Not to mention Sonia Kruger’s comments about Muslims, Tara Brown and her debacle of a 60 Minutes report, etc.
Peter Overton a far better newsreader/presenter than Karl Stevanovic (surely most people on this forum agree?), so I can understand why Nine would want to position Pete as their main go-to guy for major national coverage instead of Karl.
This would have been the perfect opportunity to add some fun to the show and dress up for Halloween like they do on the US Today show but it seems that sort of stuff doesn’t happen anymore.
from memory, didn’t Sunrise do an Indiana Jones dress up once (for Halloween or a new movie) then have to quickly change into normal clothes once a breaking story emerged? I may be crossing two stories here but regardless,no.
Gotta have a dedicated newsreader with a delineated role. Having the newsreader in with the hosts as the third talent muddles things when it comes to breaking news production. Ah, the days of Roscoe.
A few changes to the rundown in the week just gone:
After the top two news stories at 7am with Georgie and Karl, Sylvia presents a brief news update for what is making news in each capital city (it is like The Project’s Metro Whip-Around)- the lead story in Melbourne, the lead story in Sydney. This is accompanied with a ‘First for [City] News’ transition’:
Is there any particular reason that Jayne Azzopardi is smiling her way through every bulletin? Even when reading the latest on the Melbourne attack, she’s smiling. It’s very strange and off putting.
I thought the same. I understand Today’s a less serious show than news but when there’s a news element incorporated into the show the presenter should treat it as such. Heck even Belinda Russell reads the news seriously these days.