guest presenters, usually personalities from other Nine Network programs, who would fill in for the regular hosts of the show. A notable guest host in 1985 was John Howard who filled in for Ray Martin on 30 August 1985. Howard, who was deputy opposition leader at the time, was the network's second choice after initially approaching opposition leader and Liberal Party leader Andrew Peacock who declined the invitation to host the show. Howard is believed to have chosen his own guests which included political journalists Richard Carleton and Laurie Oakes, cricketer Bill O'Reilly and actress Carmen Duncan. Within a week of Howard hosting Midday, Peacock unsuccessfully attempted to replace Howard as deputy opposition leader with John Moore which led to the 1985 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill which ultimately saw Howard replace Peacock as Liberal Party leader. Awards The show and hosts have won several Logie awards, and been nominated for several too. Gold Logie: Won: 3 times – Ray Martin (1987, 1993, 1994) Nominated: 7 times – Ray Martin (1986, 1990–1992); Kerri-Anne Kennerley (1997–1999) Midday and its predecessor The Mike Walsh Show won a combined total of 24 Logie Awards for the Nine Network. Post-Midday and legacy Following the programs demise in November 1998, the following year, Kerri-Anne was appointed to co-host the cooking show What's Cooking, alternating host Geoff Jansz's cooking segments with her interviews which were not related to cooking. This was seen as an awkward change to the show, which was axed at the end of that year, causing Kerri-Anne to leave the network, openly criticising the format that What's Cooking was given. After spending some time in other media and a second stint at Network Ten, Kerri-Anne returned to Nine to host Mornings with Kerri-Anne (later shortened to Kerri-Anne), a morning talk show with some similarities to Midday, but without a live audience (except on an occasional basis) and with heavy infomercial content. Kerri-Anne was eventually replaced with a new incarnation of Mornings (now Today Extra) presented by David Campbell and Sonia Kruger in 2012. Kruger later resigned from the program and the network at the end of 2019, with former Today news presenter Sylvia Jeffreys announced as her replacement. Midday and various memorable events associated with the program continue to be regularly recalled in the Australian media, including an incident when an entertainer appeared to juggle chainsaws and live kittens which prompted complaints.