First Edition (Australian TV program)
| Company type | Television news program |
|---|---|
| Industry | News broadcasting |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Sydney and Canberra , Australia |
Area served | Australia |
Key people | Peter Stefanovic (current anchor), Laura Jayes, David Gilbert |
| Products | Breakfast television news program |
| Parent | Sky News Australia |
First Edition is an Australian breakfast television news program aired on Sky News Australia, currently anchored by Peter Stefanovic. It competes against four other Australian morning news shows: Sunrise, Today, News Breakfast, and its sister channel's Sky News Breakfast. The show broadcasts every day of the week.
Beginning in 2014, the program adopted a distinctive format by broadcasting simultaneously from two studios: Laura Jayes co-hosted from Sky News' Sydney facility located in Macquarie Park, while David Gilbert presented from the studios at Parliament House, Canberra. At 8:30am AEST, the show transitions seamlessly into the political discussion program AM Agenda, initially hosted solo by Gilbert until October 2018, when Jayes joined him as co-host.
The weekend editions were scaled back following the introduction of specialized programs Saturday Edition and Sunday Edition on 9 July 2016. Substitute presenters have included Amy Greenbank, Tom Connell, and Leanne Jones.
History
As one of Sky News’ longest-standing programs, it has been on air since at least 2002. Former hosts have included John Gatfield, Michael Willesee, Jr., Vanessa Grimm (née Trezise), Amber Sherlock, Leigh Hatcher, Susanne Latimore, Nina Stevens (née May), and Terry Willesee. Brooke Corte stepped down from hosting duties in September 2018 to lead the primetime program Your Money and was succeeded by Laura Jayes.
In July 2019, Peter Stefanovic took over from Kieran Gilbert as co-anchor and currently presents the show alone.
Special editions
On 7 November 2014, the broadcast originated from an aircraft hangar at Sydney Airport as part of a collaboration between Sky News and Qantas. Under this partnership, Corte delivered in-flight news updates on Qantas flights.