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19 unusual facts about Nine News


Chris Winter

Winter started his television career at the age of 20, working as an intern news reporter at Channel Nine News.

Gorgi Coghlan

Prior to joining Network Ten Coghlan was the Melbourne reporter and travel presenter for Today and for National Nine News on the Nine Network.

Graeme Goodings

The weekend edition of Seven News presented by John Riddell was consistently beaten for many years by National Nine News, hosted by Georgina McGuiness.

Heath O'Loughlin

O'Loughlin finished at Nine News when his contract ended in November 2008, taking on a new direction at North Melbourne Football Club.

Heath O'Loughlin is a former weekend sports presenter and reporter for Nine News Melbourne.

Jaynie Seal

In 2004, Seal joined the Nine Network as weather presenter for National Nine News in Sydney along with Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News, she remained in this position for 7 years.

Joanna Townsend

She was also a regular fill in presenter on Nine News Now a podcast, daily with all the latest news on the day.

John Schluter

Schluter presented the weather on National Nine News in Brisbane for nearly 25 years, John ended his affiliation with the Nine Network in September 2006.

Nicole Livingstone

In March 2007, she was appointed the sports presenter on Nine News PM Edition.

Peter Overton

Peter also filed weekday news updates from the newsroom during Brian Henderson's tenure as presenter of National Nine News in Sydney.

In January 2009, Overton was appointed presenter of Nine News Sydney replacing Mark Ferguson following poor ratings.

Peter occasionally presented weekend news bulletins, and substituted on National Nine Early News and Today news for Sharyn Ghidella.

Overton joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe.

Verity James

She was a regular on ABC TV's Can We Help?, and after Greg Pearce left radio to join Perth's National Nine News team in February 2008, James took over his early morning shift on 720 ABC Perth.

Wendy Kingston

Kingston remained host of Nine Afternoon News until May 2009, when she moved to presenting Nine's Late News.

In January 2013, Kingston was appointed presenter of Nine News Now a bulletin that includes a mix of news, sport, panel discussions and showbiz.

This was due to the replacement of Nine Afternoon News with This Afternoon, a new news and current affairs program hosted by Andrew Daddo and Katrina Blowers.

After Kingston moved to Nine's Late News, the Nine Afternoon News was presented in Melbourne for a 7 week period with various presenters.

In 2005, Wendy resigned from WIN and moved to Sydney, where she was picked up by the Nine Network to report for Nine News in Sydney.


Clint Stanaway

While at Nine News in this role, Clint covered many significant news events including the Cardross road accident near Mildura, Victoria, where six young lives were lost in a tragic hit and run, Beaconsfield Mine collapse and dramatic Mine Rescue of two trapped miners, and the Nine Network's coverage of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

James Talia

He joined Nine News in 1998 and since then has reported extensively on Australian federal politics as well as numerous world events including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the 2004 tsunami devastation in Aceh and the London bombings.

Matt Tinney

In February 2008, Tinney moved to Western Australia to Perth and joined the Nine News team as a reporter and co-anchor of the weekend news with Sharlyn Sarac.

Michael Usher

For the rest of 2008, Usher filled-in on various Nine News bulletins as well as reporting for 60 Minutes, filling in for Tara Brown who was on maternity leave at the time.

Michael Willesee, Jr.

It was reported on 26 August 2007, that Willesee, Jr had announced his engagement to Nine News presenter and reporter Allison Langdon.

Wendy Kingston

In late 2007, she was replaced by then National Nine News: Afternoon Edition presenter Kellie Sloane.

Kingston began presenting the National Nine News: Morning Edition at the start of 2007, replacing Georgie Gardner who moved to Today.

Zoe Naylor

She was an announcer for Groove FM, then worked in television for A Current Affair, Escape with ET, The Footy Show, Gladiators, MTV Australia, National Nine News and SportsCafe (NZ).