QTQ-9
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QTQ is an Australian television station
, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by the Nine Entertainment Co., and is part of the Nine Network
. It broadcasts on VHF channel 9 (analog
) and VHF channel 8 (digital
). QTQ began broadcasting on 16 August 1959, the first of the Brisbane stations to launch. 2009 marked the 50 year anniversary for the station.
The station was an independent member of the network before Alan Bond
purchased the station, and integrated it into the Nine Network when he had control of it in the 1980s.
and Melissa Downes
, with Ian Healy
presenting sport, and Garry Youngberry presenting the weather. Eva Milic
is the weekend presenter with Steve Haddan presenting sport. Paul Burt also presents Surfing and Fishing reports each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. Paul Burt presents weather on the weekends
Wally Lewis
was the weekday sports presenter until December 2006, when following an on-air incident, it was found he had epilepsy. He returned to presenting sport during the 2007/2008 summer period, and also files sports reports. He occasionally fills in if either Steve Haddan or Ian Healy
is unavailable. Chris Bombolas
was the weekend sports presenter who preceded Haddan, before resigning to become a politician. John Schluter
was the weather presenter until his resignation in September 2006, and now works for rival Seven News Brisbane
as the weekday weather presenter.
Mike London was the weekend presenter alongside Heather Foord
until his resignation in June 2003 following allegations that he had arrangements for a female fan to complain about weeknight presenter Bruce Paige
, who was at the time co-presenting with Jillian Whiting
. London had swapped roles with Paige in the mid 1990s following Paige's return to the Nine Network.
Paige and Foord have presented the weekday bulletins together since late 2004. Jillian Whiting
preceded Foord after she took up weekend presenting with Mike London in 2002. Foord returned to weeknight presenting in 2005. In December 2008, Foord announced that she will step down from presenting weeknights to spend more time with her family. Weekend news presenter Melissa Downes
replaced her with Eva Milic
and Andrew Lofthouse
replacing Downes as Weekend news presenters.
The Brisbane bulletin was the last news program in Australia to use the dual-presenter format on weekends (when London was presenting with Foord), until the Perth bulletin revived it in early 2008.
This bulletin is also shown on Imparja Television
as of 2008.
Sports presenters
Weather presenters
Fill-ins
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
, licensed to, and serving Brisbane, Queensland. It is owned by the Nine Entertainment Co., and is part of 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...
. It broadcasts on VHF channel 9 (analog
Analog television
Analog television is the analog transmission that involves the broadcasting of encoded analog audio and analog video signal: one in which the message conveyed by the broadcast signal is a function of deliberate variations in the amplitude and/or frequency of the signal...
) and VHF channel 8 (digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
). QTQ began broadcasting on 16 August 1959, the first of the Brisbane stations to launch. 2009 marked the 50 year anniversary for the station.
The station was an independent member of the network before Alan Bond
Alan Bond (businessman)
Alan Bond is an Australian businessman noted for his criminal convictions and high-profile business dealings, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history. Bond was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, and emigrated to Australia with his...
purchased the station, and integrated it into the Nine Network when he had control of it in the 1980s.
News
QTQ-9's nightly news program is Nine News Queensland, presented on weeknights by Andrew LofthouseAndrew Lofthouse
Andrew Lofthouse is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The English-born former teacher is the weeknight presenter of Nine News Queensland with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends...
and Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes is a reporter and presenter with Nine News Queensland and is presenter on weeknights with Andrew Lofthouse.Melissa originally worked with rival Seven News where she was a reporter and later presenter of Nine Gold Coast News bulletin...
, with Ian Healy
Ian Healy
Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
presenting sport, and Garry Youngberry presenting the weather. Eva Milic
Eva Milic
Eva Milic is an Australian journalist.Milic is currently weekend presenter for Nine News Queensland.She completed a Bachelor of Business degree in 2001 after graduating from St Michael's College on the Gold Coast...
is the weekend presenter with Steve Haddan presenting sport. Paul Burt also presents Surfing and Fishing reports each Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening. Paul Burt presents weather on the weekends
Wally Lewis
Wally Lewis
Walter James "Wally" Lewis AM is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. Currently a commentator of the sport, he is widely regarded as the greatest rugby league player of all time...
was the weekday sports presenter until December 2006, when following an on-air incident, it was found he had epilepsy. He returned to presenting sport during the 2007/2008 summer period, and also files sports reports. He occasionally fills in if either Steve Haddan or Ian Healy
Ian Healy
Ian Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
is unavailable. Chris Bombolas
Chris Bombolas
Chris Bombolas is a former Australian politician and television presenter. A former sports reporter for the Nine Network in Brisbane, he served as the Labor member for Chatsworth in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009.Bombolas was born in Newcastle, New South Wales...
was the weekend sports presenter who preceded Haddan, before resigning to become a politician. John Schluter
John Schluter
John Schluter is the weekday weather presenter for Seven News in Brisbane as well as being the host of 'Flashback' - a long running segment within Sunday evening news broadcasts.-Media career:...
was the weather presenter until his resignation in September 2006, and now works for rival Seven News Brisbane
Seven News
Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
as the weekday weather presenter.
Mike London was the weekend presenter alongside Heather Foord
Heather Foord
Heather Foord is an Australian television journalist.Foord, was a presenter of the Nine Network in Brisbane for over 20 years, presented the weekday edition of Nine News Queensland with Bruce Paige until 5 December 2008, and has also co-presented the weekend news before in the past.For a duration...
until his resignation in June 2003 following allegations that he had arrangements for a female fan to complain about weeknight presenter Bruce Paige
Bruce Paige
Bruce Paige is a newsreader in Brisbane, Australia. He previously co-presented Nine News Queensland alongside Melissa Downes, having paired with Jillian Whiting and Heather Foord previously.-Career:...
, who was at the time co-presenting with Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting is a former presenter with the Nine Network in Brisbane, having presented both Nine News Brisbane and Nine Gold Coast News, as well as the local Brisbane magazine show Extra....
. London had swapped roles with Paige in the mid 1990s following Paige's return to the Nine Network.
Paige and Foord have presented the weekday bulletins together since late 2004. Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting
Jillian Whiting is a former presenter with the Nine Network in Brisbane, having presented both Nine News Brisbane and Nine Gold Coast News, as well as the local Brisbane magazine show Extra....
preceded Foord after she took up weekend presenting with Mike London in 2002. Foord returned to weeknight presenting in 2005. In December 2008, Foord announced that she will step down from presenting weeknights to spend more time with her family. Weekend news presenter Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes
Melissa Downes is a reporter and presenter with Nine News Queensland and is presenter on weeknights with Andrew Lofthouse.Melissa originally worked with rival Seven News where she was a reporter and later presenter of Nine Gold Coast News bulletin...
replaced her with Eva Milic
Eva Milic
Eva Milic is an Australian journalist.Milic is currently weekend presenter for Nine News Queensland.She completed a Bachelor of Business degree in 2001 after graduating from St Michael's College on the Gold Coast...
and Andrew Lofthouse
Andrew Lofthouse
Andrew Lofthouse is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The English-born former teacher is the weeknight presenter of Nine News Queensland with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends...
replacing Downes as Weekend news presenters.
The Brisbane bulletin was the last news program in Australia to use the dual-presenter format on weekends (when London was presenting with Foord), until the Perth bulletin revived it in early 2008.
This bulletin is also shown on Imparja Television
Imparja Television
Imparja Television is an Australian television network servicing remote eastern and central Australia, that began broadcasting on 2 January 1988. It is based in Alice Springs, where it has a studio and satellite uplink facility. Notably, it is controlled by Australian Aborigines through ownership...
as of 2008.
Other programming
QTQ also produces/produced the following programs:- Now You See It/Download (1998–2002)
- The ShakThe ShakFor the 2009 Sequel/Spinoff Series See: The Shak At HomeThe Shak is an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio , Nitro , Picasso and Eco answer viewer questions, queries, dares and challenges in an entertaining and educational manner...
(2006–2010) - The Brisbane Footy Show (1994–2002)
- ExtraExtra (Australian TV series)Extra was a nightly tabloid local current affairs programme, broadcast on Nine Network Queensland, every weeknight. The last host was Heather Foord, as Brisbane's version of Nine's National A Current Affair, hosted by Tracy Grimshaw...
(1991–2009) - Australia's Funniest Home Video ShowAustralia's Funniest Home Video ShowAustralia's Funniest Home Videos is an Australian television show on the Nine Network that presents home videos sent in by viewers.The show is similar in content to You've Been Framed and America's Funniest Home Videos,...
(Late 1990-1991) (production moved to Sydney: 1992-1999; Melbourne 2000-2004; Sydney again: 2005-present) - Pyramid (2009) (production moved to Melbourne)
- Lab Rats Challenge (2008–present)
- Riverfire (1998–2006)(2010–present)
Main Presenters
Main presenters- Melissa DownesMelissa DownesMelissa Downes is a reporter and presenter with Nine News Queensland and is presenter on weeknights with Andrew Lofthouse.Melissa originally worked with rival Seven News where she was a reporter and later presenter of Nine Gold Coast News bulletin...
(Weeknights, 2009-present) - Andrew LofthouseAndrew LofthouseAndrew Lofthouse is a television and radio newsreader based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The English-born former teacher is the weeknight presenter of Nine News Queensland with Melissa Downes, having previously presented on weekends...
(Weeknights, 2009–present) - Eva MilicEva MilicEva Milic is an Australian journalist.Milic is currently weekend presenter for Nine News Queensland.She completed a Bachelor of Business degree in 2001 after graduating from St Michael's College on the Gold Coast...
(Weekends, 2011-present)
Sports presenters
- Wally LewisWally LewisWalter James "Wally" Lewis AM is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. Currently a commentator of the sport, he is widely regarded as the greatest rugby league player of all time...
(Monday to Thursday, 1999-present) - Ian HealyIan HealyIan Andrew Healy is a former cricketer who played for Queensland and Australia. A specialist wicketkeeper and useful right-hand middle-order batsman, he made an unheralded entry to international cricket in 1988, after only six first-class games. His work ethic and combativeness was much needed...
(Friday, 2007-present) - Steve Haddan (Weekends, 1991-present)
Weather presenters
- Garry Youngberry (Weeknights, 2009-present)
- Paul Burt (Weekends, 2010-present)
Fill-ins
- Lisa BackhouseLisa Backhouse-Career:Backhouse began her television career as a cadet at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Brisbane in 1988. She soon relocated to Townsville, remaining there for nearly two years. She then moved to Canberra, where she reported on national politics and events.Backhouse returned to...
(News) - Sylvia Jeffreys (News & Weather)
Reporters
- Lisa BackhouseLisa Backhouse-Career:Backhouse began her television career as a cadet at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Brisbane in 1988. She soon relocated to Townsville, remaining there for nearly two years. She then moved to Canberra, where she reported on national politics and events.Backhouse returned to...
- Lane Calcutt (Senior Reporter)
- Ben Dobson (Sport)
- Matt Dunstan
- Sally Eeles
- Tony Fabris (Police Reporter)
- Alison Ariotti (TodayToday (Australian TV program)Today and Weekend Today are Australian breakfast television programmes, the show is often referred to as The Today Show. The show has been broadcast live by the Nine Network each morning since 1982...
Brisbane reporter)
- Spencer Jolly (Political Editor)
- Phil Wilmington
- Sophie Walsh
- Petrina Zaphir (Gold Coast Correspondent)
- Tom Vergotis (Gold Coast Correspondent)
- Jessica Ross (Gold Coast Correspondent)
Former News Presenters
- Don Secombe (1959–1985)
- Brian Cahill (1968-1973)
- Bruce PaigeBruce PaigeBruce Paige is a newsreader in Brisbane, Australia. He previously co-presented Nine News Queensland alongside Melissa Downes, having paired with Jillian Whiting and Heather Foord previously.-Career:...
(1985–1990, 1993–2009) - Sarah Henderson
- Tracy Curro
- Jillian WhitingJillian WhitingJillian Whiting is a former presenter with the Nine Network in Brisbane, having presented both Nine News Brisbane and Nine Gold Coast News, as well as the local Brisbane magazine show Extra....
(1998–2008) - Mike London (1986–2003)
- Samantha Kume (1995–1997)
- Robin Parkin (1986–1991)
- Anna McMahon (1992–1996)
- Dean Felton (1990–1993)
- Kym Carter (1992–1993)
- Melody Illife (1962–1984)
- Paul Griffin (1974–1984)
- Ron Markland (1978)
Sports Presenters
- Andrew Slack
- Chris BombolasChris BombolasChris Bombolas is a former Australian politician and television presenter. A former sports reporter for the Nine Network in Brisbane, he served as the Labor member for Chatsworth in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2009.Bombolas was born in Newcastle, New South Wales...
(1985–2006) - Rob BroughRob BroughRob Brough is a news presenter and former compère on Australian television.He became a household name as the host of the Australian version of the TV show Family Feud...
Weather Presenters
- Eva MilicEva MilicEva Milic is an Australian journalist.Milic is currently weekend presenter for Nine News Queensland.She completed a Bachelor of Business degree in 2001 after graduating from St Michael's College on the Gold Coast...
(2009) - Sami LukisSami LukisSami Lukis is an Australian television and radio personality. She appeared on the Nine Network as the weather girl on Today, and for Network Ten on the children's educational program Totally Wild...
(2008) - Frank Warrick (2008)
- Joseph MayJoseph MayJoseph May is a British-born actor who has appeared in television and film on both sides of the Atlantic...
(2006–2007) - John SchluterJohn SchluterJohn Schluter is the weekday weather presenter for Seven News in Brisbane as well as being the host of 'Flashback' - a long running segment within Sunday evening news broadcasts.-Media career:...
(1981–2006)
- Kathy Davis (1976–1984)
- Annette Allison (1968–1970)
- Jacki MacDonaldJacki MacDonaldJacki MacDonald is a former Australian television personality.-Career:...
(1975) - Gayle Campbell
Station slogans
- 1959-61: The Big Stars Shine on Channel 9!
- 1964: Brisbane People are Sold on QTQ9.
- 1965-66: The Stars Shine Bright on QTQ9!
- 1966-67: Hey, Look Us Over! (borrowed from CBS' 1965 slogan)
- 1970: QTQ9, Brisbane's Own.
- 1971: This is QTQ9.
- 1973: First in Queensland.
- Summer 1976/77: You Can Feel It All Over!
- Summer 1979/80: The Best Picture Show is Here on 9!
- 1981: The Stars Always Shine on Nine.
- 1982: Shine on Brisbane (used to promote the 1982 Commonwealth Games)
- 1984: 25th Birthday, Join the Party!
- Summer 1984/85: Nine's For You!
- 1985: I Like Nine.
- 1985: STEREOVISION.
- 1986: You'll Love It! (borrowed from ABC's 1985 slogan)
- Summer 1987/88: Breezin' Thru Summer!
- Winter 1988: Keeping You Cozy.
- Winter 1989: Come and Feel the Warm.
- Winter 1990: It's Cold Outside.
- 1991: You Gotta See Us Now! (used to remind viewers of the upgraded service on UHF45 and UHF58 on the Gold Coast)
- 1992: Tune in to 9.
- 1993-94: Brisbane's Channel Nine.
- 1996: This is What we Watch.
- 1999: Together For 40 Years!
- 4 June 2008 – 15 January 2009: Nine For Queensland.
- 15 January – 27 September 2009: First in Queensland. (Used to celebrate 50 Years of QTQ9)