# Today (2015-Sept 2020) **URL:** \ **Category:** Nine News\ **Created:** [December 28, 2015, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101 "2015-12-28T05:58:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 377
**Author:** ![Nathan\_Kiamco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nathan_kiamco/32/318256_2.png) [@Nathan\_Kiamco](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Nathan_Kiamco)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7895 "2019-05-03T01:44:40Z")
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**Author:** ![BrekkyTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f08c70/32.png) [@BrekkyTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BrekkyTV)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7896 "2019-05-03T01:55:06Z")
> [@NewsWeary](#): > > It’s a good thing Karl is no longer with the show. I have no doubt they would’ve broadcast his vasectomy reversal live on breakfast television had he still been there. Hey, Katie Couric’s colonoscopy was a huge ratings hit for the US Today show back in 2000. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7897 "2019-05-03T01:58:49Z")
That’s a 💩 way to achieve ratings. ---
**Author:** ![TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tv.cynic/32/316932_2.png) [@TV.Cynic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/TV.Cynic)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7898 "2019-05-03T02:40:53Z")
### LOVE IS IN THE AIR ON TODAY’S TOP END WEDDING MONDAY 6 MAY > A nationwide search by TODAY that saw 13,000 people apply to have an all-expense-paid dream wedding and honeymoon in the Northern Territory will occur this Monday, May 6 in a spectacular live television event. > > Teaming up with Tourism NT, TODAY will screen the wedding of Victorian couple Steve Wadey and Lauren Marsh during Monday’s show live from Darwin’s iconic Pee Wee’s at the Point. > > Steve and Lauren, from East Gippsland, won the ultimate wedding package, worth $75,000, in one of the most alluring and magical places in the world. In just six weeks, every detail has been looked after, with the prize including flights and accommodation for the lucky couple, and 40 of their closest friends and family. > > With TODAY Extra and Weekend TODAY co-host David Campbell as wedding singer, and Nine’s Entertainment Editor Richard Wilkins helping the celebrant officiate the ceremony, TODAY hosts Georgie Gardner and Deb Knight, News Presenter Tom Steinfort and Entertainment Reporter Brooke Boney will also join the festivities. > > The prize includes a wedding planner, celebrant, photographer, cars, florist, hair and make-up artists, the dress and the ring. And then there’s the entire reception including the cake and catering – and for those who can’t make the wedding, it will all be broadcast live on TODAY. > > TODAY has a long tradition of hosting “Marry in the Morning” competitions that stretch back to 2003 when Tracy Grimshaw and Steve Liebmann were hosting the program. Locations for previous TODAY weddings include Hayman Island and Sydney’s Botanical Gardens. > > Georgie Gardner says: “We love love on the Today show, and you couldn’t find a more beautiful couple than Steve and Lauren. Tune in as we bring you a dream wedding from a dream location.” > > Deb Knight says: “They are such a wonderful couple who have an amazing family and we are just so thrilled to share the love with them in Darwin, one of my favourite cities.” ---
**Author:** ![BrekkyTVFan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/85e7bf/32.png) [@BrekkyTVFan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BrekkyTVFan)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7899 "2019-05-03T05:24:09Z")
> [@BrekkyTV](#): > > Hey, Katie Couric’s colonoscopy was a huge ratings hit for the US Today show back in 2000. True, but that was for charity (she lost her husband to colon cancer in ‘98). ---
**Author:** ![Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avatar5991/32/310969_2.png) [@Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Avatar5991)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7900 "2019-05-03T08:06:56Z")
Queensland reporter Jessica Millward will be off for the next six weeks and will not be due back until June 17 (she is going on holidays, presumably with her husband Joel Dry). Does anyone know when Aislin Kriukelis is due back from her maternity leave? I think July. This may mean one of the Nine News Queensland reporters will need to step up in both Millward and Kriukelis’ absence for the next month or so. We saw Tim Arvier do some reporting for Today earlier this year - but question is - is he up for the early starts? ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7901 "2019-05-03T08:35:19Z")
![Screenshot_2019-05-03-18-33-38](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/6/867ce1c5c4a933ea7f5612f531b7aebbf568b3aa.png) ---
**Author:** ![mirb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@mirb](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mirb)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7902 "2019-05-03T09:56:15Z")
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**Author:** ![nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nationalnews/32/16922_2.png) [@nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/nationalnews)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7903 "2019-05-03T11:46:16Z")
> [@Avatar5991](#): > > Does anyone know when Aislin Kriukelis is due back from her maternity leave? I think July. I will be interesting to see if Aislin returns to Today. Remember that her last apperance, before maternity leave, was on the Afternoon News. She hasn’t been reporting on Today for about a year now. > [@Avatar5991](#): > > This may mean one of the Nine News Queensland reporters will need to step up in both Millward and Kriukelis’ absence for the next month or so. I hope not. They have Sophie Upcroft up there at the moment. It would be nice if they used Lauren Ellis, though, instead. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/avatar5991/32/310969_2.png) [@Avatar5991](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Avatar5991)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7904 "2019-05-03T11:51:44Z")
> [@nationalnews](#): > > I will be interesting to see if Aislin returns to Today. Remember that her last apperance, before maternity leave, was on the Afternoon News. While I don’t know a lot about what happens up in Brisbane, that was because she was filling in for Alison Ariotti who was on maternity leave at the time. > [@nationalnews](#): > > They have Sophie Upcroft up there at the moment. It would be nice if they used Lauren Ellis, though, instead. Wasn’t Sophie Upcroft once a reporter in Sydney as well? I’ve heard of the name before (though I rarely ever watch Today these days). ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 8:59pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7905 "2019-05-03T20:59:14Z")
> [@Avatar5991](#): > > Wasn’t Sophie Upcroft once a reporter in Sydney as well? Sophie started as a producer in 2014 in Sydney then reporting /senior producer from 2016. She will probably remain in Brisbane while Jess is away, last year she reported for both Sydney and Brisbane when needed. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7906 "2019-05-03T21:01:24Z")
Allison Langdon is back from maternity leave this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7907 "2019-05-03T21:04:19Z")
And with that, credibility returns to the weekend edition. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7908 "2019-05-03T21:10:52Z")
Jayne reading news and sport this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7909 "2019-05-04T21:08:58Z")
Sunday - Richard Wilkins co-hosting with Allison . ![Screenshot_2019-05-05-09-08-00](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/b/8b3b54511d4deafc24798b215c82a44c84f41b0e.png) Jayne reading news and sport again this morning. ---
**Author:** ![nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nationalnews/32/16922_2.png) [@nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/nationalnews)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7910 "2019-05-04T21:41:46Z")
The rundown for Today hasn’t been good this weekend. Yesterday, Allison and David did two live crosses to Alex Heinke (about Facebook blocking the safety ads) within a span of 30 mins (that is excluding the story being mentioned in the news bulletins). Between the 7-8 hour, they covered that story 4 times- not to mention that it was probably a topic for What’s Making News. Today, the two stories at 7.15 were a bore- one about Ancient Rome and another about Gen Z internet language (VO was international). Both segments are better suited to after 8.30. ---
**Author:** ![JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jbar/32/151177_2.png) [@JBar](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JBar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7911 "2019-05-05T07:41:27Z")
> [@Salty](#): > > Richard Wilkins co-hosting Can’t they give Richard a hairstyle that doesn’t look like it just rolled out of a 1980s bed? 😜 ---
**Author:** ![nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/nationalnews/32/16922_2.png) [@nationalnews](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/nationalnews)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7912 "2019-05-05T20:26:01Z")
Tony Jones is back presenting sport today from Melbourne, with the rest of the team in Darwin. This is just the 4th time they have had a sports presenter… in 4 weeks (despite TJ still doing 6pm). ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7913 "2019-05-05T22:36:17Z")
> [@nationalnews](#): > > Tony Jones is back presenting sport today from Melbourne, with the rest of the team in Darwin. It was made into a joke that he wasn’t invited to wedding he said l’m the old uncle who didn’t get an invitation. ---
**Author:** ![Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/salty/32/71_2.png) [@Salty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Salty)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101/7914 "2019-05-06T00:26:32Z")
> [@JBar](#): > > Can’t they give Richard a hairstyle that doesn’t look like it just rolled out of a 1980s bed? The biggest issue of the day #Hairgate 😑 Another really bad hair day for old Dickie this morning. ![Screenshot_2019-05-06-10-10-58](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/3/637804c7b7c9315592c97745e708793744492795.png) ![Screenshot_2019-05-06-10-10-36](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/6/36352f1dbe890aca482ac7676e249a2097146b74.png) [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101.md?page=376) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/today-2015-sept-2020/101.md?page=378)