Comments on: A Current Affair with Oprah Winfrey

By: Kuttsywood

Kuttsywood — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:30:14 +0000

Michael,

The Paige contract rumors are true.
Lofthouse better not get on the wrong side of Bruce Paige, look what happened to Mike London, who tried to upset Bruce on many a occasion.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:05:35 +0000

Hi David

There is speculation of a change in presenters in Brisbane, with Heather Foord leaving in 2 week and Andrew Lofthouse coming from the ABC to co-present the weekend edition of Nine News as of the Start of Next year. I am just wondering whether you have any information to ad to this as many are saying Bruce Paige has only 40 days left on his current contract, and Andrew may actually be coming to replace Bruce which I believe would be a great shame.

I’d love to hear in more depth the whole situation.

Thanks

By: L

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:43:30 +0000

” …it detracted from ACA’s more-serious news pitch …”
I beg your pardon?

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:07:39 +0000

ACA is actually really over the top sensationalism, i know today tonight does it too but it isn’t as bad. You should hear the voice over promo things for a recent story on Adelaide’s ACA, just pathetic, don’t know if the same story aired interstate but the guys like ” How to survive schoolies week ” people have managed up to now thanks. then there was one about how SA water isn’t spending enough money on fixing water pipes, “The pipe system is a mess but SA Water gets a new building” its laughable really

By: JM

JM — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:50:28 +0000

Well I must say I’ve been quite impressed by A Current Affair lately and I think it has improved and it is clear to me they are making an effort in staging a comeback against Today Tonight.

Put aside the edited Oprah moments on A Current Affair last night, I was impressed to actually see Tracy experiencing the storm first hand, as opposed to Matt with Today Tonight back in the studio. Tracy has been getting around alot lately being in Sydney for the World Premiere of Australia a couple of nights ago!

Then tonight as I write this the first story on A Current Affair an exclusive interview in regards to Sydney’s top news story of the day, the Gordon Wood verdict, whilst Samantha Amrytage at Today Tonight is introducing a story about a cat born in Australia with two heads! – How about Australia’s only interview with Marcia Brady?!

Don’t get me wrong I hate the cross promotions, the ‘still to come’ teasers, and the bra stories, but the majority of the content over the last few nights has been pleasing and has been far more impressive than that on offer with Today Tonight! – If A Current Affair was a spitting image of Today Tonight which some argue then we wouldn’t have had the exclusive Marcia Brady story etc…

By: Benno

Benno — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:58:50 +0000

Soon they will be crossing to a live feed from another country with current affair material that is newsworthy.

By: John

John — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:15:57 +0000

Terrible journalists have to go somewhere, they might as well all work on the one show.

By: Jerome

Jerome — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:15:29 +0000

don’t watch aca (just cbf changing channel after the news) but i do think TT has improved slightly in the last few weeks, lasts nights story on those alchoholics and their neighbors was quite good.

if they’re doing stuff like this they cant possibly wonder why it never wins the ratings to TT.

and why would they do this anyway? it had no substance and its not even cross promotion, oprah is on ten.

but mind you TT does show their fair share of oprah and ellen clips,never as its own story.

By: Rico

Rico — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:45:31 +0000

Aside from this bizarre segment, I’m sure Brisbane viewers must have been amused to see Tracey host the show “live” from the suburb of The Gap last night. Behind her it was calm and bright. But it was actually chaos and lightning at that time with another destructive storm arriving just as ACA was broadcast in QLD making that time delay embarassingly obvious.

By: Lowie

Lowie — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:07:36 +0000

Oh FFS, that is just pathetic. Watching either ACA or TT I don’t expect world class journalism, but I don’t expect to sit through a blatant Oprah ripoff, cross promotional, baseless piece of s**t. That is up there with one of the laziest, non stories of the year *rant over*

By: Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:49:21 +0000

Maybe they should be required to show the oprah logo as part of the current affair logo. Oprah does A Current Affair.

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:52:00 +0000

I didn’t get to see this as like a lot in Qld our power went out but we were lucky compared to others who lots everything.

BTW any chance ch10 will air the Oprah Australia special again?