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  • 1 week ago | tvblackbox.com.au | Robert McKnight

    There was an interesting comment made this week at the Screen Forever conference by ABC’s Director of Content, Jennifer Collins, that will sound alarm bells for people like Charlie Pickering. During a panel about “Getting to know the ABC audience” there was the discussion about future acquisitions by the national broadcaster.

  • Feb 6, 2025 | tvblackbox.com.au | Robert McKnight

    This Saturday I’m launching a weekly streaming show called McKnight Tonight. The 10 week experiment will be a mixture of talkback radio and television, covering news topics of the week plus interviews about the news and the odd celebrity might pop up too. For many years I’ve believed there is room in the Australian media landscape for a show like this but I’ve never been able to convince those in power to do a topical panel show in an 8.30pmish slot.

  • Feb 4, 2025 | tvblackbox.com.au | Robert McKnight

    The iconic presenter has left the building after 44 years with the network. The Nine Network has announed veteran journalist Liz Hayes is no longer with the broadcaster, or as the network puts it: “she will be pursuing new opportunities outside of the 9Network in 2025”.

  • Jan 23, 2025 | tvblackbox.com.au | Robert McKnight

    *The following is a reproduction of a column written for INSIDE MEDIA on the 7NEWS websiteIf you’ve been watching the TODAY show recently on Channel 9, you might be confused as to why retired tennis champ Andy Murray is featuring in the Nine branded traffic updates being chased by Uber Eats delivery people. It turns out the traffic update is nothing more than a paid commercial.

  • Nov 22, 2024 | miamiherald.com | Robert McKnight

    It is clear that the Republicans won the 2024 presidential election primarily because of the economy and immigration. With a deeper dive into the economy, mistakes by the Biden-Harris Administration and the Democrats become evident weeks after the election. Let’s return to the economy at the start of the Biden Administration in 2020. COVID was still hemorrhaging medically but was also taking its toll on the economy.

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Robert McKnight
Robert McKnight @rob_mcknight
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Robert McKnight
Robert McKnight @rob_mcknight
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