Tag: Midday

On This Day — 7 March

7 March 1992: Ray Martin (Midday), Georgie Parker (A Country Practice), Jana Wendt (A Current Affair), Steve Vizard (Tonight Live With Steve Vizard) 7 March 1998: Lisa McCune (Blue Heelers) and Georgie Parker (All Saints) 7 March 2009: Jodi Gordon (Home And Away) 7 March 1975: Bert Newton hosts the TV Week Logie Awards from …

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On This Day — 2 March

2 March 1974: Barbara Rogers (Temptation, The Great Temptation) 2 March 1985: Mike Walsh (The Mike Walsh Show) and Ray Martin (Midday) 2 March 1991: Jennifer Keyte and Steve Vizard (Tonight Live With Steve Vizard) 2 March 1996: Melissa George (Home And Away) 2 March 2002: Dan Paris, Kym Valentine, Noah Sutherland (Neighbours) 2 March …

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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 — 7 February

7 February 1976: Gerard Kennedy (Tandarra) 7 February 1976: Graeme Blundell (Alvin Purple) 7 February 1981: Mike Walsh (The Mike Walsh Show) 7 February 1987: Sigrid Thornton (The Far Country, Great Expectations — The Untold Story) 7 February 2004: Simmone Jade Mackinnon and Bridie Carter (McLeod’s Daughters) 7 February 2009: Jessica Tovey and Todd Lasance …

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On This Day — 12 September

12 September 1959: Shirlene Clancy, Geoff Hiscock, John D’Arcy (The Teenage Hour) 12 September 1981: Bill Stalker (Cop Shop) 12 September 1992: Sophie Lee (Sex) 12 September 1998: Swimmer Susie O’Neill and Ray Martin (Midday) 12 September 2009: Esther Anderson and Luke Jacobz (Home And Away) 12 September 1971: Nine in Sydney and Melbourne presents …

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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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On This Day — 17 July

17 July 1976: Daryl Braithwaite 17 July 1976: Justine Saunders (Number 96) 17 July 1993: Gavin Harrison and Kym Wilson (A Country Practice) 17 July 1999: Alan Fletcher and Nicola Charles (Neighbours) 17 July 2004: Carla Bonner and Stephen Lovatt (Neighbours) 17 July 1963: GTV9’s In Melbourne Tonight presents a special edition — In Yallourn …

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On This Day — 13 July

13 July 1968: Tony Bonner (Skippy The Bush Kangaroo) 13 July 1974: Paul Karo (The Box) 13 July 1985: Ray Martin (Midday With Ray Martin) 13 July 1991: Christopher Truswell (Hey Dad) and Rebecca Gibney (All Together Now) 13 July 1996: Catherine McClements (Water Rats) 13 July 2002: Daisy Puckeridge, Erik Thomson, Georgie Parker (All …

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On This Day — 7 June

Today’s Front Page: Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) Today On TV:  7 June 1977: ABC crosses live to London for the Silver Jubilee procession and Thanksgiving Service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 7 June 1993: Midday With Ray Martin begins a week presented from Warner Bros Movie World on the Gold Coast. Classic TV Guides:  …

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