Today (1960 TV program)

1960 Australian TV series or program

Today

Genre| Breakfast television
Presented by|

* Barry McQueen
* Hal Todd

Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
Production
Running time|

* 60 minutes
* 90 minutes (Saturdays)

Original release
Network| GTV-9
Release| 23 July 1960 (1960-7-23) –
1961 (1961)
Related
In Melbourne Today

Today is an Australian television series which aired from 23 July 1960 to 1961 on Melbourne station GTV-9.[1][2] The series was originally hosted by Barry McQueen.[1] By August 1960, McQueen had departed from both Today and GTV-9 owing to having disagreements about the show as well as "other matters, not connected with money".[3] Most episodes were hosted by Hal Todd, for whom the role was his inaugural major television role.[4] It was a morning series aired at 7:30AM, and running for 60 minutes (90 minutes on Saturdays). It included news, weather and exercise instruction. Following the end of the series, Hal Todd began hosting Toddy Time. Following the end of the series, GTV-9 stopped offering morning programming for several years. Previously, it had aired In Melbourne Today in a morning time-slot on Saturdays from 1957 to 1958.

## Reception

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Reviewing the first two episodes, The Age gave it a mixed review, saying that "Today showed some entertaining segments" but also stated that "Today didn't flow as smoothly as such programmes are required to flow".[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Saturday 23 July 1960 — MELBOURNE". TelevisionAU. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
2. ^ "GTV-9 to Reintroduce Breakfast Session". The Age. 23 June 1960. p. 25\. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Rest From TV For Barry McQueen". The Age. 4 August 1960. p. 27\. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "[Photograph, no headline]". The Age. 4 August 1960. p. 26\. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "TV Breakfast Show Has "Lazy" Start". Radio/TV Supplement. The Age. 28 July 1960. p. 3. Retrieved 30 September 2023 - via Google News Archive.

## External links

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* Today at IMDb