Tag: A Current Affair

On This Day — 15 August

15 August 1962: Michael Charlton (Four Corners) 15 August 1964: Johnny O’Keefe 15 August 1981: Paula Duncan (Cop Shop) 15 August 1992: Jana Wendt (A Current Affair) 15 August 1998: Ben Unwin and Sara Mumcu (Home And Away) 15 August 2009: Kyle Sandilands (Australian Idol) 15 August 1971: The Seven Network sitcom The Group makes …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 25 years ago

It was a second Gold Logie in a row for Blue Heelers star Lisa McCune at the 40th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held at Melbourne’s Crown Entertainment Complex on 19 April 1998. She won the award ahead of her fellow nominees — Midday host Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Logies host Daryl Somers, A Current Affair host …

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TV Week Logie Awards: 50 years ago

Quiz show host Tony Barber was awarded the Gold Logie at the 15th annual TV Week Logie Awards, held at the Southern Cross Hotel, Melbourne, on 16 February 1973 and televised on the Nine Network. Bert Newton again hosted the presentation, with overseas guests Glenn Ford (Cade’s County), Loretta Swit (MASH), Gail Fisher (Mannix) and …

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On This Day — 14 July

14 July 1973: Peter Aanensen (Bellbird) 14 July 1973: Candy Raymond and Vicki Raymond (Number 96) 14 July 1979: Elspeth Ballantyne, Patsy King, Fiona Spence (Prisoner) 14 July 1990: Jana Wendt (A Current Affair) 14 July 2001: Gretel Killeen (Big Brother), Judith McGrath (All Saints), Cornelia Frances (The Weakest Link), Jackie O (Popstars), Ita Buttrose …

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On This Day — 1 July

1 July 1972: Johnny Farnham 1 July 1995: Kimberley Davies (Neighbours) 1 July 2000: Belinda Emmett (All Saints) 1 July 2006: Katie Hastings, Jamie Brooksby, David Graham, Krystal Forscutt, Camilla Severi (Big Brother) 1 July 1932: The Australian Broadcasting Commission is formed as Australia’s national broadcaster, comprising 12 radio stations. The broadcaster was later chartered …

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TV Week Logie Awards — Nominations

TV Week has announced its nominations for the 63rd TV Week Logie Awards, to be presented at The Star in Sydney on 30 July. The awards make their return to Sydney after 37 years and are broadcast on Seven for the first time since 1995. Sam Pang from The Front Bar and Have You Been …

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No Man’s Land

The Seventies not only saw the increase in female representation in dramas — with ABC‘s Certain Women creating Australia’s first all-female lead cast — but it also saw female viewers better served in daytime viewing. The Mike Walsh Show, which debuted in February 1973, took the traditional tonight show format and transplanted it into a …

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2022: The Big Reset

It seems that 2022 will be best remembered for holding a giant re-set of some of our biggest TV names and shows, as some of our highest-profile presenters have decided to call it a day — either temporarily or perhaps longer term. It is hard to recall a year where so many key personalities have …

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Jane Doyle to leave Seven News Adelaide

Seven News Adelaide presenter Jane Doyle announced that she is stepping down from the role after 33 years with the network: “Before I go tonight, I have some significant news of my own to share. It’s been a wonderful privilege for the past 33 years to be invited into your homes and lives to share …

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