Adam Boland speaks out about Cyclone Debbie’s rolling coverage on breakfast television.
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It was clear the presenters quickly started to regret announcing they’d call until someone picked up and won the prize, after the phone went unanswered an unbelievable 16 times.
As it became apparent the situation was spiralling into a live TV disaster, Wilkinson finally stepped in and threw to an ad break.
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I always believe that the amount of money, or in this case phone calls, given away is a good indication of how many people are watching. Yesterday, the show reached $140,000.
It was certainly awkward to watch. Alicia in the studio had some funny reactions. Lisa said that the ‘ring until someone answers for $30,000’ will continue on Monday.
Saturday (08.04.17) - Sunday (09.03.17): Wendy Kingston is co-hosting with Tom this weekend.
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Mixed year for Today.
Mixed? Hasn’t it been losing all year?
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KarI is on leave this week & Ben Fordham will be filling in.
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You said it Ben. Can we just have David Campbell for once?
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It’s a news show.
Yeah, but hasn’t David Campbell filled in on Today in the past?
In any case, I’d vastly prefer it if Nine got Tom Steinfort to fill in for Karl on the weekday editions of Today before Fordo or David!
Yes, David filled in frequently for Karl during 2015 and the summer of 2015 and 2016 and IIRC ratings did not suffer what so ever. @TFTV Given that Campbell co-hosts Extra which is apart of the Today brand, I am actually surprised they don’t use him. Remember, Larry, Kochie, Keith Urban and AOK have all co-hosted Sunrise and they aren’t journalists.
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In any case, I’d vastly prefer it if Nine got Tom Steinfort to fill in for Karl on the weekday editions of Today before Fordo or David!
[/quote] Sorry, but I just have warmed to Tom on Weekend Today.
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Karl having “a well earned break”? Well earned? He just came off having nearly 3 months off.
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I am aware he has hosted on occasions, that doesn’t mean I like it. Him hosting Today Extra is stretching it enough IMO.
Larry Emdur started as a newsreader.
Kochie was a Finance Journalist.
Andrews a lawyer. (Not a journalist, as shown with his left wing bias not being objective and reporting facts like a journalist should)
And Urban co hosted for one day, and I say the same thing as I say with Campbell - it’s a news program.
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Hopefully Karl will actually be spending some time with his kids this week rather than jetting off to LA to be with his new toy.
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It’s also the Easter non-ratings period…and the school holidays in NSW, where Today just happens to be produced.
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Monday (10.04.17) - Thursday (13.04.17): Ben Fordham is co-hosting with Lisa and Alicia Loxley is reading the news.
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Lisa said at the start of the show that Karl is ‘on assignment’ this week.
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Koch was a finance journalist for many years, which is what he was reasonably good at.
news.com.au speculating his absence this week is the beginning of the end for Karl Stefanovic.
http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/morning-shows/karl-stefanovic-on-a-rest-from-today-as-sunrise-pulls-ahead-in-the-ratings/news-story/4a9156a9b89f38b0d3f5c122311f182f
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