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Mornings (TV Program)
''Today Extra'' is an Australian morning talk show, with an infotainment base, hosted by David Campbell and Sylvia Jeffreys. The show airs between 9:00 am and 11:30 am weekdays and follows the Nine Network's breakfast news program ''Today'', with both programs closely interlinked. The show is broadcast from the Nine Network studios in North Sydney, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales. History The show premiered on the Nine Network on 6 February 2012 as Mornings and features interviews, live music performances and segments on cooking, lifestyle, fashion and beauty, entertainment and a wide range of other topics. ''Mornings'' replaced the long-running breakfast show''Kerri-Anne.'' In January 2015, Nine relaunched ''Mornings'' with a new set and logo. Wendy Kingston and Georgie Gardner filled in for Sonia Kruger whilst she was on maternity leave. Kingston presented on Monday and Gardner presented from Tuesday to Friday. They presented until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morning Show
Breakfast television (Europe, Canada, and Australia) or morning show (United States) is a type of news or infotainment television programme that broadcasts live in the morning (typically scheduled between 5:00 and 10:00a.m., or if it is a local programme, as early as 4:00a.m.). Often presented by a small team of hosts, these programmes are typically marketed towards the combined demography of people getting ready for work and school and stay-at-home adults and parents. The first – and longest-running – national breakfast/morning show on television is ''Today'', which set the tone for the genre and premiered on 14 January 1952 on NBC in the United States. For the next 70 years, ''Today'' was the number one morning program in the ratings for the vast majority of its run and since its start, many other television stations and television networks around the world have followed NBC's lead, copying that program's successful format. Format and style Breakfast television/mornin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Kruger
Sonia Melissa Kruger (born 28 August 1965) is an Australian television presenter and media personality, who has been a prominent figure in the media for over 20 years. Kruger is currently the host of '' Big Brother Australia'' and a presenter on ''The Voice Australia''. She is best known for co-hosting the popular Australian version of '' Dancing with the Stars'' and for the role of Tina Sparkle in the dark 1992 film '' Strictly Ballroom''. Kruger has also been a co-host of ''Today Extra''. During her time at the Seven Network, Kruger has also reported for numerous other events, including the network's coverage of the Olympics, the Melbourne Cup and the Australian Open. Early life Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, she attended Beenleigh State High School, completing Year 12 in 1982. Kruger completed an arts degree at the University of Technology, Sydney, and taught dance at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Career In 1992, Kruger came to prominence in her a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad McKay (doctor)
Brad McKay is an Australian doctor, science communicator and author. He is best known for his television series ''Embarrassing Bodies Down Under'', which was broadcast in 2013. He is also a regular guest on numerous Australian television and radio programs including ''Today''. He is a practicing GP in the inner Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst. Early life and education McKay was born and grew up in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. He moved to Australia as a teen, and studied at Monash University Career After graduating from university, McKay began work at a clinic in Melbourne. He has worked with remote Aboriginal communities in New South Wales. In 2014 he began working at East Sydney Doctors in Sydney. McKay's first television role was as a commentator on '' The Project''. He then started making regular appearances on ''Today'' and ''Today Extra''. In 2013, he hosted ''Embarrassing Bodies Down Under'' on Lifestyle You, a factual television program that explores embarrassing medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giles Hardie
Giles George Beresford Hardie was an Australian film critic, entertainment journalist, producer and television personality. Film reviewing In 2008, Hardie established the weekly ''Pick of the Flicks'' film review video that appears on Fairfax Media websites, including ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and ''The Age''. He is the writer, producer and host of the segment which reviews mainstream films in their week of release in Australian cinemas. He has interviewed a large number of celebrities on camera for Fairfax Media, including the cast of ''Harry Potter Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman and Hugh Jackman. Hardie has written a film blog on ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' website since October 2008, entitle''Get Flick'd'' It includes the annual list of the best and worst films of the year. In 2011, he was appointed Entertainment Editor for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' online. Hardie formerly covered cinema across the Fairfax Media websites including smh.com.au, theage.com.au, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Tilley (television Presenter)
Tom Tilley (born 1981) is an Australian television and radio presenter and journalist. He was previously the host of daily radio news program ''Hack'' on Triple J between 2011 and 2019. Career Interested in journalism from a young age, Tilley undertook work experience at a radio station and for a newspaper during high school, but was initially discouraged by relatives from pursuing it as a career due to the difficulties in finding work within the industry. He worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank for two years after graduating from Macquarie University before choosing to change career paths. After travelling overseas and teaching himself video editing skills, Tilley decided that journalism was what he ultimately wanted to break into. Tilley began working at the ABC in late 2005, undertaking secretarial work in its newsroom as a casual employee. He later moved into radio presenting, first during the late-night 'graveyard shift', and later as a talk-back presenter. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayne Azzopardi
Jayne Azzopardi is an Australian television news presenter and journalist living in Sydney. She currently presents news for ''Weekend Today'' and a reporter for ''Nine News Sydney''. She is occasionally seen presenting the 6pm news during summer. Career She started her career as a journalist at WIN News located in Wagga Wagga. Before joining Nine, she also worked at international news organisations including ITN, BBC, CNBC & Al Jazeera. Azzopardi joined the Nine Network's news service ''Nine News'' in 2009 as a political journalist located in Canberra. She covered two election and three leadership changes. In 2011, Jayne joined the Sydney newsroom to cover breaking news stories across Australia and the world. From natural disasters to Hollywood red carpets and royal tours. She has also hosted ''Talking Married'' on the Nine Network sister channel 9Life. At the end of 2015, it was announced that Azzopardi would become news presenter for ''Weekend Today''. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Boney
Brooke Boney () is an Australian journalist and television presenter of Aboriginal Gamilaroi descent. She is an entertainment reporter on the Nine Network's breakfast program ''Today.'' Early life and education Boney was born around 1987 in Muswellbrook, New South Wales,Chrysanthos, Natassia (17 January 2019Brooke Boney on being commercial breakfast TV's first indigenous star ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 23 March 2019. the eldest of six children. The family, headed by her mother, were quite poor, but she grew up with a strong work ethic which she attributes to the influence of her grandfather. She is a Gamilaroi woman. She worked as a volunteer in community radio while at high school, and after finishing school, worked as an advertising cadet at the ''Australian Financial Review''. After entering as a mature age student, Boney graduated from University of Technology Sydney with a Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) in 2014. Career Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Sherlock
Amber Simone Sherlock (née Higlett) is an Australian journalist, television news presenter and reporter. She currently presents the weather on ''Nine News Sydney'' and previously hosted the daily national one hour news bulletin ''Nine News Now''. Career Sherlock began her career at the Seven Network in Sydney and worked for the financial news service at the Commonwealth Bank before joining Network Ten for the Sydney Olympics. She then moved into finance journalism, taking a position in London for several years. She came back to Canberra as a host for a Network Ten current affairs program. Upon her return to Sydney, Sherlock went to work for Commonwealth Securities as a financial journalist, after which she took a position as a newsreader with Sky News Australia. Sherlock joined the Nine Network in 2007 to present the business segments for the ''Today'', '' Nine Morning News Hour'' and '' Nine Afternoon News''. She was the news presenter on ''Weekend Today'' and Monday news prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davina Smith
Davina Smith (born 1982) is an Australian journalist and news presenter.Meet The Team: Davina Smith 9news.com.au website. Accessed 8 April 2017. Smith currently presents '' Nine Morning News,'' '' Nine Afternoon News'' and is news presenter on the 's ''''. Career Smith a ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronavirus Disease 2019
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, loss of smell, and loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure, shock, or multiorgan dysfunction). Older people are at a higher risk of developing seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Russell
Belinda Russell (born ca. 1978 in Biloela, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian television newsreader, weather presenter and journalist. Russell currently presents the weather on ''Nine News Sydney'' on Friday and Saturday, co-host of ''Weekend Today'' and co-host of ''Today Extra'' on Friday. Career Belinda started her career at Network 10 in Brisbane in 1999, where she produced kids environment shows, and thereafter she joined the news team as a reporter. In 2002, she moved to London and joined Sky News as a producer, becoming one of few Australian journalists to work on-camera for a British television program. Nine Network Russell returned to Australia in 2007 and joined Nine Network's program ''A Current Affair'' as a reporter in Sydney. In 2013, she was appointed the weeknight weather presenter for ''Nine News Sydney''. In 2019, Belinda was announced as a co-host of ''Today Extra'' on Fridays while Sylvia Jeffreys was on maternity leave. This turned into a perman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Wilson
Rita Wilson (born Margarita Ibrahimoff; October 26, 1956) is an American actress, singer, and producer. Her film appearances include ''Volunteers'' (1985), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), '' Now and Then'' (1995), ''That Thing You Do!'' (1996), ''Jingle All the Way'' (1996), '' The Story of Us'' (1999), '' Runaway Bride'' (1999), '' It's Complicated'' (2009), and ''Larry Crowne'' (2011), and she appeared in the television series ''The Good Wife'' and ''Girls''. Wilson has performed on Broadway, and has produced several films, including ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' (2002). As a singer/songwriter, Wilson has released the albums ''AM/FM'', ''Rita Wilson'', ''Bigger Picture'', and ''Halfway to Home''. In March 2019, she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Rita Wilson was born Margarita Ibrahimoff in Los Angeles where she grew up. Her mother, Dorothea Tzigkou ( el, Δωροθέα Τζίγκου), was Greek, raised in Sotirë near Dropull i Sipërm in Albania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
