It’s the MediaSpy way… first criticise, loudly and frequently… demand change… make completely unrealistic suggestions… then be outraged when what you’ve suggested isn’t immediately enacted.
Now, when change does come immediately praise it and enthusiasticly embrace what’s ahead… a week or so later start picking holes in the changes as announced… before launch or shortly thereafter decry the changes as completely wrong/a disaster/the worst thing to befall Australian television…
As it’s still a while off before Natalia has her baby, and then her maternity leave, I’m wondering if the plan is for her to return to Weekend Today weather.
Am sure the article earlier this week said she would be doing it for a while yet or similar wording. Made it sound like she will leave once they have sorted a replacement.
But by saying Deb will “cease” reading the news. That particular wording sounds immediate, which is incorrect.
Anyway, doesn’t matter. Fact of the matter is that no one really knows what’s going on at the moment. Most will be revealed on Monday but it’ll be a while yet until everything falls in place.
Ian Ross worked six days a week when he was doing Today back in the '90s. He’d read the Saturday evening bulletin and Jim Waley combined his Nightline and Sunday commitments with reading the Sunday night bulletin. Can’t see why Deb couldn’t do the Friday and Saturday bulletins along with Today. She seems to be one of these workaholic types who doesn’t seem to need any down time and makes those of us who do look bad.
Yup, I tried to correct David this morning on the site and even linked the 9Honey article but the link got deleted from my comment. His article hasn’t been updated yet to reflect this.
That isn’t necessarily confirmed, as has been pointed out, the website is out of date. Plus, Stevie’s role has been unclear since he left the weekday show in 2017.
However, I would love if he would stay on. Stevie seems to be popular with the viewers and can mix reporting with antics. Today, it was good to see him interviewing a meteorologist from BoM and do Entertainment news.
You’d think if Steve wasn’t staying on that they would remove him when they removed Karl, Pete, Sylvia, Tim and Natalia, wouldn’t you? Pretty big sign he’s staying on IMO…
None of the profiles have been updated to reflect new roles in 2019…Georgie’s has her as Sydney newsreader on Fridays and Saturdays and guest host of Today Extra, Tom’s 60 Minutes full time correspondent.
Absolutely ridiculous that profile’s haven’t been updated as yet.