9am with David and Kim
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9am with David & Kim was an Australia
n morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten
. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekday mornings, and was hosted by former National Nine News
presenter Kim Watkins
and former Getaway
reporter David Reyne
. Fill in presenters have included Ann-Maree Biggar, Christi Malthouse
, Corinne Grant
, Kathryn Robinson
, Stephen Quartermain and Australian Idol
's Ian Dickson.
The program replaced long time morning program Good Morning Australia
with Bert Newton
, which finished in late 2005, after Bert Newton
returned to the Nine Network
. Sandy Paterson
was the executive producer
of the program. Throughout its run the show had struggled behind competing programs The Morning Show
and Mornings with Kerri-Anne
, averaging around 50,000 viewers an episode.
. 9am Summertime concluded on February 5, 2010. The following week after the demise the 9am website will be removed.
On 16 January 2010, it was announced that the replacement show will be The Circle
starting on 9 February 10am-12pm following the new time slot for the Ten Morning News
hour 9am-10am.
Regular segments and their hosts included:
At the start of the program Kim Watkins
read the news headlines, and at 10.15am Ten News
presenter Natarsha Belling
presents a news update. At the end of each show, Reyne used his trademark sign-off - using a different adjective in place of "nice" as in "Have a nice day" (for example, "Have a colossal day").
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n morning show which premiered on Monday 30 January 2006 on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. It aired live from 9am - 11am weekday mornings, and was hosted by former National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
presenter Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins was the co-host of Network Ten's morning show 9am with David and Kim which aired until 11 December 2009 and was replaced by The Circle...
and former Getaway
Getaway
Getaway is Australia's longest-running and most popular holiday and travel television programme. Debuting on 14 May 1992, it is currently broadcast on the Nine Network and TLC...
reporter David Reyne
David Reyne
David Nicholas Reyne is an Australian actor, musician and television presenter. He was educated at The Peninsula School, Mount Eliza.-Music career:...
. Fill in presenters have included Ann-Maree Biggar, Christi Malthouse
Christi Malthouse
Christi Malthouse is an Australian television personality.Malthouse was a journalist for Network Ten and is the daughter of Mick Malthouse, former Australian rules football player and former coach of the Collingwood Magpies...
, Corinne Grant
Corinne Grant
Corinne Grant is an Australian comedian and television presenter.-Career:After briefly studying as a nurse in Wodonga, she embarked upon a career as an actor in Melbourne, obtaining a degree in drama. After graduating, Grant started doing stand-up comedy to overcome her stage-fright. Her first...
, Kathryn Robinson
Kathryn Robinson
Kathryn Robinson is an Australian journalist with Australia's Network Ten.Robinson is currently the Finance presenter on Ten Early News and a regular fill in presenter for Sydney's Ten News at Five, Ten Morning News and Ten News at Five: Weekend...
, Stephen Quartermain and Australian Idol
Australian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
's Ian Dickson.
The program replaced long time morning program Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
with Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
, which finished in late 2005, after Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
returned to the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
. Sandy Paterson
Sandy Paterson
Sandy Paterson has worked as a Producer, Production coordinator and Administrator in commercial theatre and television production for over 20 years....
was the executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of the program. Throughout its run the show had struggled behind competing programs The Morning Show
The Morning Show (TV program)
The Morning Show is an Australian morning talk show that premiered on the Seven Network on 18 June 2007. The show airs between 9am and 11:30am weekdays and follows Seven's breakfast news program Sunrise, with both programs closely interlinked....
and Mornings with Kerri-Anne
Mornings with Kerri-Anne
Kerri-Anne is an Australian morning television program shown on the Nine Network, hosted by Kerri-Anne Kennerley. It aired weekdays at 9am for two hours. The final episode of the series aired on November 25, 2011.-History:...
, averaging around 50,000 viewers an episode.
Demise
In August 2009, Reyne announced that he will be leaving 9am at the end of the year, after 4 years with the show and Ten. On 7 December 2009 Watkins also confirmed she had also quit the show, with Ten programmer David Mott announcing a brand new concept for the timeslot next year. It is unclear whether Watkins has left the network altogether. The final ever show aired on Friday 11 December 2009 due to a strong competition with Seven's The Morning ShowThe Morning Show (TV program)
The Morning Show is an Australian morning talk show that premiered on the Seven Network on 18 June 2007. The show airs between 9am and 11:30am weekdays and follows Seven's breakfast news program Sunrise, with both programs closely interlinked....
. 9am Summertime concluded on February 5, 2010. The following week after the demise the 9am website will be removed.
On 16 January 2010, it was announced that the replacement show will be The Circle
The Circle (TV program)
-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
starting on 9 February 10am-12pm following the new time slot for the Ten Morning News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
hour 9am-10am.
Segments
9am included a mix of lifestyle, cooking and interview segments along with advertorials. The advertorials were for products from home-shopping companies such as Danoz Direct and Global Shop Direct, and were mostly presented by Marianne van Dorslar & Ann-Maree Biggar.Regular segments and their hosts included:
- Family Matters: Dr John Irvine
- Your Garden: David Kirkpatrick
- Fashion and Beauty: Dhav Naidu
- Health and Fitness: Christi MalthouseChristi MalthouseChristi Malthouse is an Australian television personality.Malthouse was a journalist for Network Ten and is the daughter of Mick Malthouse, former Australian rules football player and former coach of the Collingwood Magpies...
and Craig Harper - Tech Talk: Connor Koudsea
- Entertainment: Benjamin HartBenjamin HartBenjamin Hart is an English actor best known for his roles as Foz in British soap Hollyoaks, and as Adam Rhodes in Australian soap opera Neighbours.-Early career:...
- Your Pets: Dr Julie Summerfield
- Your Health: Dr David Spencer
- Your Psychic: Scott Russell Hill
- Culture Vulture: Ian Dickson
- Cooking: Chef Arianne Spratt & Special Guests
- Your Place: Ann-Maree Biggar & Mark Howard
- Lifestyle Travel: Shannon Watts
At the start of the program Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins
Kim Watkins was the co-host of Network Ten's morning show 9am with David and Kim which aired until 11 December 2009 and was replaced by The Circle...
read the news headlines, and at 10.15am Ten News
Ten News
Ten News is the national news service of Network Ten in Australia. The majority of its news bulletins are presented from the TEN-10 studios in Pyrmont...
presenter Natarsha Belling
Natarsha Belling
Natarsha Belling is an Australian news presenter on Network Ten.Belling is currently presenter of Ten Morning News and Ten News at Five: Weekend with Matt Doran.-Career:...
presents a news update. At the end of each show, Reyne used his trademark sign-off - using a different adjective in place of "nice" as in "Have a nice day" (for example, "Have a colossal day").
Celebrity fill-ins
- Martin ShortMartin ShortMartin Hayter Short, CM is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, singer and producer. He is best-known for his comedy work, particularly on the TV programs SCTV and Saturday Night Live...
(Monday 25 May 2009) - Nia VardalosNia VardalosAntonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos is a Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, singer and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 Academy Award–nominated film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.-Personal life:...
(Friday 10 July 2009) - Frank WoodleyFrank WoodleyFrank Woodley is an Australian comedian who is best known for his work alongside Colin Lane as part of the comedic duo, Lano and Woodley. The two performed together for almost 20 years in live shows, a television series and an album of comedic songs, before deciding to pursue individual careers...
(Friday 23 October 2009)
9am Summertime
Over summer Ann-Maree Biggar presented a pre-recorded show of highlights throughout the year. Although the program was pre-recorded the advertorials shown were live.See also
- The CircleThe Circle (TV program)-Music from The Circle:Music from The Circle is a compilation album featuring 38 songs chosen by the hosts of The Circle. The album includes a special song recorded by hosts Denise Drysdale, Chrissie Swan, Yumi Stynes and Gorgi Coghlan titled "Circle Song"...
- List of programs broadcast by Network Ten
- List of Australian television series