Nine News Melbourne
| Nine News Melbourne | |
|---|---|
|
Opening title | |
| Genre | News |
| Presented by |
News: Peter Hitchener (weeknights) Alicia Loxley (weekends) Sport: Tony Jones (weeknights) Clint Stanaway (weekends) Weather: Livinia Nixon (weeknights) Rebecca Judd (weekends) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 54 |
| No. of episodes | Every day since 1957 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Melbourne, VIC |
| Running time | One hour (including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release |
1957 (as Channel 9 News) 1970 (as National Nine News) 1976 (as 9 Eyewitness News) 1980 (as National Nine News) 2008 (as Nine News) – present |
Nine News Melbourne is the weeknight, flagship news bulletin of the Nine Network. It is screened in Melbourne, and across Victoria.
Like all Nine News bulletins, the Melbourne bulletin runs for one hour, from 6PM every day.[1] It comprises local, national and international news, as well as sport, weather and finance.
Current Presenters
Weeknights
- Peter Hitchener (1998–present)
- Tony Jones (1990–present)
- Livinia Nixon (2003–present)
Weekends
- Alicia Loxley (2011–present)
- Clint Stanaway (2011–present)
- Rebecca Judd (2014–present)
Fill-in presenters for the 6pm bulletin include news presenters Tony Jones, Jo Hall and Brett McLeod, sports presenters Mark Macgugan and Corey Norris, and weather presenters Sonia Marinelli and Justine Conway. Dougal Beatty anchored the 2015 Christmas Day bulletin for his debut at presenting.
Past Presenters
- Sir Eric Pearce (1956–78)
- Brian Naylor (1978–98)
- Tracy Grimshaw (1986–87)
References
- ↑ Kalina, Paul; Ellis, Scott (6 January 2014). "Nine quietly switches to hour-long news". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
National Nine News Melbourne opening title (1999).
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