Brekky central : behind the smiles of Australian breakfast television / Adam Boland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boland, Adam, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television programs--Australia.

Television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2014.

Summary:

'I thought I knew a bit about breakfast TV. I was wrong. What we see is nothing compared to what goes on behind the scenes. I was fascinated to read this brutally honest account of so many stories that have become Australian media folklore. The characters, the drama, the egos. It is an unflinching account from the man who has arguably had a greater impact on the way we watch TV than anyone since Graham Kennedy.' MIA FREEDMAN Between Sunrise and The Morning Show, Adam Boland oversaw thirty hours of network television a week, turning a daggy finance nerd and a suburban mum into household names. He even helped propel Kevin Rudd into The Lodge. Now, for the first time, he takes us behind the camera, inside the Sunrise family. Brekky Central is the story of the most competitive timeslot on television; the stakes are high and so are the pressures on those who show up each morning to win the ratings. Along the way, celebrities do what celebrities do, television executives outmanoeuvre each other and presenters succeed or fail. This is a world of hellishly long hours, of silliness and seriousness, an extraordinary mix of egos, scandals and drama but also a celebration of the magic that is television.

Contents:

Intro

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Land of the giants

1 Life before Seven

2 The dream factory

3 The sun rises

4 Give fear the flick

5 Pollie power

6 Reaching out to Asia

7 Take the weather with you

8 Up a ridge, then down a ridge

9 Citizens of Beaconsfield

10 'The Sunlies affair'

11 Darkest before the dawn

12 Getting news and having a NightCap

13 A star is torn

14 Farewell, Sunrise

15 Courting trouble

16 Before sunset

17 Counting to ten

18 Surf and turf

19 Wake up call

Photo Section.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522867190

0522867197

OCLC:

1088353309