Nightmoves (TV series)

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Nightmoves was an Australian rock music television show broadcast by Channel Seven from 1977 [1] [2] before moving to Network Ten in 1982. [3] [4] It played film clips, interviews and record reviews and was presented by Lee Simon and produced by Andrew McVitty [5] and Michael Gudinski. [6] In 1985 Simon moved to Channel 9 with the rock music show Rockit . [7]

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References

  1. Adams, Clay (26 November 1980). "LEE SIMON~ Nightmoves' host is the recluse of rock". The Australian Women's Weekly.
  2. Brown, Jenny (10 December 1981). "Nightmoves' 13 weeks finishes after 5 years". The Age .
  3. Camp, Christine (11 March 1982). "Like Phoenix, Lee and Co are back on the rise". The Age .
  4. Honybun, Robert (28 July 1983). "Nightmoves team wants to move". The Age.
  5. Falkiner, Leslie (20 April 1978). "Rock keeps rolling along, with help from 'Box'". The Age .
  6. Everingham, Henry (26 September 1983). "Film-makers cash in on the video clip boom". The Sydney Morning Herald .
  7. Speelman, Paul (18 April 1985). "Rockit takes off". The Age.