Good Morning Australia
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Good Morning Australia (or GMA) from Network Ten
was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton
's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name
.
The program began on 20 January 1992 with the title The Morning Show, changing its name on 1 February 1993 to Good Morning Australia. The program was cancelled in 2005 and aired its final episode on 16 December 2005 as Newton moved to the Nine Network
.
John Foreman
was the musical director for GMA until 2004, when Mark Amato succeeded him. Robert Mascara
appeared as 'Belvedere' the official taste tester and was also the shows Floor Manager for its entire run.
The show had many regular contributors to various topical segments:
Shannon Watts joined GMA in 2004 replacing Ed Phillips
who went on to host Temptation for the Nine Network
. Shannon was soon put out in the field hosting segments from the AFL Grand final, The Grand Prix and the Gold Coast Indycar Grand Prix. Shannon did over 160 episodes on Good Morning Australia. Shannon stayed with GMA until the show's end and went on to be a reporter on the replacement show 9am with David & Kim.
fell ill in June 2005 and was unable to host his program for the first time in fourteen years. Newton was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital
late on Wednesday after developing viral pneumonia
. Newton had been working tirelessly on Mel Brooks
musical The Producers
in Melbourne
, Brisbane
and Sydney
. While Newton was ill several hosts filled in for him, they included:
Newton eventually returned the following Friday.
The successor to GMA was 9am with David & Kim, which had a similar format. Prior to Bert Newton's era, Ten Melbourne ran a similar show Good Morning Melbourne, hosted by Roy Hampson and Annette Allison. During Hampson's long run, the program had a number of different titles, such as The Roy Hampson Show and Roundabout.
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name
Good Morning Australia (breakfast TV)
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for the breakfast TV show, not to be confused with Bert Newton's morning program....
.
The program began on 20 January 1992 with the title The Morning Show, changing its name on 1 February 1993 to Good Morning Australia. The program was cancelled in 2005 and aired its final episode on 16 December 2005 as Newton moved to 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...
.
Regulars
The show featured a number of info-mercial presenters, including Moira McLean, Susie Elelman and Marianne van Dorslar.John Foreman
John Foreman
John Gregory Foreman is an Australian musician and television personality. In 1992, he joined the Network Ten team for Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton as Music Director until retiring in 2004...
was the musical director for GMA until 2004, when Mark Amato succeeded him. Robert Mascara
Robert Mascara
Robert "Belvedere" Mascara is a Television Floor Manager, 1st Assistant Director, event co-ordinator and personality.Of Italian descent, Mascara was born in Melbourne and began his career in December 1989 at the Nine Network where he was a working as a production assistant on Carols By Candlelight...
appeared as 'Belvedere' the official taste tester and was also the shows Floor Manager for its entire run.
The show had many regular contributors to various topical segments:
| Lauren Newton | Daughter of Bert Newton |
| Patti Newton Patti Newton Patti Newton is a Melbourne-born Australian entertainer and radio and television presenter.-Career:... |
Wife of Bert Newton |
| Shannon Watts | Reporter |
| Iain Hewitson Iain Hewitson Iain Hewitson , self styled as "Huey", is a New Zealand-born chef who moved to Australia in 1972. He has a history as restaurateur in Melbourne, but is best known for his television involvement with Network Ten.-TV career:... |
Cooking |
| Elizabeth Chong Elizabeth Chong Elizabeth Chong is a prominent Australian celebrity chef, author and television presenter.She came to Australia when she was 3.... |
Cooking |
| Ken James Ken James Ken James may refer to:* Ken James , played Tony Wild in The Box and later played Mike O'Brien in Sons and Daughters... |
Cooking |
| Dorinda Hafner Dorinda Hafner Dorinda Hafner was born in Ghana, West Africa. She came to Australia from England as a dispensing optician and registered nurse. She has since worked as a storyteller, actress, dancer, choreographer, public speaker, writer and television chef. Hafner currently lives in South Australia, but divides... |
Cooking |
| Gabriel Gaté Gabriel Gaté Gabriel Gaté is a French chef living in Australia. He has appeared on a number of Australian television shows and in 2000, Gaté received the La Croix de Chevalier dans L’Ordre du Merite Agricole.-Early life:... |
Cooking |
| Tonia Todman Tonia Todman Tonia Todman AKA "The Rafia Queen" is an Australian television personality, who has appeared on Good Morning Australia, and also appeared on Rove Live. She is known for making craftwork.... |
Crafts |
| John-Michael Howson John-Michael Howson John Michael Howson OAM, born in Melbourne, Australia in 1936, is an Australian writer, reporter and entertainer and 3AW commentator... |
Celebrity & Hollywood Gossip |
| Angela Bishop | Celebrity & Hollywood Gossip |
| Nicky Buckley Nicky Buckley Nicole Maree Louise Buckley-Bingham is an Australian television presenter and model.-Sale of the Century:Buckley broke into television in her role as co-host of Sale of the Century in the mid-late 1990s... |
Parenting |
| Paul Bongiorno Paul Bongiorno Paul Bongiorno is an Australian political journalist, National Affairs editor for Ten News and a member of the Canberra Press Gallery.Bongiorno is former Roman Catholic priest and attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat.... |
Politics |
| Jane Edmanson | Gardening |
| Julie Summerfield | Pets |
| Karen Moregold | Astrology |
| Jemma Gawned Jemma Gawned Jemma Gawned became well known as a contestant on Big Brother Australia 2001.- Career :Gawned was known as the "lip gloss queen" whilst in the Big Brother House and used this and her background as a make up artist to pursue a business in cosmetics... |
Beauty |
| Virginia Hey Virginia Hey Virginia Hey is an Australian actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan on the science fiction TV series Farscape.... |
Beauty |
| Colette Mann Colette Mann Colette Mann is an Australian actress, most notable for playing the role of Doreen Anderson , in the Australian series Prisoner from 1979–1982, with return appearances in 1983 and in 1984.... |
Gadgets |
| Ann-Maree Biggar Ann-Maree Biggar -Career:In 1989, Biggar began hosting the children's morning program Agro's Cartoon Connection. She remained on the show for a number of years, finishing up at the end of the 1995 season.... |
Gadgets & DVD Reviews |
| Val Jellay Val Jellay Val Jellay born 25 September 1927 is an Australian actressHer career began with dance lessons in 1931 when she was four years old and continues to this day applauded by hundreds of fans in Europe, Britain, Scandinavia and Australia.... |
Movie Reviews |
| Shane Bourne Shane Bourne Shane Bourne is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor and a television host.-1980's / 1990's:... |
DVD Reviews |
| Axle Whitehead Axle Whitehead Axle Whitehead is a former Australian Video Hits TV host and current singer, musician, and actor. In 2008, he released his first studio album Losing Sleep which debuted outside of the ARIA top 50... |
Music Reviews |
| Robert Mascara Robert Mascara Robert "Belvedere" Mascara is a Television Floor Manager, 1st Assistant Director, event co-ordinator and personality.Of Italian descent, Mascara was born in Melbourne and began his career in December 1989 at the Nine Network where he was a working as a production assistant on Carols By Candlelight... |
Belvedere |
| Bruce Mansfield Bruce Mansfield -Early career:Mansfield began in radio with stints on stations including 3UZ, 3KZ, 3AW and 3XY in the 1960s. He later moved to television appearing on The Graham Kennedy Show on GTV-9 in the early 1970s... |
Collectibles |
| Philip Brady Philip Brady Philip Brady may refer to:* Philip Brady , Australian media personality* Philip Brady Irish Fianna Fáil politician, Teachta Dála for Dublin South Central* Philip Francis Brady, former Canadian diplomat... |
Nostalgia |
| Fosdyke | Mock Horror Comedy |
Shannon Watts joined GMA in 2004 replacing Ed Phillips
Ed Phillips
Ed Phillips is an Australian Sydney-based television and radio presenter. He is probably best known for hosting the national game-show Temptation in the mid-2000's.-Career:...
who went on to host Temptation for 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...
. Shannon was soon put out in the field hosting segments from the AFL Grand final, The Grand Prix and the Gold Coast Indycar Grand Prix. Shannon did over 160 episodes on Good Morning Australia. Shannon stayed with GMA until the show's end and went on to be a reporter on the replacement show 9am with David & Kim.
Fill-in hosts
Bert NewtonBert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
fell ill in June 2005 and was unable to host his program for the first time in fourteen years. Newton was admitted to St. Vincent's Hospital
St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne is the major hospital in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia.It is operated by the St Vincent's Health service, previously known as the Sisters of Charity Health Service, Melbourne...
late on Wednesday after developing viral pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
. Newton had been working tirelessly on Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a stand-up comic and as a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows...
musical The Producers
The Producers (musical)
The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. While Newton was ill several hosts filled in for him, they included:
- Rove McManusRove McManusJohn Henry Michael "Rove" McManus is an Australian comedian, television presenter, producer and media personality. He was the host of the self-titled variety show Rove, and is the owner of the production company Roving Enterprises...
(Friday) - Daniel MacPhersonDaniel MacPhersonDaniel Donald MacPherson is an Australian actor and television presenter, best known for his roles as; Joel Samuels on Neighbours, PC Cameron Tait on British police drama The Bill, and Detective Senior Constable Simon Joyner in City Homicide...
(Monday) - Mark HoldenMark HoldenMark Holden is an Australian singer, television personality and barrister. He was one of a panel of three judges on the television series Australian Idol.-Acting career:...
(Tuesday) - Stephen Quartermain (Wednesday)
- Gretel KilleenGretel KilleenGretel Killeen is an Australian journalist and author. Killeen is well known for being the primary host of Big Brother Australia from its inception in 2001 until the 2007 season ....
(Thursday)
Newton eventually returned the following Friday.
Related shows
The program's former title The Morning Show was adopted by the rival show on the Seven Network.The successor to GMA was 9am with David & Kim, which had a similar format. Prior to Bert Newton's era, Ten Melbourne ran a similar show Good Morning Melbourne, hosted by Roy Hampson and Annette Allison. During Hampson's long run, the program had a number of different titles, such as The Roy Hampson Show and Roundabout.
See also
- List of Australian television series
- 9am with David & Kim
- Elizabeth Chong's Tiny DelightsElizabeth Chong's Tiny DelightsElizabeth Chong's Tiny Delights is a cooking series originally aired on Australian Television in 2003. It follows renowned chef, Elizabeth Chong in her journeys around the culinary map of China...