Does SCA have a sci-fi-esque travel device to shoot people from one far flung place to another? Forget the radio and TV, get into manufacturing. They’ll make squillions! 
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There’s already a Texas in Queensland and apparently there is a Launceston as well!
Just so small I can’t find it on Google Maps and looks to be a homestead - and definitely remote!
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And I recall there is a Perth in Tasmania too!
(just to make life more confusing!).
Wonder if Seven Tasmanian news bulletins need to be clear about which Perth they are referring to in their news bulletins (even though the Tassie Perth isn’t very big… it’s a small town south of Launceston…)
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Just to avoid any confusion, I’m Presenting 10 Local News Updates for North Queensland from Launceston.
I’ll be on air midweek.
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Launceston, near Ayr, near Townsville.
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For all their many, many issues with deserting regional communities, SCA does give opportunities to people as presenters who other broadcasters would never put on air and I think they’re worthy of some praise for that.
But are people only just learning now though that the noodle updates are done in Tassie? I thought that was established a while ago? Like since the Canberra studio was closed? Didn’t they, back in the day, used to have multiple presenters per state?
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They did
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Alex Sykes has left SCA. Madeline Kerr is now presenting 10 Tasmania updates
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Bit rich to call them bulletins.
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Yes, news updates is more accurate.
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Reading 60 second updates for regional markets that hardly no one watches, is a bit different to presenting a 30 minute bulletin. I’m also not sure sitting behind a desk reading update after update is a step forward for new journalists who want to create compelling showreels and show off their story telling for future employment as a news reporter. Hopefully WIN News snaps up some of redundant Spencer Gulf reporters - they seem to have many vacancies to fill at the moment.
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For the most part, I don’t think there’s that much difference.
The main ones being how they handle any technical issues during a live bulletin (of which there aren’t many left in regional TV anyway) and demonstrating rapport with any other presenters in the bulletin.
Even reading updates a good starting point, delivery is still largely the same and the ability to show on screen persona etc,
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yes, and no. There are elements of presenting those updates, even things like mastering an autocue and working on vocal abilities, that I am sure can transfer to broader presentation roles.
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Look they’re certainly not the pinnacle of the industry, but I mean for these young journos starting out they’re an opportunity. I am sure they’re happy to have a job for starters. And as I say SCA gives opportunities to people who might not get them elsewhere.
But also plenty have used it to go onto other things. Kath Robinson did it, Amber Sherlock did it, Sarah Cumming did it. Lachlan Kennedy, Jared Coote, Tim Hatfield, Grace Fitzgobbon, Brett Mason. I am sure it teaches good writing and good time management.
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Regional QLD will be lucky to have you, @DJPizarro 
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I wonder if SCA would take the budget from GTSNews, as small as it would have been, and put it into Tassie. Five reporters on say $60K each, so that’s $300,000. Plus the anchor say $75K. That’s almost $400,000 which could get a few decent reporters amongst the ranks.
The whole point is to reduce costs, not maintain them.
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Yeah true, but would be nice if some of that saving went into the one product they do give half a hoot about.
I would say revenue continues to drop for them, so this reduction was their next lever available to bring costs back down on the right side. Frankly, it was amazing it stayed for as long as it did. SCA do deserve a little credit for that.
I am stunned it wasn’t axed years ago, they went with death by a thousand cuts instead.
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