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| News Breakfast | |
|---|---|
 Logo used since August 2024 | |
| Genre | Breakfast news program |
| Presented by | James Glenday Bridget Brennan |
| Theme music composer | Colin Kiddy |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Tyson Shine |
| Production locations | Melbourne,Victoria |
| Running time | 180 minutes (3 hours) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Family (2008–2011) ABC News (2010–present) ABC TV (2011–present) |
| Release | 3 November 2008 (2008-11-3) – present |
News Breakfast is an Australian newsbreakfast television program. It is broadcast onABC TV andABC News channel from 6:00 am to 9:00 amAEST or AEDT on weekdays and is hosted by James Glenday andBridget Brennan. The program is also streamed live onABC iView and theAustralia Network throughout theAsia-Pacific region.
The program commenced broadcasting on 3 November 2008 asABC News Breakfast onABC2, with hostsVirginia Trioli,Barrie Cassidy (Monday-Thursday) andJoe O'Brien (Friday), sport presenterPaul Kennedy and weather presenter Vanessa O'Hanlon.[1][2]
News Breakfast is currently hosted by James Glenday andBridget Brennan and is broadcast onABC TV andABC News. They are joined by news presenter Emma Rebellato, sport presenter Catherine Murphy and weather presenter Nate Byrne. Tyson Shine is the program's executive producer.
In January 2009, O'Brien replaced Cassidy as a full-time co-host with Cassidy continuing to appear on the program providing political commentary.
In June 2010,Michael Rowland replaced O'Brien, who moved back to Sydney to present ABCNews Mornings onABC News 24.
In May 2011, the program moved to the ABC, with children's programming moving to ABC2 andABC3.
In November 2011, it was announced that theABC News Breakfast brand would expand to the weekend withWeekend Breakfast hosted by Andrew Geoghegan and Miriam Corowa.[3]
In January 2014,ABC News Breakfast had an extensive makeover, launching a larger new and improved set with three different individual presenting areas. The set includes a news desk, a newswall presenting area and a soft set with seating. The new set kept the existing couch that has been seen on air since the show's launch.
In April 2017, following the refresh of theABC News brand, the show rebranded toNews Breakfast.[4]
In May 2019, Trioli announced she will leaveNews Breakfast to replaceJon Faine as theMornings presenter onABC Radio Melbourne.[5]
In June 2019, the ABC announced thatLisa Millar would succeedVirginia Trioli, commencing on 19 August.[6] Trioli finished on the show on 16 August.[7]
In November 2023, the ABC announced thatBridget Brennan will join the show as news presenter and co-host the show one day per week whilst Lisa Millar works on other projects.[8][9]
In July 2024, Millar announced she will leaveNews Breakfast, to focus on other projects across the ABC. Her last show was on 23 August 2024.[10]Bridget Brennan has been announced as Millar's replacement.[11]
In November 2024, Rowland announced that he will leaveNews Breakfast after almost 15 years so he can focus on other stuff within the ABC.[12] His last show was on 13 December 2024. In December 2024, ABC announced that formerABC News correspondent andABC News ACT presenter James Glenday will replace Rowland from 20 January 2025.[13] Catherine Murphy will also join the team as sport presenter.
News Breakfast covers the latest news, analysis, debate, finance, sport and weather. It draws upon the resources of ABC newsrooms and radio programs across Australia and the world.
The program is broadcast live onABC TV andABC News channel in the states ofNew South Wales,Australian Capital Territory,Victoria andTasmania all-year round. It is broadcast on a 30-minute delay inSouth Australia (all-year) and theNorthern Territory (wintertime). On wintertime,Queensland broadcasts the program live, whileWestern Australia airs the program on a two-hour delay.
During summer, when only some Australian states adopt daylight saving time, Queensland receives the program on a one-hour delay, a 90-minute delay in theNorthern Territory and on a three-hour delay in Western Australia. Either way, the ABC News channel broadcasts the program live across Australia from 6:00 am AEST/AEDT.
Weekend Breakfast is a mix of live breaking news and discussion, interviews with newsmakers and the weekend sport and weather hosted by Johanna Nicholson andFauziah Ibrahim.[14] The show began on 4 February 2012 and airs from 7:00 am to 11:00 am on weekend mornings on theABC News channel. It is simulcast on theABC TV on Sunday mornings from 7:00 am to 9:00 am.
The Breakfast Couch is a highlights show which covers the best arts and entertainment chats from the previous week onNews Breakfast. The show began on 12 August 2017.
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| James Glenday | Co-host | 2025–present |
| Bridget Brennan | Co-host | 2024–present |
| Emma Rebellato | News | 2024–present |
| Catherine Murphy | Sport | 2025–present |
| Nate Byrne | Weather | 2017–present |
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Johanna Nicholson | Co-host | 2019–present |
| Fauziah Ibrahim | Co-host | 2020–present |
| Jared Coote | Sport | 2019–present |
| Daniela Intili | Sport | 2019–present |
Current presenters who have been fill-in hosts or co-hosts ofNews Breakfast in recent times include Emma Rebellato, Stephanie Ferrier, Stephanie March,David Speers, Catherine Murphy, Margaret Paul, Iskhandar Razak and Daniel Ziffer.
Fill-in presenters for other roles:
Other presenters who have filled in presentingNews Breakfast in the past includeAli Moore,Jeremy Fernandez,Kumi Taguchi,Del Irani,Paul Kennedy,Emma Alberici,Hamish Macdonald,Bridget Brennan, Mary Gearin, James Glenday, Madeleine Morris, Zoe Daniel, John Barron,Georgie Tunny,Greg Jennett, Sara James,Beverley O'Connor,Fauziah Ibrahim,Tracee Hutchison, Frances Bell,Karina Carvalho, Melissa Clarke andTamara Oudyn.
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Barrie Cassidy | Co-host | 2008 |
| Joe O'Brien | Co-host | 2008–2010 |
| Virginia Trioli | Co-host | 2008–2019 |
| Lisa Millar | Co-host | 2019–2024 |
| Michael Rowland | Co-host | 2010–2024 |
| Vanessa O'Hanlon | Weather | 2008–2016 |
| Paul Kennedy | Sport | 2008–2021 |
| Del Irani | Finance | 2015–2019 |
| Madeleine Morris | Finance | 2019–2023 |
| Tony Armstrong | Sport | 2021–2024 |
| Presenter | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Miriam Corowa | Co-host | 2012–2018 |
| Andrew Geoghegan | Co-host | 2012–2019 |
| Josh Szeps | Co-host | 2019 |
The program features a number of regular segments and guests which appear each morning discussing the latest news and politics.