First Edition (Australian TV program)

First Edition
Genre News, breakfast television, Current affairs
Presented by Brooke Corte (2016-present)
Kieran Gilbert (2014-present)
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
Production
Location(s) Sydney
Canberra
Running time 3 hours (inc. adverts)
Release
Original network Sky News Australia
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Original release At least 2004 - present

First Edition is an Australian breakfast television news program broadcast on Sky News Australia. The program is currently co-hosted by Brooke Corte and Kieran Gilbert. The program is one of four breakfast news programs in Australia, competing with Sunrise, Today and ABC News Breakfast.[1] The program airs seven days a week.[2]

The program is unusual for the fact that since 2014[3] it is broadcast from two locations, with Corte co-hosting from the Sky News centre in the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park, and Gilbert hosting from studios in Parliament House, Canberra.[1] Additionally, the program also transitions into political commentary program AM Agenda at 8:30am AEST, which Gilbert hosts solo.[4]

History

The program is one of the longest running formats still broadcast on Sky News, having been on-air since at least 2004.[5] Previous presenters of the program have included John Gatfield,[5] Michael Willesee, Jr.,[6] Vanessa Grimm[6] (née Trezise), Amber Sherlock,[7] Leigh Hatcher,[4] Susanne Latimore,[4] Nina Stevens[4] (neé May) and Terry Willesee.[4]

Special editions

On 7 November 2014, the program was broadcast from a Sydney Airport aircraft hangar, following a recent partnership deal between Sky News and Qantas.[8] As part of the arrangement, Corte presents in-flight news bulletins on Qantas flights.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "New roles for Laura Jayes & Brooke Corte at Sky News". MediaWeek. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Knox, David (12 June 2013). "Terry Willesee resigns from SKY News". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (17 March 2016). "Michael Willesee leaves SKY News". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Knox, David (31 January 2012). "SKY News adds Darwin bureau, national bulletin from Perth". TV Tonight.
  5. 1 2 "Sky News - First Edition 2004". YouTube. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. 1 2 Murfett, Andrew (22 December 2005). "Seeing hope in a cloudy Sky". The Age. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Great Expectations - Media Speakers - Amber Sherlock". Great Expectation. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Knox, David (7 November 2014). "First Edition Live from the hangar". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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