I wonder who you would pick then
Isnât Georgie from WA?
It seems that the criteria for the male co-host of commercial breakfast television is to be polarising and controversial- David Koch, Karl Stefanovic, Paul Henry, James Mathieson. Ben Fordham fits that well.
As has been stated above, Ben and Georgie work real well together, almost free of the awkward silences. And that is coming from someone who has always hated Ben.
If I was Mark Calvert, Iâd probably want to go for a Melbournian because Todayâs ratings in that city have been going South since the Lisa Wilkinson debacle if Iâm not mistaken. Although Iâm well aware there probably arenât too many suitable male broadcasters for the role currently in Melbourne whoâd want to move up to Sydney.
Yes, thatâs correct. But as far as I can tell, Georgie Gardnerâs broadcasting career has been predominately based in Sydney/NSW.
She also doesnât seem to make mention about her upbringing and career in WA compared to Nat from Sunrise. So she is probably more recognised in NSW compared to WA
Nine told The Australian there is no lawsuit, and if there were to be one The Australian understands âthat any lawsuit would need to be instigated by the person who booked the Uber â believed to be Peter Stefanovic or Jeffreysâ his wife. Supposedly Karl Stefanovic couldnât file any legal action against Uber for breach of contract as he didnât book the ride.
Ah spoke too soon, Sylvia is on location this morning in Victoria.
Deb Knight is presenting news this morning
Sylvia Jeffreys is live in Cobden covering the VIC bushfires for Today this morning.
Natalia is presenting the weather in the studio this morning.
The New Idea website has part of the interview with the Uber driver, the rest is in the trashy magazine.
Karl is wrong for saying that Georgie should stop âsitting on the fenceâ and voice her opinions. Their job is to report the news with some comments not force their opinions down the throats of viewers.
Not a good look slamming 60 Minutes or Peter saying he hates his job.
Georgie Gardner calling Karl Stefanovic pathetic.
Given that itâs the âwordâ of someone who can supposedly recall details of a conversation some time after the event, and given those âdetailsâ appear in a piece of trash like No Idea, Iâm inclined to take these ârevelationsâ with an Uluru-sized grain of salt.
I think that says much more about how ridiculously (childishly) parochial some Australians can be than anything else. If people actually choose to watch a show based on what state its presenters hail from - and how much they go on about being from that state (Stefanovic being one especially irritating example) - thatâs pretty damned pathetic IMO. The ability of a person is infinitely more relevant than where they come from.
Georgie spot on as always
Itâs a horrible look to have this playing out in studio on 9, while all presenters are out in the field covering the fires on 7.
News presenter Sylvia Jeffreys was in Victoria this morning.
Today ended at the usual time while Sunrise is an extended edition this morning.
I understand how it looks, but in my opinion itâs much more efficient, and nicer to watch, with main hosts in the studio and reporters on the ground. Sam and Kochie trying to host the show via two way boxes wasnât always that smooth.