HSV is a television station in

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. It is part of the

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, one of the three main commercial television networks in Australia, its first and oldest station. It launched in time for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in

. HSV-7 is the home of

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coverage. The HSV building (also known as 'Broadcast Centre Melbourne') was the network's operations hub, where the Master Control Room was located, controlling all metropolitan and regional feeds. Programming lineup, advertisement output, feed switching, time zone monitoring and national transmission output was previously delivered there. All Seven Network owned and operated studios had their live signals relayed there: for instance, ATN's output was fed to HSV and then transmitted via satellite or fibre optics to towers around metropolitan

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. In 2019 this function was transferred to a new centre in Sydney as part of a joint venture with Nine Network. As with other Melbourne terrestrial stations, its original transmission tower was atop Mount Dandenong.

History

HSV-7 began test transmissions in July 1956, becoming the first 7 station in Australia and the first TV station in Melbourne. It began broadcasting on 4 November, soon after the

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started issuing television licences. In the opening ceremony, Eric Pearce declared : HSV-7 and rival station GTV-9 were formed in time to broadcast the

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, while Sydney stations

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and ATN-7 in Sydney relayed the Melbourne coverage. HSV-7 was originally owned by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, owners of '' The Herald'' and '' The Sun'' (now merged as the ''

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''). These two newspapers gave rise to the call sign ''HSV'' (the 'V' stands for

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, as is the normal protocol for television call signs to have the third letter indicate the state where the station is licensed, although for publicity purposes ''HSV'' was said to stand for ''Herald Sun Vision'' just as sister station ATN became the ''Australian Television Network'' rather than New South Wales). In March 1960, the station converted an old cinema in Fitzroy into the southern hemisphere's first fully remote studio, equipped with RCA TRT video tape recorders, camera cranes and AV mixing equipment. It featured a larger stage and backstage rooms, and audience capacity for up to 600. It was called the Channel 7 Teletheatre and connected to the station's main Dorcas Street studios in South Melbourne by multiple microwave links. The teletheatre opened with a major live show featuring the US entertainer

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and his band and the British comedian

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, among others. Many popular children's shows and variety programs (e.g. Sunnyside Up and ''The Happy Show'') originated there in front of live audiences. This station commissioned many of Australian TV's earliest and longest-running courtroom and police procedural dramatic series such as Crawford's '' Consider Your Verdict'' and ''

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.'' One of the longest-serving station and general managers during the transformative years into international satellite links and color transmissions was Ron Casey. By the late 1960s, Channel 7 was demonstrating PAL color TV to crowds visiting the annual

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. The station began to identify as ''Channel Seven'' in the late 1960s, and in the early 1970s used the national

logos. It followed the network's on-air presentation and programming. In 1979, Fairfax bought a substantial share of HSV-7 after many failed bids for the entire station. In December 1986, the station was purchased by

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. In February 1987 HSV-7 was sold back to Fairfax, along with

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station BTQ-7. As a result of the payback, HSV's unique faces – '' World of Sport'', Mal Walden and its Hello Melbourne campaign, Australia's contribution to Frank Gari's Hello News campaigns were all ended. By 1987 its rights to

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telecasts were taken by ABC's state station ABV-2. Walden later moved to Ten ( ATV-10) as a result of this. In late 1987, the government introduced cross-media ownership laws which forced Fairfax to choose between its print and broadcast operations. It chose print, and HSV-7 was sold to

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, which already owned Seven stations in Sydney,

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and

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. Skase pledged to revitalize the channel and its programs, and to return it to its prior success among Melbourne viewers. In 1990, Qintex was sent into damage control after Skase escaped extradition proceedings, and the Seven Network became a discrete company. Entrepreneur

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bought the network in 1995. On 10 December 2013, HSV-7 terminated its analogue signal as part of the switchover to digital transmission.

Headquarters

HSV production studios and headquarters were originally located at the Dorcas Street Studios in

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. HSV remained there until March 2002 when news, current affairs and sport shows were moved to a new headquarters at Docklands and its studio closed. The Seven Network then hired studio facilities for its Melbourne-based entertainment, drama and reality programmes.

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and

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is home to shows such as ''

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'' and the quiz show '' The Chase Australia.'' HSV headquarters, known on-air as Broadcast Centre Melbourne or BCM, are located near the

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in Docklands. On 11 March 2002, the first ''

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'' bulletin, presented by Peter Mitchell, was first broadcast from the new HSV building. The centre consists of three studios: a theatre studio, a production studio and a news studio that opens onto the newsroom. The building is used as the transmission control centre for Seven's owned-and-operated stations in

and regional areas of

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. Approximately 200 full-time employees work in the building with an additional 100 part-timers. In 2005, BCM experienced a power failure that resulted in a blackout across the Seven Network, as well as all regional affiliates. HSV studios produces ''

'' and are becoming the network's main play-out centre for sports broadcasting. While broadcasting on air, national news programs often refer to HSV as 'News Centre', while 'Sports Central' (or 'Footy Central' for AFL broadcasts) is commonly used for sports programs.

Programming

Locally-produced programs by or with HSV-7 Melbourne:

HSV Studios

* ''

'' (1956–present) * '' Seven Afternoon News Melbourne'' (2015–present) * '' AFL Game Day'' (2008–2020) * '' Talking Footy'' (1994–2002, 2013–2020) * ''

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'' (2010–2017) * '' The Front Bar'' (2016–present) * ''

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'' (2017–present) * '' Saturday Afternoon Horse Racing'' (2013–present) * ''

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'' (1957–present)

Location

* '' Better Homes and Gardens'' (1995–present) * ''

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'' (2019–present) * ''

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'' (2013–present) * '' Highway Patrol'' (2007–present) * ''

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'' (2004–present) * ''

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'' (2017–present) * ''

Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries ''Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries'' (also stylised as ''Ms Fisher's MODern Murder Mysteries'') is an Australian television drama series which began screening on the Seven Network on 21 February 2019. The series is a spin-off of the drama se ...

'' (2019–present) * ''

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'' (2013–2017 on ABC, 2018 on Seven) * ''

'' (1957–present) * ''

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Street Parade'' (2010–present) * ''

New Year's Eve Fireworks'' (2011–present) Seven Melbourne is also the official broadcaster for these major events in Melbourne. * Test Cricket coverage (2018–present) *

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coverage (2018–present) *

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coverage (2018–present) *

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coverage (1992–2008, 2016–present) * ''

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'' (1957–2001, 2007–present) excluding 1987 ** In 2020, most (if not all) matches were called from Seven Melbourne's studios, rather than at stadiums, due to safety concerns surrounding the

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. * ''

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'' (2015–present) * Australian Masters

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(2013–present)

Past programming

News and Current Affairs

* ''

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'' (HSV-7 1995–2006) ( ATN-7 2006–2012) (HSV-7 2013) * '' Seven 4.30 News'' (HSV-7 2003–2006) production moved to ATN-7 * '' Seven Afternoon News'' (2013) production moved to ATN-7 * ''

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at Five'' (1996) * ''Hinch'' (1987–1991) * '' Newsworld'' (1982–1988) Local Late night news bulletin * ''

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'' (1958–1967) * '' Sunrise Weather'' (2008)

Entertainment

* '' Kinne'' (2014–2017) * ''

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'' (2017–2018) * ''

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'' (2017–2020) – ABC Studios Elsternwick * ''

Melbourne Weekender ''Melbourne Weekender'' is a travel and lifestyle show hosted by Cameron Ling. The weekly, half-hour program was produced by Seven Productions and visited various locations in Melbourne and Victoria, showing destinations and experiences which c ...

'' (2006–2008) (2015–2020) * ''

The Big Music Quiz ''The Big Music Quiz'' is an Australian television game show based on the French series called '' Le Grand Blind Test'' (''The Grand Blind Test''). The show was hosted by Darren McMullen, and it aired on the Seven Network in 2016. The show pits ...

'' (2016) * ''

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'' (1996–2016) * ''

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'' (1995–2016) * ''

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'' (2004–2015) * ''

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'' (2013–2015) * '' Slide Show'' (2013) * ''

Pictures of You (TV series) ''Pictures of You'' is an Australian talk show program that aired on the Seven Network on 27 March 2012. It was hosted by Brian Nankervis in front of a studio audience and was produced by Working Dog Productions. This interview-style series feat ...

'' (2012) * ''

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'' (2010–2011) * ''

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'' Australia (2010) * ''

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'' (2004–2009) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Beat the Star (Australia) ''Beat the Star'' is an Australian game show, based on the British version, which in turn is based on the German game show Schlag den Raab (''Beat Raab''). The series is hosted by Daniel MacPherson and produced by Seven Media Group for the Se ...

'' (2010) * '' Thank God You're Here'' (2009) * '' The Rich List'' (2007–2009) * ''

Battle of the Choirs ''Battle of the Choirs'' was an Australian reality talent competition that premiered on the Seven Network on 15 June 2008. The show was hosted by David Koch, with the judging panel consisting of Jonathon Welch, Iva Davies, Charli Delaney, an ...

'' (2008) * ''

Kath & Kim ''Kath & Kim,'' (also written as ''Kath and Kim'') is an Australian sitcom created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who portray the title characters of Kath Day-Knight, a cheery, middle-aged suburban mother, and Kim, her self-indulgent daughte ...

'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007–2012) * '' It Takes Two'' (2006–2008) * '' Where Are They Now?'' (2006–2008) * ''

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'' (2006–2007) * '' The Master'' (2006) * ''The Support Unit 2005'' (2005) * ''Made in Melbourne Specials'' (2005, commemorating station's 50th anniversary) * ''

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'' (2005) * ''

Coxy's Big Break ''Coxy's Big Break'' was a daily travel show which premiered in 2004. It aired across Victoria at on Seven Melbourne and Prime. It had previously been screened nationally on Seven's HD channel, and was sold overseas. History Hosted by G ...

'' (2004–2015) * '' Hamish and Andy'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2003–2013) * ''

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'' (2003) (parts) * ''Greeks on the Roof'' (2003) * ''The Weakest Link (Australian game show), The Weakest Link'' (2001–2002) * ''The Mole (Australian TV series), The Mole'' (2000–2005) * ''Something Stupid (TV series), Something Stupid'' (1998) * ''Eric (TV series), Eric'' (1997) * ''Big Girl's Blouse'' (1994) * ''Man O Man (Australian game show), Man O Man'' (1994) * ''Jimeoin'' (1994–1995) * ''Full Frontal (Australian TV series), Full Frontal'' (1993–1997) (parts) * ''Bligh'' (1992) * ''Tonight Live With Steve Vizard'' (1990–1993) * ''Fast Forward (Australian TV series), Fast Forward'' (1989–1992) (parts) * ''Acropolis Now'' (1989–1992) * ''The D-Generation'' (1988–1989) * ''The Eleventh Hour'' (1985) * ''The Price Is Right (Australian game show), The New Price Is Right'' (1981–1986) * ''Shirl's Neighbourhood'' (1979–1983) * ''Two on the Aisle'' (1971–1974) with Ivan Hutchinson and Jim Murphy * ''The Penthouse Club'' (1970–1979) * ''It's Academic (Australian game show), It's Academic'' (1970–1978) * ''TV Ringside'' (1966–1975) * ''SSB Club'' (1960s) * ''Video Village'' (1960s) with Danny Webb and Liz Harris * ''Fighting Words'' (1960s) * ''Review'' with Geoff Raymond (1960s) * ''Romper Room (Australia), Romper Room'' (1963–1988) * ''Time For Terry'' (1965) * ''Variety 7'' (1963–1964) * ''Auditions (TV series), Auditions'' (1962) * ''Buy Word'' (1962) * ''Make a Wish'' (1962–1964) * ''Make Mine Music (TV series), Make Mine Music'' (1962) * ''What's the Meaning?'' (1962) * ''Hold Everything (TV series), Hold Everything'' (1961) * ''Merry-Go-Round (TV series), Merry-Go-Round'' (1961) * ''Lady for a Day (TV series), Lady for a Day'' (1960–1962) * ''The Happy Show'' (1960–1969) with ''Happy Hammond'' * ''Saturday Showcase'' (1960) * ''Tea for Two (TV series), Tea for Two'' (1960) * ''Western Holiday'' (1960) * ''Bandwagon (Australian TV series), Bandwagon'' (1959–1960) * ''Brenda's Time'' (1960) * ''Club Seven (Australian TV series), Club Seven'' (1959–1961) * ''Don't Argue (TV series), Don't Argue'' (1959) * ''Let's Make Clothes'' (1959) * ''What's On (1950s TV series), What's On'' (1959) * ''At Your Request'' (1958–1959) * ''Brian and the Juniors'' (1958–1970) with Brian Naylor (broadcaster), Brian Naylor * ''Cool Cats Show'' (1958–1960) * ''Movie Guide (1950s TV series), Movie Guide'' (1958–1959) * ''Personal Column (TV series), Personal Column'' (1958–1959) * ''Tuesday Home Show'' (1958–1959) * ''Be My Guest (Australian TV series), Be My Guest'' (1957) * ''Blues, Studio One'' (1957) * ''Zig and Zag (Australian performers), Zig & Zag'' (1957–1969) * ''Handyman (TV series), Handyman'' (1957–1958) * ''Beauty is My Business'' (1957–1958) * ''Let's Dance (Australian TV series), Let's Dance'' (1957) * ''Oxford Show'' (1957–1958) * ''Peters Fun Fair'' * '' Sunnyside Up'' (1957–1964/1966) * ''Swallows Parade'' (1957) * ''Take That (TV series), Take That'' (1957–1959) * ''Teenage Mailbag'' (1957–1958) with Ernie Sigley * ''Tivoli Party Time'' (1957) * ''The Late Show (1950s Australian TV series), The Late Show'' (1957–1959) with Noel Ferrier and Bert Newton * ''Fun with Charades'' (1956–1958) * ''I've Got a Secret'' (1956–1958) * ''The Isador Goodman Show'' (1956–1957) * ''The Judy Jack Show'' (1956–1957) * ''Guest of the Week'' (1956–1957) * ''Sports Talk (Australian TV series), Sports Talk'' (1956–1959) * ''Stairway to the Stars (TV series), Stairway to the Stars'' (1956–1958) * ''Eric and Mary'' (1956)

Drama

* ''Winners & Losers'' (2011–2016) * ''City Homicide'' (2007–2011) * ''Blue Heelers'' (1994–2006) * ''Marshall Law'' (2002) * ''Last Man Standing (Australian TV series), Last Man Standing'' (2005) * ''Skirts (TV series), Skirts'' (1990) * ''The Power, The Passion'' (1989) * ''All the Rivers Run'' (1983, 1990) * ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons And Daughters'' (1982–1987) * ''Neighbours'' (1985) moved to Network 10 from 1986 and axed in 2022 * ''Skyways (TV series), Skyways'' (1979–1981) * ''Cop Shop'' (1977–1983) * ''Solo One'' (1976) * ''Ryan (TV series), Ryan'' (1972–1974) * ''Bluey (1976 TV series), Bluey'' (1976–1977) * ''

'' (1964–1975) * '' Consider Your Verdict'' (1961–1964)

Sport

* ''Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival'' Horse Racing (2002–2018) * ''Melbourne Cup, The Emirates Melbourne Cup Carnival'' Horse Racing (2002–2018) * ''V8 Supercars'' ''Sandown 500'' Motor Racing (1985–1996) (2007–2014) * ''Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!'' (2012) * ''Rex Hunt's Footy Panel'' (1997–2003) * ''Sportsworld (Australian TV series), Sportsworld'' (1987–2003, production moved to Sydney) * ''World of Sport (Australian television show), World of Sport'' (1959–1987) * ''Live and Kicking (TV series), Live and Kicking'' (1998–1999) * ''The Game (Australian TV series), The Game'' (2000–2001) * ''Seven's Big League (AFL Football)'' (1978–1986) * ''Football Inquest'' (1960–1974) * ''The Footy Show (1950s TV series), The Footy Show'' (1957–1958) * ''John Coleman on Football'' (1957)

Seven News Melbourne

''Seven News Melbourne'' is directed by Shaun Menegola and presented by Peter Mitchell on weeknights and Mike Amor and Rebecca Maddern on weekends from HSV-7, Broadcast Centre Melbourne. Sport is presented by Tim Watson on weeknights and Abbey Gelmi on weekends. Weather is presented by Jane Bunn on weeknights and Melina Sarris on weekends. Peter Mitchell previously held the role of weekend presenter for then-titled ''Seven Nightly News'' between 1987 and 2000 when he replaced the short-lived presenting duo of David Johnston (newsreader), David Johnston and Anne Fulwood. Jennifer Keyte was appointed as main weeknight presenter in 1990, becoming Australia's first solo female primetime commercial news presenter. In a network reshuffle in 1996, Keyte terminated her employment after the

attempted to pair her with David Johnston, who went on to present solo for three years. She returned in 2003, assuming the role as weekend presenter, succeeding Jennifer Adams. In May 2018, Network Ten announced that Keyte would leave

to present ''Ten Eyewitness News Melbourne'' replacing Stephen Quartermain. In August 2018, it was announced that Mike Amor would move back to Australia after 17 years as United States Bureau Chief to replace Keyte as weekend presenter. Following decades of trailing ''Nine News Melbourne'', ''10 News First#Melbourne, 10 News First Melbourne'' (previously ''Ten Eyewitness News'', ''Ten News at Five'', ''Ten Evening News'' and ''Ten News: First at Five'') and ''ABC News (Australia), ABC News Victoria'' in the ratings, ''Seven News Melbourne'' won the ratings battle from February 2005. As of 2007, ''Seven News'' held the number one position. This was followed by a series of advertisements and promos which touted ''Seven News Melbourne'' as Melbourne's New #1 and Nine altering their promotions to simply say ''Melbourne's Best News'' – a throwback to the 1980s when ''Nine News, National Nine News Melbourne'' was beaten in the ratings by ATV-10's ''Ten News, Ten Eyewitness News''. But, it was replaced in 2009 when ''Nine News'' returned to win the Melbourne news ratings battle. In January 2022, it was announced that Rebecca Maddern would return to the

to present ''Seven News Melbourne'' on weekends with Mike Amor. Until 2022, during the AFL season, Peter Mitchell and the weeknight team presented from Sunday to Thursday and Mike Amor, Rebecca Maddern and the weekend team would present on Friday and Saturday nights. Afternoon news updates for Melbourne are presented by Amor or Maddern, while Mitchell presents weeknight updates. Amor presents weekend news updates. Blake Johnson is a fill-in news presenter with Tom Browne, Andrew McCormack and Nat Yoannidis as the fill-in sport presenters and Sonia Marinelli and Estelle Griepink as fill-in weather presenters. In August 2015, ''Seven News Melbourne'' began producing a local ''Seven Afternoon News'' bulletin replacing the national bulletin. Amor and Maddern present the bulletin on alternate days. In 2020, owing to the

, that bulletin temporary included news items from South Australia following the cancellation of the statewide afternoon bulletin from SAS-7 in Adelaide before the network reinstated it due to viewer opposition and the threat faced by the local ''Nine News'' team on Seven's news dominance.

Reporters

* Blake Johnson (Senior Reporter/Fill-in News Presenter) * Cameron Baud (Police Crime Reporter) * Sharnelle Vella (State Political Reporter) * Jayde Vincent (Court Reporter) * Georgia Main (Health Medical Reporter) * Nick McCallum (Senior Reporter) * Paul Dowsley (Senior Reporter) * Jackie Quist (Senior Reporter) * Melina Sarris (Senior Reporter and Weather Presenter) * Jodi Lee (Senior Reporter) * Estelle Griepink (Senior Reporter) * Sonia Marinelli (Senior Reporter/Fill-in Weather Presenter)

Sport Reporters

* Tom Browne (Chief AFL Reporter) * Andrew McCormack (Sport Reporter) * Laura Spurway (Sport Reporter) * Mitch Cleary (Sport Reporter) * Nat Yoannidis (Sport Reporter)

Sunrise & The Morning Show Correspondent

* Teegan Dolling (Sunrise (Australian TV program), ''Sunrise'' Correspondent) * Nathan Currie (Sunrise (Australian TV program), ''Sunrise'' Reporter)

Canberra Bureau

* Mark Riley (journalist), Mark Riley (Canberra Political Bureau Chief) * Rob Scott (Canberra Political Reporter)

Overseas Bureaus

* Ashlee Mullany (US Bureau Chief) * Tim Lester (Los Angeles Correspondent) * David Woiwod (Los Angeles Correspondent) * Hugh Whitfeld (Europe Bureau Chief) * Sarah Greenhalgh (Europe Correspondent)

Past Presenters

* Eric Pearce (1956–1957) – Weeknight Presenter * Brian Naylor (broadcaster), Brian Naylor (1964–1978) – Weeknight Presenter * Mal Walden (1979–1987) – Weeknight Presenter * Greg Pearce (news presenter), Greg Pearce (1987) – Weeknight Presenter * David Johnston (newsreader), David Johnston (Late 1960s; 1996–2005)TV Week, 28 December 1968
– TelevisionAU – Weeknight Presenter & Seven News, ''Seven 4.30'' ''News'' Presenter * Anne Fulwood (1999–2000) – Weeknight Presenter * Sandy Roberts (1983–2013) – Sport Presenter * Ivan Hutchinson (1964–1994) – Music Director & Presenter * Nicole Chvastek (1996–2002) – Presenter & Reporter * Jennifer Adams (1999–2003) – Weekend News Presenter * Rob Gell (2004–2008) – Weather Presenter * David Brown (meteorologist), David Brown (1995–2012; 2015) – Weather Presenter * Jill Singer (1995–1997) – ''

'' Presenter * Naomi Robson (1997–2006) – ''

'' Presenter * Helen Kapalos (2013) – ''

'' Presenter * Jacqueline Felgate (2012–2022) – Weekend Sport Presenter & Afternoon Presenter * Sean Sowerby - (2012-2021) Sport Presenter

Past Reporters

* Balibo Five, Greg Shackleton (mid 1970s) * Dean Felton * Heath O'Loughlin (2000–2006) * Dylan Howard (2005–2008) * Leith Mulligan (2008–2012) * Amy Parks (2009–2013) * Michael Felgate (2004–2012; 2014–2019) *Brendan Donohoe (1990–2020) *Jade Robran * Karen O'Sullivan (2004–2018) * Michael Scanlan (2012–2018) * Peter Beaton (1987–1995) *Laurel Irving (2008–2021) *Mark Stevens (2013–2021) * Alan Murrell

References

External links

* {{News Corp Australia News Corp Australia Seven Network Television channels and stations established in 1956 Television stations in Melbourne, HSV-7 1956 Summer Olympics