Bruce Paige
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Bruce Paige is a newsreader
in Brisbane
, Australia
. He previously co-presented Nine News Queensland alongside Melissa Downes
, having paired with Jillian Whiting
and Heather Foord
previously.
bulletin, Paige's career at the station began in January 1971, before he moved to Channel Nine in 1985. He left Nine in 1990 for Network Ten
, but had soon moved back to his native but had soon moved back to his native Townsville, reading the local news there for three years. In 1994, Paige returned to Nine's statewide news as a weekend newsreader, and by 1995 was back in the weeknight position.
Paige also hosted Channel Nine's short-lived Queensland
current affairs
program, Eye On Queensland during 1997 and has been used in a presenting role in a number of documentaries on the network. In 2003, an incident occurred whereby then weekend newsreader Mike London organised a female fan to complain about the newsreading technique of Bruce Paige. London allegedly told the woman, believed to be a friend of his, to suggest that Paige "could do with a personality bypass", suggesting that London did a better job of presenting. When the plot was exposed in a local newspaper, Mike London resigned from Channel Nine.
Following Cyclone Larry
in north Queensland, Paige delivered a series of reports from the region. These were described at the time as being quite personal, as he grew up not far from the affected areas.
In November 2008, Paige was criticized for bumbling through co-presenter Heather Foord
's announcement to resign from the weeknight news presenting position. Paige showed no emotion to Foord and awkwardly commented that he respected her decision. Paige defended his comments, suggesting that he was being rushed to end the bulletin on time.
On Wednesday evening the 17th of June 2009, Bruce announced at the end of Nine News his intention to step down as presenter of Nine's Brisbane bulletin. He says he and his wife will start exploring the World, but he says he'll still be doing what he can to assist at Nine, adding a quote: "not goodbye but see you later". He presented his final bulletin on Friday 26th June 2009.
During the summer of 2009-10 Paige filled in for Andrew Lofthouse
on Nine News Queensland.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Australia
Australia
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. He previously co-presented Nine News Queensland alongside Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes is a reporter and presenter with Nine News Queensland and is presenter on weeknights with Andrew Lofthouse.Melissa originally worked with rival Seven News where she was a reporter and later presenter of Nine Gold Coast News bulletin...
, having paired with Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting is a former presenter with the Nine Network in Brisbane, having presented both Nine News Brisbane and Nine Gold Coast News, as well as the local Brisbane magazine show Extra....
and Heather Foord
Heather Foord
Heather Foord is an Australian television journalist.Foord, was a presenter of the Nine Network in Brisbane for over 20 years, presented the weekday edition of Nine News Queensland with Bruce Paige until 5 December 2008, and has also co-presented the weekend news before in the past.For a duration...
previously.
Career
First coming to prominence on television reading the ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
bulletin, Paige's career at the station began in January 1971, before he moved to Channel Nine in 1985. He left Nine in 1990 for Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
, but had soon moved back to his native but had soon moved back to his native Townsville, reading the local news there for three years. In 1994, Paige returned to Nine's statewide news as a weekend newsreader, and by 1995 was back in the weeknight position.
Paige also hosted Channel Nine's short-lived Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
current affairs
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
program, Eye On Queensland during 1997 and has been used in a presenting role in a number of documentaries on the network. In 2003, an incident occurred whereby then weekend newsreader Mike London organised a female fan to complain about the newsreading technique of Bruce Paige. London allegedly told the woman, believed to be a friend of his, to suggest that Paige "could do with a personality bypass", suggesting that London did a better job of presenting. When the plot was exposed in a local newspaper, Mike London resigned from Channel Nine.
Following Cyclone Larry
Cyclone Larry
Severe Tropical Cyclone Larry was a tropical cyclone that made landfall in Australia during the 2005-06 Southern Hemisphere tropical cyclone season. Larry originated as a low pressure system over the eastern Coral Sea on 16 March and was monitored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology in...
in north Queensland, Paige delivered a series of reports from the region. These were described at the time as being quite personal, as he grew up not far from the affected areas.
In November 2008, Paige was criticized for bumbling through co-presenter Heather Foord
Heather Foord
Heather Foord is an Australian television journalist.Foord, was a presenter of the Nine Network in Brisbane for over 20 years, presented the weekday edition of Nine News Queensland with Bruce Paige until 5 December 2008, and has also co-presented the weekend news before in the past.For a duration...
's announcement to resign from the weeknight news presenting position. Paige showed no emotion to Foord and awkwardly commented that he respected her decision. Paige defended his comments, suggesting that he was being rushed to end the bulletin on time.
On Wednesday evening the 17th of June 2009, Bruce announced at the end of Nine News his intention to step down as presenter of Nine's Brisbane bulletin. He says he and his wife will start exploring the World, but he says he'll still be doing what he can to assist at Nine, adding a quote: "not goodbye but see you later". He presented his final bulletin on Friday 26th June 2009.
During the summer of 2009-10 Paige filled in for Andrew Lofthouse
Andrew Lofthouse
Andrew Lofthouse is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The English-born former teacher is the weeknight presenter of Nine News Queensland with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends...
on Nine News Queensland.
Trivia
- "Paigey", as he is known, is familiar for his signoff of "That's how it is this [day]", occasionally varied to "That's not exactly how it is" for humorous effect after the final human interest story of the bulletin.