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From Malcolm Turnbull to Sophie Monk

In his first bulletin, Matthew -sorry Matt- White presented stories at both ends of the Today Tonight spectrum.

From Malcolm Turnbull to Sophie Monk, Matthew, sorry Matt, White did it all in his first Today Tonight bulletin, replacing Anna Coren.

“It’s great to be in the chair,” he said, and with that he knuckled down to business.

The programme had a mix of reports and an interview with Opposition Leader, Malcolm Turnbull, the first to congratulate him in the new role. No doubt the interview on the financial crisis was an attempt to prove White can hold his own with political interviews. The Liberals got a free kick as a result.

But as usual the show had its fair share of celebrity too, and White was even expected to introduce a segment on Sophie Monk, and her new underwear range. Wow.

While diet, bra and similar stories didn’t seem too out of place for Anna Coren, it’s going to be interesting to watch how these fare under Matt White. Former public affairs hosts like Ray Martin and Mike Munro had lighter, even feminine, items to introduce in their day, but did they comprise so much of their shows as we seem to cop nowadays?

For a first effort, White ran the show without dropping the ball. But somehow I doubt Kerry O’Brien (who may have lost his pen to White) is too fazed by the Turnbull interview. Tracy Grimshaw already has runs on the board with her interview skills too, and while ACA also offers up diet and bra tales, is versatile enough to swing from one topic to another.

We watch the 6:30 battle with interest in the last 7 weeks of the ratings year….

9 Responses

  1. He looked quite bemused by having to introduce “tomorrows night story” on the dolls made to rder and the guy kissing the lips of one. His face said it all… “what the f**k!!!” He id d a great job that said.

  2. I highly doubt Matt has any say into the content of the show – they wouldn’t let Jana have editorial power when she was on Witness, so I don’t see them giving Mr White any.

    I’m sure Seven’s motto is “If it ain’t brok don’t fix it” – it wins it’s time slot, why change it?

  3. i thought he did well, although i don’t think it is that hard of a job or possible to do spectacularly in

    neway i can see it working, he passed the “underwear story test” which is what i was worried about

  4. hr’s just so darn chipper isn’t he! he seems tolack that bulldog that the greats have had. but then again TT has been watered and dumbed don over the years!

    Is it me or does Malcome Turnbull remind you of Sir jo beolki peterson (i know i can’t spell it le alone even say it!)

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