Nightline (Australian news program)
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| Nightline | |
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 With MICHAEL USHER |
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| Format | News Bulletin |
| Created by | National Nine News |
| Starring | News Michael Usher (Mondays - Thursdays) Allison Langdon (Fridays) Sport Stephanie Brantz Weather Jaynie Seal (Mondays - Thursdays) Mike Bailey (Fridays) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network |
| Original run | 1992 – present |
Nightline is the name of the National Nine News' late-night bulletin. It airs at around 11.30 pm weeknights. Its regular presenter is Michael Usher. Its main competitors are Ten's Late News and ABC News's Lateline which both air prior to Nightline on Nine's standard-definition channel. However, Nightline is also broadcast at 10:30pm on Nine HD. The program is recorded around 10:00pm AEST and goes to air at 11:30pm.
The series was patterned after the version that airs on ABC (US), but that one is different from the Australian counterpart even though at one point both versions used the same opening graphics, which both no longer use.
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[edit] About the Show
[edit] Presenters
- News: Michael Usher (Mondays - Thursdays), Allison Langdon (Fridays)
- Sport: Stephanie Brantz
- Finance: Tom Piotrowski (CommSec)
- Weather: Jaynie Seal (Mondays - Thursdays), Mike Bailey (Fridays)
News Fill-ins: Wendy Kingston, Brett McLeod
[edit] Past Presenters
In the past, Nightline has been presented by:
- Jim Waley (now retired)
- Hugh Riminton (now with CNN in Hong Kong as presenter of CNN Today)
- Kim Watkins (now with Network TEN co hosting 9am with David and Kim)
- Georgie Gardner (now newsreader on the Nine Network's Today Show)
- Helen Kapalos (now with ATV-10 as co-anchor of Ten News Melbourne)
- Ellen Fanning (now hosts Sunday program on the Nine Network)
- Leila McKinnon (now a newsreader for National Nine News currently filling in for Kellie Connolly)
[edit] Format
Nightline consists of news, sport, finance and weather. Reports are sourced mainly from National Nine News reports nationwide, but bulletins may also include reports from A Current Affair and international news services.
[edit] Presentation
Nightline's opening sequence uses the same generic city buildings of the National Nine News opener, except that they are shown at night instead. Nightline also uses its own arrangement of the National Nine News theme. The set for the bulletin uses Chroma key, with the keyed background usually being a live shot of Sydney at night.
[edit] See also
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