7NEWS to launch satirical segment hosted by Mark Humphries
The Seven Network has officially unveiled a new weekly satirical segment, The 6:57pm News, to be hosted by comedian Mark Humphries.
Starting tonight and running every Friday at the end of Seven’s 6pm bulletins nationally, The 6:57pm News will be broadcast live on Channel 7 and 7plus.
His appointment comes at the same time as the axing of veteran TV news presenter Sharyn Ghidella, after 17 years with the network.
The segment will see Humphries tackle contemporary issues with a smart and insightful approach, with political commentary and wit.
He gained prominence as a presenter on the ABC’s satirical show The Roast, and later on 7:30. He has also previously appeared on SBS’ The Feed, Network Ten’s Pointless, and ABC’s Insiders.
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“After five years sullying the good name of the ABC’s 7.30, I’m delighted to now be sullying the good name of 7NEWS,” Humphries said.
“This isn’t some radical shakeup of the news, it’s just a three-minute segment at the end of the week. There’ll still be plenty of time for the program to talk about football matches that have already happened and football matches that haven’t happened yet.
“I believe I’ve been hired due to my vague resemblance to network star Dr Chris Brown. I’m looking forward to playing the back of Chris’ head in reverse shots on Dancing With the Stars,” he continued.
“With Matt Shirvington, Matt Doran and Matt Carmichael all working out of Seven’s Sydney studio, I’m here to prove that Seven does occasionally hire people who aren’t called Matt.”
Anthony De Ceglie, editor-in-chief of Seven West Media, said: “When the nightly news is done well, it’s always been about more than just breaking stories, the latest crime incidents, sports highlights or world events. It’s also about making you think, sometimes making you cry and hopefully making you smile.
“Mark’s new segment will use satire to cut through political spin and translate current affairs in the universal news language of taking the piss. We are thrilled to have his talents join the 7NEWS family,” he concluded.
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It’s as if SWM has lost all understanding of what journalism is. Front page of the West Australian this week was an indication of that, and this just solidifies it. Being run by clowns.
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Seriously risking the journalistic bone fides of 7 news by including this 6:57 rubbish.
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Seven really want to go out of business eh?
I guess then its easier then to grift for government bail out money
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I can’t wait to find out what the Capricorn star sign has for me in the next week.
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What a joke! I won’t be watching Channel 7 News anymore.
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What goes around. John Rudd, incredibly successful at 7 Perth, was relocated to 7 Sydney to wave his magic wand. He was never that happy, WA is a different beast, and Ruddy was a wonderful man.
Why is the success of WA determined to be transportable to East Coast?
Free to Air is different now. News should be the glue, morning until night, local, imperative to homes, USA did it 20 years ago, and it is still working. Novelty has no room in building loyalty to the news service. Sad to see this iteration, temporary I suggest
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