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Craig Bennett
Craig Bennett (born 15 October 1962) is an Australian journalist, author, MC, radio commentator and television presenter, best known for his work as an entertainment reporter.(2016Oz Panto cast: Craig Bennett Bonnie Lythgoe Productions. Accessed 1 August 2019. Biography and career Early TV appearances Bennett first appeared on television in the 1970s, as a guest discussing his pet snakes, on programs such as ''The Don Lane Show'', ''The Mike Walsh Show'' and ''Simon Townsend's Wonder World'' which led to him being dubbed "the snake boy of St Ives".Bennett, Craig (2019), ''True Confessions of a Shameless Gossip'', New Holland Publishers, . Accessed 1 August 2019. Newspaper journalist Bennett started his professional media career in 1980 when he became a copy boy and then cadet journalist at ''The Daily Mirror'' and ''Daily Telegraph'' newspapers, covering general news stories. Television He moved into television several years later, initially appearing on children's program '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Reporter
Entertainment journalism is any form of journalism that focuses on popular culture and the entertainment business and its products. Like fashion journalism, entertainment journalism covers industry-specific news while targeting general audiences beyond those working in the industry itself. Common forms include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, and celebrity coverage. Comparison with news journalism News journalism deals with information of current events or reports of events that have previously occurred. The main purpose of this type of journalism is to inform. Entertainment journalism deals with information of the entertainment industry such as films, television shows, events, music, fashion and video games among others. The main purpose of this type of journalism is to entertain. In this area of journalism, however, it is not just about the pure reproduction of facts, as the Central European journalist Norman Schenz sums it up: "We no longer just wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Today Tonight
''Today Tonight'' is an Australian current affairs television program produced by the Seven Network. It aired from January 1995 to November 2019 in Adelaide and Perth. Editions in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were previously produced before being cancelled in February 2014. History Following the cancellation of ''Real Life'', presented by Stan Grant late in 1994, ''Today Tonight'' was launched in January 1995 to replace it, with separate editions for each main metropolitan market (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth). Over summer, it was usual for ''Today Tonight'' to present a single edition broadcast across the entire east coast of Australia (that is, combining Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane). ''Today Tonight'' nationally was the last program to win the Logie for Most Popular Public Affairs Program before that award was discontinued. South Australia The South Australian edition was anchored by Rosanna Mangiarelli. Since the program's inception in Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year."About Penguin – company history" , Penguin Books. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths Group (United Kingdom), Woolworths and other stores for Sixpence (British coin), sixpence, bringing high-quality fiction and non-fiction to the mass market. Its success showed that large audiences existed for serious books. It also affected modern British popular culture significantly through its books concerning politics, the arts, and science. Penguin Books is now an imprint (trade name), imprint of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rees (entertainer)
James Rees (born 15 July 1987) is an Australian children's entertainer best known for playing the role of Jimmy Giggle on ABC Kids' flagship program ''Giggle and Hoot'' from 2009 to 2020. Personal life Rees was born in Frankston, Victoria and grew up in Mount Eliza, Victoria and moved to the Central Coast of New South Wales, at age 22 to star as "Jimmy Giggle" in the ABC children's programme ''Giggle and Hoot'' (filmed in the ABC's Ultimo studios). Rees married his long term partner Tori in 2013 and they have three sons named Lenny, Mack and Vinny. After Rees finished up with Giggle and Hoot, they moved from the Central Coast, New South Wales to the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Career Rees was the host of the Australian ABC children's programme ''Giggle and Hoot'' from 2009 to 2020. In the programme, Jimmy Giggle (James Rees) is shown to enjoy mending objects, although he relies on a "problematic magic button" that never works. He is portrayed as having a brilliant t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Maddren
Timothy Maddren (born 3 March 1984) is a New Zealand-born Australian musician best known as a member of the Australian children's musical group Hi-5. He was a replacement for Nathan Foley in 2008. He left Hi-5 in February 2013 after four years. His replacement was Ainsley Melham. Maddren worked at Hi-5 in three seasons (135 episodes). Early life Maddren was born in Blenheim, New Zealand. He was raised in a musical family and was encouraged from an early age to develop his performing and entertaining skills. He plays guitar, piano, trumpet and drums. Maddren is left-handed. In 2003 Maddren moved to Perth, Australia to study at the WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) from which he graduated in 2005. Career He performed in many theatrical productions, including ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (2007), ''A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum'', ''Chess'', '' Les Miserables'', '' Crazy For You'', ''International Miners Emporium'', '' Street Scene'', ''Guys & Dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Everett
Peter Everett is an Australian television host. He is probably best known for hosting the Australian adaptation of cook show ''Ready Steady Cook'', which aired on Network Ten. He is known for appearing on '' Changing Rooms'' which aired on the Nine Network in the late 1990s. He has also taken part in two reality television competition series: '' Skating on Thin Ice'' in 2005 and ''The Celebrity Apprentice Australia'' in 2013. Early life Everett was born in Charleville, Queensland. He moved to Brisbane in his adolescence. Everett has lived in the United States and Hong Kong. He then moved to Sydney to run the Queen Street Brasserie. Career Early career (1998–2005) In 1998, Everett worked as an interior designer on the Australian adaptation of '' Changing Rooms''. He co-hosted ''Renovation Rescue'', and hosted ''Amazing Homes''. He also took part in reality figure skating series '' Skating on Thin Ice'' in 2005. ''Ready Steady Cook'' (2006–2011) In 2006 Everett replace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Liano
Gina Liano (born 1966) is an Australian barrister, author, entrepreneur and television personality. She is best known for her role in ''The Real Housewives of Melbourne''. Early and personal life Liano was born Georgina Caroline Italiano in Brighton, Victoria, to Italian parents Anita Bonollo and Nicola Italiano. She is one of four siblings. Her sisters Bettina Liano and Teresa Liano are both fashion designers. In 2003, Liano was diagnosed with cancer. She went into remission after 12 months of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. She has been divorced twice and is a single mother of two boys, and lives in Melbourne. Career In 1985, Liano went into business with her sisters running a chain of boutiques. Liano was admitted as a lawyer in 1997, and joined the Victorian Bar in 1999. She currently practices in criminal law, intentional torts, commercial law, family law and employment law. Since 2014, Liano has appeared on the Australian reality television series ''The Real House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Entertainment
Nine Entertainment (registered as Nine Entertainment Co. Pty Ltd) is an Australian publicly listed media company with holdings in radio and television broadcasting, newspaper publications and digital media. It uses Nine as its corporate branding and also prefers this usage to be used for the parent company. The entity is largely a successor to the former Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL), which was established by the Packer family. The Packers officially ended their involvement with the company in 2008 and its name was changed to Nine in 2010. The company merged with Fairfax Media in December 2018, expanding its brands and investments across television, video on demand, print, digital, radio and real estate classifieds. Nine's assets include the Nine Network, Nine Radio; major newspaper mastheads such as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', ''The Age'' and ''The Australian Financial Review''; digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Honey, Pedestrian; video-on-demand platfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, ''The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''The Sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Corp Australia
News Corp Australia is an Australian media conglomerate and wholly owned subsidiary of the American News Corp. One of Australia's largest media conglomerates, News Corp Australia employs more than 8,000 staff nationwide and approximately 3,000 journalists. The group's interests span newspaper and magazine publishing, Internet, subscription television in the form of Foxtel, market research, DVD and film distribution, and film and television production trading assets. News Pty Limited (formerly News Limited) is the holding company of the group. News Corp Australia owns approximately 142 daily, Sunday, weekly, bi-weekly, and tri-weekly newspapers, of which 102 are suburban publications (including 16 in which News Corp Australia has a 50% interest). News Corp Australia publishes a nationally distributed newspaper in Australia, a metropolitan newspaper in each of the Australian cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, and Sydney, as well as groups of suburban news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News
News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different Media (communication), media: word of mouth, printing, Mail, postal systems, broadcasting, Telecommunications, electronic communication, or through the testimony of Witness, observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called "hard news" to differentiate it from soft media. Common topics for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, the Climate change, environment, economy, business, fashion, entertainment, and sport, as well as Wikipedia:Unusual articles, quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning Monarchy, royal ceremonies, Law, laws, Tax, taxes, public health, and Crime, criminals, have been dubbed news since ancient times. Technology, Technological and Social change, social developments, often driven by government communication and espionage networks, have increased the speed with which news can spread, as well as influenced its conten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio 10
''Studio 10'' is an Australian morning talk show on Network 10. The show airs between 8:30am and noon on weekdays and a highlights show airs between 9:30am and noon on weekends. ''Studio 10'' is broadcast live from Network 10 Studios in Pyrmont, a suburb in Sydney's inner-city. History On 9 June 2013, Network 10 announced a new mid-morning show to replace '' The Circle'' which it cancelled the year previously. Ita Buttrose was the first presenter of the show to be named, and her appointment drew much media attention as she was 71 years of age at the time. It was later announced Joe Hildebrand, Sarah Harris and Jessica Rowe would also be presenters on the new show. After a viewer competition, the show's name was announced in July 2013 to be ''Studio 10''. The show would be filmed from Network 10's Sydney studios in front of a live studio audience. It was later announced it would premiere on 4 November 2013 as part of Ten's brand new morning lineup which also included the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
