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Kate Ritchie back on TV

Former Home And Away star and TV Week Gold Logie winner Kate Ritchie is returning to TV in a role far removed from that of Sally Fletcher.
Ritchie, who left Home And Away earlier this year after more than two decades, is to return to TV as Judi Kane, wife of slain 1970s standover man Les […]

Vega takes Bath over summer

Seven Network newsreader and former Dancing With The Stars contestant Chris Bath will be co-hosting Summer Breakfast with Alex Dean for Vega 95.3FM in Sydney.
The new program starts 26 November.
Source: B&T Today
MediaSpy discussion: Vega, Chris Bath

November 12th 2008 — 10:05 pmCelebrities / Personalities, Radio
Lloyd’s trafficking charges dropped

ABC News reports that former correspondent Peter Lloyd has agreed to plead guilty to some of the drugs charges he is facing in Singapore.
In return, the authorities have agreed to drop the most serious charge of drug trafficking, which carried a possible jail term of 20 years.
Lloyd’s lawyer says the former correspondent is remorseful about […]

UK: Top Gear cause new Beeb controversy

Comments about truck drivers by Jeremy Clarkson in the series premiere of Top Gear on Sunday night are expected to provide further controversy for the BBC as it attempts to recover from “Sachsgate”.
Over 200 people have complained directly to the BBC, while trucking groups have written to the BBC’s director general to complain about the […]

Wil, Lehmo, Shebang out

Under-performing radio duo Wil Anderson and Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann have been dumped from their drive-time slot on Triple M and will leave the network, the Daily Telegraph reports today.
“We’re allocating resources elsewhere in the station and going with a different direction in drive,” Austereo CEO Michael Anderson said yesterday. “We explored other opportunities for Wil […]

November 4th 2008 — 7:33 amCelebrities / Personalities, Radio
Nine reporter in hospital after feeling chest pains

Veteran reporter Peter Harvey was rushed to the Royal North Shore Hospital yesterday suffering severe chest pains.
The Channel Nine journalist, who started with the network back in 1975 reporting from Canberra on the Whitlam dismissal, was admitted hospital last night and will undergo a series of tests on his heart today.
The news warhorse, who won […]

November 3rd 2008 — 10:04 amCelebrities / Personalities
Complaints over ‘misleading’ Coke ad

An advertising campaign for soft-drink giant Coca Cola featuring television and film actress Kerry Armstrong is facing the axe.
The Advertising Standards Bureau is reporting to be considering whether or not the ad should be pulled.
The full-page advertisement featuring Armstrong aims to break the “myths” surrounding Coca Cola:
“When I was asked to speak out in favour […]

November 2nd 2008 — 1:11 amAdvertising, Celebrities / Personalities, Print
Denton signals end of Enough Rope

ABC’s popular Monday night interview program, Enough Rope With Andrew Denton, will finish up when the current series ends in December.
Andrew Denton has decided that after six seasons of Enough Rope, it is time to move on:
“It’s a good time to finish.  Not everybody gets to finish in their own time and on their own […]

October 24th 2008 — 11:50 pmCelebrities / Personalities, Television Programmes
Spiteri settlement ‘a six figure sum’

Former Nine Network reporter Christine Spiteri has settled with her former employer for a ’six figure sum’, according to News Limited. Legal representatives from both sides met today to have the private settlement formally approved.
The former Los Angeles correspondent sought damages of more than $500,000 under the Trade Practices Act after being sacked from Nine. […]

Crittenden off-air following comments

Radio National presenter Stephen Crittenden has been taken off air by the ABC pending an inquiry into comments he made on-air last week. ABC News reports that management told Mr Crittenden yesterday that he would not be allowed to present The Religion Report this Wednesday morning.
“I am not at liberty to discuss the particulars, however […]

October 21st 2008 — 10:47 amCelebrities / Personalities, Industry, Radio, Talking Points