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Where’s Eddie?
He’s been off all telly practically all year.
Aside from a week hosting A Current Affair, an interview on The Footy Show, and a few leftover episodes of 1 vs 100 it’s hard to recall seeing Eddie McGuire on the box in 2008. Yet when he puts his mind to it, he’s one of television’s best performers.
So now that ‘Eddie Everywhere’ has been rested, will we be seeing him back on our screens in 2009? How is it Nine can afford to pay such a staggering pay packet to McGuire when he …
Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?
There’s a lot to be said for simple formats, and this ‘kid-size Millionaire’ format works effortlessly well under school teacher Rove McManus. It gets a big elephant stamp for being the cheeriest pupil in the class without overdoing it, aiming too high or outstaying its welcome.
This year there are another five kids (like Skins the last lot were dumped when they got too old -show biz is tough). They all come bounding into class waving and high-fiving. Ok, maybe they’re overdoing it here. The contestant also runs in waving. Ok we …
GTV9 studios gets Heritage listing
GTV9 Studios were today recognised by the Heritage Council of Victoria for its vast history, including the 50+ years of television that have been produced within its walls.
The original 1908 building, has been home to the Wertheim Piano Factory, Heinz Soups (1935) and Channel Nine (1955). Studio 9 has been used for productions including In Melbourne Tonight, The Don Lane Show, New Faces, Hey Hey its Saturday, Sale of the Century, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, The Footy Show and Temptation.
“This property is very interesting for the way it demonstrates …
Eddie for ACA 2009?
There’s speculation today that Eddie McGuire might replace Tracy Grimshaw permanently as host of A Current Affair next year. Rumours also suggest Grimshaw, and Michael Usher, could join 60 Minutes. With Tara Brown stepping aside to become a new mum, there’s a vacancy in the offing. Peter Overton meanwhile, could also be replacing Mike Munro as Nine’s weekend newsreader in Sydney.
But the McGuire rumour, which appears in the Daily Telegraph, is already denied by a Nine spokesperson.
“Someone has looked at a lot of dots and joined them to come up …