I thought it was more about Sydney management trying to install a host more known in Sydney onto the public. If I remember rightly then 10 News Chief Carmel Travers signed off on it.
Perhaps Hinch’s ratings weren’t as strong in Sydney as they would have liked or him or his show was seen as “too Melbourne".
yes I think it was Ms Travers’ pet project. I don’t think her tenure at Ten was too well remembered by other colleagues, either. I suspect she ruffled a lot of feathers.
Yes she was a raving lunatic from memory. Not unlike that Anthony Declegie at seven in recent times.
Wasn’t she on Beyond 2000 in the early days
Yes she was
She was actually on the ABC with Towards 2000 before that. In 1984 started a company and took the program to the 7 Network.
From 14 October 1993.
Updates:
Ten Eyewitness News/Sports Tonight:
Hinch promo:
Personally I think 10 needs to find someone like Hinch to draw an audience. But that said the journalism needs to match the shows host.
When Hinch went to 10 (NRTV) from 7 (Prime) my family watched him, then when Ray Martin moved to ACA and Hinch went to Midday, my family then started watching A Current Affair.
Never got better for Alan Jones after the opening night
She was one of the founders of Beyond Productions which is still around producing shows mostly for Discovery nowadays.
Wiki says 1994 not 1993. The show lasted until April 28 with the last episode that day.
Yep was definitely 94’. Date on the video which I found wasn’t correct
Melbourne promo and update from 10 April 1989:
And a Sydney update from June 1989:
If only the News Comes First slogan applied to 10 these days.
Rare clip from Eyewitness News - thinking November 1986 (Surfest Newcastle - the top story) with Ron Wilson and Ann Sanders.
Bulletin begins around 7:50
I’d say December of 1986. Perfect Match looks to be a repeat as the copyright date is 1984 and weekday fill in presenters Ron & Ann during the off ratings Christmas break. Saying that, Neighbours still on air with its final episode for the year going to air on December 5th.
Fair shout. Ann got the promotion to weeknights in 86’ when Katrina got shafted.
Queen Victoria Building looked like it opened in November. Always thought that open and set came in early 87’
Judging by the programming line-up and cross referencing with the TV guide from the old SMH archives, the date of the above recording, at least the first Ten portion of it, was on Tuesday 18th November 1986.
1983 America’s Cup report from 12 August:
From 8th November 1993.
News/Sports Tonight update:
Sydney promo:
Sports Tonight promo:
Update:
Late News:
