Wake Up news from Federation Square
TEN's breakfast show will broadcast news from a specially converted Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square.
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TEN’s Wake Up breakfast show will broadcast news bulletins from a specially converted Melbourne Visitor Centre at Federation Square.
The weekday bulletins will be presented by Nuala Hafner, linked to Natarsha Belling, James Mathison and Natasha Exelby in Manly.
The glass-enclosed facility sits on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets, directly opposite Flinders Street station.
Director of Morning Television, Adam Boland, said: “We are absolutely committed to local news at breakfast. Our Federation Square studio makes that possible. Beyond that, it’s also a super cool way to showcase Melbourne to the nation every morning.”
Victorian Premier, Dr Denis Napthine (pictured, centre), said: “Melbourne is the events capital of Australia. We have a long history of hosting major cultural and sporting events, and this is one of the reasons why Melbourne has been named the world’s most liveable city for the third time running. TEN’s new show and studio at Federation Square, which is in the heart of this great city, will showcase Melbourne and Victoria to the rest of the country.”
The Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle (pictured, right), said: “TEN’s use of the Melbourne Visitor Centre every weekday morning for their Breakfast program is a great opportunity to showcase Melbourne to a national audience. The City of Melbourne welcomes Wake Up to Melbourne.”
Executive General Manager of Network TEN Melbourne, Russel Howcroft, added: “Network TEN is absolutely thrilled that our new breakfast show Wake Up will have the opportunity to hold a strong presence in such an iconic location such as Federation Square.”
Meanwhile, Adam Boland has also tweeted photos of set construction at Manly, which gives us an idea of the backdrop to the new show.
TEN confirms Wake Up will arrive later this year, with November tipped to be the launch.
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Does it really matter what the back drop is? It’s about the local news content, not the back drop.
Have to agree with @ohdenny. Exelby was atrocious on This Week Live. She’s a very risky inclusion as a host. She could turn people off very very quickly.
It might help if Nuala didn’t say the other two breakfast shows both come from Sydney. ABC News Breakfast comes from Melbourne.
I haven’t been to Bleak City since 1989 but is The Yellow Peril still in Federation Square?
Interesting. Manly on a good day can be beautiful Fed Square never was, has or will be beautiful.
Just trammed past the corner David and the Seven News ticker is no longer there. Am really looking forward to Wake Up. Best backdrop. Give me a beach over a plaza any day!!
Perhaps 4 people look into 4 cameras reading news from different states, then they throw back to the Manly Buttrose. I mean Buttress lol
Director of Morning Television, Adam Boland, said: “We are absolutely committed to local news at breakfast. Our Federation Square studio makes that possible. Beyond that, it’s also a super cool way to showcase Melbourne to the nation every morning.”
How can you have local news while focusing on a Melbourne backdrop? I think I must be missing something because I read local as Brisbane news for Brisbane Adelaide for Adelaide etc…
If I am sitting in Brissy I don’t want to see a Syd beach or Melbourne backdrop every day…
They seem to be spending a lot of money on this show…Good luck
“We are absolutely committed to local news at breakfast. Our Federation Square studio makes that possible”.
“Local” as in ‘Melbourne’? Impossible without a fishbowl?
This sounds like an almighty expensive project, taking in Manly, the cable, etc.
They said some time ago they would be including local news. I’m still unclear on the definition of local and how it will manifest in the format.
Aren’t SBS based in Fed Square? I’ll wager they’ll be hanging out some bunting in readiness…
Sounds like a prime spot.
Good location. Curious to see how all this pans out but ever since Exelby appeared on This Week Live, my interest has dwindled.
Trying to recall if they still have a Seven News ticker above Young and Jackson’s hotel on the opposite corner? I guess the camera will focus on Flinders St.
Sounds good. Although the November launch date still seems ages away.
When Ten axed Breakfast they said they’d definitely have a product going for the 2nd Half of 2013. Wake Up better be worth the wait…
Sounds interesting. with Melbournes weather, Filming there should be fun