Seven News Sydney opener and closer 19th Oct 2006

[robsNEWS]

To anchorman87. I don't see any comparison for Adelaide news to Melbourne and Sydney. Ten News Adelaide is not even produced out of Adelaide and when I was in Adelaide I did not see one newsreader worthy of the wow factor. Melbourne and Sydney have always been the leaders when it comes to top range newsreaders. Mal Walden and Helen Kapalos(the greek goddess), Who reads Ten News Adelaide, George Donikian and the plain Rebecca Morse.

[anchorman87]

I agree Mal Walden and Helen Kapalos are really good, nut George is an icon and Rebecca has really imrpvoed since joining ten. People like peter hitchener, jo hall, brett mccloud are just aweful news readers, with no sense of personality. The ABC is probably the only service which has bbetter presenters in melbourn than adelaide.

[anchorman87]

Why do people in Sydney and Melbourne like such dull newsreaders, here in Adelaide our co-anchored bulletins are just so much better, same in Brisbane and Perth. Ian Ross, Mark Ferguson, Peter Hitchener are all just so boring. Give me Jane Doyle/John Ridelle or Kay McGrath/Rd Young anyday!

[MrCool756]

Leave roscoe alone he does his job and gets the job done well his great for Sydney and so is Chris bath so watch what u write GO ROSCOE

[anchorman87]

'he does his job and get the job done', well yes just not with anything special. Bath should have been made anchor years ago.

[MrCool756]

yea bathie is more bright i admit she should be made anchor wouldnt that scare all the news male readers lol

[est88melb]

Sydney and Melbourne's news bulletins are clearly the flagship of the country and our newsreaders are more professional and newsworthy. Jane Doyle, John Ridelle, Kay McGrath and Rod Young would have no chance in anchoring Sydney or Melbourne's bulletins, they are second rate.

[anchorman87]

what tripe. of course they wouldn't now, they are olde and settled in their roles. 20 years ago, if the winds had blown another way, they might be somewhere else...

[est88melb]

no they wouldnt

[anchorman87]

on what grounds do you make this assenment?

though I do suppose Melbourne especially likes news readers with the personalities of a brick (Hitchener, Hall...). Though even Melb ourne doesn;t hold a candle to Sydney. The Sydney nws is the highest anybody cabn go, Melbourne is just another outpost.

[est88melb]

I'd consider Sydney and Melbourne as the two flagship cities. Brisbane and Perth are second, Adelaide, Darwin and the rest are outposts. If u consider Melbourne an outpost clearly you dont know Australia.

[anchorman87]

oh I know Australia very well. Sydney is top dog, it's where it's at. Melbourne tries, as does Brissy a bit, Perth and Adelaide are kind just there and the rest are just sorta left out. the point of being the flagship is that there is one. Melb likes to think they are on par with SYdney, but alas, they're always going to be the bridesmaid, never the bride...

[est88melb]

please explain what's where its at in Sydney?

[crayfish769]

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[AntonioAzz]

Ian Ross is the bomb, he's cool