''Sunday Night'' was an Australian news and current affairs program produced and broadcast by the

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. The program aired on Sunday nights and was hosted by Melissa Doyle. It premiered on Sunday 8 February 2009.

History

''Sunday Night'' was a

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show, featuring a mix of feature stories, investigative reports, forums and interviews. Unlike other newsmagazine programs, the show initially featured a live studio audience. Additionally, early episodes of the show were immediately followed by a companion program, ''The All in Call'', a live question and answer session broadcast on

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and online. The separate program was later axed, and the discussion was integrated into the final segment of ''Sunday Night''. The axing of ''The All In Call'' also saw the removal of the studio audience, while later seasons dropped the final segment discussion altogether. Mike Munro initially co-hosted the show with Chris Bath but stood down as co-host to concentrate on reporting in April 2011. Alex Cullen and Mark Ferguson have been fill-in presenters. Melissa Doyle succeeded Chris Bath as the show's host from August 2015. In September 2019, the

announced that the show would be axed due to poor ratings and a changing television landscape. The last new episode aired on 24 November 2019, though repeats continued to be aired into January 2020.

Correspondents

Host

* Melissa Doyle (2015–2019) (In addition to reporting)

Reporters

* Alex Cullen (20102019) * Steve Pennells (20132019) *

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(20142019) *

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(20172019) * Angela Cox (20172019)

Guest reporters

* Samantha Armytage (20092019) *

Molly Meldrum Ian Alexander "Molly" Meldrum AM (born 29 January 1943) is an Australian music critic, journalist, record producer and musical entrepreneur. He was the talent co-ordinator, on-air interviewer, and music news presenter on the former popular mus ...

(20092019) *

Mike Amor Mike Amor is an Australian journalist and news presenter. Amor is currently the weekend presenter of ''Seven News Melbourne'' with Rebecca Maddern and presents ''Seven Afternoon News'' in Melbourne. Previously, he was the network's US Bureau ...

(20092019) * David Koch (20092019) * Mark Riley (20092019) * Tim Watson (20092019) *

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(20102019) *

Steve Waugh Stephen Rodger Waugh (born 2 June 1965) is an Australian former international cricketer and twin brother of cricketer Mark Waugh. A right-handed batsman, he was also a medium-pace bowler. As Australian captain from 1997 to 2004, he led Austral ...

(20102019) *

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(20102019) * Kylie Gillies (20112019) * Kerri-Anne Kennerley (20122019) *

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(20122019) * Ben Roberts-Smith (20132019) *

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(20142019) * Andrew Rochford (20142019) * Sarah Murdoch (20142019) * Simon Reeve (2016)

Former reporters

* Ross Coulthart (2009–2016) * Mike Munro (2011) *

Monique Wright Monique Wright (born 18 May 1973) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Wright is currently co-host of '' Weekend Sunrise''.

(2009–2012) * Grant Denyer (2009–2013) *

Helen Kapalos Helen Kapalos (born 17 March 1971) is an Australian journalist and television presenter. Kapalos is of Greek descent and the Chairperson of the Victorian Multicultural Commission; her four-year term commenced on 17 August 2015.

(2014) *

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(2009–2015) * Peta-Jane Madam (2012–2016) * Rahni Sadler (2010–2017) * Mike Willesee (2012–2018)

Former hosts

* Chris Bath (2009–2015) * Mike Munro (2009–2011)

Executive producers

* Adam Boland (2009) *Mark Llewellyn (20092014) *Steve Taylor (20142016) *Hamish Thomson (20142019)

References

External links

''Sunday Night'' official website
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