Today (1960 TV program)

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Today
Genre Breakfast television
Presented by
  • Barry McQueen
  • Hal Todd
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time
  • 60 minutes
  • 90 minutes (Saturdays)
Original release
Network GTV-9
Release23 July 1960 (1960-07-23) 
1961 (1961)
Related
In Melbourne Today

Today is an Australian television series which aired from 23 July 1960 to 1961 on Melbourne station GTV-9. [1] [2] The series was originally hosted by Barry McQueen. [1] By August 1960, McQueen had departed from both Today and GTV-9 owing to having disagreements about the show as well as "other matters, not connected with money". [3] Most episodes were hosted by Hal Todd, for whom the role was his inaugural major television role. [4] It was a morning series aired at 7:30AM, and running for 60 minutes (90 minutes on Saturdays). It included news, weather and exercise instruction. Following the end of the series, Hal Todd began hosting Toddy Time . Following the end of the series, GTV-9 stopped offering morning programming for several years. Previously, it had aired In Melbourne Today in a morning time-slot on Saturdays from 1957 to 1958.

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Reception

Reviewing the first two episodes, The Age gave it a mixed review, saying that "Today showed some entertaining segments" but also stated that "Today didn't flow as smoothly as such programmes are required to flow". [5]

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References

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  2. "GTV-9 to Reintroduce Breakfast Session". The Age . 23 June 1960. p. 25. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rest From TV For Barry McQueen". The Age . 4 August 1960. p. 27. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "[Photograph, no headline]". The Age . 4 August 1960. p. 26. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "TV Breakfast Show Has "Lazy" Start". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age . 28 July 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2023 via Google News Archive.