Seven Network marks 70 years with Spotlight special programme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 22:24 · Archive

Australia's Seven Network is marking its 70th anniversary on 12 October with a Spotlight special programme.

Seven Network is marking its 70th anniversary on 12 October with a Spotlight special programme. The broadcast will celebrate seven decades of the network's history since 1956, featuring prominent Western Australian television personalities Michael Usher and Natalie Barr.

Natalie Barr, an icon of Australian breakfast television, began her career in regional Western Australia before eventually becoming a news presenter on the network's breakfast programme Sunrise. Born and raised in Bunbury, Barr studied at university in Perth before taking positions as a journalist at the Wanneroo Times and as a cadet at GWN in Kalgoorlie. She later worked in Los Angeles and joined Channel 7 in Sydney in 1994.

Barr spent eight years working as an on-the-road reporter before being recruited to join Sunrise, described as a 'fledgling breakfast program' that needed a news presenter. Growing up, she recalled feeling fortunate to receive Seven's signal in regional Western Australia, saying her family 'felt we were Christmas' when they obtained an aerial that allowed them to access Perth stations alongside the ABC and GWN.

How it is being reported

• 70 years of Seven: Spotlight special commemorates seven decades of Australia’s most iconic television networkSpotlight will be airing a special program to celebrate 70 years of Seven to recognise Australia’s most memorable television moments on the network since 1956, featuring WA’s own Michael Usher and Natalie Barr.The West Australian · 10 Oct, 22:00
• 70 years of Seven: Spotlight special commemorates seven decades of Australia’s most iconic television networkSpotlight will be airing a special program to celebrate 70 years of Seven to recognise Australia’s most memorable television moments on the network since 1956, featuring WA’s own Michael Usher and Natalie Barr.Perth Now · 10 Oct, 22:00

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