Indeed. I would like to see Hugh involved here as he is excellent at rolling news coverage.
Funnily enough Studio 10 doing US election coverage yet we got SFA for our own Federal Election.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…
Network Ten management: Please, please consider getting Robert McKnight into the newsroom already! Rob’s done wonders for Studio 10 and I could imagine him doing great things for Ten’s main news service as well.
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Nine:
Karl Stefanovic is heading to the US and will begin the U.S Election coverage overseas from Monday.
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According to Nine’s promo it will be live from Time Square.
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They are taking ABC AMERICAS coverage, which is broadcast from Times Square, so maybe that’s what they are talking about?
Poor choice again after his performance during the debates. Isn’t anyone available from Nine News? The network should be using this to promote their news talent.
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He’s essentially the face of their newscaf division. Kinda makes sense that they’d send him.
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On Today this morning they crossed to Laurie Oakes in New York.
Even though Karl is no stranger to Election coverage (both state and federal, if I’m not mistaken), I personally would’ve thought that Peter Overton is currently the main face of Nine News for major news coverage on a national basis alongside the Sydney 6pm news/60 Minutes commitments.
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Karl will be live from Times Square according to the promo.
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No one outside Sydney knows Overton.
The one benefit of having national breakfast programs is building a national profile. Overton doesn’t have that luxury, and so most from outside NSW probably know him as the guy from 60 Minutes.
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Nine have a studio of their own in Time Square for this broadcast. They also have a studio in Sydney and as noted will be taking parts of ABC News America’s coverage.
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Er, he hosts Nine’s Australian election coverage…so to suggest this is a poor choice for some token American coverage by Nine is laughable.
Further, as to the quality, Karl and Lisa delivered election coverage this year which was even better than the ABC’s very poor effort.
So, I think an excellent choice.
The Clinton’s attended Trump’s last wedding, Trump donated to Hillary Clinton’s’s senate campaigns and to the Clinton Foundation, and Trump and Bill Clinton were golfing buddies, etc. This article asks if the hate there is now all fake?
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are the ultimate frenemies.
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True but Nine News Sydney need to be watching their ratings ATM so taking Pete over to the U.S. would not be the network’s priorities.
Thanks.
He did host the coverage of the 2012 US Election.
I wasn’t suggesting that Pete should be taken over to the US, but rather to present any Sydney-based element (I have little doubt that there will be one, as there has been in the past) of Nine’s US Election coverage.
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###2016 US Presidential Election LIVE on Seven
Wednesday 9 November
Having endured close to 600 days of the most toxic election campaigning in modern history, on Wednesday Americans will find out who the 45th President of the United States will be.
From the only commercial network that brought you all three debates LIVE as they happened and with teams following the ever-changing campaigning of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump night after night, Seven News will deliver Australia’s most comprehensive coverage of the US Presidential Election, featuring commentary and analysis from an unrivalled team of journalists and experts LIVE on-air and across digital and social platforms.
All-day special coverage on Seven and PLUS7 Live airs following an extended edition of Sunrise from 10am AEDT, anchored by Seven News US Bureau Chief Mike Amor and Senior Correspondent Michael Usher.
We’ll cross live to Seven News Chief Reporter Chris Reason from inside Donald Trump’s camp, and US Correspondent Angela Cox who will be with Hillary Clinton. Seven News Political Editor Mark Riley will have on-the-spot analysis live from Washington, D.C.
Committed to bringing viewers the most in-depth, informative and interactive coverage as the election unfolds, Seven News will broadcast every moment and every dramatic twist as the results emerge, using the exclusive resources of our global broadcast news affiliates CNN and NBC.
Tom Switzer, Australia’s leading US politics and foreign policy expert and senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, will also join our team to provide expert analysis.
Do not miss a moment of what’s been described as The Greatest Show on Earth, as the battle for the world’s most powerful position is won and lost.
Broadcast Times:
Sydney 10.00am LIVE on Seven
Melbourne 10.00am LIVE on Seven
Brisbane 9.00am LIVE on Seven
Adelaide 9.30am LIVE on Seven
Perth 9.00am LIVE on Seven
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###U.S. ELECTION - NINE NEWS SPECIAL COVERAGE
Wednesday 9 November from 11.00am
The Nine Network will broadcast Australia’s most comprehensive coverage of the U.S. election featuring the country’s most experienced political commentators in a Nine News special event on Wednesday, November 9.
An extended edition of the TODAY show will start the day’s coverage with regular crosses to the United States for the latest news from the polling booths.
This will lead into Nine’s dedicated broadcast of the election, starting at 11.00am.
TODAY host and Australia’s foremost live reporter, Karl Stefanovic, will front Nine’s coverage live from the heart of the action at our specially created studio in New York’s Times Square.
Nine News Political Editor and Walkley Award-winning journalist Laurie Oakes will spearhead Nine’s team of experts. With more than 50 years of covering politics, Oakes is Australia’s best political mind and has a grasp of the American political scene that is second to none among Australian journalists.
Nine’s coverage will draw upon the enormous resources of ABC America. We will bring viewers access to their cutting-edge technology that will provide up-to-the-second results.
Robert Penfold, Australia’s most experienced North American correspondent, will bring a unique perspective to Nine’s broadcast. Australian born and bred, Penfold has been with Nine for 40 years, the last 20 living with his family in Los Angeles. Penfold is unrivalled in his ability to bridge both worlds and has an understanding of America that is unparalleled among Australian reporters. He will report from the Clinton campaign headquarters in New York.
Nine’s U.S. correspondent, Laura Turner, will provide regular updates from the Trump camp, also in New York.
Our coverage will include expert analysis from Harlan Hill, widely regarding as one of America’s sharpest political wits.
Nine’s Tom Steinfort will also report live from New York on the reaction to the day’s events from everyday Americans.
We will also cross regularly to Washington D.C. and to key swing states such as Florida.
Back in Australia, Peter Overton will anchor the local coverage, bringing viewers the reaction from our country and its leaders as it happens.
Our coverage will continue throughout the day, rolling into Nine’s Afternoons News at 4.00pm.
The results of the election will have an enormous bearing for Australia, impacting on everything from our economy to our military ties with America.
As the U.S. votes on who will become the most important person in the world, this Nine News special will provide a broadcast that is without rival for the experience and insight it has assembled.
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##USA Votes: ABC’s US Election Day Coverage
Wednesday November 9
The ABC will deliver the most comprehensive and engaging multi-platform US Election Day coverage when America votes on Wednesday November 9 (November 8 in the US). With an unrivalled team of political experts headlining the ABC’s uninterrupted live coverage, audiences can stay tuned for this historic event right throughout the day and night on television, radio, mobile, social and online.
Providing all the essential news, commentary and state by state analysis on the day will be: US correspondents Zoe Daniel and Michael Vincent, Virginia Trioli, Michael Rowland, Chris Uhlmann, Leigh Sales, Joe O’Brien, John Barron, Sara James, Charlie Pickering, Chas Licciardello, Kumi Taguchi, Greg Jennett, Julia Baird, Philip Williams, Emma Alberici and ABC Election Analyst Antony Green.
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ABC News Breakfast
6.00am on ABC & iview / 6.00am AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview
Our coverage kicks off from 6.00am AEDT with a four-hour special broadcast of News Breakfast crossing hourly to Michael Rowland and Political Editor Chris Uhlmann in Washington, providing analysis and commentary on what the result will mean for Australian politics.
USA Votes
10.00am AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview
News 24’s election coverage steps up a gear from 10.00am AEDT, with Joe O’Brien, US political expert John Barron and NBC Correspondent Sara James leading the continuous coverage. They’ll be joined by a panel of guests offering the best analysis and context, with regular live crosses to events in Australia and around the world as polling closes across America.
From midday ABC News 24’s election coverage will be simulcast on ABC TV, as we inch closer to a final result.
ABC Election Analyst Antony Green will be on hand in the Sydney studio as the numbers come in, giving us the latest state by state results and analysis, with his exclusive election touchscreen.
ABC special guest reporter, Charlie Pickering will be in New York’s Time Square, getting the latest on what Americans are thinking and how they’re voting, and Planet America’s Chas Licciardello will be giving us his own unique thoughts and analysis, including the latest social media reaction, as events unfold.
We’ll cross live to our ABC News US correspondents at the Clinton and Trump headquarters and News 24’s Kumi Taguchi will be with guests at the US Consulate event in Sydney.
The Drum: US Election Special
5.30pm on ABC & iview / 6.30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview
Host Julia Baird will dissect the day’s events with a special US election panel including former Foreign Minister Bob Carr, senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and RN’s Between the Lines presenter Tom Switzer, former executive editor of The New Yorker and now Fairfax Good Weekend editor Amelia Lester and other international guests. Coverage will include updates on late results coming in from the West Coast of America.
At 7pm, join us for a special one-hour of ABC News and Current Affairs presented by ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann and 7.30’s Leigh Sales, recapping the historic events of the day and providing analysis of what the election result will mean for Australia and the world.
ABC News: US Election Special
7.00pm on ABC & iview / 7.00pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview
ABC Political Editor Chris Uhlmann hosts a national 7pm ABC News special, live from Washington, crossing to the ABC’s unmatched network of foreign correspondents for the world’s reaction - Lisa Millar (London), Matt Brown (Beirut), Matthew Carney (Beijing) and Zoe Daniel and Michael Vincent in America. We’ll also cross to Greg Jennett who’ll explain what a Trump or Clinton Presidency will mean for Australia. The national special will include local news updates.
7.30
7.30pm on ABC & iview / 7.30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview
Join Leigh Sales for a special edition of 7.30 featuring a report from Chief Foreign Correspondent Philip Williams and interviews with US and political experts.
Lateline
9.30pm AEDT on ABC News 24 & iview and at 10.40pm on ABC & iview
Lateline host Emma Alberici will be crossing live to Time magazine Deputy Managing Editor Michael Duffy in Washington and guest reporter Charlie Pickering in New York will recap the historic events of the day.
##ONLINE & MOBILE
Follow live coverage minute by minute with ABC News’ live blog at abc.net.au/news as the results come in, as well as full analysis and a comprehensive wrap from our correspondents of what the result will mean for Australia and the world.
ABC News 24’s special all day election coverage will be streamed live online and from the ABC News’ Facebook page throughout the day.
There will be live “Facebook Q and As” with Michael Rowland in Washington, and throughout the day with Planet America’s Chas Licciardello to answer your questions.
You can also check in with the latest election news at any time, with the new ABC News service on Facebook Messenger*. Subscribe to breaking news alerts now, so you know as soon as there is a result.
The ABC’s dedicated US Election website has all the stories from the campaign trail, as well as features, explainers and interactive specials.
*To sign up to ABC News in Facebook Messenger, go to this link http://m.me/abcnews.au and follow the prompts. Alternatively, find ABC News in Messenger by searching for “ABC News”. You can also find more information here on the ABC News website.
The ABC will deliver extensive radio coverage on Election Day on ABC NewsRadio with the latest news and reaction, including the speeches from both candidates. You can also listen through the ABC Radio App.
ABC flagship radio current affairs programs AM, The World Today and PM on Local Radio and RN, will keep listeners informed with our correspondents on the ground. And stay tuned right throughout the afternoon on Local Radio as events unfold.
For all the latest visit: www.abc.net.au/news/us-election-2016/
Join the conversation across the day using: #USAVotes
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