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Adelaide Tonight

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Created by
  
Lionel Williams

Running time
  
30 minutes

Original release
  
1959 – 1973

Final episode date
  
1973

Genre
  
Variety show

Country of origin
  
Original network
  
First episode date
  
1959

Network
  
Nine Network

Starring
  
Ian FairweatherGerry Gibson

Awards
  
Logie Award for Most Popular Program (South Australia)

Similar
  
Here's Humphrey, In Melbourne Tonight, Variety show, The Graham Kennedy, The Curiosity Show

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Adelaide Tonight was a nightly variety show, running four days a weekat 9.30 pm on Nine Network, NWS-9 Adelaide. The show was broadcast live from Studio 1 between 1959 and 1973. The show was similar to In Melbourne Tonight with Graham Kennedy.

The comperes and presenters on the show were Lionel Williams, Kevin Crease, Ernie Sigley, Ian Fairweather, Gerry Gibson, Roger Cardwell and Anne Wills. Creator and host Lionel Williams who won a Logie award for the program died in 2016, aged 87.

References

Adelaide Tonight Wikipedia