Lateline
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Lateline is an Australian television news and current affairs program produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
, airing weeknights at on ABC1
. The program has developed a reputation for head-to-head debates on current issues and political interviews. Lateline is followed by its sister programme Lateline Business
, which commenced on 14 August 2006. It has been labelled by the influential Crikey
magazine as being, "an unmissable current affairs program that almost certainly creates more headlines in the next day's newspapers than any other TV show in the country. During the summer season, an ABC Late News update is shown in place of Lateline.
who retired in 2006, before moving into politics.
The most notable aspect of the format at the time was that many guests appeared via satellite. Whether in the studio or on the other side of the world all the guests would appear 'remote', on monitors.
In 2000, an ABC managerial shakeup resulted in the implementation of cost-cutting measures, and the program was transferred to Sydney. Lateline was merged with the ABC Late News program, a ten-minute rundown of the day's top stories and important events that occurred during the evening which ran for ten minutes before Lateline. The new Lateline format, now totalling 35 minutes, includes news, plus approximately twenty minutes of interview. The pre-interview video segment has also been eliminated.
on Wednesday & Thursday and Ali Moore
on Monday, Tuesday & Friday nights.
Fill-in presenters include Steve Cannane
and Ticky Fullerton. Former presenters include Maxine McKew
, Virginia Trioli
and Leigh Sales
.
Reporters include: political reporter, Hayden Cooper, Margot O'Neill, Suzanne Smith, John Stewart, Tom Iggulden and Brett Evans. It is produced by: Lindsay Olney, Aaron Thomas, Andrew Dickson and David Lawrence. Executive Producer is Tim Palmer, who is also Executive Producer of Lateline Business
.
Recipients of Walkley Awards
from Lateline include Maxine McKew
in 1998, and Tony Jones, who received an award for broadcast interviewing
in 2004 and 2007. Reporter Suzanne Smith won in 2005 a Logie Award
for 'Most Outstanding News Coverage' for her story about sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory
.
On 10th December 2010, it was announced Ali Moore
would fill the vacancy left by Leigh Sales
when she went to 7.30
.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, airing weeknights at on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
. The program has developed a reputation for head-to-head debates on current issues and political interviews. Lateline is followed by its sister programme Lateline Business
Lateline Business
Lateline Business is a late night half hour business news television programme on ABC1 & ABC News 24 in Australia. The program is currently presented by ABC business journalist Ticky Fullerton....
, which commenced on 14 August 2006. It has been labelled by the influential Crikey
Crikey
Crikey is an independent Australian electronic magazine comprising an open access website and an email newsletter available to subscribers. Well known in Australian political, media and business circles, Crikey was described by former Federal Opposition Leader Mark Latham as the "most popular...
magazine as being, "an unmissable current affairs program that almost certainly creates more headlines in the next day's newspapers than any other TV show in the country. During the summer season, an ABC Late News update is shown in place of Lateline.
History
When Lateline premiered on 13 February 1990, it was a thirty-minute single-topic debate forum hosted by Kerry O'Brien, with Ian Carroll as executive producer, and produced in Canberra. Airing on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights in 1990 and 1991, and expanding to Monday to Thursday nights from 1992 onwards, the program opened with a seven-minute video piece that attempted to examine the case in a balanced manner, followed by twenty minutes of moderated debate between two to four guests. It was later hosted by Maxine McKewMaxine McKew
Maxine Margaret McKew , is a former Australian politician and journalist; she was the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Rudd Ministry and the First Gillard Ministry. Between 2007 and 2010, she was the member of the House of...
who retired in 2006, before moving into politics.
The most notable aspect of the format at the time was that many guests appeared via satellite. Whether in the studio or on the other side of the world all the guests would appear 'remote', on monitors.
In 2000, an ABC managerial shakeup resulted in the implementation of cost-cutting measures, and the program was transferred to Sydney. Lateline was merged with the ABC Late News program, a ten-minute rundown of the day's top stories and important events that occurred during the evening which ran for ten minutes before Lateline. The new Lateline format, now totalling 35 minutes, includes news, plus approximately twenty minutes of interview. The pre-interview video segment has also been eliminated.
Presenters and Reporters
The show usually is hosted by Tony JonesTony Jones (news journalist)
Anthony William Jones, known as Tony Jones, is a Walkley Award-winning Australian television journalist.-Early life:Jones attended Newington College and the University of Sydney as a resident of St Paul's College.-Career:...
on Wednesday & Thursday and Ali Moore
Ali Moore
- Biography :Moore began her career in 1987 as a cadet for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , where she was active in a number of programmes.In 1996 she moved to the Nine Network, where she was a reporter and eventually presenter of Business Sunday...
on Monday, Tuesday & Friday nights.
Fill-in presenters include Steve Cannane
Steve Cannane
Steve Cannane is a news journalist and current affairs reporter for ABC News. He currently presents The Drum on ABC News 24 and is a reporter on Lateline.Previously, Cannane worked as a reporter, producer and presenter for Triple J...
and Ticky Fullerton. Former presenters include Maxine McKew
Maxine McKew
Maxine Margaret McKew , is a former Australian politician and journalist; she was the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Rudd Ministry and the First Gillard Ministry. Between 2007 and 2010, she was the member of the House of...
, Virginia Trioli
Virginia Trioli
Virginia Frances Trioli is an award-winning Australian journalist and author.-Biography:Born in Bendigo, she attended Donvale High School and graduated from La Trobe University in the 1980s, with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a fine arts major in cinema...
and Leigh Sales
Leigh Sales
Leigh Sales, born 1973 is an author and award-winning journalist and presenter of 7.30 with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC.-Biography:Sales grew up in Queensland and was a journalist with the Nine Network in Brisbane before joining the ABC...
.
Reporters include: political reporter, Hayden Cooper, Margot O'Neill, Suzanne Smith, John Stewart, Tom Iggulden and Brett Evans. It is produced by: Lindsay Olney, Aaron Thomas, Andrew Dickson and David Lawrence. Executive Producer is Tim Palmer, who is also Executive Producer of Lateline Business
Lateline Business
Lateline Business is a late night half hour business news television programme on ABC1 & ABC News 24 in Australia. The program is currently presented by ABC business journalist Ticky Fullerton....
.
Recipients of Walkley Awards
Walkley Awards
The annual Walkley Awards, under the administration of the Walkley Foundation for Journalism, are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. Finalists are chosen by an independent board of eminent journalists and photographers. The awards cover all media including...
from Lateline include Maxine McKew
Maxine McKew
Maxine Margaret McKew , is a former Australian politician and journalist; she was the Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government in the Rudd Ministry and the First Gillard Ministry. Between 2007 and 2010, she was the member of the House of...
in 1998, and Tony Jones, who received an award for broadcast interviewing
Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing
The Walkley Award for Broadcast Interviewing has been awarded since 1997. Until 2001, it was known as the Walkley Award for Broadcast Presenting...
in 2004 and 2007. Reporter Suzanne Smith won in 2005 a Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for 'Most Outstanding News Coverage' for her story about sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
.
On 10th December 2010, it was announced Ali Moore
Ali Moore
- Biography :Moore began her career in 1987 as a cadet for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , where she was active in a number of programmes.In 1996 she moved to the Nine Network, where she was a reporter and eventually presenter of Business Sunday...
would fill the vacancy left by Leigh Sales
Leigh Sales
Leigh Sales, born 1973 is an author and award-winning journalist and presenter of 7.30 with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC.-Biography:Sales grew up in Queensland and was a journalist with the Nine Network in Brisbane before joining the ABC...
when she went to 7.30
7.30
7.30 is an Australian nightly television current affairs programme ABC1 and ABC News 24 at , Monday to Friday. A national edition screens from Monday to Thursday, produced at the ABN studios in Ultimo, Sydney and presented by Leigh Sales and Chris Uhlmann. A local edition with a focus on state...
.
See also
- List of programs broadcast by ABC Television
- List of Australian television series