Scoop (Australian TV series)

Scoop, subtitled Significant Community Observations of People was an Australian magazine style television show broadcast by SBS.[1] The show which was produced by DNM Productions[2] debuted in October 1980 and was first hosted by Xavier de Barcenas[3] Noulie Skoumbas took over as host in 1982.[4] It focused on "the cultural activities of ethnic groups in Australia."[5]

In 1981 Scoop won a Sammy Award for best current affairs programme. This caused a small amount of controversy as the billed themselves as a magazine-community affairs program and not as current affairs.[6]

  1. ^ "The angry eye", The Sun Herald, 2 November 1980
  2. ^ "A quiet unfussed SCOOP", The Age, 23 April 1981
  3. ^ Shelley, Garry (3 November 1980), "New anchorman a Channel O scoop", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ "SBS presenter gained wide respect", The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 May 1992
  5. ^ "A clean SCOOP", The Age, 5 March 1981
  6. ^ Courtis, Brian (25 August 1981), "Too current for comfort", The Age