National Nine News

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National Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network. It has traditionally been the most popular service in the country, however in recent years the Seven Network's Seven News has become the highest rating evening news service on a national basis.

Its flagship bulletin is broadcast daily at 6.00pm. Individual, local bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Darwin. In Adelaide and Perth National Nine News-branded bulletins are produced by WIN Television, owner the two stations.

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National bulletins

Today

Today is the network's breakfast program, shown from 6-9am weekdays. It combines talk, entertainment and human-interest stories as does rival program Sunrise. Today is hosted by Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson. Georgie Gardner presents half-hourly news updates with Cameron Williams (sport) and Steve Jacobs (weather). Richard Wilkins and Hollywood correspondent Richard Reid report on entertainment stories.

Morning Edition

National Nine News: Morning Edition is a national bulletin shown at 11.00am weekdays, presented from the network's Sydney studios by news presenter Leila McKinnon and finance presenter Joanna Townsend.

Afternoon Edition

National Nine News: Afternoon Edition, introduced in 2004, is a national bulletin broadcast at 4.30pm weekdays, presented by Leila McKinnon. Tim Sheridan presents sport, while finance is presented by Ross Greenwood and weather is presented by Jaynie Seal on Monday - Thursdays and Mike Bailey presents the weather on Fridays.

Nightline

Nightline is the network's late news bulletin, shown at around weeknights, depending on what precedes it. It is presented by Michael Usher (or Allison Langdon), and features a range of reports covering news, sport, finance and weather, sourced primarily from National Nine News, but often also A Current Affair and foreign news services such as ITN. Stephanie Brantz presents sport, Tom Piotrowski from CommSec presents finance, and the weather is presented by Jaynie Seal.

Online bulletins

Nine News Now

Nine News Now is an online bulletin recorded at weekdays, and released an hour later presented by Leila McKinnon and finance presenter Karen Tso. The service began in 2006 and can be seen and downloaded at ninemsn.com.au and as a vodcast.

Local bulletins

Sydney

National Nine News Sydney is presented from the network's national news studios by Mark Ferguson, with Ken Sutcliffe presenting sport Mondays to Thursdays and Stephanie Brantz presenting sport on Fridays, and Jaynie Seal presenting the weather Sunday to Thursday.

Mark Ferguson succeeded Jim Waley in 2005 as the bulletin's main presenter. Waley had been the longest serving presenter at the time, following the retirement of Brian Henderson.

Mike Munro presents on weekends, alongside sport presenters Stephanie Brantz on Saturdays and Ken Sutcliffe on Sundays. Mike Bailey presents the weather on Fridays and Saturdays. Mike Munro and Michael Usher are regular fill-in presenters.

Melbourne

National Nine News Melbourne is presented from the network's Melbourne news studios by Peter Hitchener, with Tony Jones presenting sport, and Livinia Nixon presenting the weather. Weekend bulletins are presented by Jo Hall and sport presenter Heath O’Loughlin. This bulletin is also simulcast on local radio station Light FM.

Brian Naylor presented National Nine News in Melbourne for 20 years, (1978-1998). Following his retirement, he was succeeded by Peter Hitchener as weeknight news presenter, while Jo Hall took over Hitchener's existing position as weekend presenter.

Brett McLeod is the fill-in weekend presenter for the Melbourne news service, with Christine Ahern the fill-in sport presenter. Carolyne Randoe presents the weather in place of Livinia Nixon over the summer or as a fill-in.

Brisbane

National Nine News Brisbane is presented from the network's Brisbane news studios by Bruce Paige and Heather Foord, with Ian Healy↑ presenting sport, and Frank Warrick presenting the weather.

Melissa Downes is the weekend presenter for the Brisbane news service, alongside sport presenter Steve Haddan and weather presenter Miranda Deakin. Paul Burt also presents Surfing and Fishing reports each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening.

Wally Lewis was the weekday sports presenter until December 2006, when following an on-air incident, it was found he had epilepsy. He returned to presenting sport during the 2007/2008 summer period, and also files sports reports. John Schluter was also the weather presenter until his resignation in September 2006, and now works for rival Seven News as the weekday weather presenter.

Paige and Foord have presented the bulletin together since late 2004; Jillian Whiting preceded Foord after she went on leave in 2002. Regular presenter fill-ins for the bulletin, include former ABC News presenter Lisa Backhouse, Sarah Harris and Jillian Whiting.

This bulletin is also shown on Imparja Television as of 2008, however telecast is delayed by 30 minutes.

↑Note: During the cricket season Steve Haddan or Wally Lewis regularly fills in for Healy if he is on assignment with Nine's Wide World of Sports commentary team.

Gold Coast

Gold Coast News is a local news service for the Gold Coast region. It is presented and produced from the network's Brisbane news studios by Jillian Whiting, who presents news and sport. Eva Milic presents the weather, and filled in for Jillian while she was on maternity leave.

The bulletin was presented from news studios on the Gold Coast until July 3, 2006, when production was moved to Brisbane. It airs at 5:30pm and is followed by Brisbane's National Nine News. It does not air on weekends.

Darwin

National Nine News Darwin is presented from the network's Darwin news studios by Jonathan Uptin, with Lisa Andrews presenting sport.

Lisa Andrews is the weekend presenter for the Darwin news service, which comprises then national news presented from the network's Sydney bulletin presented by Mike Munro, then local news and sport.

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Adelaide

National Nine News Adelaide is produced from WIN Television's Adelaide news studios by Rob Kelvin and Kelly Nestor, with Kym Dillon presenting sport. Ali Carle is currently presenting weather until a permanent replacement for Keith Martyn is announced. Georgina McGuinness is the weekend presenter for the Adelaide news service. Mark Bickley presents sport and Xavier Minniecon presents the weather.

The Adelaide bulletin was notable for having the last remaining all-male co-anchor lineup (with Kevin Crease and Rob Kelvin), which ended in early 2007 after Crease's death. This was one of the longest serving news duos in Australia lasting from 1988 until 2007.

Throughout the 1990s, Deanna Williams was the main fill-in presenter and state political reporter. Following her resignation in March 2002,either Kelvin or Crease would fill in for McGuinness on weekends, but in 2005 the situation arose where all three presenters were unavailable, and weekend sports presenter Mark Bickley had to read the news. Reporter Kate Collins is now the fill-in news presenter on weekends.

Troy Grey fills-in as sports presenter over summer, while Ali Carle from Triple M Adelaide occasionally presents weather along with her sport reporting duties.

Perth

National Nine News Perth is produced from WIN Television's Perth news studios by Dixie Marshall and Greg Pearce, alongside sport presenter Michael Thomson and weather presenter Natalia Cooper.

Sharlyn Sarac and Matt Tinney present the weekend news whilst Mark Readings presents sport.

The Perth bulletin is currently the most poorly performing National Nine News bulletin in Australia, typically holding third or fourth place. This is commonly attributed to the popularity of rival station TVW-7's Seven News Perth, which regularly attracts over 100,000 viewers more than National Nine News Perth.

Perth's National Nine News bulletin was the first and only Australian news bulletin to have two female anchors, Dixie Marshall and Sonia Vinci. They were also the faces of Nine Perth's general operations and promotions, until Sonia Vinci was appointed to host a Perth version of A Current Affair and former Network Ten newsreader Greg Pearce appointed in her place, in early 2008.

This bulletin is also screened on WIN Television throughout Western Australia.

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