GTV-9
Encyclopedia
GTV is a commercial television station
in Melbourne
, Australia
owned by the Nine Network
. The station is currently based at a new high-tech, purpose-built studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands.
GTV was amongst the first TV stations to begin regular transmission in Australia
. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke, based at the Dandenong transmitter, as the studios in Richmond were not yet ready. The station was officially opened on 19 January 1957 by Victorian Governor
Sir Dallas Brooks
from the studios in Bendigo Street, Richmond. A clip from the ceremony has featured in a number of GTV retrospectives, in which the Governor advises viewers that if they don't like the programs, they can just turn off.
"If you don't like what you see or it quite frankly bores you, simply switch the dial to off."
The Richmond building, bearing the name Television City, had been converted from a Heinz
tinned food factory, also occupied in the past by the Wertheim Piano
Company (from 1908–1935). A cornerstone, now visible from the staff canteen courtyard, was laid when construction of the Piano factory began.
Soon after the station's launch, Eric Pearce
was appointed to read the news, a position held for almost twenty years. In 1957, GTV-9's first large-scale production was the nightly variety show In Melbourne Tonight
("IMT"), hosted by Graham Kennedy
. Kennedy was a radio announcer at 3UZ
in Melbourne before being 'discovered' by GTV-9 producer Norm Spencer
, when appearing on a GTV telethon. Bert Newton
moved from HSV-7
to join Kennedy. IMT continued for thirteen years, dominating Melbourne's television scene for most of that time. It set a precedent for a number of subsequent live variety programmes from the station.
Ownership has changed over the decades. The station was first licensed to the General Television Corporation Ltd., a consortium of two newspapers, The Argus
and The Age
, together with cinema chains Hoyts
, Greater Union
, Sir Arthur Warner's Electronic Industries, JC William's Theatres, Cinesound Productions, and radio stations 3XY, 3UZ
, 3KZ
. In early 1957 The Argus was acquired by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd
, and the paper was closed on the same day that GTV officially opened. The Herald in turn sold its interests in the station to Electronic Industries, later acquired by UK television manufacturer Pye, in 1960. Because of the restriction on foreign ownership of television stations, GTV-9 was then sold to Frank Packer
's Australian Consolidated Press
, which already owned TCN-9
in Sydney, resulting in the formation of the country's first commercially owned television network. Prior to this GTV-9 was affiliated with ATN-7
in Sydney. Son Clyde Packer
ran the network for some time, until a falling out led to a handover to younger son Kerry Packer
. In the 1980s the network was sold to Alan Bond
, but later bought back at a much lower price.
Following the death of Kerry Packer
, his son James Packer
progressively sold down his stake in the network. (See also Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
.)
Along with most Australian TV stations, GTV-9 commenced colour test transmissions in October, 1974. The official changeover took place at 12.00am on Saturday 1 March 1975. In 1976 GTV became the first Melbourne television station to commence permanent 24 hour transmission. In 2001 the station commenced digital television broadcasting, in line with most other metropolitan stations. GTV continued broadcasting in analogue on VHF9, with a digital simulcast on VHF
8.
In 2010 it was announced to public and then staff, that after 54 years at Bendigo Street, GTV9 would move day to day operations including News and commercial sales to 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. On the 25th of October 2010 it was announced that GTV9 will record larger scale studio production, such as The Footy Show, Hey Hey its Saturday, and Millionaire Hotseat from the new Docklands Studios Melbourne
. Stage 4 will become home to all GTV9 productions, before moving into a refurbished Sound Stage 5 in twelve months time. On the 28th of February 2011, GTV9 ended its last live news bulletin from the Richmond studios, and the following day started broadcasting its 6pm News from 717 Bourke Street.
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1957 - 1960s
on weekdays, a position he has held since the retirement of Brian Naylor at the end of 1998. Alicia Gorey
presents the weekend bulletins.
Sport is presented by Tony Jones
on weeknights, and Clint Stanaway on weekends. Livinia Nixon
presents the weather on weeknights.
Tony Jones
is the fill-in news presenter for Peter Hitchener
on weeknights, with Jo Hall
being the fill-in presenter for Alicia Gorey
on weekends. Clint Stanaway is the fill-in weeknight sport presenter, while Corey Norris is the fill-in weekend sport presenter. Brodie Harper, Jacqueline Felgate or Sonia Marinelli present the weather in place of Livinia Nixon
over the summer, or as a fill-in.
The 6pm news bulletin is produced locally from Nine's Melbourne studios and is also simulcast on Light FM
and streamed online. Nine News national bulletins (Nine Early Morning News, Nine Morning News Hour and Nine Afternoon News) are produced from Sydney although late news updates at the weekend are produced from Melbourne and presented by Jo Hall
.
From mid 2008 onwards, A Current Affair moved its studio production from TCN-9
's Sydney studios to the GTV-9 studios with Tracy Grimshaw
returning to Melbourne as anchor. The program is now broadcast nationally at 6.30pm on weeknights after localised editions for Adelaide and Perth were axed in 2009.
Sports Presenters
Weather Presenter
Fill-in Presenters
News Reporters
Sport Reporters
Director of News
, who was knighted after his retirement, was GTV-9's chief news presenter from 1957 until 1974. After his first retirement, the subsequent American style "News Centre Nine" presented by Peter Hitchener did not rate well, so Pearce returned to the helm in 1976, remaining until 1978.
In 1979, former HSV-7
news presenter Brian Naylor
joined as GTV-9's chief weeknight news presenter, with Hitchener on weekends. Naylor's association with Nine lasted 19 years - he retired at the end of 1998, with Naylor replaced by then deputy news presenter Peter Hitchener
. Jo Hall
took over on weekends, with Tony Jones
the main weekend fill-in.
Other main presenters of Nine News Melbourne included Tracy Grimshaw
(1981–1993), who has since moved to A Current Affair and Tracey Curro
, who also worked on Nine's 60 Minutes and Jo Hall
(1998-2011).
Past weekend sport presenters in recent years have included Leith Mulligan
(1999-2006), Heath O'Loughlin (2006-2008), Grant Hackett
(2008-2009) and Lisa Andrews (2009-2011). Rob Gell
was the previous weather presenter he held the position for fifteen years from 1988 to 2004.
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
owned by the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. The station is currently based at a new high-tech, purpose-built studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands.
History
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Test transmissions began on 27 September 1956, introduced by former 3DB radio announcer Geoff Corke, based at the Dandenong transmitter, as the studios in Richmond were not yet ready. The station was officially opened on 19 January 1957 by Victorian Governor
Sir Dallas Brooks
Dallas Brooks
Brooks made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy against Cambridge University in 1919 as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. The same season Brooks made his debut for Hampshire against Surrey in the County Championship...
from the studios in Bendigo Street, Richmond. A clip from the ceremony has featured in a number of GTV retrospectives, in which the Governor advises viewers that if they don't like the programs, they can just turn off.
"If you don't like what you see or it quite frankly bores you, simply switch the dial to off."
H. J. Heinz Company
The H. J. Heinz Company , commonly known as Heinz and famous for its "57 Varieties" slogan and its ketchup, is an American food company with world headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Perhaps best known for its ketchup, the H.J...
tinned food factory, also occupied in the past by the Wertheim Piano
Wertheim Piano
Wertheim is an Australian brand of pianos, formerly produced in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Around 18,000 upright pianos were made in Melbourne between 1908 and 1935, they were designed for the south-eastern Australian climate and were a popular all-purpose piano.They were used in a...
Company (from 1908–1935). A cornerstone, now visible from the staff canteen courtyard, was laid when construction of the Piano factory began.
Soon after the station's launch, Eric Pearce
Sir Eric Pearce
Sir Eric Pearce, OBE Kt was a broadcaster and television pioneer in Australia.Pearce started his career in England and worked for the BBC before moving to Australia. This led to him working at numerous radio stations in the pre-television era, in particular 3DB and 3XY in Melbourne...
was appointed to read the news, a position held for almost twenty years. In 1957, GTV-9's first large-scale production was the nightly variety show In Melbourne Tonight
In Melbourne Tonight
In Melbourne Tonight, also known as "IMT", was a highly popular nightly variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970....
("IMT"), hosted by Graham Kennedy
Graham Kennedy
Graham Cyril Kennedy, AO was an Australian radio, television and film performer, often called Gra Gra and The King of Australian television.-Childhood:...
. Kennedy was a radio announcer at 3UZ
3UZ
3UZ is the official callsign of a medium-wave radio station in Melbourne, Australia which broadcasts under the name Radio Sport National.-History:...
in Melbourne before being 'discovered' by GTV-9 producer Norm Spencer
Norm Spencer
Norman "Norm" Spencer is a Canadian voice actor, most notable for being the English voice of the X-Men character Cyclops throughout many incarnations of the character in the 1990s, including the X-Men cartoon show, several X-Men video games, and as the character in crossover episodes for other...
, when appearing on a GTV telethon. Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
moved from HSV-7
HSV-7
HSV is a television station in Melbourne. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, and its first and oldest station, having been launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne....
to join Kennedy. IMT continued for thirteen years, dominating Melbourne's television scene for most of that time. It set a precedent for a number of subsequent live variety programmes from the station.
Ownership has changed over the decades. The station was first licensed to the General Television Corporation Ltd., a consortium of two newspapers, The Argus
The Argus (Australia)
The Argus was a morning daily newspaper in Melbourne established in 1846 and closed in 1957. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left leaning approach from 1949...
and The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
, together with cinema chains Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
, Greater Union
Greater Union
Greater Union, Birch Carroll and Coyle, Event Cinemas, Skycity Cinemas and Damodar Village Cinemas together form a chain of cinema multiplexes across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji...
, Sir Arthur Warner's Electronic Industries, JC William's Theatres, Cinesound Productions, and radio stations 3XY, 3UZ
3UZ
3UZ is the official callsign of a medium-wave radio station in Melbourne, Australia which broadcasts under the name Radio Sport National.-History:...
, 3KZ
3KZ
Gold 104.3 is a radio station broadcasting in Melbourne, Australia. Gold 104.3 is part of the Australian Radio Classic Hits Network and broadcasts on the 104.3 MHz frequency.- History :...
. In early 1957 The Argus was acquired by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd
The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd
The Herald and Weekly Times Limited is a newspaper publishing company based in Melbourne, Australia. It is owned and operated by Rupert Murdoch's News Limited, who purchased HWT in 1987.-Newspapers:...
, and the paper was closed on the same day that GTV officially opened. The Herald in turn sold its interests in the station to Electronic Industries, later acquired by UK television manufacturer Pye, in 1960. Because of the restriction on foreign ownership of television stations, GTV-9 was then sold to Frank Packer
Frank Packer
Sir Douglas Frank Hewson Packer, KBE , was an Australian media proprietor who controlled Australian Consolidated Press and the Nine Network.-Biography:...
's Australian Consolidated Press
Australian Consolidated Press
ACP Magazines , a subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment Co., is an Australian media company. It publishes the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian edition of Woman's Day....
, which already owned TCN-9
TCN-9
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licences to be issued for commercial television stations in...
in Sydney, resulting in the formation of the country's first commercially owned television network. Prior to this GTV-9 was affiliated with ATN-7
ATN
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in Sydney. Son Clyde Packer
Clyde Packer
Robert Clyde Packer , usually known as "Clyde", was the son of Australian newspaper magnate Frank Packer and the elder brother of media baron Kerry Packer...
ran the network for some time, until a falling out led to a handover to younger son Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The son of Sir Frank Packer and Gretel Bullmore, the Packer family company owned controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later...
. In the 1980s the network was sold to Alan Bond
Alan Bond (businessman)
Alan Bond is an Australian businessman noted for his criminal convictions and high-profile business dealings, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history. Bond was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, and emigrated to Australia with his...
, but later bought back at a much lower price.
Following the death of Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The son of Sir Frank Packer and Gretel Bullmore, the Packer family company owned controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later...
, his son James Packer
James Packer
James Douglas Packer is an Australian businessman.Packer is the son of the late media mogul Kerry Packer and grandson of Frank Packer. He inherited the family company, Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, which controls investments in Crown Limited, Consolidated Media Holdings and other companies...
progressively sold down his stake in the network. (See also Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited
Publishing and Broadcasting Limited was one of Australia's largest companies, with interests primarily in media and gaming. The company demerged in late 2007, spinning out its gaming interests into Crown Limited...
.)
Along with most Australian TV stations, GTV-9 commenced colour test transmissions in October, 1974. The official changeover took place at 12.00am on Saturday 1 March 1975. In 1976 GTV became the first Melbourne television station to commence permanent 24 hour transmission. In 2001 the station commenced digital television broadcasting, in line with most other metropolitan stations. GTV continued broadcasting in analogue on VHF9, with a digital simulcast on VHF
Very high frequency
Very high frequency is the radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. Frequencies immediately below VHF are denoted High frequency , and the next higher frequencies are known as Ultra high frequency...
8.
In 2010 it was announced to public and then staff, that after 54 years at Bendigo Street, GTV9 would move day to day operations including News and commercial sales to 717 Bourke Street, Docklands. On the 25th of October 2010 it was announced that GTV9 will record larger scale studio production, such as The Footy Show, Hey Hey its Saturday, and Millionaire Hotseat from the new Docklands Studios Melbourne
Docklands Studios Melbourne
Docklands Studios Melbourne is a major movie and film complex located in Melbourne’s redeveloped docklands precinct. The studios opened their doors in 2004 under the former name . The site is located approximately 1.5 km from the city of Melbourne’s Central Business District...
. Stage 4 will become home to all GTV9 productions, before moving into a refurbished Sound Stage 5 in twelve months time. On the 28th of February 2011, GTV9 ended its last live news bulletin from the Richmond studios, and the following day started broadcasting its 6pm News from 717 Bourke Street.
Digital multiplex
| LCN | Service | SD/HD |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | Nine Nine Network The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia... |
SD |
| 90 | GEM GEM (Australian TV channel) GEM is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 26 September 2010 at 6am... |
HD |
| 99 | GO! Go! (Australian TV channel) GO! is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 9 August 2009.-Origins:... |
SD |
717 Bourke Street
- Nine News (Melbourne Edition) (1956? - present)
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(2006–present) - A Current Affair (2008–present) (previous produced at TCNTCNTCN stands for:* Take Care Now, a private company providing out-of-hours medical cover in England* TanenbaumCHAT North Campus, a private Hebrew high school in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada* TCN-9, a Sydney television station...
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- Footy ClassifiedFooty ClassifiedFooty Classified , is an Australian television program broadcast on the Nine Network which discusses pressing issues relating to AFL football. It debuted on Monday 2 April 2007...
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(2005–present)
Docklands Studios Melbourne - Stage 5
- The Footy Show (AFL) (1994–present)
- Millionaire Hot SeatMillionaire Hot SeatHot Seat is a spin-off of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that began airing on Australia's Nine Network on 20 April 2009, and is hosted by Eddie McGuire, as with the original version of the show...
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Location
- The Block (Australian TV series)The Block (Australian TV series)The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....
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(1980-present) - Uplate on GO! (2011-present)
Past
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(2011)
2000s
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? New ZealandWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? New ZealandWho Wants to Be a Millionaire? New Zealand is a New Zealand game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The show is hosted by Mike Hosking. The main goal of the game is to win 1 million New Zealand dollars by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly....
(2008-2010) The show was tapped at GTV set for NZ Viewers - Australia's Funniest Home Videos: Daily Edition (2009/2010)
- The Singing BeeThe Singing Bee (Australian game show)The Singing Bee is an Australian game show which is based on the original American version of the same name. By combining karaoke singing with a spelling bee-style competition, contestants have to sing lyrics to songs without making a mistake or risk being eliminated immediately.The show premiered...
(2007–2009)* - Here's HumphreyHere's HumphreyHere's Humphrey is an Australian children's television series first aired on Monday 24 May 1965. It featured a character known as Humphrey B. Bear. In the early days Humphrey was known as Bear Bear and was named Humphrey B. Bear as the result of an on-air competition...
(2008) Previously Adelaide - Temptation (2005–2009)*
- UnderbellyUnderbelly (TV series)Underbelly is a 13-part Australian television mini-series that retells the real events of the 1995–2004 gangland war in Melbourne, and is the first series in the larger Underbelly Franchise. It depicts the key players in Melbourne's criminal underworld, including the Carlton Crew and their rival,...
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(2008)* - Power of 10Power of 10Power of 10 is an international Sony Pictures Television game show format featuring contestants predicting how a cross-section of local people from the host broadcaster's country responded to questions covering a wide variety of topics in polls conducted by the broadcaster and production...
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(2007)
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(2006–2007)* - Shopping for LoveShopping for LoveShopping for Love is an Australian television program.Airing at 10.30pm on Wednesday nights on the Nine Network, it is hosted by Pete Lazer and Andi Lew and premiered on December 4, 2005. Its concept is a reality show, whereby a contestant is chosen with two potential dates...
(2005–2007) - Comedy Inc (in part, 2003–2007)
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- Celebrity Golf Shoot-OutCelebrity Golf Shoot-OutCelebrity Golf Shoot-Out is an Australian television program airing on the Nine Network.The series was screened in early 2006 and the premise was of a handful of well-known Australian celebrities to participate in a golfing contest....
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(2000–2004)*
(production returned to SydneyTCN-9TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licences to be issued for commercial television stations in...
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(2002) - Surprise, Surprise (2000–2001)
- Russell Gilbert Live (2000)
1990s
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(1993–1998, 2003–2005)
1980s
- The Flying DoctorsThe Flying DoctorsThe Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
(1986–1993) - Sale of the CenturySale of the Century (Australian game show)$ale of the Century was an Australian game show that aired on the Nine Network from 14 July 1980 – 29 November 2001. Tony Barber hosted an early version of Sale of the Century under the title of Temptation from 1970–1976, and was also the initial host of Sale, replaced by Glenn Ridge in 1991...
(1980–2001)
1970s
- The Don Lane Show (1975–1983)*
- The Ernie Sigley ShowErnie SigleyErnest William "Ernie" Sigley is an enduring Australian entertainment personality known for his square-rimmed spectacles, the gap between his front teeth and his slapstick approach to comedy.-Radio career:...
(1974–1976, 1985)* - The Graham Kennedy ShowThe Graham Kennedy ShowThe Graham Kennedy Show was an Australian talk show that debuted on 19 September 1972, on the Nine Network.On 23 December 1969, host Graham Kennedy has quit as host of In Melbourne Tonight, exhausted, and rested for two years. In spite of his fame and fortune, he later described that period as...
(1972–1975)* - A Current Affair (1971–1978)
- Hey Hey It's SaturdayHey Hey It's SaturdayHey Hey It's Saturday was a long-running variety television program on Australian television. It initially ran for 27 years , debuting on the Nine Network on 9 October 1971 and broadcasting its last episode on 20 November 1999. Its host throughout its entire run was Daryl Somers, who would later...
(October 1971 - December 1977, March 1979 - 20 November 1999 (Final), 2009 (Reunion) - April 2010-November 2010) - The SullivansThe SullivansThe Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-classMelbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
(1976–1983) - Cartoon Corner
1957 - 1960s
- New Faces (Australian)New Faces (Australian)New Faces was an Australian talent show that preceded the British show of the same name, produced at GTV-9 Melbourne. The program began in 1963 under the name Kevin Dennis Auditions, sponsored by Kevin Dennis Motors, running on Saturday mornings...
(1963–1985) - World Championship WrestlingWCW AustraliaWorld Championship Wrestling was an Australian professional wrestling promotion that ran from 1964 until 1978.-History:The promotion gained valuable publicity through televising programs through the Nine Network which was presented at noon on Saturdays and Sundays.An average of 6,500 people...
(1964–1978) - In Melbourne TonightIn Melbourne TonightIn Melbourne Tonight, also known as "IMT", was a highly popular nightly variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970....
(1957–1970, 1996–1998)* - The Tarax ShowTarax ShowThe Tarax Show was an early Australian children's TV program on GTV-9 in Melbourne running from 1957 to 1969.Denzil Howson, who was Assistant Programme Manager at GTV9, was asked by Normal Spencer to develop a daily children's programme. A pilot of the show was kinescope recorded onto film...
(1957–1969) - It Could Be You (1961–1969) Tommy Hanlon, Jr.
- Do You Trust Your Wife ? (? - ?)
- The Adventures Of Gerry Gee (? - ?)
- ConcentrationConcentrationIn chemistry, concentration is defined as the abundance of a constituent divided by the total volume of a mixture. Four types can be distinguished: mass concentration, molar concentration, number concentration, and volume concentration...
(1957–1961) - The Peters Club with Rod McLennan, Judy Banks & Joff Ellen (1958-?)
- * = Studio 9 was used as the primary studio.
News and Current Affairs
The station's evening news bulletin, Nine News Melbourne is presented by Peter HitchenerPeter Hitchener
Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener is an Australian television presenter. He has been chief news presenter for Melbourne's edition of Nine News since 1998, and prior to that was weekend news presenter.-Career:...
on weekdays, a position he has held since the retirement of Brian Naylor at the end of 1998. Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
presents the weekend bulletins.
Sport is presented by Tony Jones
Tony Jones (sports journalist)
Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
on weeknights, and Clint Stanaway on weekends. Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
presents the weather on weeknights.
Tony Jones
Tony Jones (sports journalist)
Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
is the fill-in news presenter for Peter Hitchener
Peter Hitchener
Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener is an Australian television presenter. He has been chief news presenter for Melbourne's edition of Nine News since 1998, and prior to that was weekend news presenter.-Career:...
on weeknights, with Jo Hall
Jo Hall
-Career:She began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism....
being the fill-in presenter for Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
on weekends. Clint Stanaway is the fill-in weeknight sport presenter, while Corey Norris is the fill-in weekend sport presenter. Brodie Harper, Jacqueline Felgate or Sonia Marinelli present the weather in place of Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon
Livinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
over the summer, or as a fill-in.
The 6pm news bulletin is produced locally from Nine's Melbourne studios and is also simulcast on Light FM
Light FM
LightFM is an employment and voluntary based Christian community radio station in Melbourne, Australia. It broadcasts on 89.9 FM from studios at 333 Mitcham Road, in Mitcham and a transmitter on Mount Dandenong.-History:...
and streamed online. Nine News national bulletins (Nine Early Morning News, Nine Morning News Hour and Nine Afternoon News) are produced from Sydney although late news updates at the weekend are produced from Melbourne and presented by Jo Hall
Jo Hall
-Career:She began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism....
.
From mid 2008 onwards, A Current Affair moved its studio production from TCN-9
TCN-9
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby. The licence, issued to a company named Television Corporation Ltd headed by Frank Packer, was one of the first four licences to be issued for commercial television stations in...
's Sydney studios to the GTV-9 studios with Tracy Grimshaw
Tracy Grimshaw
Tracy Grimshaw is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is currently the host of A Current Affair, and was a co-host of Today for nine years.-Career:...
returning to Melbourne as anchor. The program is now broadcast nationally at 6.30pm on weeknights after localised editions for Adelaide and Perth were axed in 2009.
Presenters and Reporters
Main Presenters- Peter HitchenerPeter HitchenerPeter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener is an Australian television presenter. He has been chief news presenter for Melbourne's edition of Nine News since 1998, and prior to that was weekend news presenter.-Career:...
(Weeknights, 1998–present) - Alicia GoreyAlicia GoreyAlicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
, (Weekends, 2011-present)
Sports Presenters
- Tony JonesTony Jones (sports journalist)Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
(Weeknights, 1990–present) - Clint Stanaway (Weekends, 2011–present)
Weather Presenter
- Livinia NixonLivinia NixonLivinia Nixon is an Australian television presenter and actress best known for her roles on the Nine Network as weather presenter on Nine News Melbourne and as co-host on the long running variety series Hey Hey It's Saturday....
(Weeknights, 2004–present)
Fill-in Presenters
- Tony JonesTony Jones (sports journalist)Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
(News) - Jo HallJo Hall-Career:She began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism....
(News) - Brett McLeodBrett McLeodBrett McLeod born 1975 is an Australian television news reporter and presenter for Nine News Melbourne.He is currently a reporter and relief news presenter for the Nine Network, and Nine News Melbourne having previously worked on 3AW before joining the network.Brett has also worked in Radio as part...
(News) - Clint Stanaway (Sport)
- Corey Norris (Sport)
- Brodie Harper (Weather)
- Jacqueline Felgate (Weather)
- Sonia Marinelli (Weather)
News Reporters
- Brett McLeodBrett McLeodBrett McLeod born 1975 is an Australian television news reporter and presenter for Nine News Melbourne.He is currently a reporter and relief news presenter for the Nine Network, and Nine News Melbourne having previously worked on 3AW before joining the network.Brett has also worked in Radio as part...
- Christine Ahern (TodayToday (Australian TV program)Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
Melbourne reporter) - Jacqueline Felgate
- Chloe Bugelly
- Vicky JardimVicky JardimVicky Jardim is an Australian television journalist. She has been a reporter for Nine News Melbourne since August 2008.-Career:Vicky Jardim graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2001...
- Karen Huf
- Sonia Marinelli
- Justine MacKenzie
- Brendan Roberts
- Laura Turner
- Chris White
- Andrew Lund
- Rob Scott
Sport Reporters
- Tony JonesTony Jones (sports journalist)Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
- Clint Stanaway
- Ayrton Woolley
- Corey Norris
Director of News
- Hugh Nailon
Former News Presenters
Eric PearceSir Eric Pearce
Sir Eric Pearce, OBE Kt was a broadcaster and television pioneer in Australia.Pearce started his career in England and worked for the BBC before moving to Australia. This led to him working at numerous radio stations in the pre-television era, in particular 3DB and 3XY in Melbourne...
, who was knighted after his retirement, was GTV-9's chief news presenter from 1957 until 1974. After his first retirement, the subsequent American style "News Centre Nine" presented by Peter Hitchener did not rate well, so Pearce returned to the helm in 1976, remaining until 1978.
In 1979, former HSV-7
HSV-7
HSV is a television station in Melbourne. It is part of the Seven Network, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, and its first and oldest station, having been launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne....
news presenter Brian Naylor
Brian Naylor (broadcaster)
Brian Naylor was an Australian television presenter, best known for his longstanding stint as chief news presenter at National Nine News Melbourne from 1978 to 1998 and his sign-off line, "May your news be good news, and good-night."His son Matthew was killed in a plane crash at Kinglake, Victoria...
joined as GTV-9's chief weeknight news presenter, with Hitchener on weekends. Naylor's association with Nine lasted 19 years - he retired at the end of 1998, with Naylor replaced by then deputy news presenter Peter Hitchener
Peter Hitchener
Peter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener is an Australian television presenter. He has been chief news presenter for Melbourne's edition of Nine News since 1998, and prior to that was weekend news presenter.-Career:...
. Jo Hall
Jo Hall
-Career:She began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism....
took over on weekends, with Tony Jones
Tony Jones (sports journalist)
Tony Jones is an Australian sports journalist, based in Melbourne.Jones studied at a radio school before beginning his career in radio newsrooms in country Victoria and Melbourne's 3AW. He joined the Nine Network in May 1986, making the move from news into sport.Tony began presenting weekend...
the main weekend fill-in.
Other main presenters of Nine News Melbourne included Tracy Grimshaw
Tracy Grimshaw
Tracy Grimshaw is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is currently the host of A Current Affair, and was a co-host of Today for nine years.-Career:...
(1981–1993), who has since moved to A Current Affair and Tracey Curro
Tracey Curro
Tracey Ilana Curro is an Australian journalist who was a newsreader for TV stations GMV-6, QTQ-9 and ATV-10 before reporting for the Seven Network's Beyond 2000, a science-technology show, and then 60 Minutes, the Australian version of the current affairs show...
, who also worked on Nine's 60 Minutes and Jo Hall
Jo Hall
-Career:She began her career with a Melbourne newspaper cadetship, then joined Nine News in 1979. In 1990 she became the first woman to be presented with the Thorn Award, a national award for journalism....
(1998-2011).
Past weekend sport presenters in recent years have included Leith Mulligan
Leith Mulligan
Leith Mulligan is an Australian sports journalist and presenter on Seven News.Born in South Australia, Mulligan grew up on his family’s vineyard in the Coonawarra wine region. One of six children, Mulligan was determined from a young age that his chosen career would involve sport...
(1999-2006), Heath O'Loughlin (2006-2008), Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett OAM is an Australian former swimmer most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to be regarded as one of the greatest distance swimmers in history...
(2008-2009) and Lisa Andrews (2009-2011). Rob Gell
Rob Gell
Rob Gell is a geomorphologist and weather presenter formally with National Nine News and later Seven News.He was one of the only Australian weather presenters on free-to-air television with a degree in Meteorology along with David Brown.-Career:Gell, who attended Koonung Secondary College is a...
was the previous weather presenter he held the position for fifteen years from 1988 to 2004.
A Current Affair reporters
- Martin King
- Elise Mooney
- Nick Coe
- Martine Alpins