1996 Southern Cross News Promo

Promo and jingle used for Southern Cross Nightly News in 1996 features scenes mainly from Hobart, Launceston and Devonport.
Newsreaders at this time were Kaye Wilkinson (weeknights) and Judy Benson (weekends).
Also features Jo Cornish (now Palmer and current newsreader), Kim Millar (weekend newsreader), Rob Fairs (sports presenter) and Steve Titmus (former newsreader).

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[Jezza46]

I wouldn't put this promo in the same room as the 'Who's Who Of News' promos back in the 90's or the 'Best At Six' promo WIN News had done but certainly a marvellous promo.

By the way, do you have any of those WIN News Tasmania promos? I'd love to see them.

Does anyone know if any sort of this promo has been copied from some other station in the world? Anyone. Because it does sound like it was copied from somewhere else.

[ando9185]

I still don't know what I've got, there's probably another couple of dozen VHS tapes to go through so I'll see what's on them so then WIN news can be discussed there.

[Jezza46]

Southern Cross have always been about employing women to present the news. From 1996 to 2007: Kaye Wilkinson, Judy Benson, Jo Palmer, and Kim Millar were all female newsreaders for Southern Cross during this time. In fact, Steve Titmus was the only male newsreader to take up a role on Southern Cross Nightly News at this time. At least the men do better when it comes to presenting sports news like Rob Fairs, Nick Duigan, Nathan Templeton etc.

[ando9185]

Yes, during the summer period there were a couple of nights where it was only men reading. Rob Fairs doing the news, Nathan Templeton on sport and Peter Murphy on weather. It was the first time I could remember no females presenting and seemed almost strange in a way.

[Jezza46]

Kaye Wilkinson was apparently an icon for Southern Cross Tasmania as a weekday newsreader, but more recently, she was reduced to been a minor reporter with a hyphonated name. But in my opinion, Kaye Wilkinson-Green will remain one of the best at TNT-9.

I adored her as I grew up from my childhood when the TV wasn't meant to be on Southern Cross.

I'd put her second behind Tom Payne as the best newsreader in Tasmania. I'd put John Remess a close third.

[ando9185]

Haven't seen much of her around for a few years now. Anybody know what she's doing or if she's still in Tasmania or in the media?

[Jezza46]

I just found out that despite Kaye Wilkinson been born in Tasmania, she actually first read TV news for the ABC in Darwin way back in 1988. She returned to Tasmania in 1990 to present the ABC's weekend news bulletin in Hobart, before taking a commercial break by going to Toowoomba to read the weeknight news for WIN Television. While she was making the move, in April 1993, when the Mercury article on her was published, she wanted the Tasmanian public to know that she'll be back, and she was.

[stanzemanek]

RE: "Colin's here for sport now and a big blow for Tiger Woods in the golf, Col?"

Spot on! I always watch WIN News Hobart because they present more national news than Southern Cross, plus John & Colin look like old mates.

Sometimes he makes jokes about John's massive pay packet, like when Tiger wins a mill at the end of the story & Colin says "That's just a weeks' work for you John?," & John says, "Yeah, thanks Col."

LOL!

[Jezza46]

Yeah, pretty cunning.

[rooboysa]

"southern cross is working for you" was our spin on "seven news is working for you"

[rooboysa]

"southern cross is working for you" was our spin on "seven news is working for you"

[summerwind1974]

Now thats a blast from the past! It's cool to see some old footage of a few faces that are still working in news today!

[Jezza46]

I don't think this promo outweighed WIN News and it's promos at that stage despite the fact that it was only three years down the track since aggregation

[Jezza46]

This is a remarkable promo. A promo that I've always been trying to reflect on since I first saw the promo, but considering I didn't have a recording of the promo, I was kept trying to reflect until this promo was uploaded. Thanks largely.