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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Disaster broadcast as 7 News switches to wrong channel during live show leaving Brisbane viewers confused
Monday night's 7 News Brisbane broadcast, viewers were left scratching their heads when the local bulletin abruptly switched to Sydney's Mark Ferguson and Angela Cox mid-show. The surprise handover occurred around 6.37pm, shortly after an ad break, following a power failure at Seven's Mount Coot-Tha studios in Brisbane. According to TVBlackbox, for several minutes Brisbane viewers found themselves watching the Sydney edition of the news - with the broadcast running all the way through to the final news segment before sport and weather. It wasn't until Sydney's sports presenter Mel McLaughlin popped up onscreen that the unusual crossover was finally acknowledged. 'Welcome back, and welcome to our Brisbane viewers joining us due to a technical issue,' she said, as the segment shifted gears to the sports headlines. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. A Seven spokesperson confirmed the mishap to TV Blackbox, revealing: 'There was a power failure on station and the team worked incredibly hard to get back on air in time for the Sunshine State's critical weather forecast.' Queensland's weather guru Tony Auden eventually returned to screens to deliver the all-important local forecast, before presenters Max Futcher and Katrina Blowers reappeared for the bulletin's wholesome 'Sunny Side' segment. Local sports presenter Steve Titmus was also briefly spotted at the desk during the handover but didn't get a chance to present the final sports stories due to the disruption. Meanwhile, fans trying to catch the full replay on 7plus were met with a surprise of their own - only the first 30 minutes of the Brisbane bulletin were uploaded, with the Sydney takeover absent from the stream. The Sydney edition had yet to appear online as of Tuesday morning. In a lighthearted sign-off, Max Futcher offered a sly nod to the on-air blunder, telling viewers: 'Hope your night is going smoothly.' It follows the news that three senior reporters at Channel Seven have jumped ship to rival Network 10. Seven's award-winning former foreign correspondent Amelia Brace, 7News Sydney reporter Bill Hogan and Spotlight producer-reporter Denham Hitchcock all resigned from the network last week, The Australian 's Media Diary reported. They are reportedly set to join a new investigative show set up by Channel Ten 's news boss Martin White. Brace and Hitchcock exited Seven's studio in Sydney within hours of quitting and are set to start their new jobs at Ten on Monday morning while Hogan will begin with the network in three weeks' time. Ten has reportedly offered Brace a $50,000 increase on the $220,000 a year she had been getting paid. In a message to colleagues on Friday, she said: 'It feels off to not have an official 'last day' to say goodbye, but it's best for me to just fade away for now.' 'Stand up for yourselves, and each other … and think of me every time you have to find a f**king case study.' Meanwhile, Hitchcock departs only three months after having returned to Seven after a couple of years off living on a catamaran with his young family. 'I'm back. It's time to wash some of the salt out - and get back to what I do best,' he said in an Instagram post. 'Back in 2019 the network asked me to start what would eventually become the Spotlight program with one producer and one cameraman - and as the limited shows proved successful - the team quickly grew and it would turn into the network's flagship program. Brace and Hitchcock exited Seven's studio in Sydney within hours of quitting and are set to start their new jobs at Ten on Monday morning while Hogan (pictured) will begin with the network in three weeks time 'I stepped away for a few years to go sailing with the family - and have returned to find a new EP, a new team, new reporters, a fresh energy, an abundance of stories, and some genuine excitement about the year ahead.' He ended the message by asking followers and fans to send 'research ideas'. 'But please - researched ideas - not just wild theories,' he warned, before adding: 'Keep an eye on @7newsspotlight it's going to be quite the year.' Hitchcock's short return to Seven came after he welcomed his second child in December with his wife Mari. He returned to screens in May 2023, in the true crime documentary 'Who Killed Marea?', which examines a 20-year-old cold case. Hitchcock led the Sky News investigation into the mysterious and brutal slaying of Marea Yann who was killed in her home in rural Victoria in 2003. The departures confirm industry whispers that Ten will launch a 'news magazine show' to take on the likes of Nine's 60 Minutes, Seven's Spotlight, and the ABC's Four Corners. The Australian reported last month that a 'crack team' of producers, referred to as the 'investigations unit' was being assembled to helm the new program. It was claimed that Channel Ten reporter Dan Sutton would be the show's executive producer, with potential reporters currently being screen tested. A Network Ten spokesperson confirmed the establishment of the investigation unit to Daily Mail Australia.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Seven presenter Angela Cox reveals heartbreaking loss of her mum just hours before Mother's Day
Angela Cox has opened up about the devastating moment her mum passed away just before Mother's Day. The Seven presenter, who lost her mum two years ago, was able to spend a full day with her before she died following a four-year battle with brain cancer. Angela revealed that a strong sense saw her leave her Friday evening news bulletin to visit her mum, who was living in a palliative care home. Unbeknownst to her, it would be their final moments together. 'Normally I'd go home after work because she would sleep but that evening something didn't feel right,' she told the Herald Sun on Sunday. The news anchor went on to reveal that she was joined by her brother, sister and brother in-law as they stayed the night with their mum. However, as she returned from picking up coffees for her family the next morning, her mum passed away at the age of 71. 'It's very much my mother that she would be dramatic and die the day before Mother's Day so we'll never ever forget that,' she said, adding that her mum had a 'flare' for drama. However, her mum's death wasn't the only loss that she had to face at that time. In 2023, Angela was coming to terms with saying goodbye to the possibility of motherhood. At the time, the newsreader had realised that the 'fairy-tale' she'd dreamt of having with a house, a husband and two kids wasn't going to be her reality, a reflection that shifted the way she saw herself. However, despite putting that dream aside, the journalist wasn't going to let it stop her from living her life to the fullest. 'I felt like I had a ton of bricks on my chest when I was losing my mum but there was also a silver lining because it made me remember to live large and appreciate my life even if it wasn't quite what I planned,' she said. Last year, Channel Seven signed up Angela to co- anchor its 7News bulletin with its longtime presenter in a huge hosting shake-up. She joined the channel's weekday 6pm news bulletin alongside veteran broadcaster Mark Ferguson. The presenter, who has worked with Seven for around 25 years, made her 7News prime time TV debut alongside Ferguson, 58, in September. Ferguson has presented the 7News Sydney bulletin for a decade and will now be co- anchoring the program with Cox in a huge shake-up. It marked the first time Ferguson has ever worked with a co-presenter as the seasoned star has long been known for helming the bulletin by himself. The hosting change comes amid a string of media job cuts at Channel Seven as the network has been looking to slash costs amid a difficult advertising environment. The network recently shocked fans by suddenly axing longtime presenter Sharyn Ghidella while Robert Ovadia, Andrew Frampton and Cameron Baud have also left.
News.com.au
10-05-2025
- Health
- News.com.au
‘It was a difficult time of shifting how I saw myself': Seven presenter Angela Cox reveals double heartbreak
As Angela Cox unclipped her microphone at the end of anchoring a Friday evening news bulletin, she had a strong sense she needed to return to the palliative care home where her mum's four-year battle with brain cancer was slowly coming to an end. 'I'd been with Mum all day,' she recounts of her final moments with her mum two years ago. 'Normally I'd go home after work because she would sleep but that evening something didn't feel right. I sat with her, taking her vital signs. 'My brother, sister and brother-in-law were there and we stayed with her all night.' The next morning Cox popped out to grab a round of coffees. Within two minutes of her return her 71-year-old mum Larelle took her last breath. 'It's very much my mother that she would be dramatic and die the day before Mother's Day so we'll never ever forget that. She had a flare for the drama,' says Cox, tears spilling as she laughs at the memory. But what viewers, who've watched Cox's assured rise from foreign correspondent and Spotlight reporter to host of evening news show, The Latest, and now the coveted position of co-anchor of the 6pm Sydney news, wouldn't know is that she was harbouring dual heartbreak. Because as she watched her mother's life ebb away, Cox was also confronting another painful reality – the fading possibility of becoming a mother herself. 'That period of time was also the period of time I realised that the fairy-tale I'd imagined of having the house, husband and two kids wasn't going to work out that way for me,' says Cox. 'When the window to motherhood closed it was a difficult time of shifting how I saw myself and my life and having to embrace the positives.' Cox's attempts to have a child are private but she's forthcoming about the unique grief landscape she traversed as she not only farewelled her mum but relinquished the dream of having children of her own. 'I felt like I had a ton of bricks on my chest when I was losing my mum but there was also a silver lining because it made me remember to live large and appreciate my life even if it wasn't quite what I planned,' she says. 'I refuse to be a person who becomes bitter, resentful, sad and joyless because I don't have what I thought I was going to have.' Her appointment seven months ago to co-host Sydney's prime time news alongside Mark Ferguson coincided with a tumultuous period for the commercial television networks but Cox's gravitas and warmth made her a natural for the role. She reveals that Ferguson took her aside and made clear they would be equal partners rather than veteran and newcomer. 'He was an ally from the start,' she says. But if Cox has the news anchor's poise she also possesses the newshound's playfulness. She was widely teased by her colleagues for taking a homemade cake to lunch with Seven Network chairman Kerry Stokes – 'I bake for billionaires,' she quips. She's also rather cross she didn't capitalise on meeting Prince Harry when they were both single (she'd divorced amicably after a short marriage in her early 30s). 'If I had known Harry had a soft spot for older divorced women …' she says mischievously. Born in Mackay, Cox, her twin sister Belinda and older brother Jason moved constantly during their childhood due to their dad's job and their mum's whimsy. It's made the trio close but also adaptable. While she spent four of her 25 years with the Seven Network as US correspondent, visiting the White House and covering terror attacks including the Boston bombing, Cox has also taken leave without pay to travel and enjoy new experiences. Indeed, her determination not to be defined by heartbreak or her job – an older colleague warned her to always nourish other elements – is part of the reason she's taken up surfing, hitting the waves at Sydney's Bondi before work. She's even booked a second surf camp in Indonesia where she plans to embrace her life's unexpected choreography by learning to dance up and down a longboard. 'I'm rebranding and this is going to be my rebel era,' she says, channelling the gratitude she now practises. 'I'm going to have the most adventurous, colourful life. I've experienced beautiful passionate love in my life and I want to keep having deep, meaningful connections until I die. Like my mum, I'm going to live my best life.'
