He moved to Sydney in 1991, before moving to the Nine Network in 1992.[citation needed] At Nine he became London correspondent and reported from the UK on a number of major stories including the death of Princess Diana.
In 2003, he became the weekend presenter of National Nine News Sydney, occasionally filling in for Jim Waley on weeknights whenever required. He presented the flagship 6:00 pm weeknight news in Waley's absence in the final quarter of 2003 when he took leave to battle skin cancer,[1] and during the 2004-05 non-ratings period, in which the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster in south-east Asia occurred. His efforts during this coverage, which drew high ratings for Nine, saw him retain the main weeknight presenting role on a permanent basis, replacing Waley, under whom the bulletin had retained a comfortable ratings lead following the retirement of Brian Henderson in 2002.[2][3] However, due to dwindling ratings at the Nine Network, Ferguson was replaced by Peter Overton in January 2009 and demoted back to his former weekend presenting role.[4][5]
In July 2009, it was revealed that Ferguson would move to Seven News from October.[6] Ferguson, who had been with Nine for 17 years, was removed immediately from the weekend bulletin, and was replaced by Georgie Gardner. He continued to present the news on This Afternoon, and then on Nine Afternoon News until September 2009.
In September 2009, he signed off Nine News for the final time, after more than 17 years with the network. He then presented the weekend bulletin on Seven News Sydney, replacing Chris Bath who took over from Ian Ross.[7]
^"Waley's cancer battle". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 October 2003. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^Mascarenhas, Alan (21 January 2005). "Nine dumps Jim Waley". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
^"Life after Jim Waley at Nine". Crikey. 23 January 2005. Retrieved 9 August 2018. Nine won the ratings in Sydney for 2003 and 2004, although Seven closed the gap last year, putting pressure on Nine and Waley's performance.
^McCowen, David (11 January 2009). "Ferguson ousted from top slot at Nine". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^Walters, Conrad (12 January 2009). "Ferguson dumped as Nine scrambles for No. 1". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
^"Nine star Mark Ferguson defects to Seven". news.com.au. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
^"Mark Ferguson ditched by Channel 9 has last laugh at Australia's leading TV Network Channel 7". 3 November 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
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mark, ferguson, news, presenter, mark, ferguson, born, february, 1966, australian, news, presenter, mark, fergusonferguson, 2012born, 1966, february, 1966, tamworth, south, wales, australiaoccupationseven, news, presenteryears, active1989, presentspousejaynech. Mark Ferguson born 22 February 1966 is an Australian news presenter Mark FergusonFerguson in 2012Born 1966 02 22 22 February 1966 age 56 Tamworth New South Wales AustraliaOccupationSeven News presenterYears active1989 presentSpouseJayneChildren3Ferguson currently presents Seven News in Sydney on weeknights He was previously a senior news presenter with Nine News Sydney presenting the weeknight news bulletin Career EditAfter working with regional stations in New South Wales and Queensland Ferguson joined the Seven Network in 1989 and reported for a number of Seven News programs including 11AM and Hinch citation needed He moved to Sydney in 1991 before moving to the Nine Network in 1992 citation needed At Nine he became London correspondent and reported from the UK on a number of major stories including the death of Princess Diana In 1997 he returned to Sydney as a reporter and in 2001 became a presenter initially on the National Nine Early News at 6 am and later the National Nine Morning News at 11 am citation needed In 2003 he became the weekend presenter of National Nine News Sydney occasionally filling in for Jim Waley on weeknights whenever required He presented the flagship 6 00 pm weeknight news in Waley s absence in the final quarter of 2003 when he took leave to battle skin cancer 1 and during the 2004 05 non ratings period in which the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami disaster in south east Asia occurred His efforts during this coverage which drew high ratings for Nine saw him retain the main weeknight presenting role on a permanent basis replacing Waley under whom the bulletin had retained a comfortable ratings lead following the retirement of Brian Henderson in 2002 2 3 However due to dwindling ratings at the Nine Network Ferguson was replaced by Peter Overton in January 2009 and demoted back to his former weekend presenting role 4 5 In July 2009 it was revealed that Ferguson would move to Seven News from October 6 Ferguson who had been with Nine for 17 years was removed immediately from the weekend bulletin and was replaced by Georgie Gardner He continued to present the news on This Afternoon and then on Nine Afternoon News until September 2009 In September 2009 he signed off Nine News for the final time after more than 17 years with the network He then presented the weekend bulletin on Seven News Sydney replacing Chris Bath who took over from Ian Ross 7 Ferguson also presented Sunday Night while Chris Bath was at the 2012 London Olympics In January 2014 Ferguson was appointed weeknight presenter for Seven News Sydney replacing Chris Bath citation needed References Edit Waley s cancer battle Sydney Morning Herald 23 October 2003 Retrieved 9 January 2019 Mascarenhas Alan 21 January 2005 Nine dumps Jim Waley The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 28 May 2007 Life after Jim Waley at Nine Crikey 23 January 2005 Retrieved 9 August 2018 Nine won the ratings in Sydney for 2003 and 2004 although Seven closed the gap last year putting pressure on Nine and Waley s performance McCowen David 11 January 2009 Ferguson ousted from top slot at Nine Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 10 March 2016 Walters Conrad 12 January 2009 Ferguson dumped as Nine scrambles for No 1 Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 10 March 2016 Nine star Mark Ferguson defects to Seven news com au 3 July 2009 Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 Retrieved 8 July 2009 Mark Ferguson ditched by Channel 9 has last laugh at Australia s leading TV Network Channel 7 3 November 2009 Retrieved 29 November 2009 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mark Ferguson news presenter Media officesPreceded byChris Bath Seven News Sydney Sunday to Thursday presenter27 January 2014 present Succeeded byIncumbentPreceded byChris Bath Seven News Sydney Friday amp Saturday presenter28 November 2009 26 January 2014 Succeeded byChris BathPreceded byChris Bath Seven Afternoon NewsThursday amp Friday presenterNovember 2009 December 2012 Succeeded byRebecca MaddernPreceded byKim Watkins Jim Waley Mike Munro Michael Usher Nine News Sydney Weekend presenter2003 2004 2009 Succeeded byMike Munro Georgie GardnerPreceded byJim Waley Nine News Sydney Weeknight presenter2005 9 January 2009 Succeeded byPeter OvertonFirstNew television program This Afternoon News presenter29 June 2009 14 July 2009 Program axedPreceded byprogram re instated Nine Afternoon News presenter15 July 2009 25 September 2009 Succeeded byWendy Kingston Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Ferguson news presenter amp oldid 1128482709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
