First Edition (Australian news TV program)

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First Edition, sometimes written as 1st Edition, is an Australian breakfast television news program broadcast by the ABC from 1993 to 1996. [1] [2]

It was first launched in February 1993 and featured Doug Weller and Kate Dunstan as hosts. [1] [3] It was withdrawn in May "for refinement" [4] with it being reported that it was suspended until further notice. [5] It returned in September with host Tony Eastley and was changed from an hour long show to 30 minutes. [6] [7] Eastley left the show in May 1995. [8] Kathy Bowlen became the host and was there until the show was axed in August 1996. [2] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Gill, Raymond (4 February 1993), "Breakfast at Aunty's", The Age
  2. 1 2 Wright, Tony (28 August 1996), "Leaner ABC's first casualty is current affairs program", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ↑ "ABC makes a new start", Herald Sun, 15 February 1993
  4. ↑ "News and Current Affairs", Australian Broadcasting Commission Annual Report 1992-93, 1993
  5. ↑ Smith, Roff (30 May 1993), "TV's a brutal business when axe falls", The Age
  6. ↑ Warneke, Ross (23 September 1993), "Two's spies need to take quantum leap", The Age
  7. ↑ Oliver, Robin (20 September 1993), "Early Morning Aunty", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ↑ Wright, Tony (15 May 1995), "Eastley move", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. ↑ Longo, Enrica (26 September 1993), "Life after Sue", The Age
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