Last time I checked Lisa lives in Sydney. What’s the real reason she’s joining Ten?
Oh yeah? It must be a Ten breakfast program.
More importantly, he was probably witness to the shocking manner in which that management conducted themselves, such as Helen Kapalos disaster.
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I’m still waiting for
#ProjectBringMalBack
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He was witness to all the deplorable treatment of his colleagues and friends and was personally devastated by it all.
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The press release from Ten suggests to me that Wilkinson will be part of a rotating panel with the other three hosts, and be the main host on Sunday. The three are not going anywhere according to Ten.
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But for such a high profile star & if the money rumours are true…
She’ll be front and centre every night!
https://twitter.com/melissadoyle/status/919870408915947521
I guess that rules out Mel?
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Looks like it… no way would Mel tweet that to Lisa then take her job.
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i wonder how much CBS was invloved in this - if they were this is a great sign for the future and they are willing to build rather than slash and burn
I’d say CBS know Ten need a breakfast program and she would/will be first chess piece in achieving that.
I doubt this just happened overnight.
For The Project?, or Today?
Fairfax reports:
The move was driven by Ten’s Australian bosses. However, the network’s soon-to-be owner – US corporation CBS – considers Wilkinson to have major star potential. She has been likened to heavy-hitters Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric, and could be asked to do big political and showbiz interviews.
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Glad that TEN could find the resources for this type of programming investment at a time of limited funds. Much better to invest in Australians and Australian shows than output deals with US networks.
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The morale at ten this morning will be bouyant …things finally happening at the place again.
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As predicted the right wing nut jobs are hyperventilating at how lefty and socialist Lisa has gone to lefty and socialist ten. Why does it have to be about that? These morons don’t even watch any of these shows.
Just wondering whether they mean the three (Carrie Bickmore, Waleed Aly and Peter Hellyer) aren’t going anywhere mean not leaving The Project or not leaving Ten.
One long term option, should the new owners want to pursue a breakfast program or even a morning news program, the 3 current hosts of The Project might get first option on the hosting roles. A new breakfast show could potentially be a similar format to The Project. If in the unlikely event that all three went to a breakfast show or morning news programming, the hosts could be 3 or 4 days on the breakfast show and 1 or 2 days on The Project.
Perhaps Lisa Wilkinson is the piece of the puzzle Ten were needing for The Project, maybe there is a possibility that Ten could be looking at The Project or other news/current affairs program to screen at 6:30pm on Saturday. They could use at least 1 of the 3 current regular hosts each night and rotate them with Lisa possibly doing Sunday to Thursday each week or Monday to Friday, unless a new program was to come in on Saturday night, which Lisa would possibly be the frontrunner
Surely the front page reaction to this news would warrant her role being bigger than a third panelist and replacement host.
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As I previously stated, Lisa possibly doing Sunday to Thursday each week or Monday to Friday, unless a new program was to come in on Saturday night, which Lisa would possibly be the frontrunner
I agree. Wasn’t Carrie looking at leaving The Project to concentrate on radio?
The Project is dead without Carrie so at least someone at Ten had foresight to find a decent replacement.
News this morning suggesting CBS might want her to be their Dianne Sawyer and doing special interviews.
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