On 30 January 2006, NBN adopted a new logo and on air graphics, in line with Nine's new logo. Natasha said while working in television proved somewhat challenging when her children were younger, finding the balance between work and family was hugely important to her and her husband, who now works as Group Executive Director of PR at Enigma advertising agency. . Published monthly by Two Tribes Media. These days our spare time is very much about the family and the kids and spending time with them, helping them with their interests and taking them to the different places that they want to go. If there's ever a movie about the NBN news team, we're pretty sure Paul would be happy for Will Ferrell to play him and that Natasha wouldn't be opposed to Christina Applegate portraying her. So I knew quite early on thats what I wanted to do, and I feel fortunate that not only did that passion carry me into a job, but its stood the test of time. Your email address will not be published. SBS and Fox Sports didn't even want to look at it - or even ask what he said," Michael said. . A country girl from Armidale in northern NSW, Natasha Beyersdorf got her start in an appropriate place, the country music capital of Tamworth. It was hard going, and you had to be across everything, but it was an excellent learning ground. Paul Lobb sacked from reading Newcastle news on NBN just before "Nogood can come for your mental health to sit about and think what is he going to do when I am not here and things like that,"a tearful Brett says. Therapies that wed previously paid for out of our own pocket are supported by his plan, and its also brought new opportunities like support workers, who take him out to access the community. I think I still had the long hippy kind of hair from uni; I wasn't quite TV newsified by then. Shortly after, United Broadcasting Company sold its shares to Neatherley Investments Limited in Adelaide, and Australian United Investments in Melbourne, with each company purchasing 100,000 shares. But thinking about news presenters does tend to make us think of the movie Anchorman: . Read our Privacy Policy. NBN is an Australian television station based in Newcastle, Australia. It has been announced that Paul Lobb is to be axed in January 2022 from presenting the NBN Evening News broadcast to be replaced by the weatherman Gavin Morris as the evening newsreader along with Natasha Beyersdorf Local viewers hold great respect for Paul who has continued to display a very professional presentation each evening. The program was renewed for a third season, traditionally the program is broadcast from late August to Early November, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third season started its broadcast in late November and premiered on Saturday 14 November 2020. But for the time being NBN News remains under its unique name and the small "NBN" on the Nine watermark is still used in areas where NBN's signal overlaps with TCN Sydney and QTQ Brisbane to differentiate between the stations. Slim. That's a great effort by the pair. Recently, I was sitting down writing an appeal against Cams funding decision when he said to me, whats wrong, mum? It lasted one season. Kylie Blucher would retain her role as managing director of both QTQ and NBN.[32]. But these areas aren't just for rich retailers. Following the relaunch of Nine News graphics on 16 October of that year, NBN News refreshed its presentation by phases. NBN News presenters Paul Lobb and Natasha Beyersdorf have been on air together for a decade. Request Answer. On 1 July 2016, when Nine switched regional affiliations outside Northern NSW and the Gold Coast, NBN was finally folded into the Nine Network adopting the primary logo with the NBN name retired on air. We care about the protection of your data. If power can be controlled it can do so much goodlook at dams,thermal power & wind..waste of time,energy & money trying to fight them..use them but control them.just like P.F.D.Lee.use but CONTROLmuch good can come out of it.there are 1.25 million Chinese in Australia.many very wealthyencourage them to PAY TO STAY & improve the living standard of the country they have chosen to live in.Natashas Campbell & many others could benefit from this.there are many millions wasted on political elections.this money could be better usedremember money is only as good as what you do with it.we need THINKING people with the GUTS to act. And doing the news, Id get home, and they had an early bedtime so I wouldn't see them, or Id get home, and it was time to tuck them into bed, and that was it. Family Fun at Maitland Heritage Festival 2023! M. Sales. NBN has long been a supporter of many local events and groups in the Northern NSW/Gold Coast region. The three was used due to the station's frequency allocation, being transmitted on VHF channel 3 from a transmitter atop Mount Sugarloaf near Newcastle. It was later revealed that the Lambs had opposed NBN's purchase of the Star newspaper (created and owned by Wansey) and the attempt to buy 2HD. Asking All the Right Questions. They need to have a process to deal with kids on the spectrum rather than a standard, and while that continues it is not the right system.". Channel (later shortened today as 9Go!) Ron DeSantis poised to launch 2024 exploratory committee in May - NBC News Access unlimited content, the digital versions of our print editions - Today's Paper, as well as the Newcastle Herald app. Less than a year later Natasha took that grounding and made the move into television as a journalist with the Prime network in Tamworth. [3], Soon after launch night, NBN extended television coverage from Bungwahl to Broken Bay and as far west as Aberdeen. In 1978, the Newcastle Broadcasting and Television Corporation made a bid for local station (and former owner) 2HD, however was disallowed by the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal. I really enjoyed it. It was great, it was very exciting (to move into TV), but it was very much a hardworking, back-to-basics kind of newsroom. [6], NBN Television commenced transmission on 4 March 1962. Aspect Hunter School's new high school provides hope to NBN newsreader Natasha Beyersdorf's son Cam and her family. Tillys getting to the age where shes doing TikTok and sometimes she ropes me into doing them too and Im just really, really bad at them. Although a "lite" version of the graphics was introduced in February 2014, it did not become identical with Nine News until April 2016. The station's call sign, NBN, is an acronym for Newcastle Broadcasting New South Wales. Natasha Beyersdorf-August 26, 2021. The station has sponsored the Newcastle Knights NRL rugby league team for most of the 1990s and the 2000s, with the NBN logo visible on the team's uniform the station also sponsored the Gold Coast Chargers from 1996 to 1998. Natasha felt she had a lack of choice for Cam and a lack of power as a parent once he reached high school and was grateful for Aspect's assistance. "[Cam] had an incident at his last school and their attitude was to put him in a sensory room for two hours and he just slept and he got depressed - they didn't know how to deal with him,"he says. Prior to the network rebrand on 1 July 2016, Nine's Morning News was only broadcast on special occasions. Some remain at the school,others transition back into a mainstream school once they have developed self-regulation and other skills. Our talented team of journalists, producers and camera operators bringing you the stories that matter, seven days a week, 365 days a year, across both television and digital. If it does, Tom Hanks should play Ray Dinneen. has her own fight . [4] Since 2007, it has been owned by Nine's parent company Nine Entertainment Co (formerly PBL) making it a sister station to its metropolitan counterparts. [citation needed] To resolve the tension, NBN sold NWS-9 to the Lambs in exchange for the majority stake in NBN in 1982. This proposal was however rejected, and aggregation occurred on 31 December 1991, with NBN acquiring Nine Network affiliation. 29 Inches. Height. On 13 December 2021, it was announced that Lobb would be made redundant after a decade as weeknight news presenter and almost 30 years with the network. (now 9Go!) Now that they're teenagers I'm fighting to get them into bed of course its a bit of a different situation. I do remember before I started, I had a week away with my mum at Coffs Harbour. [3] NBN purchased the Romper Room franchise from Fremantle International in 1967, which broadcast for over three decades. On 11 September 2001 liaising with NBN News director Jim Sullivan, NBN Late Edition News producer Matthew Carden secured a live feed through the Nine Network of ABC America enabling first pictures to be aired of the New York attacks within minutes. NBN premiered Today Extra in 1989. The affiliation switch was reversed in July 2021. . In 1970, NBN began upgrading its studios in preparation for the commencement of colour television originally scheduled for 1972, later changed to March 1975, at a cost of $360,000. It was also a member of Australian Television Facilities, and had a hand in the production of drama series Silent Number. [14], In the late 1980s, NBN's Perth-based owner, Parry Corporation, spun off NBN Limited into a new company, NBN Enterprises, and took a 40 per cent stake in the new company, with Security Pacific Capital Corporation buying 60 per cent, sold their stake soon after, holding onto Papua New Guinea television station NTN, which NBN had helped to set up. With a love of English and a penchant for crafting stories as a young child, it was little surprise that as she grew older, Natasha began to imagine turning her passion into a profession. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . [6], Test transmissions took place in early 1962, and could be seen as far away as Muswellbrook, Avalon, Katoomba, Lithgow, Gloucester and around Port Kembla. It ran until October. "For us, if he can get a job and do something else, land a gig working with animals or just get him to do that and have a functional role in society that'd be great. [7] Since November 2021, master control for NBN News is operated by QTQ's Mt. Morris will continue to report the weather for NBN News. Tash's Monday Weather. 2015-2023 Two Tribes Media. [3] Since NBN was bought by PBL Media in May 2007, then merged into the Nine Network in August 2016, apart from NBN News, local programming on the station has decreased significantly, although in the last two years, NBN has resumed production on local programming, but on a limited basis. A country girl from Armidale in northern NSW, Natasha Beyersdorf got her start in an appropriate place, the country music capital of Tamworth. She said she had been greatly supported by those in the autism community. Natasha says she was worried about "putting up my hand" because some would assume she "had a good job, and you know, what was I complaining about". NBNNEWS.COM.AU | Delivering the highest quality local news, sport and weather, NBN News has played an important role in the lives of people across northern New South Wales for decades. All rights reserved. Studio presentation was also uncertain once the transfer occurs. [24] Coincidentally, it also marked 20 years since the station took Nine's signal across all of Northern NSW.