WIN launches ACA in Perth
WIN Television has announced the local Perth edition of A Current Affair will launch tonight on STW9.
Hosted by Louise Momber, the Perth edition is part of WIN’s push to compete with a local edition of Today Tonight. An Adelaide-produced ACA with Kate Collins will follow soon.
This leaves Tracy Grimshaw as an “east coast” host in the same way as Matt White serves on Seven’s TT. ACA’s Perth edition will comprise a mix of local and national stories.
WIN’s Managing Director David Butorac says, “We are very proud to be investing in the launch of local versions of A Current Affair. This underlines the significant commitment WIN Corporation has to the growth of services in all of its group and related companies.”
TV Tonight encourages Perth viewers to tell the rest of the country your thoughts on the first episode!
Press Release:
WIN Corporation Managing Director, David Butorac, today announced Channel Nine Perth will launch Perth’s local A Current Affair tonight, Monday, 20 October 2008. Channel Nine Adelaide will follow, also launching their local edition in the near future.
WIN is dedicated to delivering high quality local current affair programs that will meet viewer needs in both the Adelaide and Perth markets. The initiative leverages from WIN’s extensive experience in local production and significant capital investment.
Mr Butorac says: “We are very proud to be investing in the launch of local versions of A Current Affair. This underlines the significant commitment WIN Corporation has to the growth of services in all of its group and related companies.”
Two dedicated teams of journalists, producers and camera-operators have been hand-picked and will work closely with the national A Current Affair team to provide extensive coverage on the stories specific to Perth and Adelaide combined with national stories on the people and issues that affect all Australians.
In Perth, Louise Momber will present the fresh alternative to current affairs, alongside the newly appointed Executive Producer, Juliet Wills, Special Investigators, Michael Southwell and Peter Van Onselen, and journalist Jolleh Abshar.
In Adelaide, Channel Nine has appointed Kate Collins as host, Lesley Johns as Executive Producer; Senior Reporter Chris Kenny and camera-operator, Brenton Dean, to join their team of skilled journalists, editors and studio-crew.
A Current Affair will follow Nine’s weekday national news service at 6.30pm, providing Adelaide and Perth viewers an hour of locally produced news and current affairs - 90 minutes for WIN’s regional Western Australia viewers, who also receive the local and WIN produced WIN News.
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nothing like a bit of notice!
They have been radio advertising for the whole fo the previous week, but nothing on the teev.
Just started the ep here in Perth….. not that well done. No music or slightly quiet at the beginning…. and the presenter is boring I must admit, or just her voice…. 2nd story playing now and it’s still her telling the story…. ok well it sounds like her…. and the stories aren’t very… exciting… and nor am I turning over the TT… bleh!
Now where can I watch the East coasts ACA?!
/// a t t
I’m halfway through watching it at time of writing. Louise is incredibly awkward in front of the camera - it’s got the overall feel of a high-end Channel 31 production. Hmmmm….
I wonder if it will last longer than the last local ACA attempt.
Well so far, we’ve had a blind soldier, a bikies story and now a wacky cult story. Nothing’s changed, still as trashy as ever.
Production standards are slightly better than the ghetto news here, which wouldn’t be hard. Definitely not HD, which I’m pretty sure was promised.
Louise Momber isn’t really better or worse than any other public affairs host, with the robotic mannerisms and the faux concern at the end of each story.
Nothing special.
Matt
you can watch east coast ACA on Sky News if you have Foxtel or Austar or Optus TV
John
john, thats true. Forgot about that! Thank you.
I tried really hard to watch but had to keep leaving the room it was so pitiful.
It was novel to see WA towns mentioned but the stories could have been from any State because they weren’t ‘current affairs’, just tabloid.
OMG a family involved in a religious cult has mysteriously left a country town without warning??
OMG a bikie gang from another State might take control over WA??
…..Give us a break.
A Really good quality episode. Much better stories than East coast ACA.
For once, a good quality production from STW9!
Hi it was just awfull give ous Tracey Grimshaw any day
Looks like ‘near future’ means next week. Adelaide now playing a Monday 6:30 on their local edition promos
Adelaides first attemt last night - boring as hell. We see enough of Mike Rann and the water issues in the news, don’t want it shoved down our throats in ACA. Bring back Tracey.
Why has Sky News stoped ACA?And when do we get ACA with Tracey back on WIN?