You aren’t the first person to say that. He if he didn’t read so fast we might be able to understand all the words he’s trying to pronounce. He’s the reason i flipped back to Nine.
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And again this week.
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Gertie Spurling has returned to the afternoon news in Adelaide after a month off.
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News Cowboys was launched at Readings bookshop inside State Library of Victoria in Melbourne last night.
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Interesting to read in The Daily Telegraph that sources believe Kerry Stokes would like Michael Usher in the Sydney newsreader role.
Ferguson’s tenure has long been debated internally at Seven as the network’s year-on-year losses to Nine in the news hour have mounted up.
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However McPherson would come under increasing pressure from engaged Seven proprietor Kerry Stokes to introduce changes to the nightly news bulletin.
In September 2024, following McPherson’s departure in April that year, Stokes persuaded Macpherson’s acquiescent replacement Anthony De Ceglie to welcome a joint-anchor, Angela Cox, to the desk.
The decision is said to have bruised Ferguson.
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According to sources the relationship between the two newsreaders has not been an easy one and now Stokes is once again agitating for change.
Sources are adamant the Seven chairman wants to see Usher, who now enjoys a national profile courtesy of his Dancing with the Stars turn, appointed to the plum role.
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I mean, Usher runs rings around Fergo on every front, and Fergo’s never cut through against 9 (has he?).
If Stokes wants it, I would say Fergo should be stealing as much stationary as he can now before he’s shown the door.
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Correct.
Also, in his four years fronting Nine’s bulletin (between 2005-08) they fell behind Seven News (then anchored by Ian Ross) after he was suddenly parachuted in to replace Jim Waley (who won 2003-04).
Friday August 1 of 2025 until Sunday August 3 of 2025 -
Tyra Stowers presenting Weather in Victoria.
Earlier this morning (Friday August 1 of 2025), Jane Bunn appeared on Youtube with her Weekly Weather Update video
Furgo was competitive in 2023 winning 20 weeks at 6pm. Nine News won that year by only 2,000 for the 6pm segment.
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And Usher isn’t rating any better on Friday and Saturday nights .. I prefer Usher but I’m not sure a switch would suddenly improve ratings!
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Do 7 even look at the content in their bulletins? And think hmmm? Some of it is utter trash. Maybe fix the content before switching presenters around and continue to blame them for the issue.
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Maybe not the worst idea. They could put Mush back with Ange Sun-Thurs and have Fergo do the weekends.
Saturday (02.08.2025): Amanda Abate is presenting in Brisbane tonight.
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They still use that terrible wide angle
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Could just save cash but not renewing Fergo to be honest.
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