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unusual facts about National Nine News



Gorgi Coghlan

Prior to joining Network Ten Coghlan was the Melbourne reporter and travel presenter for Today and for National Nine News on the Nine Network.

Graeme Goodings

The weekend edition of Seven News presented by John Riddell was consistently beaten for many years by National Nine News, hosted by Georgina McGuiness.

Jaynie Seal

In 2004, Seal joined the Nine Network as weather presenter for National Nine News in Sydney along with Nine Morning News and Nine Afternoon News, she remained in this position for 7 years.

John Schluter

Schluter presented the weather on National Nine News in Brisbane for nearly 25 years, John ended his affiliation with the Nine Network in September 2006.

Leith Mulligan

A year later Mulligan began presenting the weekend sports report on National Nine News in Melbourne, with Jo Hall.

Peter Overton

Peter also filed weekday news updates from the newsroom during Brian Henderson's tenure as presenter of National Nine News in Sydney.

Overton joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and graduated to weekend sports presenter on National Nine News in Sydney and substitute for Ken Sutcliffe.

Verity James

She was a regular on ABC TV's Can We Help?, and after Greg Pearce left radio to join Perth's National Nine News team in February 2008, James took over his early morning shift on 720 ABC Perth.

Wendy Kingston

In late 2007, she was replaced by then National Nine News: Afternoon Edition presenter Kellie Sloane.

Kingston began presenting the National Nine News: Morning Edition at the start of 2007, replacing Georgie Gardner who moved to Today.

Zoe Naylor

She was an announcer for Groove FM, then worked in television for A Current Affair, Escape with ET, The Footy Show, Gladiators, MTV Australia, National Nine News and SportsCafe (NZ).


see also

One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269

Australian embassy: 1 Australian killed and 1 survived
(National Nine News reported at 3 P.M. on 18 September that Australian foreign minister Alexander Downer and his department felt confident that no more than 2 Australians died in the crash.)