Today visits Geelong
On Grand Final eve, Nine's breakfast team descend upon the city of Geelong. And yes, Karl will be there.
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Getting into the AFL spirit, Nine’s Today show will broadcast live from Geelong on Friday morning -yes, with Karl Stefanovic.
The team will descene upon Steampacket Gardens and bring with them singer Pete Murray and recently wedded Catriona Rowntree.
Even Richard Reid will be there…
Press Release:
TODAY is celebrating the AFL Grand Final by broadcasting live from the turf of the reigning premiers, the Geelong Cats, this Friday, September 26, from 5.30am.
Locals are encouraged to come down to the Steampacket Gardens to meet the TODAY team including Karl Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson, Cameron Williams, Georgie Gardner, Richard Wilkins, Richard Reid and Steve Jacobs.
In addition to TODAY’S news, sport, weather and finance from 5.30am there will be special guests throughout the morning, including singer-songwriter Pete Murray who will perform live with two songs from his new album.
Getaway host Catriona Rowntree will be on the show to tell how she has settled into life in Geelong since marrying her long-time boyfriend, Geelong grazier James Pettit, in April.
After the Cats’ ended their 44-year premiership drought last year, Geelong will again get right behind their hometown heroes, with TODAY bringing viewers all the atmosphere and action from the heart of the city on the day before the Grand Final.
Gossip guru Richard Reid will have his finger firmly on the pulse of all the latest celebrity news as he reports live from Geelong.
And there will be a $500 cash prize for the best TODAY-branded sign on the morning.
TODAY continues to win the ratings in Melbourne with an average audience of 86,700 viewers year-to-date ahead of 77,800 viewers for Sunrise. TODAY is also up 6.6 per cent year-on-year compared to Sunrise which is down 5.9 per cent year-on-year *Source: OzTAM Weeks 7-38 excluding Easter and Olympic dates.
TODAY – broadcasting LIVE from Geelong
Friday, September 26 from 5.30am to 9.00am
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11 Responses
plase come to geelong on sunrise and today
Wow $500 cash prize!! AFL grand final tickets would have been a better prize.
Waste of space alert.
Nice of “Nine’ to send out Press announcement or “formal warning’ to give sane folks chance to get out of town.
Maybe someone could ask the Sydney folk to try to pronounce Victorian town names right or even get it close for Victorian sportsmen.
Looks like”Ego Alert; hits cat town.
Luxury hotel suites and cars booked out for these precious lot, I Suppose.
P.S. for the record, only folk on today that I rate highly are Lisa Wilkinson & Georgie Gardner and unfortunately even these 2 ladies resort to “matey banter’ just to fit into “boysclub’
LOL Karl in Geelong, those Sydney prefects will get eaten alive by Geelong! lol, Karl ill be bolting for his hotel room screaming for his producer and some as many of those little hand cleaner sachet thingys from Red Rooster.
GO HAWTHORN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Isn’t Sunrise going the Melbourne Friday, Koch will be back from Holidays in the US just in time!
Geelong isnt that bad guys come on lay off.. though i since have moved to melbourne myself 😛
Knoxy, I grew up down in Sleepy Hollow. It’s gonna be freakin’ hilarious. It might be worth taping. LOL.
Who actually watches Today at 5.30am and Nine news at 5am.
What are the ratings at that time and how do the networks justify the expense of going to air with such a costly production to such a little audience.
Andrew.
That’s harsh….anyone for the defence?
Ding Dang Dong!!!
Richard Reid will go down a treat with those Hillbilly toothless bogans.
wow this will attract a lot of viewers north of the Murray