That was horrible.
Why wasn’t Louise Hedger made the new anchor (given she presented the weather?)
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Isn’t Louise also a reporter for the Tasmanian bulletin?
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At least they’ve ditched the misleading intro voiceover.
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Sounds a bit welsh to me.
He comes across as very fresh in front of an autocue to say the least.
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Yep, Louise is often used for live crosses during the Tasmanian bulletin and is also out during the day filing other reports.
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Britt Aylen was the one who presented the weather. Louise Hedger was the old anchor, and doubled as a secondary Tasmania anchor.
Does he ever blink throughout that whole bulletin? 
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In that posted clip, Louise filled in.
I love how the story re Broken Hill speeding fine shows a police station clearly marked ‘Port Pirie’
PLEASE. MAKE. HIM. STOP. SHOUTING.
And he needs to blink.
That wasn’t as awful as I was expecting. Dude has to learn to blink though
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7 Nightly News is for journalists who “didn’t make it” in the industry. Soz.
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I think you mean Nightly News on 7 Spencer Gulf 
now that’s unfair on so many levels. Many Journalists get their start there and go on to great things.
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Definitely not the case for past Spencer Gulf anchors. Tim Hatfield, Ali Drower, Fraser Goldsworthy, Abby Donaldson, Louise Hedger. Alex Sykes on TDT/Darwin updates is also very professional.
Indeed. Will McDonald and Rosanna Mangiarelli are two recognisable faces that started with the Spencer Gulf news.
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Virginia Langeberg (currently at SBS after stints at BBC World & Nine Adelaide) is another one you can add to the list of former Central-Southern Cross-Seven GTS/BKN newsreaders.
Anyway, from what I can tell the presenters aren’t really a problem with that bulletin. Like most regional news services, it’s a place for journalists to get their start in the industry before (hopefully) moving onto bigger & better things.
If anything needs fixing, it’s the On-Air Presentation by a considerable margin. Why are they still using a mix of old and new elements? 
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Just watched the clip. All I can say is, Wow… that was so bad!
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That’s very true, journos need somewhere to start. But then there are some who just aren’t fit for the job. I think this guy’s been with NNO7SG/SCNSA for over 5 years now. I guess regional audiences are more forgiving?
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I actually thought there were a couple of decent enough stories in there, obviously not at metro standards of production but solid reporting nonetheless.
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Include Kate Freeband
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