Broadcast
From 1996–2006, the rights to the television broadcast were held by the Nine Network with Richard Wilkins as a host for almost every year. From 2006–2009, Network Ten was broadcaster after winning a three-year deal from Nine. In 2009, Nine regained the rights back from Ten and is now the current broadcaster.
| Year | Broadcaster | Host(s) | Times |
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| 1996–97 | Nine Network | Richard Wilkins Catriona Rowntree |
unknown (Family) 11:55pm – 12:05am (Midnight) |
| 1997–98 | Richard Wilkins Hugh Jackman |
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| 1998–99 | |||
| 1999–00 | Eddie McGuire | 8:30pm – 10:30pm (Family and Midnight) |
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| 2000–01 | Richard Wilkins | 8:30pm – 9:40pm (Family) 11:40pm – 12:20am (Midnight) |
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| 2001–02 | Richard Wilkins Vince Sorrenti |
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| 2002–03 | Richard Wilkins | ||
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| 2005–06 | |||
| 2006–07 | Network Ten | Gretel Killeen Daniel MacPherson |
8:30pm – 9:30pm (Family) 11:30pm – 12:30am (Midnight) |
| 2007–08 | Kim Watkins Andrew Günsberg |
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| 2008–09 | |||
| 2009–10 | Nine Network | Leila McKinnon Cameron Williams |
8:35pm – 9:10pm (Family) 11:40pm – 12:15am (Midnight) |
| 2010–11 | Alicia Gorey Michael Usher |
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| 2011–12 | Jesinta Campbell Cameron Williams Jaynie Seal |
8:30pm – 9:15pm (Family) 11:30pm – 12:20am (Midnight) |
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| 2012–13 | Catriona Rowntree Jason Dundas |
8:30pm –9:15pm (Family) 11:30pm – 12:15am (Midnight) |
Under the current broadcaster, the two firework displays are televised as two same-named shows; the "9pm Family Fireworks" from 8:30pm–9:30pm and the "Midnight Fireworks" from 11:30pm–12:30am. Within each are various other segments and musical acts before and after each fireworks display. Since the 2006–07 event, the fireworks soundtracks have been broadcast by radio station 2Day FM in synchronization.
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Famous quotes containing the word broadcast:
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.”
—Monty Python’s Flying Circus. first broadcast Sept. 22, 1970. Michael Palin, in Monty Python’s Flying Circus (BBC TV comedy series)
“Adjoining a refreshment stand ... is a small frame ice house ... with a whitewashed advertisement on its brown front stating, simply, “Ice. Glory to Jesus.” The proprietor of the establishment is a religious man who has seized the opportunity to broadcast his business and his faith at the same time.”
—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Listening to a news broadcast is like smoking a cigarette and crushing the butt in the ashtray.”
—Milan Kundera (b. 1929)