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Monika Kos to front Nine 5pm bulletin in Perth

Nine introduces a 5pm bulletin in Perth from Monday with a popular local face.

Monika Kos has joined Nine News Perth to front a new local one-hour bulletin at 5.00pm, commencing next Monday.

Kos has been presenting in Perth for more than three decades, hosting Today Tonight for 22 years and 10 News First bulletin in 2020.

According to Nine’s release, “9News at 5.00 will focus on the important stories of the day, developing news with insight as well as lifestyle, entertainment, sport and weather. Kos will then hand over to Michael Thomson with the full story on the network’s flagship 9News at 6.00 bulletin, featuring in-depth analysis, breaking local, national and international news, together with the latest in sport and weather.”

“It’s a privilege to join the team at Nine and I’m humbled to have this opportunity to once again bring viewers the news that matters to them, in what has been an extraordinary year for all of us,” Kos said.

“I’m excited to call Nine my new home, at the top of the terrace in the city, and I hope you’ll join us from Monday at 5pm.”

Michael Thomson said: “I’ve known Monika for many years and I’m thrilled she is joining us – she will be a great asset to Nine. She knows Perth and Perth knows her. I’m looking forward to working with her.”

Nine Perth Director of News, Michael Best, added, “We will now be the only commercial network in Perth to have two hours of live, local, rolling news coverage each weeknight, first at 5pm with Monika and then at 6pm with Thommo. It means the people of Perth will be better informed about the latest news as it happens, from the moment they get home.

“We will also continue to broadcast 9News Late from our Perth studios, which makes us the only commercial station locally to deploy its crew to broadcast a late-night bulletin across the country.”

Nine is yet to advise plans for Hot Seat in the Perth market.

5pm Monday December 7 on Nine.

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  1. 5pm news leading into 6pm news is stupid. That said both Adelaide and Perth now have news at 5pm on Nine…i wonder if they eventually plan to make it national.

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