Fran Kelly
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ABC
It’s all change at the ABC and not everyone is happy about it
In the latest shake-up, Fran Kelly is back, Sarah Macdonald is out and there’s a new Media Watch host.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Fran Kelly’s ABC chat show, Frankly, axed after just one season
The ABC’s Friday night chat show featured conversations with famous Australians and promised viewers there would be “no better way to spend your Friday nights”.
- by Nell Geraets
Wil Anderson’s bold solution for the ABC’s youth problem
The comedian and long-time ABC personality has a solution to the national broadcaster’s youth woes: a late-night show with a new host every night.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Was Fran Kelly’s new ABC chat show really worth staying in for?
Fran Kelly made her debut as a chat show host on Friday night. So, how did she do?
- by Karl Quinn
Fran Kelly’s TV project promise: ‘This is not your everyday chat show’
It’s the ABC’s first new chat show in nearly a decade, so what can Friday night audiences expect from Kelly and high-profile guests such as Adam Goodes, Tim Minchin and Magda Szubanski?
- by Craig Mathieson
Opinion
ABC
Fran Kelly is fine and familiar, but she’s not the future of the ABC
When the ABC decided on a host for their new Friday night chat show (featuring a live audience and a house rock band!), how was it that Fran Kelly was top of the list?
- by Thomas Mitchell
Fran Kelly returns to broadcasting to host new ABC TV show
The former RN Breakfast host is returning to the ABC with a new Friday night chat show.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Melbourne Writers Festival returns with a bang after two-year absence
The theme for the festival this year is ambition, and one of its ambitions is for people to be able to get together to relish books, writers and ideas.
- by Jason Steger
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
In one word, Fran Kelly, how would you describe ... Barnaby Joyce?
A frank Fran Kelly on what prompted her to call it a day, the ABC’s ‘left-wing’ bias and her single-word take on prominent pollies.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Fran Kelly leaves big shoes to fill. What does it mean for Radio National?
To properly assess the career of Kelly you could count the number of hours or number of interviews. Or, for a startling point of reference, the number of prime ministers.
- by Neil McMahon
Opinion
ABC
Fran Kelly, a dear friend to all who’ve listened
You didn’t need to have met Fran Kelly to know her as your friend. After 17 years at the helm of Breakfast on Radio National, she’s decided to bow out. I’ve been privileged to have been first a listener - and then a colleague and personal friend.
- by Patricia Karvelas
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