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Doug Hogan signs off

Prime TV news presenter Doug Hogan presents his final bulletin, ending a 30 year career on camera.

Wagga Wagga-based news presenter Doug Hogan yesterday presented his final bulletin on Prime TV, ending a 30 year career on camera.

Hogan, 56, is stepping away to focus on his senior management role as PRIME7’s Deputy Network News Editor and as News Editor of the network’s Central West news.

He started at the Wagga Wagga television station in 1982 as senior reporter and also presented a live daily five-minute TV game show called TV POW.

Over the years, he read the sport, became a back-up newsreader and in 1991 was named News Editor, boss of the local news. Eventually, in 2002, he took over as evening news presenter.

“I’ve marvelled at the resilience of local people and been thrilled nightly by the things that you do that we get the chance to tell the world about,” he said.

“Will I miss it? You bet. But I’ve had the time of my life and will never forget my time on the box.

“I’m Doug Hogan just in case you didn’t know. Have a great weekend. This is not farewell, just a parting hoo-roo. See you round.”

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Source: Yahoo

3 Responses

  1. @steven- Ditto. It’s all about the theory of having “younger” presenters to attract a “younger” audience. The “big boys” at Prime thesedays (yes, they are just “boys” wouldn’t have a clue about viewer loyalty. I’m not in Prime’s Wagga area but have to suffer DG in another region when he does a Weather Update. Comes across as very patronising and fake.
    WIN has stuck with Geoff Phillips and Karyn (Banks) Johnston for decades.

  2. I don’t watch the news that often but when I do, I watch Prime news because of Doug Hogan. I don’t like Dan as a weather man so there is no way I’ll be watching him read the news.

  3. As someone who once had the pleasure of working with Doug many years ago, I can tell you he’s one of the nicest blokes you’d ever want to meet.

    What’s particularly sad to know, is that the decision to take Doug off camera wasn’t his own. My understanding is that he’s very unhappy to have been replaced by Dan Gibson and I feel Prime7 have made a serious mistake in doing so.

    I think the “big boys” at Prime HQ honestly have no idea just how much Doug contributed to the success of Prime Local News and I suspect the ratings will now dive.

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