Archive for the ‘TV History’ Category
Eric Walters – Tribute to a Veteran Newsreader
Eric Walters (born 4 July 1937, died 18th August 2010) was an Australian journalist, media trainer and former television presenter who worked for all commercial television channels (Seven, Nine and TEN) in a on-air career, including radio, which spanned more than forty years. Eric died following a three...
August 21st, 2010 | TV History, WA TV History | Read More
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YourScoops now provides a forums page where users may post information to inform about or promote activities that are vital to them.
We are particularly keen to foster the performing arts and any endeavours that enhances the quality of life.
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August 3rd, 2010 | Crime, Entertainment, Featured, Games, Headlines, History, Human Issues, Jokes, Politics, Promotions, Science, TV History, Travel | Read More
ABW2 50 Years Reunion
On Friday 7 May, 2010 ABC Television in Perth, Western Australia, celebrated its 50 year anniversary. To mark this occasion, ABC Perth brought together past and present staff for an ‘afternoon tea’ reunion at the ABC studios, 30 Fielder Street, East Perth on the afternoon of Sunday 16th May 2010.
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May 20th, 2010 | Featured, Media, TV History, WA TV History | Read More
ABW2 50 Years Reunion
ABC TV PERTH CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF TELEVISION
On Friday 7 May, 2010 ABC Television in Perth will celebrate its 50 year anniversary. To mark this monumental occasion, ABC Perth is bringing together past and present staff for an ‘afternoon tea’ reunion at the ABC studios, 30 Fielder Street, East...
March 30th, 2010 | Featured, Media, TV History, WA TV History | Read More
News as entertainment or information
Are most people wishing to be informed or entertained by today’s news sources and are they losing the attention span to read newspapers and books?
Average Age of Newspaper Readers is 55
According to a Carnegie Corporation study in 2007, the average age of newspaper readers is 55 and that newspaper...
February 11th, 2010 | Politics, TV History | Read More
TCN Channel 9 News in Sydney Unveils Studio 3
TCN is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia and is located at Willoughby, a suburb of Sydney, Australia.
TCN has built a new News studio and edit suites.
Nine News’s flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated...
February 9th, 2010 | TV History | Read More
50 years of TV in WA exhibition in Fremantle
In late 2009, a free public exhibition was held at the Fremantle Arts Centre, entitled “50 years of television broadcasting in Western Australia”.
This exhibition was co-ordinated by the WA branch of the Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT). It was formally opened by...
December 7th, 2009 | WA TV History | Read More


