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Patti McGrath
Patricia Anne Newton (née McGrath; born 4 February 1945) is an Australian singer, actress, dancer, stage performer and radio and television presenter. Life and career Prior to her marriage, Newton worked under her birth name, Patti McGrath, when she appeared on programs such as the ''Tarax Show'' and ''The Graham Kennedy Show''. In 1967, she won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female in Victoria. She has appeared in many stage shows, and has made television appearances on '' Good Morning Australia'' and the Logie Awards. Newton was married to fellow Australian entertainer Bert Newton from 9 November 1974 until his death on 30 October 2021. She often appeared with him and Bert Newton sometimes referred to her as "Patricia Anne Therese Bernadette McGrath Newton". She is the mother of Lauren and Matthew Newton. Newton is a regular on 3AW's ''Nightline'' program with Philip Brady and Simon Owens, Monday nights from 10.15 pm – 11.00 pm AEST. In 2007, Newton was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Forum. History digiNews (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the digiNEWS website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting a lot of attention from visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Very soon Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to create the digiN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berts Family Feud
''Bert's Family Feud'' was an Australian game show remake based on the American show of the same name. The series was produced by Grundy Television in conjunction with FremantleMedia. It was broadcast on the Nine Network and hosted by Bert Newton. The title refers to host Bert Newton as the show intended to feature celebrities and their families as contestants. A principal motivation for establishing the show was that the Nine Network had the highest-rating Australian television news service for many years, but has seen its viewing audience abandon the network in favour of the Seven Network's ''Seven News'' and ''Today Tonight''. This is not only due to Seven's increasing ratings for its news programming, but also due to their highly successful game show ''Deal or No Deal'' which airs in the 5:30pm timeslot, leading into the news. Leading up to the program's February 2006 launch there was speculation that the network may delay the program until mid-year and instead show rerun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Logie Awards
The 49th Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Sunday 6 May 2007 at the Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and broadcast on the Nine Network. The ceremony was hosted by Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box, while Hamish Blake and Andy Lee were the backstage hosts. Jules Lund, Livinia Nixon and Jackie O hosted the Red Carpet Arrivals. Special guests included Michael Weatherly, Rachel Griffiths, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Ioan Gruffud. Winners and nominees In the tables below, winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. Gold Logie Acting/Presenting Most Popular Programs Most Outstanding Programs Performers *Avril Lavigne *Damien Leith * James Morrison Hall of Fame Steve Irwin became the 24th induction into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame posthumously. References External links * {{Logie Awards years 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20 To 1
''20 to One'' (known as ''20 to 1'' before 2016) is an Australian television series on the Nine Network from 2005, that counts down an undefined "top 20" of elements or events of popular culture, such as films, songs, or sporting scandals. The format mixes archival footage of the listed events with comments from various Australian celebrities. Originally the show was hosted by Bud Tingwell and narrated by David Reyne; the pair were replaced by Bert Newton as host for the second season. The series was rebooted by the Nine Network and returned for its eleventh season on 31 May 2016 with new hosts, Australian radio presenters Fitzy and Wippa. From 2017, the show was hosted by Erin Molan and Dave Thornton. Format Each episode counts down the "top twenty" events following a particular theme, from position 20 down to number 1. Media clips depicting the event are played as the host provides background information of the entry. This is followed by clips of celebrities providing judg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Dobbs Tonight
''Lou Dobbs Tonight'' was an American political and financial talk program that was hosted by Lou Dobbs. The program initially aired on CNN from its launch under the title ''Moneyline'', as its main financial news program. The program later shifted to an opinion-based format focusing on political and economic commentary, and was likewise renamed ''Lou Dobbs Tonight''. Field correspondents provided additional reporting and occasionally served as guest anchors. During Dobbs' tenure, prominent politicians and economists were regular guests on the show. On November 11, 2009, Lou Dobbs stepped down from CNN. On March 14, 2011, Dobbs moved to Fox Business, hosting a new incarnation of ''Lou Dobbs Tonight.'' On February 5, 2021, Fox Business canceled ''Lou Dobbs Tonight'' after nearly 10 years on the channel, after a defamation lawsuit was filed against Fox News by Smartmatic over statements made by Dobbs and other Fox Business and Fox News anchors. History CNN era ''Lou Dobbs Tonig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postcards (TV Series)
''Postcards'' is an Australian holiday and travel television series on the Nine Network. History There were originally three different versions of ''Postcards'', each produced and broadcast within its specific city or market. In 1995, Adelaide's Nine Network produced their first series. It promoted holiday spots within South Australia, encouraging viewers to travel within their state. Soon after, the Nine Network in Melbourne launched their own state-based version and Nine Network in Perth followed in 1999 with ''Postcards WA''. In 2007, WIN Television purchased Nine Network in Adelaide and Perth. The Perth-based ''Postcards WA'' was then renamed ''Postcards Australia'' and expanded to cover more parts of the country, using reporters positioned across the WIN network, and in 2011 they axed the original Adelaide-based ''Postcards SA''. In March 2016, ''Postcards'' moved to a new Friday night timeslot and one hour format for Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne markets. Rebecca Judd ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Squares
''Celebrity Squares'' is a British comedy game show based on the American comedy game show ''The Hollywood Squares, Hollywood Squares''. It first ran from 20 July 1975 to 7 July 1979 and was hosted by Bob Monkhouse, then—also hosted by Monkhouse—from 8 January 1993 to 3 January 1997. On 10 September 2014, a revival of the show produced by September Films and Motion Content Group debuted on ITV and was hosted by Warwick Davis. On 13 November 2015, DCD Media confirmed that the show had been cancelled. Format The show is based on Tic-tac-toe, noughts and crosses. Inside each box is a celebrity. The host asks a celebrity a question, and if the contestant can correctly predict whether the celebrity got that question correct or wrong, then they'll win that square and a money value. If the contestant's prediction is wrong, the opposing contestant wins the square and no money is won. However, if the round is at game point, the opponent must put their nought or cross in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ernie Sigley Show
Ernest William Sigley (2 September 1938 – 15 August 2021) was an Australian television host, comedian, variety performer, radio presenter and singer. Known as a pioneer of radio and television in Australian, he was often styled as a "little Aussie battler" with a larrikin sense of humour. Sigley started his career in radio, before becoming a presenter of TV programs and was best known for his self-titled program ''The Ernie Sigley Show'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' as well as original host of game show ''Wheel of Fortune'', after presenting talk shows with his frequent co-presenter Denise Drysdale in the late 80s and early 90s, he returned to presenting radio broadcasts, until retiring in 2009. Biography Early life and career Sigley was born in Footscray, Melbourne, one of seven children of a boilermaker. After completing his education at Williamstown High School, his career began in 1952 as a turntable operator on Danny Webb's breakfast program at radio station 3DB. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Hamilton
Edward Leslie "Ted" Hamilton ( OAM) (born 1937), is an Australian singer, composer, playwright, entrepreneur, and actor. He is known for playing the Pirate King in '' The Pirate Movie'' and police constable Kevin Dwyer in ''Division 4'' (1969–73). More recently, he played Merlin in the TV series ''Guinevere Jones''. He also played in ''Homicide'', ''The Love Boat'', ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', ''Hawaii Five-O'', '' Mission: Impossible'', and ''Rafferty's Rules''. Biography In 1955, Hamilton began performing in nightclubs, and live on national radio. He guest starred on ''The Ford Show'', ''Calling The Stars'' and '' The Gladys Moncrieff Show''. He also had hit records with "Primrose Lane" and "The Things We Did Last Summer". His most successful single was a 1959 duet with the late Ray Melton on HMV with a cover of US duo Travis and Bob's '59 hit " Tell Him No". Their cover reached #6 in Melbourne, and was a top 20 hit in Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Melbourne Tonight
''In Melbourne Tonight'', also known as ''IMT'', was a highly popular nightly Logie award-winning Australian variety television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. Overview Graham Kennedy was the show's main host and star attraction, but other presenters were often called on to present the show on certain nights. ''In Melbourne Tonight'' had as many as 50 different presenters over its 13 years on air. The format of the show was inspired by the American ''Tonight Show'' on NBC, but Kennedy's exuberant charisma was the key to the success of ''IMT''. The show originally had its own self-titled theme song, written by ''IMT'' first band leader, Lee Gallagher, but for most of its run, it adopted the tune of '' Gee, But You're Swell'', written by Abel Baer and Charles Tobias in 1936. Geoff Corke was Kennedy's offsider until 1959, when Bert Newton joined GTV-9 from HSV-7 to become Kennedy's straight man. This began a professional partnership that continued for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandstand (TV Program)
''Bandstand'' is an Australian live pop music, variety television program screened from November 1958 to June 1972. Featuring both local and international music artists, and produced in-house at the studios of the Nine Network in Willoughby, New South Wales, it was originally broadcast only in New South Wales, It became a national program in the early 1960s as the network expanded into other Australian states. The host of ''Bandstand'' for its entire existence was radio presenter and television newsreader Brian Henderson. Although unrelated, the program was based on the concept of the American pop music show ''American Bandstand''. Founding ''Bandstand'' was created in November 1958 by television executive Bruce Gyngell in consultation with Mayfield B. Anthony. The host for virtually the entire run was Brian Henderson, who was also a local newsreader from January 1957. From 1960 it developed a national profile as the Nine Network was created to link affiliate stations in oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
