Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac takes aim at Today’s Stevie Jacobs
Nine's Stevie Jacobs becomes target practice for Seven's new weather kid on the block.
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It’s tough out there in breakfast TV-land.
So much so that one new weatherman is taking direct aim at his counterpart from a rival show.
This morning new Sunrise recruit Sam Mac was joined by Liverpool City Archers for his Live cross, but after his first attempt at target practice didn’t go too well, he decided to make it personal.
“I’ve spoken to the team here, what you need is more of a focus: have a direct spot that you are really aiming hard for,” he explained.
“So, I have made a bit of a tweak to my target. If you want to look right now, basically, my new arch-rival, my nemesis, my fellow weatherman is – it’s the great Stevie Jacobs.”
With that a photo of Today‘s Stevie Jacobs was dead centre as target practice.
“Obviously he has been in the game for ten years ….. I’m about to take him on to see if the new kid on the block can match it with the master. So here we go. Can I get some crowd support?”
Time ran out before he could land a punch.
Or an arrow.
17 Responses
Commercial breakfast TV is so low rent. Not an ounce of class or style to it.
Thank God for Virginia and Michael. They make it bearable.
This is another reason why I bypass morning television and listen to Alan on 2GB.
Kochie and Sam did not look impressed when they cut back to them. It wasn’t funny. I liked Sam Mac when he first started doing the weather but am now over him. Just too in ya face now.
He jokes about his supposed rivalry with Steve Jacobs all the time. Just a bit of fun people as Sam Mac doesn’t have a malice bone in his body. I’m really enjoying his work on Sunrise.
I did write the piece to incorporate its humorous context.
Probably should’ve clarified that my comment was directed at the previous responses not a criticism of your piece David. People seem to be using this to put down Sam Mac and Sunrise instead of taking it in jest.
That’s cool, I took it as that anyway.
Sam Mac weatherman a few weeks, Stevie Jacobs 10 years; Eddie entertainment reporter a few weeks, Richard Wilkins 21 years as Entertainment Editor.
That is why I watch Today.
Hey Sam Mac… I think you better stick to radio mate! sunrise??? should be called sunset!
Its no wonder Today and the ABC Breaky show is doing well…
I guess it was his attempt to go from “comedian” to actual comedian. Not going to happen. I’ve noticed more early evening promotion for Sunrise in the past week. Get rid of Sam Mac, bring in Nuala, bring back Nelson Aspen and stop cheap stunts, sketches and make some set adjustments, the new one doesn’t work, although still better than the Today set.
I begin to watch ABC Breakfast over Sunrise and Today – sick of the antics from Karl and Lisa as well as AOK, Kochie and Sam.
Further reason to stick with ABC Breakfast
Did Steve Jacobs make some kind of remark in the beginning about Sam Mac for him to react this way?
He must have MM. There is no way someone from channel 7 would ever do anything that could be perceived as wrong ?
This is the reason I dont watch either!
OMG. this is why more people are watching the Today Show then Sunrise
And yet another reason why I watch the Today show …