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On This Day — 23 February

23 February 1966: Graham Kennedy (In Melbourne Tonight) 23 February 1974: Carl Bleazby and Dorothy Bradley (Bellbird) 23 February 1980: Anne Semler and Syd Heylen (Arcade) 23 February 1980: George Negus, Ray Martin, Gerald Stone, Ian Leslie (60 Minutes) 23 February 1991: Tammy MacIntosh (Chances) 23 February 2002: Ada Nicodemou and Max Theoharis (Home And …

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On This Day — 15 February

15 February 1962: Bill Collins (Sunnyside Up) 15 February 1964: Ken Delo (The Delo And Daly Show) 15 February 1975: Abigail (Class Of ’75) 15 February 1975: Gary Day (Homicide) 15 February 1992: Kym Wilson (A Country Practice, Video Smash Hits) 15 February 2003: Vince Colosimo and Claudia Karvan (The Secret Life Of Us) 15 …

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On This Day — 12 February

12 February 1972: Rod McLennan (A Nice Day At The Office) 12 February 1977: Graham Kennedy (Blankety Blanks) 12 February 1994: Cameron Daddo 12 February 2000: Kym Valentine and Dan Paris (Neighbours) 12 February 2005: Bridie Carter and Myles Pollard (McLeod’s Daughters) 12 February 1979: Nine’s big-budget current affairs gamble 60 Minutes makes its Adelaide debut, a …

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On This Day — 11 February

11 February 1970: Singer Ronnie Burns 11 February 1981: Mike Walsh and Jeanne Little (The Mike Walsh Show) 11 February 1989: Nicolle Dickson and Alex Papps (Home And Away) 11 February 2006: Kate Ritchie and Joel McIlroy (Home And Away) 11 February 1967: Australian soprano June Bronhill stars in her own ABC special, June Bronhill …

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On This Day — 10 February

10 February 1968: The Seekers 10 February 1973: Judy Morris (Certain Women) 10 February 1979: Ray Martin, Ian Leslie, George Negus (60 Minutes) 10 February 1979: Lorraine Bayly (The Sullivans) 10 February 1990: Jana Wendt (A Current Affair) 10 February 1996: Kristy Wright and Shane Ammann (Home And Away) 10 February 2001: Holly Valance and …

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On This Day — 28 January

28 January 1978: Rebecca Gilling, Ken James, Camilla Rountree (Glenview High) 28 January 1981: George Negus (60 Minutes) 28 January 1984: Joanna Moore (The Channel Niners) 28 January 1995: Georgie Parker (Fire) 28 January 2006: Tim Campbell, Ada Nicodemou, Nicholas Bishop (Home And Away) 28 January 1975: The Seven Network‘s school drama Class Of ’74 …

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On This Day — 18 January

18 January 1975: Elaine Lee (Number 96) 18 January 1997: Nicola Charles and Emma Harrison (Neighbours) 18 January 2003: Tammin Sursok and Kip Gamblin (Home And Away) 18 January 1982: The premiere of the Seven Network soap opera Sons And Daughters with episodes one, two and three combined into a movie-length debut — Sons And …

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Nine News tribute to Peter Hitchener

Peter Hitchener‘s last weeknight Nine News bulletin — ending a 25-year run — featured tributes for Nine’s quiet achiever, who this year also celebrated 50 years with the network. Thanks Hitchy ❤@phitchener9 has brought us and broke us some of the biggest stories out of our state, and while we’ll all miss him on weeknights …

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Peter Hitchener moving to weekends in Nine News reshuffle

Changes at Nine News in Melbourne announced Saturday will see longtime newsreader Peter Hitchener moving to weekend news in January. Taking on the role of weeknight news anchors will be Alicia Loxley, who has been weekend newsreader for the last 12 years, and 60 Minutes reporter Tom Steinfort. From a career starting in Brisbane, Hitchener joined TCN9 …

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