Peter Stefanovic joins Sky News as the channel announces its programming for the remainder of 2019
Sky News has announced its programming slate for the second half of 2019, including the decision on which Your Money hosts will stay on with the channel after the News Corp and Nine joint venture folded earlier this year.
As part of the announcement, the channel has also revealed Peter Stefanovic will join the team, taking on a co-anchor role on First Edition with current host Laura Jayes.
Stefanovic joins from Nine, where he and the network reached a ‘mutual decision’ he would leave his role as co-host of Weekend Today last year after growing controversy surrounding he and brother Karl Stefanovic.
First Edition airs Monday to Friday from 5am and is currently hosted by Jayes, who will stay on as co-host, and chief political reporter Kieran Gilbert.
Gilbert will be staying with the network as the host of AM Agenda, amid a changing political lineup for the channel after political editor David Speers was revealed to be joining ABC as the replacement host of Insiders post-Barrie Cassidy’s retirement.
AM Agenda, the channel’s political-focused morning show, will expand to three hours each weekday as of July 1 and see Gilbert joined by political report Annelise Nielsen. The duo will host the show live from Sky News Canberra.
Ticky Fullerton will also be joining the channel, having previously hosted flagship program Ticky on Your Money. Fullerton has been named Sky News business editor and will lead the channel’s business coverage, alongside former-Your Money host Chris Kohler who is joining Sky News as business reporter. Fullerton will also host Business Weekend, premiering July 2, which will air every Sunday at 11am.
Fullerton will be joined by former-Your Money reporter Leo Shanahan, who has been named media editor of The Australian, and Kohler each week, with Kohler providing real estate reporting and Shanahan joining Fullerton to interview business talent.
Sky News chief executive Paul Whittaker said the channel was proud to be investing in news.
“Today’s announcements reflect our commitment to bringing viewers quality, comprehensive and unrivalled analysis of the issues affecting the nation, with Australia’s best team of journalists and anchors,” said Whittaker.
Sky News also announced that it has commissioned two documentaries to provide a look behind the headlines on two of Australia’s biggest news stories of the past few years.
Bad Blood: Toppling Turnbull and New Blood: Morrison’s Miracle will be a two-part documentary, launching in June, which will follow the results of the latest federal election. The duo will be run as a two-night TV event, hosted by Speers.
Lawyer X: The Untold Story is another documentary which will air on the channel, lifting the lid on the Nicola Gobbo Lawyer X scandal. It will be hosted by Stefanovic.
In the final change to the current lineup, Racing Dreams host, and former Today sports presenter, Tim Gilbert will co-anchor the weekend breakfast programs, Saturday and Sunday Edition, alongside Sky News anchor Jaynie Seal from July 6. The weekend breakfast programs are currently co-hosted by Seal and reporter Ahron Young, who took over from former-journalist Greg Thomson who was let go after a foul-mouthed rant at a charity event.
Wondering what would happen. Sorry to see David go – I have been with Sky from the beginning and seen it grow.
Wondering who will do David Speers’ current programs??? Will be very hard shoes to fill…
The morning crew need to ge a lot less left oriented please – won’t watch at the moment so let’s hope Peter Stephenovic balances Laura Jayes who I knows annoys the hell out of people with her hatred of Tony Abbott – you could give him a job.. think he would be invaluable..
Cheers and good luck
Carolyn.. I am shocked at David’s departure..
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I am devastated at Davids leaving. Watch sky every day and night forever. Is he just moving only to do Insiders???? Who will fill the HUGE hole his leaving creates??? Feel so do sad at this news. Mim Hobart
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I to am DEVASTATED at David leaving. Am a sky viewer day/ night forever. Who on earth could fill his shoes, and with such a lovely personality. Huge loss for sky. Very sad. Mim Hobart
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I won’t watch Laura & Kieran either – thanks to Chris Kenny; Paul Murray – when their views are heard to combat them. Laura had no idea of the election result (some political commentator!) – they had Labor ahead by at least 8 seats. And her very obvious hatred of Tony Abbott does not help.
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Beep … beep … beep.
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‘troll alert, troll alert’
(Sky News admin trolls?). (Let’s face it, nobody watches Sky News, unless they are on YouTube and it’s an echo chamber, like it’s cousin Fox News, about as credible as Murdoch…)
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Am a newbee watching Sky News nightly on WIN TV and love it.
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Thank you David for being part of our lives;we are much richer for having you as part of our lives. I wish you every blessing in your future. I assure you your shoes cannot be filled!
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How come the realestate program is not on Foxtel anymore?
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Yawn………
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Back a few years ago, Sky News used to be quite watchable. Now, all you ever hear are the bag Labor, bag Labor mob. I do not watch alot of the crap that comes out of the mouths of Kenny, Credlin, Jones, Bolt, Murray, and their co horts, Rowan Dean, Rita Panahi, James Morrow. Paul Murray once said, that they are a balanced channel, while carrying on about the ABC and having to pay for it. Well, all you people, take note, we have to pay for Foxtel, and don’t appreciate listening to so much ultra conservative rubbish. After a few minutes of listening, I have to turn it over or mute it.
Sorry, but you mob need to be a lot more balanced. I don’t watch much of Sky News anymore.
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Well said. My husband and I cannot bear to watch these people anymore either. Just turn off and watch something else. We used to enjoy some of their programs but not any more. We are not labour but just cannot stand how much hatred these one have for labour, it is just sad. Good luck to David, will be missed, one person you can listen to and enjoy.
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well I and many others love Skynews and it continues to get better – the more they bag the ABC the more I cheer. Political coverage is 100% better than 2,7,9,and 10 – combined.
I watch US Foxnews instead of Jayes (who is naive) and Gilbert who is ordinary – much prefer Hannity, Tucker and Ingraham
May Sky news continue to improve and provide a voice for all conservatives – the left leaning can go elsewhere or maybe listed to AM sky
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