Adam Straney did a great job, IMO 
It’s so that she can record the evening updates while Rob records those bulletins. They operate in tandom to maximise efficiency.
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So she reads evening updates for markets where she doesn’t actually present the bulletin?
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Yep, it’s quite odd.
I think it’s fine. It keeps Jo recognisable for those markets when she fills in for Rob.
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But that’s the odd thing. I mean they manage to make dual anchor work for some markets, which you presume get evenings updates too. It’s just very messy.
Don’t think it is important the presenter must do all of the work per market. Mixing it up makes it look like they have more depth than just a one-man operation.
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Especially when your studios are hubbed to serve six other regions outside home.
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Who thinks Adam Straney should succeed Rob Brough when he retires? He’s much better than Rob.
When Jo retires, Samantha Heathwood should become her successor.
They should have a green screen or a LED plasma so they can have a bigger backdrop like the metro bulletins. They used to have a big backdrop until 2004.
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If they ever were to centralise production of the regional bulletins to Brisbane they should produce a 6:30pm national bulletin presented by Samantha Heathwood.
Not going to lie they should have the Sunshine Coast bulletin at 5:30pm and have the metro bulletin air in full on the Seven Sunshine Coast channel because of it overlapping with Brisbane. The Brisbane bulletin also has a 7 day weather outlook for the Sunshine Coast bulletin. They should’ve moved the regional bulletins to 5:30pm when the metro bulletins on the east coast were extended to an hour back in February 2014.
When Nine had the regional composite bulletins they had Samantha Heathwood and Jonathan Upton, later Paul Taylor co present all the Regional Queensland bulletins and the Darwin bulletin. They would share reading the afternoon and evening updates. I don’t see why they can’t just simply have Joanne Desmond co present the Mackay, Wide Bay and Sunshine Coast bulletins. She is a much better presenter than Rob Brough who is past his use by date.
How’d you get five posts in a row? 
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Mod queue.
So instead of providing Sunshine Coast viewers a choice of bulletins at 6pm, lock them in to Brisbane’s bulletin only?
Yes, it seems it’s a choice from 7 rather than a requirement. It’s very odd.
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Have you seen the ratings for 7 News (local editions) in Queensland. They are MASSIVE
Why on earth would you move your number 1 show out of prime time where ad rates are a fraction
Thank god you don’t programme tv stations
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I would like them to make their own national bulletin at 6:30pm like what the former Prime stations do but I don’t think they should just take the Prime feed it should be Queensland focused. I’m not sure if the ratings drop off alot after 6:30pm. I think that would mean the bulletin would be more structured and not have as much Brisbane and South East Queensland content that would be irrelevant to viewers further north. But I have never watched the bulletins so I am not sure how much Brisbane content makes it
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Agreed, maybe Steve Titmus could host out of the GC.
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I thought when they bought Prime out, they could produce a true national 6:30pm bulletin for Regional NSW and QLD that could also run on YouTube (basically) in full. Presented by Ange Cox or Angie Asimus (Whoever did Sydney weather really).
The problem is that 7Qld likes to keep Max and Sharon on for marketing purposes (Queensland’s #1). And if you’re not doing for both, you may as well keep 7NSW running as is.
But I still think there’s an opportunity to produce the half-hour bulletin for affiliate markets (Even 7 Tasmania could run it), and also use for YouTube and as a podcast.
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