Today Show shake-up continues with Brooke Boney in and Sylvia Jeffreys out
As 2018 draws to a close, Nine is continuing to drip-feed changes to its line up for next year’s Today program.
The network is looking to reinvigorate its breakfast staple following declining ratings.
Boney will work alongside entertainment editor Richard Wilkins
Last week, it was announced long-serving co-host Karl Stefanovic would not return to the show next year, with bother Peter Stefanovic – who sometimes acted as a correspondent for Today, but more recently appeared on the Weekend Today program – dropped completely from the network.
It has now been revealed Today’s newsreader Sylvia Jeffreys (who is married to Peter Stefanovic) will also step away from the program into a yet-to-be-identified prime-time role.
In addition, entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins, will make room for Nine’s new recruit Brooke Boney.
Boney has worked at NITV and SBS, but more recently finished up as newsreader on the ABC’s youth radio station Triple J.
Wilkins will remain as Nine’s entertainment editor and will, according to reports, take on a more significant role in the later (and less prominent) Today Extra.
The network has insisted Boney is not replacing Wilkins and said the two will be working alongside each other.
Boney echoed that sentiment.
“I’m really thrilled to be joining the team and so excited to be working alongside Richard Wilkins. He’s such a legend in the business. It’s such an exciting time to be joining Nine and [I] am looking forward to learn[ing] from everyone on the Today team,” she said.
“As a young girl growing up in the country I watched Today, so it’s really awesome to know it’ll be my new home.”
Whilst on Triple J, Boney began every broadcast with “Yaama”, which translates to “Hello” in Gamilaroi – the language of her indigenous clan in northern NSW.
I think you should bring in Ben Fordham and Lisa Wilkinson and keep Tim Gilbert And Richard Wilkins and get rid of Georgie Gardener. She is more like a School teacher.
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Cannot understand why the new conned management of Nine could make a massive mistake in causing Sylvia to leave. You obviously decided that Peter was responsible for the Uber error… So flick him. Not on Contract? Of course his wife would go…. Georgie should go. No personality and such a prude. Terrible interviewer and so labour orientated.
You have lost a lot of viewers in my age group… Seniors. We don’t want to watch an unknown and inexperienced girl being involved in entertainment. All the horrible music etc. Good bye Nine. Your ratings will go down further.
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Who cares the show is only & lazy stay at home people, the unemployed & people who have no life . in the real world who has time too watch this rubbish. But on the other hand i do understand the work all the people put in for the show even though i can’t stand the show i know you have all have worked hard, (even Karl) sacrificed family to do what you do. Merry Christmas all
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Instead of Georgie Gardner, Deb Knight is so much more natual, better presented and a better allrounder. Opportunity missed there.
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Dear today I have been watching your breakfast show for many years. But after all the changes I won’t be watching it anymore.
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I stopped watching TODAY years ago coz l got sick of listening to the news segment. They spend too much time on each subject, dragging it out to fill up time. Channel 7 have no trouble filling up time, they read the news promptly & get on to the next segment, no problems in trying to bide for time.
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Nice to see a brunette in the line up,
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It’s over due we watch every day for years mainly for the news and overseas interested things they all should go Silvia was the only person who gave light to the show Pete was the most boring person for the weekend show RGDS wayne
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The main reason for channel nine today show turning off audiences ….was the one u kept. Georgie Gardiner…….boring and should’ve been replaced by Alison Langdon. Her and Karl together would’ve been great. The most boring segment was when she alone talked about some issue at 8.20pm. False laugh….fake.
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Hows the comments.. looks like this article has been picked up either socially or via search, or both.
Off you trot back to News Corp websites and Take 5, people.
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Nine should have had a poll and they would see Karl. Would have been voted to stay and Georgie would be out. Watched the show forever went right down hill when Georgie was put in. She just can’t. Take a joke or relate to the average person, everyone enjoys a joke,
Deborah. Knight she down to earth and really nice . What a shame that nine can,t see this.
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My thoughts exactly! Wow indeed.
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There is a reason why Georgie Gardner was the newsreader years ago. It takes a different personality to make a good host on morning television. Georgie doesn’t make me up… she puts me to sleep.
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Brooke Boney is the most blandest entertainment reporter. Put someone in who knows the bizz and brings in a good story. Like watching paint dry. Not trolling, just being honest
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Wow, prescient much! Congratulations.
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