Weekend Sunrise
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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.
replaced its struggling Sunday morning program Sunday Sunrise with a program called Weekend Sunrise which originally was an hour-long (8 am – 9 am) program with an identical format to Sunrise
. Hosted by Chris Reason
and Lisa Wilkinson
, the program was successful and various critiques at the time called for the program to be lengthened to two hours (7 am – 9 am) and be extended to Saturday mornings as well as Sunday.
In 2006, Weekend Sunrise was extended from an hour to a two-hour show, running every Sunday from 8 am till 10 am. When Sportsworld
returned for the football season Weekend Sunrise settled into a 90-minute format, 8 am - 9.30 am. After Sportsworld's series concluded, the show returned to a two-hour format.
Andrew O'Keefe
initially temporarily replaced host Chris Reason
in 2006, but after improved ratings he was given the hosting position permanently. In 2007, Wilkinson moved to the Nine Network
to host Today
, and was replaced by Samantha Armytage
. In 2008, Weekend Sunrise moved their start time 30 minutes earlier to 7.30 am, to match the new start time of Nine's Sunday program. The program continued to run through to 10 am, meaning the program had a two-and-a-half-hour running time.
In 2009, the program's start time was moved even earlier. Originally, it was announced that Today on Sunday
(now Weekend Today
), the replacement the long-running Nine's Sunday, would run from 7.30 to 9 am. But this was changed on 28 January 2009 to 7 to 9 am. As result, Seven announced that Weekend Sunrise would also commence at 7 am and run through to 10 am, meaning the program would go for three hours, the same as the weekday version of Sunrise.
In February 2010, Seven announced that Weekend Sunrise would extend to Saturdays to compete against Weekend Today
. The Saturday edition airs in the same time slot as Weekend Today
, i.e. 7 am – 9 am. Saturday Disney
, which previously occupied the timeslot, immediately follows Weekend Sunrise. The original Saturday team consisted of Samantha Armytage
co-hosting with Larry Emdur
with Sarah Cumming
presenting the news, Simon Reeve
presenting sport and James Tobin
presenting the weather.
In November 2011, Adam Boland
was appointed executive producer of the program. He overhauled the program introducing a new format, a number of new segments and new regulars. New segments include Open Mic, unearthing unsigned and Indie music acts; Nanna’s Kitchen, recipes and advice from your grandmother; What’s On, entertainment news with George Houvardis and Shae Brewster; and Masters of Spin, cutting through the crap to get the real story.
, Weekend Sunrise blends a mixture of news every thirty minutes, interviews and light-hearted feature pieces into two (Saturdays) or three (Sundays) hours each morning. Occasionally, Weekend Sunrise may present the show from other locations, however, unlike Sunrise
, this is less common.
, national news updates are provided at the half hour mark, followed by a summary of overnight sport and weather.
Previous presenters of Weekend Sunrise include co-hosts Chris Reason
and Lisa Wilkinson
. Kylie Gillies
was the original sports presenter until she moved to The Morning Show
and Talitha Cummins
presented the news from 2007 until July 2008. Larry Emdur
presented Weekend Sunrise on Saturdays in 2010. Sarah Cumming
previously presented the news on Saturday and is now Seven News Sydney
weather presenter.
Current fill-in presenters that have recently hosted or co-hosted Weekend Sunrise include Kylie Gillies
, Natalie Barr
, Mark Beretta
, Larry Emdur
, Rebecca Maddern
, Tony Squires
, Rahni Sadler
and Monique Wright
.
Other Seven presenters who have either filled in or presented Sunrise in the past include Ben Davis
, Sophie Hull, Mike Amor
, Jillian Whiting
and Ben Damon
, amongst others.
, Weekend Sunrise is not broadcast live to all of Australia, it is instead broadcast delay
ed. New South Wales
(including ACT), Victoria
, Tasmania
have Weekend Sunrise broadcast live all year round, Queensland
has Sunrise broadcast live in wintertime, but during Daylight Saving Time
in Sydney
has the program delayed by one hour. The Northern Territory
has Weekend Sunrise delayed 30 minutes during winter and 1 hour and 30 minutes during Daylight Savings in Sydney. South Australia
has it delayed by 30 minutes all year around, and Western Australia
has it delayed by 2 hours in wintertime and by 3 hours during Daylight Savings in Sydney.
Occasionally, broadcasts of Weekend Sunrise are altered during special circumstances. On the morning of 17 July 2010, Weekend Sunrise was extended well past 9am continuing into 1pm in the afternoon when Julia Gillard
announced that Australia would be heading to the polls on 21 August. When Weekend Sunrise was covering the Victorian bushfires in February 2009, the show extended its coverage until 11am, with the extra hour dedicated to the events occurring in Victoria.
's "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
" as its theme song up until 2010 when MGMT
's "Electric Feel
" replaced it. In November 2011, "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
" was reinstated as the theme song.
Breakfast television
Breakfast television or morning show , is a type of infotainment television program, broadcast live in the morning...
program, broadcast 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...
. On Saturdays, it runs from 7am to 9am whilst on Sundays it runs from 7am to 10am.
History
In 2005 the Seven NetworkSeven 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...
replaced its struggling Sunday morning program Sunday Sunrise with a program called Weekend Sunrise which originally was an hour-long (8 am – 9 am) program with an identical format to 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:...
. Hosted by Chris Reason
Chris Reason
Chris Reason is a senior reporter for Seven News in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-Career:Chris began his career in newspapers - first The Redland Times then The Sun in Brisbane. He has also worked for Nine Network in the Gold Coast for a year.Reason came to Seven News in 1990 in Brisbane as a...
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:...
, the program was successful and various critiques at the time called for the program to be lengthened to two hours (7 am – 9 am) and be extended to Saturday mornings as well as Sunday.
In 2006, Weekend Sunrise was extended from an hour to a two-hour show, running every Sunday from 8 am till 10 am. When Sportsworld
Sportsworld
Sportsworld was an Australian Sunday morning sports information program shown on Seven Network. The program was broadcast from 9.00am - 11.00am following Weekend Sunrise on a Sunday morning, from Seven's Martin Place streetfront studios in Sydney....
returned for the football season Weekend Sunrise settled into a 90-minute format, 8 am - 9.30 am. After Sportsworld's series concluded, the show returned to a two-hour format.
Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew O'Keefe
Andrew Patrick O'Keefe is an Australian entertainer, best known for being the host of the hit game-show Deal or No Deal. He is also the co-host of Weekend Sunrise....
initially temporarily replaced host Chris Reason
Chris Reason
Chris Reason is a senior reporter for Seven News in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-Career:Chris began his career in newspapers - first The Redland Times then The Sun in Brisbane. He has also worked for Nine Network in the Gold Coast for a year.Reason came to Seven News in 1990 in Brisbane as a...
in 2006, but after improved ratings he was given the hosting position permanently. In 2007, Wilkinson moved to 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 host 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...
, and was replaced by Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage is an Australian journalist and television news presenter.Armytage is currently presenter of Seven 4.30 News , and co-host of Weekend Sunrise and she is also a regular fill-in presenter for various Seven Network programs.-Early life:Armytage grew up on a historic property, called...
. In 2008, Weekend Sunrise moved their start time 30 minutes earlier to 7.30 am, to match the new start time of Nine's Sunday program. The program continued to run through to 10 am, meaning the program had a two-and-a-half-hour running time.
In 2009, the program's start time was moved even earlier. Originally, it was announced that Today on Sunday
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...
(now Weekend 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...
), the replacement the long-running Nine's Sunday, would run from 7.30 to 9 am. But this was changed on 28 January 2009 to 7 to 9 am. As result, Seven announced that Weekend Sunrise would also commence at 7 am and run through to 10 am, meaning the program would go for three hours, the same as the weekday version of Sunrise.
In February 2010, Seven announced that Weekend Sunrise would extend to Saturdays to compete against Weekend 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...
. The Saturday edition airs in the same time slot as Weekend 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...
, i.e. 7 am – 9 am. Saturday Disney
Saturday Disney
Saturday Disney is a children's program which has aired on the Seven Network in Australia for over 20 years, with the first episode going to air on 20 January 1990. Although, according to the hosts during the 800th episode of the show, they revealed the show premiered in March 1990, causing...
, which previously occupied the timeslot, immediately follows Weekend Sunrise. The original Saturday team consisted of Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage is an Australian journalist and television news presenter.Armytage is currently presenter of Seven 4.30 News , and co-host of Weekend Sunrise and she is also a regular fill-in presenter for various Seven Network programs.-Early life:Armytage grew up on a historic property, called...
co-hosting with Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur is an Australian television personality. He is currently co-hosting Saturday's Weekend Sunrise alongside Samantha Armytage....
with Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming is an Australian journalist.Cumming is currently weather presenter on Seven News Sydney.-Career:Sarah completed her Journalism degree at the University of South Australia, where she majored in International Relations...
presenting the news, Simon Reeve
Simon Reeve (Australian television presenter)
Simon Reeve is an Australian television presenter and host of many shows on the Seven Network. Reeve is currently the sports presenter on Weekend Sunrise, reporter on Sunrise, and the host of the children's quiz show It's Academic, as well as a fill-in presenter for Seven News.Simon commenced his...
presenting sport and James Tobin
James Tobin
James Tobin was an American economist who, in his lifetime, served on the Council of Economic Advisors and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and taught at Harvard and Yale Universities. He developed the ideas of Keynesian economics, and advocated government intervention to...
presenting the weather.
In November 2011, Adam Boland
Adam Boland
Adam Boland is currently a director of social media and strategy with the Seven Network and executive producer for Weekend Sunrise....
was appointed executive producer of the program. He overhauled the program introducing a new format, a number of new segments and new regulars. New segments include Open Mic, unearthing unsigned and Indie music acts; Nanna’s Kitchen, recipes and advice from your grandmother; What’s On, entertainment news with George Houvardis and Shae Brewster; and Masters of Spin, cutting through the crap to get the real story.
Format
Similar to 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:...
, Weekend Sunrise blends a mixture of news every thirty minutes, interviews and light-hearted feature pieces into two (Saturdays) or three (Sundays) hours each morning. Occasionally, Weekend Sunrise may present the show from other locations, however, unlike 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:...
, this is less common.
News
As with 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:...
, national news updates are provided at the half hour mark, followed by a summary of overnight sport and weather.
Presenters
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Armytage Samantha Armytage Samantha Armytage is an Australian journalist and television news presenter.Armytage is currently presenter of Seven 4.30 News , and co-host of Weekend Sunrise and she is also a regular fill-in presenter for various Seven Network programs.-Early life:Armytage grew up on a historic property, called... |
Co-Host | 2007- |
| Andrew O'Keefe Andrew O'Keefe Andrew Patrick O'Keefe is an Australian entertainer, best known for being the host of the hit game-show Deal or No Deal. He is also the co-host of Weekend Sunrise.... |
Co-Host | 2005, 2006- |
| 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... |
News | 2010- |
| Simon Reeve Simon Reeve (Australian television presenter) Simon Reeve is an Australian television presenter and host of many shows on the Seven Network. Reeve is currently the sports presenter on Weekend Sunrise, reporter on Sunrise, and the host of the children's quiz show It's Academic, as well as a fill-in presenter for Seven News.Simon commenced his... |
Sport | 2007- (2005–2007; news) |
| James Tobin | Weather | 2009- |
Previous presenters of Weekend Sunrise include co-hosts Chris Reason
Chris Reason
Chris Reason is a senior reporter for Seven News in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.-Career:Chris began his career in newspapers - first The Redland Times then The Sun in Brisbane. He has also worked for Nine Network in the Gold Coast for a year.Reason came to Seven News in 1990 in Brisbane as a...
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:...
. Kylie Gillies
Kylie Gillies
Kylie Gillies is a television presenter for the Seven Network based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She currently co-hosts The Morning Show with Larry Emdur.-Career:...
was the original sports presenter until she moved to The Morning Show
The Morning Show (TV program)
The Morning Show is an Australian morning talk show that premiered on the Seven Network on 18 June 2007. The show airs between 9am and 11:30am weekdays and follows Seven's breakfast news program Sunrise, with both programs closely interlinked....
and Talitha Cummins
Talitha Cummins
Talitha Cummins is an Australian journalist.Cummins is currently a reporter for Seven News in Sydney and fill in presenter on Seven Morning News and Seven 4:30 News.-Career:...
presented the news from 2007 until July 2008. Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur is an Australian television personality. He is currently co-hosting Saturday's Weekend Sunrise alongside Samantha Armytage....
presented Weekend Sunrise on Saturdays in 2010. Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming
Sarah Cumming is an Australian journalist.Cumming is currently weather presenter on Seven News Sydney.-Career:Sarah completed her Journalism degree at the University of South Australia, where she majored in International Relations...
previously presented the news on Saturday and is now Seven News Sydney
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
weather presenter.
Current fill-in presenters that have recently hosted or co-hosted Weekend Sunrise include Kylie Gillies
Kylie Gillies
Kylie Gillies is a television presenter for the Seven Network based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She currently co-hosts The Morning Show with Larry Emdur.-Career:...
, Natalie Barr
Natalie Barr
Natalie Anne Barr is an Australian journalist, news and television presenter.Barr is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's Sunrise and presenter of Seven Early News.-Career:...
, Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta
Mark Beretta is an Australian media personality. He is known by the common nickname of Beretts.-Early life and career:Beretta was born in Geelong, Victoria on 16 June 1966. He was educated at St. Joseph's College...
, Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur
Larry Emdur is an Australian television personality. He is currently co-hosting Saturday's Weekend Sunrise alongside Samantha Armytage....
, Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern
Rebecca Maddern is an Australian journalist, news reporter and presenter.Maddern is currently a reporter for Seven News and fill-in presenter on a number of Seven Network programs including Seven News Melbourne, Seven Morning News, Seven 4.30 News, Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise, The Morning Show and...
, Tony Squires
Tony Squires
Tony Squires is an Australian media personality, currently presenting the sport report on Seven News in Sydney. He is perhaps best known as the presenter of the comic sport news show The Fat, which ran on ABC television from 2000 to 2003....
, Rahni Sadler
Rahni Sadler
Rahni Sadler is an Australian reporter and television journalist. She is sister of Matthew Sadler who is a TV and radio presenter and journalist for the ABC...
and Monique Wright
Monique Wright
Monique Wright is an Australian journalist and television personality. She received national exposure as the weather presenter on the Seven Network's national breakfast program, Sunrise during 2007, being promoted from feature reporter to replace former weather presenter Grant Denyer.As a member...
.
Other Seven presenters who have either filled in or presented Sunrise in the past include Ben Davis
Ben Davis (journalist)
Ben Davis is a sports presenter on the Seven Network in Brisbane. Currently, he presents the sport report on the 6:00pm news, on Thursday and Friday nights....
, Sophie Hull, Mike Amor
Mike Amor
Mike Amor is the United States Correspondent for Seven News.Mike Amor is one of Australia’s most experienced TV correspondents and is currentlyU.S...
, Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting is a former presenter with the Nine Network in Brisbane, having presented both Nine News Brisbane and Nine Gold Coast News, as well as the local Brisbane magazine show Extra....
and Ben Damon
Ben 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...
, amongst others.
Recurring Weekend Sunrise Regulars
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Aspen | Showbiz editor | 2005- |
| Molly Meldrum | Music editor | 2009- |
| Richard Arnold Richard Arnold (TV presenter) Richard Arnold is a British television presenter. He is currently employed by Seven Network.-Early life:Arnold was born in a house in Hampshire, grew up in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, and attended University of Edinburgh, gaining a MA in English Language and Literature. He then studied journalism at... |
UK Entertainment | 2009- |
| Edwina Bartholomew | Sydney correspondent | 2011- |
| Nuala Hafner Nuala Hafner - Early life :Hafner is the daughter of the Ghanaian-born Australian television personality and celebrity chef, Dorinda Hafner. Her father, Julian, is a retired English psychiatrist and an art gallery volunteer. Hafner attended Adelaide's private Pembroke School where she became Dux... |
Melbourne correspondent | 2010- (various reports before) |
| Amanda Bachmann | Adelaide correspondent | 2010- |
| Michelle Tapper | Brisbane correspondent | 2010- |
| Mark Riley Mark Riley (journalist) Mark Riley is an Australian journalist, who is chief political reporter for Seven News based in Canberra.Riley started his journalism career in 1979 at The Newcastle Herald, where he covered the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. He soon moved to The Sydney Morning Herald, where he worked in politics... |
Chief Political correspondent | 2005- |
| Martin Frizell | UK Bureau correspondent | 2010- |
| Mike Amor Mike Amor Mike Amor is the United States Correspondent for Seven News.Mike Amor is one of Australia’s most experienced TV correspondents and is currentlyU.S... |
US Bureau correspondent | 2005- |
| Angela Cox | US Bureau correspondent | 2010- |
| George Houvardis | What's On? | 2011- |
| Shae Brewster | What's On? | 2011- |
| Paul Murray | Weekend All Stars | 2005 - 2010 |
| 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:... |
Weekend All Stars | 2011 |
| Prue MacSween | Weekend All Stars | 2007 - 2011 |
| Dr Keith Suter Keith Suter Dr Keith Suter is a consultant on strategic planning, Christian, and a futurist. He is a weekly guest on radio station 2GB in Sydney to discuss international affairs with host Brian Wilshire.This and other commentaries are published daily on Keith's blog... |
Foreign affairs | 2005- |
| Dr Ginni Mansberg | General Practitioner | 2009- |
| Dr John D'Arcy | Medical editor | 2005- |
| Dr Michael Carr-Gregg | Child Psychology | 2006- |
Broadcasting
Because Australia has more than one time zoneTime zone
A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
, Weekend Sunrise is not broadcast live to all of Australia, it is instead broadcast delay
Broadcast delay
In radio and television, broadcast delay refers to the practice of intentionally delaying broadcast of live material. A short delay is often used to prevent profanity, bloopers, violence, or other undesirable material from making it to air, including more mundane problems such as technical...
ed. New South Wales
New 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), 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....
, 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 Weekend Sunrise broadcast live all year round, 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...
has Sunrise broadcast live in wintertime, but 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...
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...
has the program delayed by one hour. 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 Weekend Sunrise delayed 30 minutes during winter and 1 hour and 30 minutes during Daylight Savings in Sydney. 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...
has it delayed by 30 minutes all year around, and 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...
has it delayed by 2 hours in wintertime and by 3 hours during Daylight Savings in Sydney.
Occasionally, broadcasts of Weekend Sunrise are altered during special circumstances. On the morning of 17 July 2010, Weekend Sunrise was extended well past 9am continuing into 1pm in the afternoon when Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...
announced that Australia would be heading to the polls on 21 August. When Weekend Sunrise was covering the Victorian bushfires in February 2009, the show extended its coverage until 11am, with the extra hour dedicated to the events occurring in Victoria.
Theme Song
Weekend Sunrise used Duran DuranDuran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
's "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
(Reach Up For The) Sunrise
" Sunrise" is a song by Duran Duran, the first single from the album Astronaut and their 31st single overall. It was the first single since "A View to a Kill" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band.-Music video:...
" as its theme song up until 2010 when MGMT
MGMT
MGMT is an American alternative rock band founded by Benjamin Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. After the release of their first album, the members of their live band, Matthew Asti, James Richardson and Will Berman, joined the core band in the studio...
's "Electric Feel
Electric Feel
-Quotations:"Electric Feel is a shunting single that cobbles together the instrumental roving of Gary Numan, the high pitch vocal provocation of Scissor Sisters and tops it off with a Timo Maas vibe that varies in impact. Worldly, boundary crossing expressionism is the end result...
" replaced it. In November 2011, "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise
(Reach Up For The) Sunrise
" Sunrise" is a song by Duran Duran, the first single from the album Astronaut and their 31st single overall. It was the first single since "A View to a Kill" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band.-Music video:...
" was reinstated as the theme song.
See also
- 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:...
- Journalism in AustraliaJournalism in AustraliaJournalism in Australia varies from international practices in areas as diverse as legal freedoms and editorial practices.- History :Most of the published material in the first twenty years of the New South Wales colony was to inform residents of the rules and laws of the time. These were printed...
- List of Australian television series