieces, before moving onto a CoS role, then poached by GTV in another long stint.
Think Nicole Strahan (US Bureau Chief 2007 - 2009 including Obama inauguration and MJ death pre TVQ’s Emma Dallimore) would be the next longest serving at Como. Stephen Quartermain and Rob Waters aside.
Alicia McMillan, former Seven then Ten, also disappeared into a CoS role around that time from memory.
In May 2024, Blowers lost her beloved mum, Elizabeth Barnes, to motor neurone disease and weeks after her mother’s passing, Blowers’ engagement to her then partner of three years, Adam Yates, ended abruptly.
Standing by Blowers providing her comfort and support was Yates, which made it even more devastating for Blowers when their relationship ended without warning weeks after Elizabeth died.
Oh how awful. You just never know what’s going on in someone’s life.
Maybe now if things have settled for her, and depending on her domestic situation, she could present the new afternoon news show with Alex Cullen, once Sarah Greenhalgh returns to 6pm.
Kate Massey presenting sport in Melbourne this weekend.
Saturday 7 July -
And Tyra Stowers is presenting weather from Royal Exhibition Building tonight. Two festivals are held in the same building this weekend: Mould cheese festival and Pinot Palooza festival.
Was mentioned on Friday night’s Brisbane bulletin that Katrina was running the GC half marathon in memory of her Mum. Max said she’d been training for months.
