Karl Stefanovic will host one of Nine’s new 2009 shows, Random Acts Of Kindness next year, described as “heart-warming and feel-good, making dreams come true for deserving Australians.”
The show, one of several ‘uplifting’ shows Nine plans for the year, will also feature Scott Cam.
CEO David Gyngell has plans up his sleeve to use the Today show team in various projects.
“Gyngell has got a bunch of new shows he is throwing out there at the moment,” Stefanovic says.
“So don’t be surprised to see more of the Today show team in various roles for the network, which is good for whatever show that is and the Today show.”
But it could also lead to over-exposure.
Seven has already learned the hard way that having David Koch and Melissa Doyle front every second show is not necessarily good for business. It’s a fine line between cross promotion and overdoing things, especially for personalities who already appear across most of the television year.
Source: news.com.au
Absolutely brilliant show. Should be more shows like this showing all the good that’s in the world instead of focusing always on the worst!! Well done xxx
I can’t wait for this show! It’s time to stop being so negative and look at the incredible impact this show has had on individual’s lives. I know one of the people who have been transformed by this show and it is a credit to Channel 9 and all those involved. Come on guys, give them a break!
Yes, we did. We were all like afterwards…so… this is how tv works.
btw i found out the presenter who came to our school was Jules Lund from Getaway
yes the one who accidently called our guest the name of her guide dog.
To all people who made a negitve comment regarding this new show about the spirit that makes Australia what it is , that is everyday people making a change in other peoples lives for no self gain but just a sense of helping someone that needs a hand from who knows where or what country.When i see people notized for something they love to do ” I feel proud to be an Australian “and all you negative people out there should get a life , i would much prefere my children watch programs such as this than all the other crape on TV promoting the down falls that pulled down other nations with violance , sex , and all the rest of the mindless , heartless crap that the negitive people who made stupid comments must seem to watch and live there lives by. I do feel sorry for people who have such a sad life.
So you had to act for the sake of the cameras?
one of the people who’s going to appear on the show came to my school. She was very sweet and caring-not telling anyone anymore…don’t want to spoil anything!!!
channel 9 suprised her suddenly halfway through her appearance…she’s blind you see…she didn’t see people filming right in front of her
anyway…the point is…they full on had us to fake laugh for 10 min and clap after we finished filming
Me and my friends were coughing *ratings* the entire time
You might want to know that the presenter accidently called her by the name of her dog.
I know some people who have been filmed for this show. They have “milked” their so-called kind spirited nature for all they can, and here is more with this show. However, remember, all is not always as it seems behind closed doors.
Hello everyone,
I have been personally involved in the “Random Acts” series as part of the painting crew(Sunshine Coast Qld),the film,production and coordinating team are very professional,they devote their time and energy into doing some very fine work,and for this i feel privileged to have been part of it, say what you will about them but until your
effort matches theirs then there is no place for judgment.
Regards
Luke.
I would just like to say, a friend of mine has just had his life turned around by the wonderful people who are behind this whole show, i have to say some of you people out there saying these people are rude and the show will be a mess, you dont know what you are talking about. I spent two days with this crew and they are the most kindest,loving,hard working and genorous people i have met. The things these people are doing for our towns and the people that work hard with our community are just unforgettable, for so much work put in for this show and the people involved, they all deserve a great amount of gratatude. I would like to say a big congratz to the crew behind this show, you are all hard workers with hearts of gold.
oh btw.. cast and crew were very professional and lovely
man u guys r so rude and harsh! It’s really sad if all you can do is sit at your computer and whinge and insult people!
An ep of this show just filmed locally and what they did for those involved (and the community) was so amazing and beautiful – good on ch9! keep up the great work!
radom acts of kindness, I am looking forward to seeing this program as I know it will effect people I know. thank you ch. nine
just like to say i saw the crew of this show today at my street and they were so rude to me telling me to not watch and step away as we dont want you in the back ground if yous are doing something kind at least try by being nice to people not just buy giving and being rude. i think its ganna be a bad show and mught just go on air for a 1month and then go off.
Hi why are we always kept in the dark about trying to get on shows like this. I have applyed to so many shows about trying to get something special done for our family but have never been successful. Looking forward to this new show love all the hosts but i was very dissappointed when Mcclouds Daughters was cancelled. Good luck
Nine is a mess!!
If they are planning lots of “heartwarming” and “feel good” shows in 2009, why has in my opinion the most heartwarming show that always made me feel good- McLeod’s daughters been axed!?
Utterly ridiculos!
I watched an hour or so of Carols by Candlelight on Xmas Eve and he was atrocious! To be a personality you should at least have one! Channel 9 is completely irrelevant these days.
Have I turned into an old curmudgeon just because I think the term heart-warming is an insult?
This looks like one more show for me not to watch – Karl will soon compete with Mel and Kochie for most over-used presenters on the tele.
nine will learn the hard way, as seven did that people dont want to see their breakfast TV hosts when they are sitting down to dinner…
Heart warming, feel good?? yuck…
zambora, yes i read that on wikipeadia aswell. you also conveniently left out
“was the fifth most watched television show in that week in Australia. Overall, it averaged 1.3 million viewers in its run”
yes the critics didn’t like it, but that puts it in the same category as big brother, 2.5 men, and border security. but people still like it.
it was never intended to be high quality drama, just entertainment which i thought it was.
on the karl issue, couldn’t they have chosen lisa wilkinson instead, she has a personality
For those that can’t remember the Angels were “Jackie O, Katie Underwood and Simone Kessell” Yes that is kiss of death jackie O as an angel (anyone recall The Nation ?).
It was a shocker show.The good deeds that did were tacky and looked phony.
Thorpe looked as good on screen as Grant Hackett showing emotion reading the sport (okay I know David Tench showed more emotion.
From wilikpedia “The three “angels” travelled in Alfa Romeos performing deeds such as decorating a nursery for a young couple with newborn children, and finding a replacement puppy for children whose dog had been stolen.
- if you scan Seven’s schedule late at night say 2 am you might find UA hovering.
It was widely panned by media critics, with the Sydney Morning Herald television critic Ruth Ritchie declaring it “the worst show in the history of the world”"
OMG i completely forgot about undercover angels. that show was great, and yes this sounds very similar.
from what i remember it was 3 really hot girls that were made out to look like charlies angels (during the charlies angels craze) did bizarre things to raise money for people, and thorpie was like charlie. it wasn’t the best quality but it was quite entertaining, and it realy mastered when to have serious touching tearjerking moments. it was something for everyone. why doesn’t 7 redo shows like that.
RAOK sounds like a much boringer version though
i guess the hosts won’t do many favours (karl=personality of door), although i would like to see how simone does. it looks like the type of show where we just watch bogans cry for 30 mins.
smells like Undercover Angels…9 will never be ‘the one’ for originality
does anyone remember “undercover angels” hosted by ian thorpe on 7. this show seems very similar. only with out the undercover part and charlies angels bits.
it also sounds a bit like thankyou that only had 1 episode filmed before the olympics on 7, it didn’t work.
simone is a great choice i loved her character on mcleods which will fit in well with this role. i’m not quite sure about karl and scott cam, they just don’t have the heart or warmth. what about jason dundas (getaway) and livinia nixon, now that she doesn’t have a big job << i think they have so much potential, people love them and they are underused and fresh, instead we get same old karl and scott.
i watched that youtube vid. i think 9 are taking the warmheart thing too far. just because two of their few good raters (farmerWAW, DomesticB) are warmhearts. i think this could backfire and people will turn their back on all of them
This sounds like a Nine version of Seven’s “Undercover Angels”… Remember that?? Ian Thorpe, Katie from Bardot and some brunette chick.
They shot one episode of this in Orange – it was all about a woman who was celebrating her wedding anniversary (obviously a big one!) and they had decided to renew their vows. This woman has also been heavily involved in raising money for the community so it was a feel good episode. Simone Jade whatsit was in attendance.
I throw these types of fly-on-the-wall shows in the basket with factual shows, which are used far too often in network schedules, and are quite boring actually. I guess a random act of kindness would be a quite a large change from the nature of channel nine. Hopefully for them, people don’t put two and two together.
Karl, if you have time to do crap like this you’re obviously not doing your Today show job properly.
How about some hard hitting interviews or investigative journalism instead of this wallpaper you call a show. When you take out the structured “content” of each half hour (news update/weather/banter) which is basically just the same content repeated 7 times over, we’re left with about 15 minutes of actual content every morning.
I know morning TV will never be Four Corners but what we have now is disposable junk.
I also know that Simone Jade Mackinnon from Mcleods daughters will be on the show too.
I dont mind Karl at all i think he is a great host….. I just wish we would learn to say “Australia” right.
This begs the question, why. Not withstanding that a heartfelt show like this would require someone with an actual heart, not this R2D2 of a host.
Seriously, why can’t CVC turn off Channel Nine’s life support and let this abomination of a network die a quick death.
Go onto youtube and type in “Choose Nine in 09″
Smells like desperation corner to me.
Karl does not appeal to me in any way.
His hosting skills are deplorable.
Has no warmth and seems like a smug so and so.
Put him as host and people will turn off !
This isn’t exactly breaking news!
If you go onto YOUTUBE, type in “Choose Nine In 09.” This is a twenty mintue promo of many shows to appear on NINE in 2009.
The promos have been really well done, and there are loads of new shows, and heaps of Australian shows as well. However, The Block has not been shown in this promo, instead the new show from the creators of The Block ‘Home Run.’ What I don’t get is for Home Run they are saying from the creators of the Block, and they also did the same for The Chopping Block. If they want to create a show that works, why don’t they just create The Block!!!!!! However, the promos are great and it looks so promising.
Isn’t this just like Seven using their Sunrise presenters on every other show on the network? How about something original.
I’m also assuming this will be another renovation show, or something, for people that have gotten ill/had something happen to them.
Couldn’t Karl’s random act of kindness never appearing in primetime ever again after the Carols or even better never on television again.
“heart-warming and feel-good, making dreams come true for deserving Australians.” They’ve done up their backyards, renovated their houses,… What are they moving on to next I wonder?