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Today (Australian TV program)
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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. In 2007, the show celebrated its 25th Anniversary with outside broadcasts in five different Australian cities in one week.
On weekdays the programme airs after Nine Early Morning News, and runs from 5.30am through to 9am. On weekends, Weekend Today runs from 7am to 9am on Saturdays and 7am to 10am on Sundays.
The original hosts, Steve Liebmann
and Sue Kellaway
, spent four years together before Liebmann left to the present the evening news for Network Ten
in Sydney
. Former 60 Minutes reporter George Negus
took over the male presenting role. After four years, Liebmann returned to the Nine Network, hosting Today with Liz Hayes
and Tracy Grimshaw
. However, in December 2004, 60-year-old Liebmann suffered a mild heart attack, prompting him to retire from the stresses of breakfast television. In 2005, Nine News presenter Karl Stefanovic
took over from Liebmann as co-host. Grimshaw then left Today at the end of 2005 to take over from Ray Martin
as host of A Current Affair. While it had been widely speculated in the Australian press that Seven Network
news presenter Chris Bath
would co-host Today with Stefanovic from January 2006, the position instead went to former Ten News
presenter Jessica Rowe
.
Rowe had mixed beginnings as the co-host of Today with some viewers and commentators attacking her because of her dress-sense and her apparent over-happiness, citing her constant nervous laughter. Following her court case against Network Ten, Rowe was subjected to comments from the media and viewers that she should be sacked and was not right for the role of Today. Rowe's replacement whilst on maternity leave was Sarah Murdoch
and Kellie Connolly
, both who saw a significant increases in ratings. They both presented until Rowe's departure from the show, when the Nine Network released a press statement on 5 May 2007 saying Rowe had left the Nine Network
to 'take up other opportunities for her career'. As of 28 May 2007, former co-host of Weekend Sunrise, Lisa Wilkinson
, took over the female co-hosting duties.
On the official day marking the 25th anniversary, past Today presenters who made an appearance included Ian Ross, Tracy Grimshaw
, Monte Dwyer
, Liz Hayes
, and Helen Dalley
. Sami Lukis
who replaced Monte Dwyer did not appear, nor did original co-host Sue Kellaway. Original co-host Steve Liebmann
was also unable to attend, nor was current weather presenter Steven Jacobs
, however video messages from both were aired.
, it featured more news, politics and economic reports. Grimshaw was later followed by Tara Brown
and Richard Wilkins, before reporter Helen Dalley
joined the program in 1996.
These hosts were accompanied by news presenters Michael Usher
, Anna Coren
and Mark Burrows. In 2002 Today on Saturday was cancelled due to budget cuts by the network.
and former-head of news and current affairs John Westacott, announced that Today will begin broadcasting on Sunday mornings. The program entitled, Today on Sunday, competes in the same timeslot as the Seven Network
's Weekend Sunrise
, which dominates Sunday morning television. Launched in February 2009, the original team compromised of Cameron Williams
and Leila McKinnon
with the news presented by Amber Sherlock and the sport was presented by Tim Gilbert on Saturday and Michael Slater
on Sunday.
In May 2009, after the launch of Today on Sunday, the Nine Network announced via a surprise edition that Today on Saturday would return. The program incorporates the same presenting team as the Sunday edition, being the first Australian breakfast news program to broadcast seven days a week. With the launch of the Saturday version of the program, the Nine Network
renamed the programs as Today: Weekend Edition. David Gyngell
said the launch of the weekend editions were a part of Nine's plans to strengthen its news and current affairs department and return viewers to its once leading service.
On 25 July 2009, Today: Weekend Edition was renamed as Weekend Today.
As of 2011, Cameron Williams
and Leila McKinnon
remain as co-hosts with the news presented by Deborah Knight
, sport is presented by Tim Gilbert and weather is presented by Emma Freedman.
Initially, the program was only a two hour broadcast, airing from 7am until 9am each morning. After dropping Nine Early Morning News, the network moved Today to a 6am start. Again, as part of the 2008-2009 Nine News brand's major expansion in 2008 the show was changed to a three and a half hour format, starting at 5.30am to now "perfect match" Breakfast Radio stations. This move included an exteneded news, sport, finance and weather segment, prior to the main program at 6am. Weekend Today airs on both Saturday and Sunday from 7am. While the Saturday edition is a two hour show concluding at 9am, the Sunday edition broadcasts for three hours ending at 10am.
The main presenters/hosts of Weekend Today have included:
is the main substitute presenter of the weekday version, Deborah Knight
and Ben Fordham
will sometimes also fill-in for Karl Stefanovic
and Lisa Wilkinson
. Fill-in presenters for Weekend Today include Deborah Knight
, Sarah Harris & Tim Gilbert.
Substitute presenters in recent years have included Alicia Gorey
, Cameron Williams
, Richard Wilkins
, Kellie Connolly
, Sarah Murdoch
, Sharyn Ghidella
, Leila McKinnon
, Kim Watkins
, Helen Dalley
, Ellen Fanning
, Ali Moore
, Frank Warrick, Michael Pascoe
, Amanda Paterson, Peter FitzSimons
, Peter Overton
, Michael Usher
, Ken Sutcliffe
, Mark Ferguson
, Jennifer Keyte
, Garry Lyon
, Eddie McGuire
, Terry Willesee and even Clive James
on one occasion while the show was broadcasting from London. Former Victorian Premier Joan Kirner
has presented the show on one occasion.
News presenters have included:
Deborah Knight
and Sarah Harris are the main fill-in news presenters. Wendy Kingston
, Amelia Adams, Sylvia Jeffreys, Tim McMillan, Sophie Walsh, Davina Smith, Christine Ahern, Majella Wiemers
, Kim Watkins
, Ben Fordham
, Helen Kapalos
, Heather Foord
, Peter Overton
, Mark Ferguson
and Chris Smith have all among others presented the news on occasions.
and Georgie Gardner
present the Finance news after presenting the news.
Finance presenters have included:
presents live and current sports news after the news bulletin every half-hour. Cameron Williams
previously presented sport from 2006 until 2010 he is now focusing on co-hosting Weekend Today and Nine News. The current weekday fill-in presenter is either Tim Gilbert or the news presenter.
Sports presenters have included:
& Roz Kelly being the main fill-in presenters.
Sports presenters have included:
is the current weather presenter and he travels the country and occasionally the world, presenting the weather from somewhere new each day or in the studio. Rose Jacobs, Kelly Landry, Emma Freedman, Felicity Whelan Giaan Rooney
, Shura Taft, Gorgi Coghlan
, Dave Kirwan
, Jaynie Seal
, Livinia Nixon
, Majella Wiemers
and Joseph May have all presented the weather on various occasions.
Weather presenters have included:
on Today weather. However in April 2010, main fill-in weather presenter, Emma Freedman replaced Felicity who joined Network Ten
. Rose Jacobs is a fill-in weather presenter for Freedman.
Weather presenters have included:
(Nine Network
entertainment editor), presents daily features, interviews, movie and television reviews, and reports, from right across the world of showbiz. Joan McInnes filled the role for the shows first 7 years.
Additionally, Richard Reid
is the show's Hollywood Entertainment Reporter. He delivers a number of daily reports live from the studio in Hollywood. Reid has previously had a various segments including Hollywood Minute, Best Dressed of the Week, Ask Richard and Spray of the Day. In July 2009, Jules Lund
filled in for Wilkins whilst he was on a holiday whilst during the 2009/2010 summer period Tim Ross
filled in for Wilkins.
Entertainment presenters have included:
has won the ratings battle, averaging more than 150,000 more viewers than Today. However, during 2007 Today has slightly improved its ratings and made significant gains in audience. With a 9% rise year-on-year between 7 and 9am, and a 16% hike in the key 6 to 7am newshour. In contrast, Sunrise
has slumped four per cent year-on-year in the 7 to 9am timeslot. While, in Melbourne
(where Today is the most dominant) alone Today has won the morning breakfast slot for most weeks since May in the 2007 ratings by a large and considerable margin.
In 2009, Today continued to gain more of lead over Sunrise's
than it did in previous years. On Friday 12 April 2009, Today beat the Seven Network
's Sunrise
. Today rated 279,000 viewers to Sunrise's
275,000 viewers. This had not been achieved by Today in almost 5 years. They also won Sydney 107,000 to 96,000, not achieving this since 2004.
Since 2010, Today has had a surge in viewers, as had the whole Nine Network
- especially in News & Current Affairs. Sunrise
is still strong overall, ahead of Nine by about 50-80,000 nationwide.
During 2011, Today has enjoyed quite a few national wins over Sunrise. Today usually beats Sunrise by a considerable margin in Australia's biggest and most important markets Melbourne and Sydney, however Sunrise's audiences in smaller cities Adelaide and Perth are higher than Today's. As a result Sunrise still receives higher ratings than Today nationally.
(including ACT
), Victoria
and Tasmania
have Today aired live all year round. However, during daylight saving time, Queensland
receives Today delayed by one hour. However, in 2007 Today began a trial and aired live into Queensland
between 5:00 - 8.30am, with an extra Queensland-only half an hour. This was unsuccessful and in 2008 returned to its previous delayed telecast. However, in the case of major breaking news (e.g. Cyclone), the program goes live into the state, to help provide residents with up-to-date information. Additionally, the Northern Territory
, has Today delayed thirty minutes during winter and one-and-half hours during daylight saving time
. Some parts of South Australia
are also delayed by thirty minutes and in Western Australia
the program is delayed by two hours during winter, and three hours during daylight saving time.
air Today between 5.30 and 9am on the eastern coast of Australia. They also air the show weekdays between 5.00 and 8.30am local time in other Australian locations. In addition to Australia, Today is broadcast in Papua New Guinea
and Fiji
. Papua New Guinea on EMTV, and in Fiji on Fiji Television
.
's NBC
Today Show, it has no link to its American namesake. But ironically, Today airs Good Morning America
between 4.00 and 5.00am due to affiliate agreements. However, its rival on the Seven Network
, Sunrise
, follows the American NBC Today Show format, including a streetside studio. The Seven Network
airs a condensed version of the American programme between 4.00 and 5.00am, preceding Sunrise Extra
, which is titled NBC Today in programme listings to avert confusion.
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...
each morning since 1982. In 2007, the show celebrated its 25th Anniversary with outside broadcasts in five different Australian cities in one week.
On weekdays the programme airs after Nine Early Morning News, and runs from 5.30am through to 9am. On weekends, Weekend Today runs from 7am to 9am on Saturdays and 7am to 10am on Sundays.
History
Officially launched as The National Today Show, Today is Australia's longest running morning breakfast news program. The show premiered on Monday 28 June 1982 and celebrated 25 years of continuous broadcasting in 2007.The original hosts, Steve Liebmann
Steve Liebmann
Steve Liebmann is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster, best known for co-hosting the Today news and current affairs show on the Nine Network between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1990 to 2005....
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...
, spent four years together before Liebmann left to the present the evening news 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...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. Former 60 Minutes reporter George Negus
George Negus
George Edward Negus is an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter. He previously presented 6:30 with George Negus on Network Ten, until it was axed by the Network on 19 October 2011.-Education:...
took over the male presenting role. After four years, Liebmann returned to the Nine Network, hosting Today with Liz Hayes
Liz Hayes
Elizabeth "Liz" Hayes is an Australian television presenter. She was born in Taree, New South Wales...
and 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:...
. However, in December 2004, 60-year-old Liebmann suffered a mild heart attack, prompting him to retire from the stresses of breakfast television. In 2005, Nine News presenter Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
took over from Liebmann as co-host. Grimshaw then left Today at the end of 2005 to take over from Ray Martin
Ray Martin (television presenter)
Raymond George "Ray" Martin AM is an Australian television journalist. He is best known for his various on-air roles on Channel Nine from 1978 to 2008. In 2011 he returned to 60 Minutes....
as host of A Current Affair. While it had been widely speculated in the Australian press that Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
news presenter Chris Bath
Chris Bath
Christine "Chris" Bath is an Australian journalist and television personality. She is currently the weeknight presenter of Seven News Sydney and presenter of Seven's current affairs program Sunday Night....
would co-host Today with Stefanovic from January 2006, the position instead went to former Ten News
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...
presenter Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe
Jessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM...
.
Rowe had mixed beginnings as the co-host of Today with some viewers and commentators attacking her because of her dress-sense and her apparent over-happiness, citing her constant nervous laughter. Following her court case against Network Ten, Rowe was subjected to comments from the media and viewers that she should be sacked and was not right for the role of Today. Rowe's replacement whilst on maternity leave was Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch is an Australian model and actress.-Career:Brought up in Sydney, Australia, Murdoch attended The McDonald College of the Performing Arts, a performing arts school in Sydney, where she studied ballet...
and Kellie Connolly
Kellie Connolly
Kellie Connolly is a Australian journalist.Connolly was the presenter of the Nine Network's Nightline and also was an interim co-host of Today in 2007.-Career:...
, both who saw a significant increases in ratings. They both presented until Rowe's departure from the show, when the Nine Network released a press statement on 5 May 2007 saying Rowe had left 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...
to 'take up other opportunities for her career'. As of 28 May 2007, former co-host of Weekend Sunrise, Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and television personality.Wilkinson is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast television program Today.-Career:...
, took over the female co-hosting duties.
25th Anniversary (2007)
Today celebrated its 25th year of broadcasting on 28 June 2007, by travelling to five different Australian cities in one week, which had never been before attempted by an Australian television show. Former Today presenters and musical guests were involved.On the official day marking the 25th anniversary, past Today presenters who made an appearance included Ian Ross, 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:...
, Monte Dwyer
Monte Dwyer
Monte Dwyer is an Australian TV personality and author, best known as the weatherman who pioneered the traveling weatherman blueprint for Channel Nine's Today Show during the 1990s.- Early life :...
, Liz Hayes
Liz Hayes
Elizabeth "Liz" Hayes is an Australian television presenter. She was born in Taree, New South Wales...
, and Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley is an award winning Australian journalist, who formerly worked for Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited media stable. She is best known for her work on the Nine Network television programs Sunday, Today and A Current Affair...
. Sami Lukis
Sami Lukis
Sami Lukis is an Australian television and radio personality. She appeared on the Nine Network as the weather girl on Today, and for Network Ten on the children's educational program Totally Wild...
who replaced Monte Dwyer did not appear, nor did original co-host Sue Kellaway. Original co-host Steve Liebmann
Steve Liebmann
Steve Liebmann is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster, best known for co-hosting the Today news and current affairs show on the Nine Network between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1990 to 2005....
was also unable to attend, nor was current weather presenter Steven Jacobs
Steven Jacobs
Steven Jacobs is an Australian television presenter and actor.Jacobs is currently weather presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.-Career:...
, however video messages from both were aired.
Today on Saturday (1992-2002)
After the initial success of Today, a Saturday edition was produced in the early nineties. Hosted by Tracy GrimshawTracy 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:...
, it featured more news, politics and economic reports. Grimshaw was later followed by Tara Brown
Tara Brown
Tara Brown is an Australian television presenter. She was born in Sydney, NSW, Australia.On 25 October 2008, she gave birth to her first son, Jack Cooper.-Nine Network:...
and Richard Wilkins, before reporter Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley is an award winning Australian journalist, who formerly worked for Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited media stable. She is best known for her work on the Nine Network television programs Sunday, Today and A Current Affair...
joined the program in 1996.
These hosts were accompanied by news presenters Michael Usher
Michael Usher
Michael Usher is an Australian reporter for 60 Minutes.He has previously presented Nightline and was the news presenter on Sunday alongside Ellen Fanning and Stephanie Brantz.Usher graduated from All Saints' College in Perth in 1987...
, Anna Coren
Anna Coren
Anna Coren is an Australian journalist who is a reporter and a presenter for CNN International, based in Hong Kong, where she anchors the 1 a.m. CET/7 a.m. HKT and the 6 a.m. CET/12 p.m. HKT editions of World Report...
and Mark Burrows. In 2002 Today on Saturday was cancelled due to budget cuts by the network.
Weekend Today (2009-)
In January 2009, head of the Nine Network David GyngellDavid Gyngell
David Gyngell is the CEO of Australian commercial broadcasting network Channel Nine. He is currently serving his second stint as CEO after resigning from the job in May 2005...
and former-head of news and current affairs John Westacott, announced that Today will begin broadcasting on Sunday mornings. The program entitled, Today on Sunday, competes in the same timeslot as the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On Saturdays, it runs from 7am to 9am whilst on Sundays it runs from 7am to 10am.-History:...
, which dominates Sunday morning television. Launched in February 2009, the original team compromised of Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he...
and Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
with the news presented by Amber Sherlock and the sport was presented by Tim Gilbert on Saturday and Michael Slater
Michael Slater
Michael Jonathon Slater is a former Australian cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs for the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001...
on Sunday.
In May 2009, after the launch of Today on Sunday, the Nine Network announced via a surprise edition that Today on Saturday would return. The program incorporates the same presenting team as the Sunday edition, being the first Australian breakfast news program to broadcast seven days a week. With the launch of the Saturday version of the program, 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...
renamed the programs as Today: Weekend Edition. David Gyngell
David Gyngell
David Gyngell is the CEO of Australian commercial broadcasting network Channel Nine. He is currently serving his second stint as CEO after resigning from the job in May 2005...
said the launch of the weekend editions were a part of Nine's plans to strengthen its news and current affairs department and return viewers to its once leading service.
On 25 July 2009, Today: Weekend Edition was renamed as Weekend Today.
As of 2011, Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he...
and Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
remain as co-hosts with the news presented by Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
, sport is presented by Tim Gilbert and weather is presented by Emma Freedman.
Format
Today, an offshoot of Nine News, predominantly presents news, sport, weather, entertainment and current affairs, focusing on the first news of the day. However the show also features topics including consumer affairs, health, politics, education, fashion, and the business/finance world. The show has daily feedback and topic segments for viewers to send in their thoughts and opinions via email, text message, and the show's website.Initially, the program was only a two hour broadcast, airing from 7am until 9am each morning. After dropping Nine Early Morning News, the network moved Today to a 6am start. Again, as part of the 2008-2009 Nine News brand's major expansion in 2008 the show was changed to a three and a half hour format, starting at 5.30am to now "perfect match" Breakfast Radio stations. This move included an exteneded news, sport, finance and weather segment, prior to the main program at 6am. Weekend Today airs on both Saturday and Sunday from 7am. While the Saturday edition is a two hour show concluding at 9am, the Sunday edition broadcasts for three hours ending at 10am.
Weekdays
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Stefanovic Karl Stefanovic Karl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:... |
Co-Host | 2005- |
| Lisa Wilkinson Lisa Wilkinson Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and television personality.Wilkinson is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast television program Today.-Career:... |
Co-Host | 2007- |
| Georgie Gardner Georgie Gardner Georgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host... |
News (Tuesday - Thursday) | 2006- |
| Ben Fordham Ben Fordham Ben Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.-Career:... |
Sport | 2011- |
| Deborah Knight Deborah Knight Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:... |
News (Monday & Friday) | 2011- |
| Steven Jacobs Steven Jacobs Steven Jacobs is an Australian television presenter and actor.Jacobs is currently weather presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.-Career:... |
Weather | 2005- |
| Richard Wilkins Richard Wilkins (TV presenter) Richard Stephen Wilkins is a television presenter.Wilkins is currently the Nine Network's Entertainment editor for Today.- Career :... |
Entertainment Editor | 1994- |
| Richard Reid Richard Reid (journalist) Richard Reid is an entertainment journalist on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.Reid graduated with honours from New York City's Hunter College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in film and theatre literature.... |
Hollywood Gossip | 2004- |
Weekends
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Williams Cameron Williams Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he... |
Co-Host | 2009- |
| Leila McKinnon Leila McKinnon Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:... |
Co-Host | 2009- |
| Deborah Knight Deborah Knight Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:... |
News | 2011- |
| Tim Gilbert | Sport | 2009- |
| Emma Freedman | Weather | 2010- |
| Michele Mahone | Hollywood Gossip | 2009- |
Today Reporters
| Presenter | Role |
|---|---|
| Kristie Carter | New South Wales |
| Mike Dalton | New South Wales |
| Christine Ahern | Victoria |
| Alison Ariotti | Queensland |
| Jade Robran | South Australia |
| Airlie Walsh | Weekend Today |
Recurring Today Contributors
| Presenter | Role |
|---|---|
| Charlie Brown | IT |
| Ross Greenwood | Finance Editor |
| Dr Ric Gordon | Health |
| Dr Joanna McMillan | Diet and Nutrition |
| Michael Ryan | Fitness |
| Jason Akermanis Jason Akermanis Jason Dean Akermanis is an Australian rules football player. He is a Brownlow Medallist and triple premiership player who played for the Brisbane Bears, Brisbane Lions and Western Bulldogs... |
Sports Talk |
| Wendell Sailor Wendell Sailor Wendell Jermaine Sailor is an Australian former professional rugby football player who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international. He is an Australian Torres Strait Islander.Sailor's large frame and bullocking style changed the way wingers played rugby... |
Sports Talk |
| Darryl Brohman | Sports Talk |
| Dr Stephen Juan | Anthropologist |
| Luke Mangan | Cooking |
| Julie Goodwin | Cooking |
| Trudy Gilbert | Relationships |
| Jo Lamble Jo Lamble Jo Lamble is an Australian clinical psychologist. She is also a mother to a son and daughter.She works in private practice in Crows Nest, treating couples and individuals with a wide range of problems, from relationships to motherhood and a whole gamut of psychological problems... |
Psychologist |
| Henry Roth | Fashion |
| Glenn A. Baker Glenn A. Baker Glenn A. Baker is an Australian journalist, commentator, and broadcaster well known in Australia for his vast knowledge of Rock music. He has written books and magazine articles on rock music and travel, interviewed celebrities, managed bands such as Ol' 55 and promoted tours of international stars... |
Music |
| Shannon Lush | Cleaning |
| Mia Freedman Mia Freedman Mia Freedman is an journalist, columnist, author, blogger and media consultant.-Early life:Freedman was born to Kathy, a psychologist and art gallery owner, and Laurence Freedman, who worked in finance and currently heads The Freedman Foundation. Her father came to Australia to flee the apartheid... |
What's Making News |
| Deborah Thomas | What's Making News |
| Neil Breen | What's Making News |
| Helen McCabe | What's Making News |
| Angela Mollard | What's Making News |
| Susie O'Brien | What's Making News |
| Ray Hadley Ray Hadley Raymond Morris Hadley OAM is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster. He presents 2GB Sydney's morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program.-Early Life:... |
What's Making News |
| Dianne Butler | Mag Watch |
| Rob Belgiovane | Advertising & Marketing |
Past Presenters
The main presenters/hosts of Today have included:- Steve LiebmannSteve LiebmannSteve Liebmann is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster, best known for co-hosting the Today news and current affairs show on the Nine Network between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1990 to 2005....
and Sue KellawaySue KellawaySue 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...
(1982–1985) - Steve LiebmannSteve LiebmannSteve Liebmann is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster, best known for co-hosting the Today news and current affairs show on the Nine Network between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1990 to 2005....
and Patrice NewellPatrice NewellPatrice Lesley Newell is a former model, TV presenter, turned author, alternative lifestyle advocate and biodynamic farmer...
(1986) - George NegusGeorge NegusGeorge Edward Negus is an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter. He previously presented 6:30 with George Negus on Network Ten, until it was axed by the Network on 19 October 2011.-Education:...
and Patrice NewellPatrice NewellPatrice Lesley Newell is a former model, TV presenter, turned author, alternative lifestyle advocate and biodynamic farmer...
(1986) - George NegusGeorge NegusGeorge Edward Negus is an Australian author, journalist, and television presenter. He previously presented 6:30 with George Negus on Network Ten, until it was axed by the Network on 19 October 2011.-Education:...
and Liz HayesLiz HayesElizabeth "Liz" Hayes is an Australian television presenter. She was born in Taree, New South Wales...
(1986–1990) - Steve LiebmannSteve LiebmannSteve Liebmann is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster, best known for co-hosting the Today news and current affairs show on the Nine Network between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1990 to 2005....
and Liz HayesLiz HayesElizabeth "Liz" Hayes is an Australian television presenter. She was born in Taree, New South Wales...
(1990–1996) - Steve LiebmannSteve LiebmannSteve Liebmann is an Australian television anchor and radio broadcaster, best known for co-hosting the Today news and current affairs show on the Nine Network between 1982 and 1986, and again from 1990 to 2005....
and Tracy GrimshawTracy GrimshawTracy 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:...
(1996–2005) - Karl StefanovicKarl StefanovicKarl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
and Tracy GrimshawTracy GrimshawTracy 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:...
(2005) - Karl StefanovicKarl StefanovicKarl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
and Jessica RoweJessica RoweJessica Rowe is an Australian television news presenter. Rowe attended Sydney Girls High School in Sydney, and completed a Communications degree at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst. During her studies she was a broadcaster with on-campus community radio station 2MCE-FM...
(2006) - Karl StefanovicKarl StefanovicKarl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
and Lisa WilkinsonLisa WilkinsonLisa Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and television personality.Wilkinson is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast television program Today.-Career:...
(2007 – present)
The main presenters/hosts of Weekend Today have included:
- Cameron WilliamsCameron WilliamsCameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he...
and Leila McKinnonLeila McKinnonLeila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
(2009 – present)
Substitute Presenters
Georgie GardnerGeorgie Gardner
Georgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host...
is the main substitute presenter of the weekday version, Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
and Ben Fordham
Ben Fordham
Ben Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.-Career:...
will sometimes also fill-in for Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
and Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson
Lisa Wilkinson is an Australian journalist and television personality.Wilkinson is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast television program Today.-Career:...
. Fill-in presenters for Weekend Today include Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
, Sarah Harris & Tim Gilbert.
Substitute presenters in recent years have included Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey
Alicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
, Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he...
, Richard Wilkins
Richard Wilkins (TV presenter)
Richard Stephen Wilkins is a television presenter.Wilkins is currently the Nine Network's Entertainment editor for Today.- Career :...
, Kellie Connolly
Kellie Connolly
Kellie Connolly is a Australian journalist.Connolly was the presenter of the Nine Network's Nightline and also was an interim co-host of Today in 2007.-Career:...
, Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch
Sarah Murdoch is an Australian model and actress.-Career:Brought up in Sydney, Australia, Murdoch attended The McDonald College of the Performing Arts, a performing arts school in Sydney, where she studied ballet...
, Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella
Sharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
, Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon
Leila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
, Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins was the co-host of Network Ten's morning show 9am with David and Kim which aired until 11 December 2009 and was replaced by The Circle...
, Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley
Helen Dalley is an award winning Australian journalist, who formerly worked for Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited media stable. She is best known for her work on the Nine Network television programs Sunday, Today and A Current Affair...
, Ellen Fanning
Ellen Fanning
Ellen Fanning is an Australian journalist and was the last host of the Nine Network's Sunday television program.She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended All Hallows' School, in Brisbane. She later graduated with a communications degree at the Queensland University of...
, Ali Moore
Ali Moore
- Biography :Moore began her career in 1987 as a cadet for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , where she was active in a number of programmes.In 1996 she moved to the Nine Network, where she was a reporter and eventually presenter of Business Sunday...
, Frank Warrick, Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe
Michael Pascoe is an Australian financial journalist. He is currently a finance commentator for Sunrise, and also a presenter for Sky Business Report. Born in Queensland, he worked for The Courier-Mail, and then for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong for two years...
, Amanda Paterson, Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons
Peter John FitzSimons AM is an Australian journalist and author, based in Sydney. He is a former radio presenter and national representative rugby union player.-Early life:...
, Peter Overton
Peter Overton
Peter Overton is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.-Career:He joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe...
, Michael Usher
Michael Usher
Michael Usher is an Australian reporter for 60 Minutes.He has previously presented Nightline and was the news presenter on Sunday alongside Ellen Fanning and Stephanie Brantz.Usher graduated from All Saints' College in Perth in 1987...
, Ken Sutcliffe
Ken Sutcliffe
Ken Sutcliffe is a popular sporting television personality, born in Oberon, New South Wales but lived most of his growing up days in Mudgee. Also known as the "Male Model from Mudgee" and "Ken Withsport".-Career:...
, Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.-Biography:Ferguson was born in Sydney, Australia, in family of Scottish ancestry . He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1981...
, Jennifer Keyte
Jennifer Keyte
Jennifer Keyte is an Australian television journalist.Keyte is currently weekend presenter of Seven News in Melbourne. -Career:...
, Garry Lyon
Garry Lyon
Garry Peter Lyon is a former professional Australian rules football player and was captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. Since his retirement from football, he has been mainly an Australian rules football media personality, featuring on television, radio and in...
, Eddie McGuire
Eddie McGuire
Edward Joseph "Eddie" McGuire AM is an Australian television presenter and businessman known for his long association with Australian rules football and the Channel 9 television network....
, Terry Willesee and even Clive James
Clive James
Clive James, AM is an Australian author, critic, broadcaster, poet and memoirist, best known for his autobiographical series Unreliable Memoirs, for his chat shows and documentaries on British television and for his prolific journalism...
on one occasion while the show was broadcasting from London. Former Victorian Premier Joan Kirner
Joan Kirner
Joan Elizabeth Kirner AM , Australian politician, was the 42nd Premier of Victoria, the first woman to hold the position, which she held for two years prior to a landslide election defeat.-Biography:...
has presented the show on one occasion.
News
The idea of providing the latest news has been critical to the function of the program. Under the current format, seven main bulletins are delivered, once every half-hour.News presenters have included:
- Eric WaltersEric Walters (newsreader)Eric Walters was an Australian journalist, media trainer and former television presenter. He was best known for his long-running stint as early morning anchor for the Nine Network, both on the Today and National Nine Early Morning News.-Career:Walters joined Channel 7 Perth in 1961, aged 24, as a...
(1982 – 1990) - Ian RossIan Ross (news)Ian Ross was a presenter for Seven News in Sydney. Commonly known as "Roscoe", Ross began his career in 1957 at Sydney radio station 2GB. He returned to Sydney as National Nine News reporter in 1965. Ross stayed at Nine for 38 years, where he is most known for his position as Today news presenter...
(1991 – 2000) - Sharyn GhidellaSharyn GhidellaSharyn Ghidella is the weekend presenter on Seven News Brisbane.Ghidella was born in Babinda, in Far North Queensland. Her career in television began in the region, as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television . She also produced and presented the regional weekly current affairs...
(2001 – 2006) - Leila McKinnonLeila McKinnonLeila McKinnon is an Australian journalist.McKinnon is currently co-host of Weekend Today an is also a reporter and fill in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.-Career:...
(January 2005 - June 2005) - Georgie GardnerGeorgie GardnerGeorgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host...
(2006 – present) - Kellie ConnollyKellie ConnollyKellie Connolly is a Australian journalist.Connolly was the presenter of the Nine Network's Nightline and also was an interim co-host of Today in 2007.-Career:...
(January 2007 - March 2007) & Allison LangdonAllison LangdonAllison Langdon is a reporter and news presenter for Australia's Nine News, and also an author.-Career:Allison attended Wauchope High School and Port Macquarie's MacKillop Senior College. During her time at school, she presented radio programs on Monday evenings on the local community radio...
(April 2007 - August 2007)
Weekend Today
News presenters have included:- Amber Sherlock (2009 – 2010)
- Alicia GoreyAlicia GoreyAlicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
(2010 – 2011) - Deborah KnightDeborah KnightDeborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
(2011 – present)
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight
Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
and Sarah Harris are the main fill-in news presenters. Wendy Kingston
Wendy Kingston
Wendy Kingston is a Australian journalist and news presenter.Kingston currently presents Nine Morning News, Nine Afternoon News and news updates on Kerri-Anne.-Career:...
, Amelia Adams, Sylvia Jeffreys, Tim McMillan, Sophie Walsh, Davina Smith, Christine Ahern, Majella Wiemers
Majella Wiemers
Majella Wiemers is an Australian television news, current affairs and weather presenter.Queensland born-and bred, Wiemers graduated with a BA, majoring in journalism, from the University of Queensland in 1996. The following year she started in regional television and joined WIN Television as a...
, Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins was the co-host of Network Ten's morning show 9am with David and Kim which aired until 11 December 2009 and was replaced by The Circle...
, Ben Fordham
Ben Fordham
Ben Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.-Career:...
, Helen Kapalos
Helen Kapalos
Helen Kapalos is an Australian television news presenter.Kapalos began her career in her hometown of Newcastle, New South Wales, as a reporter for ABC Radio in 1994, before moving to television on SBS in Sydney...
, 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...
, Peter Overton
Peter Overton
Peter Overton is an Australian television journalist and news presenter.-Career:He joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe...
, Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson
Mark Ferguson is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter.-Biography:Ferguson was born in Sydney, Australia, in family of Scottish ancestry . He attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1981...
and Chris Smith have all among others presented the news on occasions.
Finance
Finance editor Ross Greenwood presents Money Minute weekdays on Today as well as financial stories. Amber Sherlock joined Today as finance reporter in 2007. In 2009, Sherlock presented finance reports from Monday to Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were presented by Kristie Carter. Currently, Deborah KnightDeborah Knight
Deborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
and Georgie Gardner
Georgie Gardner
Georgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host...
present the Finance news after presenting the news.
Finance presenters have included:
- Amber Sherlock (2007 – 2010)
- Kristie Carter (2009)
- Alicia GoreyAlicia GoreyAlicia Gorey is an Australian journalist and news presenter. She is currently weekend news presenter on Nine News Melbourne.-Career:...
(2010 – 2011) - Georgie GardnerGeorgie GardnerGeorgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host...
(2009 – present) - Deborah KnightDeborah KnightDeborah Knight, is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Knight is currently news presenter on Weekend Today and Monday & Friday news presenter on Today.-Career:...
(2011 - present)
Sport
Before 2006, the Today news presenter presented the sports report. However in 2006, the show introduced a separate sports presenter and bulletin. Ben FordhamBen Fordham
Ben Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.-Career:...
presents live and current sports news after the news bulletin every half-hour. Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he...
previously presented sport from 2006 until 2010 he is now focusing on co-hosting Weekend Today and Nine News. The current weekday fill-in presenter is either Tim Gilbert or the news presenter.
Sports presenters have included:
- Andrew VossAndrew VossAndrew Voss is an Australian sports commentator for the Nine Network, who currently works on National Rugby League coverage.-Television Career:...
(Monday & Tuesday, 2009) - Cameron WilliamsCameron WilliamsCameron Williams is an Australian journalist.Williams is currently co-host of Weekend Today alongside Leila McKinnon.- Career:Williams's journalism career began 1984 with a cadetship at The Courier-Mail newspaper in Brisbane. From there he moved to The Australian offices in Melbourne, where he...
(Monday & Friday, 2006 – 2010) - Georgie GardnerGeorgie GardnerGeorgie Gardner is an Australian journalist and television personality.Gardner is currently the news presenter on Today as well as being a fill-in host...
(Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday, 2010) - Ben FordhamBen FordhamBen Fordham is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.-Career:...
(2011 – present)
Weekend Today
On Weekend Today, Tim Gilbert presents sport with Ben DamonBen Damon
Ben Damon is an Australian journalist.-Career:Prior to his resignation, Ben presented the weeknight sport report for Sydney's edition of Seven News, since the departure of Matthew White who now hosts Today Tonight East Coast Edition...
& Roz Kelly being the main fill-in presenters.
Sports presenters have included:
- Michael SlaterMichael SlaterMichael Jonathon Slater is a former Australian cricketer who played in 74 Tests and 42 ODIs for the Australian cricket team from 1993 to 2001...
(Sunday. 2009 – 2010) - Tim Gilbert (2009 – present)
Weather
Currently, Today presents weather after each news and sport bulletin, every half-hour. Steven JacobsSteven Jacobs
Steven Jacobs is an Australian television presenter and actor.Jacobs is currently weather presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.-Career:...
is the current weather presenter and he travels the country and occasionally the world, presenting the weather from somewhere new each day or in the studio. Rose Jacobs, Kelly Landry, Emma Freedman, Felicity Whelan Giaan Rooney
Giaan Rooney
Giaan Leigh Rooney OAM is a retired Australian swimmer. She won an Olympic gold medal and broke a world record at the Athens Olympics...
, Shura Taft, Gorgi Coghlan
Gorgi Coghlan
Gorgi Coghlan is an Australian television presenter, best known as co-host of Network Ten's morning show The Circle.-Personal Life:...
, Dave Kirwan
Dave Kirwan
Dave Kirwan is an Australian television and radio host who works as a presenter on The Weather Channel.. He was also formerly the only Australian radio announcer in New York City, the number one media market in the USA, being a DJ on CBS owned FM radio station 923-KROCKHis twelve year media career...
, Jaynie Seal
Jaynie Seal
-Career:Seal is a weather presenter with the Nine Network, appearing on Nine News Sydney and Nine Afternoon News as well as being the Nine Network Lotto host....
, 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....
, Majella Wiemers
Majella Wiemers
Majella Wiemers is an Australian television news, current affairs and weather presenter.Queensland born-and bred, Wiemers graduated with a BA, majoring in journalism, from the University of Queensland in 1996. The following year she started in regional television and joined WIN Television as a...
and Joseph May have all presented the weather on various occasions.
Weather presenters have included:
- Brian Bury (1982 – 1991)
- Monte DwyerMonte DwyerMonte Dwyer is an Australian TV personality and author, best known as the weatherman who pioneered the traveling weatherman blueprint for Channel Nine's Today Show during the 1990s.- Early life :...
(1991 – 2002) - Sami LukisSami LukisSami Lukis is an Australian television and radio personality. She appeared on the Nine Network as the weather girl on Today, and for Network Ten on the children's educational program Totally Wild...
(2002 – 2004) - Steven JacobsSteven JacobsSteven Jacobs is an Australian television presenter and actor.Jacobs is currently weather presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.-Career:...
(2005 – present)
Weekend Today
In December 2009, Felicity Whelan began presenting the weather on Weekend Today after she was chosen through the 'Weekend Weather Presenter' competition. Felicity also filled-in for Steven JacobsSteven Jacobs
Steven Jacobs is an Australian television presenter and actor.Jacobs is currently weather presenter on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.-Career:...
on Today weather. However in April 2010, main fill-in weather presenter, Emma Freedman replaced Felicity who joined 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...
. Rose Jacobs is a fill-in weather presenter for Freedman.
Weather presenters have included:
- Felicity Whelan (2009 – 2010)
- Emma Freedman (2010 – present)
Entertainment
Today's entertainment presenter, Richard WilkinsRichard Wilkins (TV presenter)
Richard Stephen Wilkins is a television presenter.Wilkins is currently the Nine Network's Entertainment editor for Today.- Career :...
(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...
entertainment editor), presents daily features, interviews, movie and television reviews, and reports, from right across the world of showbiz. Joan McInnes filled the role for the shows first 7 years.
Additionally, Richard Reid
Richard Reid (journalist)
Richard Reid is an entertainment journalist on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.Reid graduated with honours from New York City's Hunter College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in film and theatre literature....
is the show's Hollywood Entertainment Reporter. He delivers a number of daily reports live from the studio in Hollywood. Reid has previously had a various segments including Hollywood Minute, Best Dressed of the Week, Ask Richard and Spray of the Day. In July 2009, Jules Lund
Jules Lund
Jules Lund is an Australian television presenter from Melbourne. He attended De La Salle College MalvernLund's career began when he won the FOX FM's "15 Minutes of Fame" competition on radio in the early 2000s...
filled in for Wilkins whilst he was on a holiday whilst during the 2009/2010 summer period Tim Ross
Tim Ross
Timothy Jonathon Ross is an Australian comedian, radio host and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Merrick Watts.-Stand up:...
filled in for Wilkins.
Entertainment presenters have included:
- Joan McInnes (1981 – 1988)
- Richard WilkinsRichard Wilkins (TV presenter)Richard Stephen Wilkins is a television presenter.Wilkins is currently the Nine Network's Entertainment editor for Today.- Career :...
(1994 – present) - Richard ReidRichard Reid (journalist)Richard Reid is an entertainment journalist on the Nine Network's breakfast program Today.Reid graduated with honours from New York City's Hunter College of Arts and Sciences with a degree in film and theatre literature....
(2004 – present)
Battle with Sunrise
Since 2004, SunriseSunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
has won the ratings battle, averaging more than 150,000 more viewers than Today. However, during 2007 Today has slightly improved its ratings and made significant gains in audience. With a 9% rise year-on-year between 7 and 9am, and a 16% hike in the key 6 to 7am newshour. In contrast, Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
has slumped four per cent year-on-year in the 7 to 9am timeslot. While, 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...
(where Today is the most dominant) alone Today has won the morning breakfast slot for most weeks since May in the 2007 ratings by a large and considerable margin.
In 2009, Today continued to gain more of lead over Sunrise's
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
than it did in previous years. On Friday 12 April 2009, Today beat the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
. Today rated 279,000 viewers to Sunrise's
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
275,000 viewers. This had not been achieved by Today in almost 5 years. They also won Sydney 107,000 to 96,000, not achieving this since 2004.
Since 2010, Today has had a surge in viewers, as had the whole 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...
- especially in News & Current Affairs. Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
is still strong overall, ahead of Nine by about 50-80,000 nationwide.
During 2011, Today has enjoyed quite a few national wins over Sunrise. Today usually beats Sunrise by a considerable margin in Australia's biggest and most important markets Melbourne and Sydney, however Sunrise's audiences in smaller cities Adelaide and Perth are higher than Today's. As a result Sunrise still receives higher ratings than Today nationally.
Broadcasting
Due to the fact that Australia has more than one time zone, Today is not broadcast live to the entire nation. New South WalesNew South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(including ACT
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
), Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
have Today aired live all year round. However, during daylight saving time, 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...
receives Today delayed by one hour. However, in 2007 Today began a trial and aired live into 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...
between 5:00 - 8.30am, with an extra Queensland-only half an hour. This was unsuccessful and in 2008 returned to its previous delayed telecast. However, in the case of major breaking news (e.g. Cyclone), the program goes live into the state, to help provide residents with up-to-date information. Additionally, the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, has Today delayed thirty minutes during winter and one-and-half hours during daylight saving time
Daylight saving time
Daylight saving time —also summer time in several countries including in British English and European official terminology —is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks during the summertime so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less...
. Some parts of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
are also delayed by thirty minutes and in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
the program is delayed by two hours during winter, and three hours during daylight saving time.
Other National and International Broadcasts
Imparja and WIN TelevisionWIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
air Today between 5.30 and 9am on the eastern coast of Australia. They also air the show weekdays between 5.00 and 8.30am local time in other Australian locations. In addition to Australia, Today is broadcast in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
and Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
. Papua New Guinea on EMTV, and in Fiji on Fiji Television
Fiji Television
Fiji Television Limited is Fiji's television network. It was founded on 15 June 1994 as the first permanent television broadcasting network in the country, although television had previously been introduced temporarily in October 1991 to broadcast the Rugby World Cup as well as Cricket World Cup....
.
International Connections
Even though the name of the show is the same as AmericaUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
's NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
Today Show, it has no link to its American namesake. But ironically, Today airs Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
between 4.00 and 5.00am due to affiliate agreements. However, its rival on the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
, Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
, follows the American NBC Today Show format, including a streetside studio. The Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
airs a condensed version of the American programme between 4.00 and 5.00am, preceding Sunrise Extra
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
, which is titled NBC Today in programme listings to avert confusion.