Ian Ross (news)
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Ian Ross was a presenter for Seven News in Sydney. Commonly known as "Roscoe", Ross began his career in 1957 at Sydney radio station 2GB. He returned to Sydney as National Nine News
reporter in 1965. Ross stayed at Nine for 38 years, where he is most known for his position as Today
news presenter. There he also presented National Nine News
on many occasions filling in for presenters who were either on leave or sick.
Moving out of retirement in Queensland, Ross joined the Seven Network
in 2003, "lured back by the challenge of becoming Sydney's No 1 reader" to head the station's flagship 6.00 pm bulletin. After making some steadily progress in 2004 with a strong finish to that year's ratings, finishing with 13 weekly wins out of a possible 40, Seven News
overtook Nine News in 2005, to became Sydney's number one news bulletin. Before his final retirement Ross was only hosting Sydney's edition of Seven News
from Sunday to Wednesday, with Chris Bath
hosting the news on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Ross previously presented the news Monday-Thursday until Chris Bath
began hosting Sunday Night
.
On 27 November 2009, Ian Ross presented his final bulletin of Sydney's Seven News
and officially retired from being a newsreader. He was visibly moved as he made his final farewells to his viewers and colleagues.
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
reporter in 1965. Ross stayed at Nine for 38 years, where he is most known for his position as Today
Today (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...
news presenter. There he also presented National Nine News
National Nine News
Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network.Nine News's flagship bulletin is the nightly 6:00pm localised bulletin, produced by networked owned-and-operated stations in Sydney , Melbourne , Brisbane and Darwin alongside localised bulletins produced by the WIN-owned Nine Network...
on many occasions filling in for presenters who were either on leave or sick.
Moving out of retirement in Queensland, Ross joined the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
in 2003, "lured back by the challenge of becoming Sydney's No 1 reader" to head the station's flagship 6.00 pm bulletin. After making some steadily progress in 2004 with a strong finish to that year's ratings, finishing with 13 weekly wins out of a possible 40, Seven News
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...
overtook Nine News in 2005, to became Sydney's number one news bulletin. Before his final retirement Ross was only hosting Sydney's edition of Seven News
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...
from Sunday to Wednesday, with Chris Bath
Chris Bath
Christine "Chris" Bath is an Australian journalist and television personality. She is currently the weeknight presenter of Seven News Sydney and presenter of Seven's current affairs program Sunday Night....
hosting the news on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Ross previously presented the news Monday-Thursday until Chris Bath
Chris Bath
Christine "Chris" Bath is an Australian journalist and television personality. She is currently the weeknight presenter of Seven News Sydney and presenter of Seven's current affairs program Sunday Night....
began hosting Sunday Night
Sunday Night (Australian TV program)
Sunday Night is an Australian news and current affairs program produced and broadcast by the Seven Network. The program airs on Sunday nights at 6:30 pm, and is presented by Seven News Sydney presenter Chris Bath.-Overview:...
.
On 27 November 2009, Ian Ross presented his final bulletin of Sydney's Seven News
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...
and officially retired from being a newsreader. He was visibly moved as he made his final farewells to his viewers and colleagues.