About the show Early Afternoon
‘Early Afternoon’ is a 30-minute comedy news show made up of several individual segments about different topics in the current news cycle. These segments cover a wide range of news headlines ranging from political commentary to recent sport updates, with the intent to encourage audiences to think critically about these stories.
The hosts of ‘Early Afternoon’ are:
- Ryan Hall – Main host presenting the national interest and fluff piece?
- Joseph Nicholson – Co-host presenting the local story
- Anhar Al-Shameri – Weather anchor presenting the political segment
- Zac Jones & Julian Maidment – Sports anchors
The National Interest Piece presented by Ryan Hall is titled “Vegans vs Vaccines”. This segment covers the controversial issue regarding the refusal of some vegan communities in vaccinating their children. The last story is titled “Kim Jong-un” and covers the side of a well-known political figure with an unexpected upbringing.
The local story presented by Joseph is titled ‘Bendigo Hargreaves Mall’. This segment covers the long-term issue of the recklessness of Bendigo Council spending on the central strip in the CBD.
The sports segment is presented by Zac Jones and Julian Maidment. The two hosts cover three topics: The first about excessive gambling advertising in sports and increasing accessibility to do so, the second about possible rule changes proposed by the AFL, and the third, ‘Freddogate’, covers the racing team McLaren poorly rewarding their employees with a Freddo frog.
The Political/Weather segment is presented by Anhar Al- Shameri and is titled the ‘Political Climate’. This segment covers all recent happenings in Australian politics, and looks at the changing winds and political storms brewing within the Australian government.