NWS Channel Nine was the first commercial television station to go to air in South Australia and today marks 55 years since broadcasting began at its Tynte Street Studios in 1959.
To celebrate this momentous anniversary the doors of Tynte Street will open to the public for a special photographic exhibition from September 8 to 26, giving the public a rare look into the exciting and challenging early years of television in Adelaide.
The exhibition housed in the Kevin Crease Studio will showcase the behind-the-scenes story of the studio that produced such audience favourites as Adelaide Tonight, Country and Western Hour, Curiosity Show, Humphrey and Friends, The Channel Niners, Postcards, and of course Nine News.
See never-before-released photos of Adelaide identities including John Doherty, Kevin Crease, Ernie Sigley, Anne Wills, Rob Kelvin, Humphrey and some of the nation’s biggest TV and music stars that were all captured candidly and held in the NWS archives.
Learn what made NWS9 the pre-eminent station in South Australia from the staff, the stars and the out-of-theordinary characters such as about Bobo the Clown, Chico the Chimpanzee and Winky Dink.
Get up close and personal with the Nine News set, see the impact the Channel Nine Telethon has had on the community, and get a glimpse in to what the next 55 years of television might be like.
NWS9, which began broadcasting in South Australia on September 5, 1959, is owned by the Nine Entertainment Company.
CELEBRATE 55 YEARS OF NWS9 ADELAIDE
Kevin Crease Studio Exhibition
Monday September 8 until Friday September 26
Open weekdays between 11am and 4pm
202 Tynte St, North Adelaide
Admission is free
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Check out some of the photos below from today’s birthday bash at the studios.
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