Rob Kelvin, Georgina McGuiness and Michael Smyth
Kim Dillon & Mark Bickley
Xavier Minnecon
 

 

Nine Adelaide's daily news bulletin draws on a wealth of news experience and is headed up by Rob Kelvin and Michael Smyth. Georgina McGuinness takes over on weekends. Nine News makes use of worldwide resources to break and follow the stories that matter from anywhere on the globe.

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News Team Personal Profiles

Rob KelvinROB KELVIN
Weekday News Presenter
Nine News

Rob has been the face of the Channel 9 Weekday News Bulletin for 31 years.

Rob completed high school at Woodville High before studying economics part time. From 1964 to 1970 Rob worked as a Patrol Officer in Papua New Guinea. During this time he was involved with a host of projects including surveying roads, administering local elections, performing magisterial duties and advising local government. He returned to Australia in 1971, joining Lee Murray's Radio School in Melbourne and has been in the media ever since.

Radio stations 4AY Townsville, 3SH Swan Hill, 7HT Hobart, 5KA and 5AD in Adelaide have all benefited from Kelvin's experience.

Kelvin joined Adelaide's Channel Nine in 1979, first as sports editor and presenter, then in 1983 Rob began presenting Nine News on weekdays.

Rob also hosts Out of the Ordinary, a locally made series, which features local stories about ordinary South Australians doing extraordinary things.

Rob is a member of the board of Channel Nine Telethon.



MICHAEL SMYTH
Weekend News Presenter
Nine News

Michael Smyth is a senior newsreader for Channel Nine Adelaide.

Michael joined the Nine's News team as a senior reporter and producer in October 2008. Michael now co-presents with Rob Kelvin delivering Adelaide's Nine News bulletin Monday to Friday at 6pm.

Michael previously had a 12 year career at the ABC. During his time with the national broadcaster he presented the 7pm news and worked on the weekly current affairs program 'Stateline'.

He also produced a number of television programs, produced and presented radio news and hosted programs on 891.

Prior to joining the ABC, Michael worked for Channel 9 Adelaide as a reporter and read news at Triple M in Adelaide and Sydney. Smyth also worked in the newsroom at Adelaide's 5AA.

Michael began his journalism career with a cadetship at 2-Double-0 in Wollongong after graduating from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.

 

Georgina McGuinnessGEORGINA McGUINNESS
Weekend News Presenter
Nine News

Georgina shares the Nine News desk each Saturday and Sunday evening with sports presenter Troy Gray and weatherman Xavier Minniecon.

South Australian born and bred, Georgina was educated at Adelaide's Seymour College, and went on to study at Magill College of Advanced Education (now the Magill campus of the University of SA), obtaining a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)

Now with four young children of her own, Georgina combines a thriving career and motherhood. She is a regular guest speaker at women's seminars and meetings and heads the Adelaide Women's and Children's Hospital promotional campaigns. Her major interest lies with children.

Georgina, who began working in the Channel Nine newsroom after her graduation in January 1987, spent a year as a reporter before being offered the weekend presenter's role in 1988 in addition to her reporting duties.