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‘This Round Is On Anna Coren!’
5:00PM Jess McGuire | God bless you, Anna Coren. You seem like a woman who needs to be loved by the public, and although in most cases that would sound a bit sad, you’ve decided to buy that love through the magic of alcohol, and bar flies around the country admire that in a person.
While enjoying VIP service in a special roped-off section of the chic city watering hole, Coren reportedly shouted a group of patrons who were set to be ejected after mistakenly wandering into the “exclusive” TV bash.
That’s the spirit(s)!
Whether this generous move improves her reputation amongst blog readers, we’ll have to wait and see. According to the Daily Telegraph article, anything would help. More » 
Today Tonight’s Newest Host Matthew White Awaits Your Bollocking
2:45PM Jess McGuire | That handsome sporty devil Matthew White is switched on enough to realise that since every single Today Tonight host in history has been the target of piss taking and disrespect, his time in the hosting hot seat – which begins today/tonight, people! – will probably result in his name becoming synonymous with shoddy reporting. And with journalistic instincts like that, our Matthew is going to go far!
Matthew White is bracing himself for a possible pasting when he takes the chair as the new host of Channel Seven’s Today Tonight tomorrow.
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Anna Coren Is Leaving Today Tonight On Friday!
2:40PM Jess McGuire | Anna Coren has informed Ray Hadley that this Friday – yes, just two days away! – will be her last as the host of cutting edge current affairs program Today Tonight, which means Matthew White will begin his time breaking the big news stories on Monday. Exciting!
Today Tonight host Anna Coren has announced she will leave the long running Current Affairs program this Friday – citing itchy feet and a need to expand as her reasons to accept an offer at CNN Hong Kong.
And also too, the great Ronald Reagan.
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White Out (Or Is That In?) At ‘Today Tonight’
2:45PM Clem Bastow | For some time now, the question of who would be taking over hosting duties from Anna “Is She Or Isn’t She Leaving?” Coren on Today Tonight has become as seemingly unlikely to be answered as we once thought “Who shot JR?” or “Who is Keyser Soze?” were. Well, wonder no longer, as Seven have finally decided upon a replacement for the outgoing serious journalist – step up to the plate, Matthew White!
White started his career at The Manly Daily before presenting breakfast news on Newcastle radio and moving into television, starting at Seven four years ago.
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Should Anna Coren Stay Or Should She Go?
11:20AM Clem Bastow | That title may seem like a rhetorical question (the answer being, one would expect, “Duh, go”), but it’s par for the course over at Seven headquarters at present. One minute Coren was all set to vamoose the Today Tonight chair and Concerned Face™ to jump ship to CNN, and now it looks like she’s not so certain the US is where it’s at anymore. Where does this leave proposed replacement, Samantha Armytage? That’s an issue that doesn’t seem to be rating very highly on Seven’s Care-Factor-O-Meter, as they’re too busy to-ing and fro-ing about Coren, if Seven’s current affairs honcho Peter Meakin’s stance is anything to go by:
“I am scheduled to catch up with Anna tomorrow and everything will be laid on the table – we are going to start with a clean sheet,” Meakin told Confidential last night.
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Who Will Be The Nomi Malone To Anna Coren’s Cristal Connors?
9:25AM Clem Bastow | In the fast-paced world of television current affairs broadcasting, there’s always someone younger and hungrier coming down the stairs behind you – just ask Naomi Robson, who was usurped by the younger, blonder Anna Coren. Well, now it’s Coren’s turn to be shown the door (on her request) from the Today Tonight desk. Who is readying their serious face and mistrust of migrants/plumbers/loan sharks/fat kids in anticipation of taking over Coren’s spot? Welcome to the dollhouse, Samantha Armytage! Pay no attention to those “crickets and tumbleweeds” sound FX!
Armytage has been a seamless fill-in and is regarded inside Seven as a good reporter and a warm, natural television host – unlike the cooler Coren.
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No, Sherioushly, Anna Coren Lovesh You…
9:32AM Clem Bastow | Somehow we missed this amazing little item yesterday: Anna Coren and the rest of the Today Tonight crew took a break from telling us about the fat immigrant landlords who are ripping off our sick kids’ bank managers (or words to that effect; rinse, repeat) to get blotto and have a little “turn” on the dancefloor. And wouldn’t you love to have been this particular little Confidential “spy”:
Coren, dressed in a “very, very short” minidress, was flirtatious and fiery after knocking back several rounds of shots bought for the group, according to one barfly who witnessed the event.
“At one stage Anna came back from the bar with more than 15 shots and as soon as they were polished off another 15 were ordered,” the spy told Confidential.
“Anna even gave me a wink and said hi when I saw her at the bar. They were totally cutting loose.
“They were still partying when I left in the early hours of Saturday morning.”
Ooh, a wink and a “hi”? And did she then ask for 40c so she could call her parents and tell them she’d met “the one”? Or ask the bar staff if they had a Band-Aid so she could stick it over her heart that was breaking because she’d just seen the most beautiful man in the world? Or say “Get your coat, you’ve pulled”?? More » 
Seven Confirms: Anna Coren Not Actually Serious Journalist After All
10:37AM Clem Bastow | It could be our medication, but we’re starting to feel a teeny bit of sympathy for Anna Coren. Installed in the wake of the popular Miss Today Tonight, Naomi Robson, ridiculed constantly, criticised from all angles – and now, even from within her own network.
You may have noticed that over the past few days, those wacky Chaser boys have been locked in battle with Seven, as the network tried to gain an injunction to finally stop the satirical show from having digs at Today Tonight. Well, far from shielding Coren from further humiliation, it’s opened her up to more:
The credibility of Today Tonight host Anna Coren has been officially declared a joke, after her own management this week successfully argued in court that she’s regarded as just a “performer.”
The demeaning job description for the former US correspondent, which emerged in legal documents yesterday, was the backhanded way Channel 7 was able to block The Chaser’s War on Everything from airing a stunt involving the star during last night’s show.
In an expensive bid to stop the skit via a Supreme Court injunction, Seven’s lawyer Dauid Sibtain stated Coren’s involvement as a “performer” meant the ABC would be breaking copyright laws if they reproduced her image without her employer’s consent.
Hang on, though. Did anyone ever think she was actually a real, live journalist? All she really does is spout dribble at the start of each show/segment, and then nod her head and say things like, “Mmm… I wouldn’t want to live there.”
Even her own TT bio is vague about her actual journalistic experience beyond presenting news updates (which, let’s face it, is about on par with the weather girl and the traffic helicopter).
At least now that she’s a confirmed “performer” we can look forward to seeing her on Dancing With The Stars and It Takes Two, because no one with a serious career ever shows up on those two! More » 