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Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised if even the standalone program expected to run during the FIFA World Cup period won't be quite enough to stop Ten slipping into 5th place behind SBS at that point in time! ...who can now be heard presenting Breakfast on 2SM: The Sydney commercial radio station with a dubious distinction of being the only one not to participate in radio ratings surveys for more than two decades! Interestingly enough, Tim Webster took over 2SM Breakfast from another ex-Ten presenter in Ron Wilson (who after defecting from top rating music station Smooth 95.3 where he was a newsreader for ages, only lasted six months!) but that's for another time and topic. Which was a more panel-based format with analysis and commentary, as opposed to being an extended version of a news bulletin's Sport segment. Perhaps the revived Sports Tonight might find a niche amongst hard-core sports followers, but I have a feeling the original format (which the new version is expected to be closer to than the 2018/19 incarnation) might be considered somewhat redundant in this day and age.

Canada Céline Galipeau, who in 2009 took over the weeknight anchoring duties for the legendary Bernard Derome (who anchored the program twice in his own right) on Le Téléjournal on ICI Radio-Canada Télé, is expected to step down from anchoring the program in favor of hosting a new international news program for ICI RDI. She'll anchor her last Telejournal on June 18th and then start her new show in September, which will air Friday nights on ICI RDI. Currently, there's no word as to who will replace her on the flagship broadcast. Galipeau has been with Radio-Canada since 1984, 42 years now, and has done Le Téléjournal for 17 of those years. Speculation: I can see Claudine Bourbonnais, anchor of the weekend Téléjournal, getting the main weeknight gig, if she wants it. (French, but I translated the most important details above): https://www.7jours.ca/2026/05/05/apres-17-ans-celine-galipeau-quittera-le-telejournal

In newsrooms I've heard anchors complain about that. A three hour newscast is definitely ideal with two anchors for voice resting and bathroom breaks.

It's not the 90s... on-demand news is everywhere. Giving that time back to affiliates would actually be a burden. Stations don't have the budget for syndie programming, and producing live news at that hour has terrible ROI for advertisers. News foamers also overlook the staffing reality: asking anchors, producers, reporters, directors to add on more shows for no extra pay is ridiculous (but the norm). The Byron Allen shows are trash, but forcing cash-strapped affiliates to bleed money on an unprofitable late night local newscast isn't the answer. It’s wild to me that people here claim to love local news, yet have zero regard for the actual crews being asked to do more with less while linear viewership keeps dropping.

KCNC is mourning the loss of news Producer Raetta Holdman