MEDIA RELEASE: Sunday January 29, 2017 SKY NEWS ON THE ROAD IN 2017 What matters to you, matters to us SKY NEWS today announced it will hit the road in 2017 with its flagship programs First Edition, AM Agenda, PM Agenda, Speers Tonight and Paul Murray LIVE criss-crossing the country each month broadcasting LIVE from suburban and regional communities. Throughout the year SKY NEWS will air close to 100 special LIVE outside broadcasts from more than 25 locations across the country starting with Morwell in Victoria, the Sunshine Coast in QLD and then WA. Australian News Channel CEO Angelos Frangopoulos said: “SKY NEWS is committed to the coverage of the news that matters to all Australians. This initiative is one of the largest programming commitments in our history and will see five of our leading national affairs programs and their anchors on the road each month uncovering the issues facing the suburbs and regions across Australia.” PAUL MURRAY LIVE ‘ON THE ROAD’ In 2016 Paul Murray took the Federal Election to the people, broadcasting LIVE during the campaign from 16 regional locations across the country. In 2017, Paul continues his journey to tell the stories of local heroes and highlight the ground level concerns of the country communities he visits. Paul said: “Hitting the road like this is the best part of my job - to hear what people are saying and send it all over the country. This year, we’ll do that more than we ever have. I can’t wait to say G’day to as many people as we can.” Joined by SKY NEWS Political Reporter for the People Caroline Marcus, Paul kicked off his roadshow in the lead up to Australia Day LIVE from Manilla and Tamworth in NSW. His next stop will be the Sunshine Coast in QLD on Thursday February 23. Paul Murray LIVE will broadcast LIVE from the Maroochy RSL from 9:00pm (AEDT) with local people encouraged to be part of the audience by registering to [email protected] SKY NEWS LIVE ‘THE PEOPLE’S AGENDA’ Flagship programs First Edition and AM Agenda anchored by SKY NEWS Chief Political Reporter Kieran Gilbert, and PM Agenda anchored by SKY NEWS Political Editor David Speers will head out of Canberra each month to better inform the SKY NEWS audience of the issues and challenges facing our towns and suburbs. The first SKY NEWS LIVE ‘The People’s Agenda’ broadcast will be from Morwell Victoria, with the week-long coverage commencing Monday January 30. Kieran Gilbert said: “Global trends of falling support for major political parties, including in our recent election, shows that there is a growing divide between what mainstream politicians think people want and what people really want. For me this initiative is about listening to the diverse range of Australian voices, particularly those who we don’t normally have a chance to hear from, on issues that matter to them.” A special edition of Speers Tonight will see David Speers host a community roundtable where SKY NEWS viewers will hear directly from voters as to what their policy priorities are, the challenges their communities are facing and explore whether the messages coming out of Canberra are resonating. David Speers said: “Not all wisdom resides with the usual opinion makers. While plenty of politicians and commentators think they know what Australians are thinking, I’m looking forward to hearing directly from those who are too often ignored. By giving a national platform to communities who may be doing it tough and listening to their views, hopefully we can shine a light on the issues being missed in the daily news cycle and find out what messages really are cutting through.” First Edition, Weekdays from 5:00am AM Agenda, Monday – Thursdays at 8:30am PM Agenda, Monday-Thursdays at 4:00pm Speers Tonight, Thursdays at 8:00pm Paul Murray LIVE, Monday - Thursdays from 9:00pm – 11:00pm Exclusive to SKY NEWS LIVE, Foxtel Channel 601 *All times in AEDT Media Contact: Emma Van Der Aa Communications Manager – SKY NEWS 02 9886 8049 | 0434 001 589 [email protected] About SKY NEWS The SKY NEWS channels are operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd and include SKY NEWS LIVE, SKY NEWS Business, SKY NEWS Weather, SKY NEWS Multiview, A-PAC Australia’s Public Affairs Channel, SKY NEWS New Zealand and Australia Channel for international audiences. Australian News Channel is owned by News Corp Australia, a subsidiary of News Corp. .