Good Morning Australia (breakfast TV)
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Good Morning Australia (or GMA) from Network Ten
was the name of two different programs. This article is for the breakfast TV show, not to be confused with Bert Newton's morning program
.
The original Good Morning Australia breakfast television
program was broadcast by Network Ten
weekdays from 7:00-9:00 am. It debuted on 2 March 1981 with Gordon Elliott
and Sue Kellaway
co-hosting. Kellaway departed shortly after the program began and was replaced by Kerri-Anne Kennerley
, who stayed with the program until the end of 1991 when she was replaced by Sandra Sully
, Joy Smithers
and then Sandra Sully again.
The male co-host position on GMA was filled by Tim Webster
, Mike Gibson
, Terry Willesee
, Webster again, Mike Hammond and Ron Wilson
. In 1992, GMA moved to the 6:30-8:30 am timeslot, coinciding with the launch of The Morning Show with Bert Newton
.
The breakfast program competed with the Nine Network
's Today
(which launched in 1982 with Sue Kellaway, initial co-host of the Ten show) and usually placed second in the ratings, behind Today.
GMA, as a breakfast news program, was cancelled at the end of 1992, and the name was taken over by Bert Newton's morning program.
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...
was the name of two different programs. This article is for the breakfast TV show, not to be confused with Bert Newton's morning program
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
.
The original Good Morning Australia breakfast television
Breakfast television
Breakfast television or morning show , is a type of infotainment television program, broadcast live in the morning...
program was broadcast by Network Ten
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
weekdays from 7:00-9:00 am. It debuted on 2 March 1981 with Gordon Elliott
Gordon Elliott
Gordon Elliott is a British-born Australian journalist and producer. He is the executive producer of ABC's daytime program The Chew, but is probably better known for his 1990s TV talk show program, The Gordon Elliott Show....
and Sue Kellaway
Sue Kellaway
Sue Kellaway is a former Australian television journalist. She initially trained as a nurse, before switching to modelling and singing. She then worked on New Zealand television as a reporter and presenter, before being selected to host Good Morning Australia on Channel 10 alongside Gordon...
co-hosting. Kellaway departed shortly after the program began and was replaced by Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Kerri-Anne Kennerley
Kerri-Anne Wright Kennerley is an Australian television personality. She is one of Australia's most seasoned light entertainment hosts...
, who stayed with the program until the end of 1991 when she was replaced by Sandra Sully
Sandra Sully (journalist)
Sandra Sully is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Sully is currently a presenter of Network Ten's Ten News at Five in Sydney, alongside Bill Woods-Career:...
, Joy Smithers
Joy Smithers
Joy Smithers is an Australian actress, best known for her acting performances on television, and her role as a television news presenter....
and then Sandra Sully again.
The male co-host position on GMA was filled by Tim Webster
Tim Webster
Tim Webster is a Australian television and radio personality. He currently is a fill-in presenter for Ten News....
, Mike Gibson
Mike Gibson
Cameron Michael Henderson Gibson MBE is an Irish former rugby union footballer.-Early life:...
, Terry Willesee
Terry Willesee
Terry Willesee is an Australian journalist and television presenter.-Biography:Willesee is the son of Don Willesee, a long-time member of the Australian Senate and Whitlam Government minister. He is the brother of Mike Willesee, also a journalist and television presenter.-Media career:Willesee...
, Webster again, Mike Hammond and Ron Wilson
Ron Wilson (newsreader)
Ron Wilson is a news presenter with Network Ten. an Australian television network.WIlson is currently the presenter of Ten Early News and also Ten Morning News on Monday & Tuesday...
. In 1992, GMA moved to the 6:30-8:30 am timeslot, coinciding with the launch of The Morning Show with 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...
.
The breakfast program competed with 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...
's Today
Today (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...
(which launched in 1982 with Sue Kellaway, initial co-host of the Ten show) and usually placed second in the ratings, behind Today.
GMA, as a breakfast news program, was cancelled at the end of 1992, and the name was taken over by Bert Newton's morning program.