Keneally and Cameron

Keneally and Cameron

Cameron (left) and Keneally during first episode of the program
Genre News, Current Affairs, Commentary
Presented by Kristina Keneally
Ross Cameron
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
Production
Running time 2 hours
Broadcast
Original channel Sky News Australia
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Original run 19 September 2014 – 27 March 2015[1]
Chronology
Preceded by The Contrarians
Followed by The Friday Show

Keneally and Cameron is an Australian television news and commentary program broadcast weekly on Sky News Australia, co-hosted by former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally and former Federal Liberal Minister Ross Cameron. The show is a replacement of axed format The Contrarians, which Keneally and Cameron were co-hosts of since mid-2014.[2]

The series focuses on mainly political topics, with the co-hosts being joined by different newsmakers, politicians and commentators throughout the show, and discuss the issues of the week. The programs airs at 4pm on Friday afternoons, in the timeslot PM Agenda holds on other weekdays. The program has news updates from a Sky News presenter every half hour throughout the show.

The final segment of the show is The Team Australia Awards, named after a phrase coined by Prime Minister Tony Abbott shortly before the program premiered,[3] in which Keneally, Cameron and their guests give awards to prominent Australians or groups. These awards include positive awards such as 'Team Australia MVP' to anyone they think made a positive contribution during the week, and negative awards including a yellow card and red card given to people who have caused controversy or done something wrong during the week.[4]

Tweets are also read out during the show from viewers using the show's hashtag.

The program is broadcast from the Sky News centre in the Sydney suburb of Macquarie Park.

The program last aired on March 27, 2015 with Janine Perrett filling in for Keneally who was on holidays. It was replaced by a two hour news bulletin on April 3 (which was a public holiday), and again by a new program called The Friday Show hosted by Janine Perrett on April 10, placing its future in doubt.[1]

The end of the show has been reported to involve Keneally being unhappy with the way the program was portraying her. Keneally will host a new daytime program on Sky News Live, while Cameron will remain a contributor to other Sky programs.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Knox, David. "Sky News resting Keneally and Cameron". TV Tonight. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Former NSW Premier Kristina Keneally reveals her long-held TV dream, as she gets her own show". News Corp Australia. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Prime Minister's calls for Team Australia 'divisive' and 'counter-productive', former PM Malcolm Fraser says". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. ↑ https://twitter.com/KKeneally/status/512835261592399872
  5. ↑ Markson, Sharri (April 13, 2015). "Pollie combo axed". The Australian. Retrieved April 14, 2015.

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