Breakfast television is an eclectic mix of serious news and light-hearted banter, but sometimes transitioning between the two can prove very difficult as ABC NEWS BREAKFAST host Virginia Trioli discovered.
An interview with comedian Tom Gleeson was always going to be a challenge, but the hosts of ABC NEWS BREAKFAST probably didn’t think the biggest challenge would be throwing to the next story.
Gleeson had been on the program promoting his Gold Logie campaign when at the end of the hilarious interview Trioli realised she had to throw to a serious topic about breast milk.
Straight away there was fear in her eyes as she tried to calm down and turn serious.
But it didn’t work.
“We have a really awkward transition here” remarked Trioli.
Taking a deep breath Trioli told herself to “reset” before bursting into laughter;
“I can’t do it”
Luckily Gleeson was on hand to offer some advice;
“Just read Virginia, read”
After enjoying the moment, co-host Michael Rowland jumped in to read the intro during which Trioli continued to laugh. Trioli then picked up and giggled her way through the rest of the introduction to the story.
At the conclusion of the story Trioli had regained her composure and apologised to viewers, saying;
“A very important story that did not need a comedic intro from me, so my apologies”
No need to apologise Virginia, we enjoyed the laughs!
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That Virginia trioli bird needs to make up her mind.
Is she a serious news reader / journalist or is she just a half sucked tart as she appears to be.
I mean it looks like she has wardrobe of expensive shower curtains strewn across herself like a sexy granny in a toga.
And I wish she would just read the news rather than slather her upity opinionated facial expressions all over her stories and her colleagues
That’s not very nice. Virginia is an excellent journalist who has done a great job on the News Breakfast couch and will do a great job on ABC Melbourne when she leaves. Nobody is making you watch – you don’t like? Change the channel.
Virginia Trioli does a fantastic job. Smart and humane. That’s what I’m after. Thanks Virginia.