''PVO NewsDay'' (formerly titled ''PVO NewsHour'') is an Australian television news and commentary program which was broadcast 4 times weekly on

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. The program is hosted by

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, whose initials in part represent the program's title. The program covers a range of news, politics, sport, weather, finance and entertainment, as well as commentary from van Onselen and other contributors. Occasionally, home viewers are invited on-air to provide opinions as part of a

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. The program aired Monday through Thursday between midday and 4pm Sydney time, with an hour break in the program at 1pm (previously a half-hour break only) for a separate but related program ''

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'', which focuses on political news and is co-hosted by van Onselen and

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. When Parliament is sitting, ''PVO NewsDay'' does not return after ''To the Point'', as Sky News provides live coverage of Parliament question time, followed by an extended edition of ''

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''. The program was broadcast from the Sky News centre in the

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suburb of

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, Kristina Keneally and

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have filled in for van Onselen.

History

The program began as an hour long

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program titled ''PVO NewsHour'', which premiered on 20 January 2014. The program ended its primetime run on 28 May 2015 after van Onselen requested moving his program to a daytime slot to allow him to spend more time with his children. The daytime program, under the title of ''PVO NewsDay'' began on 1 June 2015. ''PVO NewsDay'' replaced live rolling news which was previously hosted by Ashley Gillan, who went on

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. In November 2015,

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confirmed that ''PVO NewsDay'' would return for a second season in 2016. The program returned again in 2017. ''PVO NewsDay'' ended on 26 October 2017, with van Onselen becoming a contributing editor at Sky News and reviving weekly format ''

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''.

References

External links

Sky News Official site
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