Budget.
It was due to budget constraints and cost cutting
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The summer series now comes with new introductions by Michael Usher.
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If this is the case, another perfect case of Seven (Perth) poaching Nine’s talent. Such a shame for Nine but great for Seven
Hardly poaching if he’d already left 9.
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(Finally) returns
Sunday 5 March 9:00 PM
Episode title is Peter Bol
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Is Australia’s fastest man a drug cheat?
9.00pm Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus
Olympic superstar Peter Bol to tell all in explosive interview
He can run, but what does Australian track star Peter Bol have to hide?
After being sensationally suspended for a positive drug test earlier this year, it’s the question the 800m champion will finally answer on 7NEWS Spotlight at 9.00pm this Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus.
Back in January, the headlines screamed his guilt the world over, while Athletics Australia reluctantly forced their pin-up boy to quit all competition and training after receiving the result from the anti-doping agency Sports Integrity Australia.
His crime? Unusually high levels of synthetic erythropoietin, or EPO, in a urine sample.
The drug? The same banned blood booster used by disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong and a string of track and field stars whose reputations now lie in ruins.
Defiant in his denials and determined to prove his innocence, Bol won a reprieve of sorts, when his B-sample testing was revealed this month: an ATF, atypical finding, neither positive or negative.
And so, the question lingers – is our national hero a drug cheat?
Now, in an explosive and exclusive interview with 7NEWS Spotlight host Michael Usher, the 29-year-old gets his chance to fight back, while his furious family unleash on the authorities who leaked Bol’s original and damaging drug test.
This special event episode will shock Bol’s many fans, re-ignite calls to change the way EPO tests are administered and debate whether this Sudanese-born star’s genes could also be to blame.
The program’s Executive Producer, Mark Llewellyn said: “7NEWS Spotlight is where the big interviews come, and there is none bigger than Peter Bol right now. Believe me, he doesn’t miss, as he confronts the claims that he is a drug cheat and aims up to the people and associations that were supposed to support him.”
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According to News Corp, Peter Bol’s Spotlight interview is part of his two-year contract with Seven, which was only signed last month. That contract also includes appearing on the upcoming season of SAS Australia.
Sorry if it has been mentioned before, but was last night’s Spotlight the first time it was just a half hour episode? Or did it appear last year as both a 30 minute and a 60 minute edition, depending who the guest was?
7News Spotlight returns next Sunday 23 April at 8.30.
Promo introduces Liam Bartlett as new reporter on the team.
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Nine’s loss is Seven’s gain, again
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Award-winning reporter Liam Bartlett joins 7NEWS Spotlight
Star power added to Seven’s flagship current affairs program returning this Sunday for its fifth season
The Seven Network today announced that acclaimed journalist and broadcaster Liam Bartlett has joined its flagship current affairs program 7NEWS Spotlight.
The award-winning investigative reporter radio personality will make his 7NEWS Spotlight debut at 8.30pm this Sunday on Channel 7 and 7plus.
A graduate of the University of Western Australia, Liam earned his reputation as a tenacious reporter and skilled presenter across television, print and most recently on radio.
Over a 30-year career, his resourceful and relentless investigations have set the agenda, breaking major stories including the public disclosure of $30 million in taxpayer funds being secretly funnelled into Rothwell’s Merchant Bank through the State government’s insurance commission – ultimately leading to the Royal Commission into what was known as WA Inc.
7NEWS Spotlight’s executive producer, Mark Llewellyn, said: “Liam Bartlett is a razor-sharp interviewer and a brilliant journalist. It’s a huge coup to have him join the team.
“We’ve been friends for many years and what you see is what you get: Liam is larger than life. He’s fearless, forthright and fun, but most of all, he gives a damn.
“He’s passionate about his craft and determined to make a difference. And he’s going to make a real difference to the people – our viewers – he fights for,” he said.
Liam Bartlett said: “I’m very excited to be joining a cutting-edge current affairs program that is prepared to push the boundaries and go the extra distance in the public interest.
“I’ve always loved the challenge of an effective interview and 7NEWS Spotlight will give me an enormous opportunity to dive into interviews that try to deliver the answers to questions that all our viewers are asking.”
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The Denham Hitchcock replacement. Good gain for 7
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I’m disturbed 
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Sunday 23 April
Hellsong
An investigation into the megachurch empire built by Brian Houston and his family. Amid allegations of tax evasion and fraud, Spotlight track Houston down in the U.S. as he attempts a career revival.
I would have thought that the season premiere would be something not done to death, especially by 60 Minutes
The promos have me interested.
I mean, it’s essentially 60 Minutes 2.0 with Musher and Liam Bartlett on the show. If they get Ross Coulthart full time then there’s essentially no difference between the two.