and the show's website. Initially, the program was only a two-hour broadcast, airing from 7:00 am to 9:00 am. After dropping Nine Early Morning News, the network moved Today to a 6:00 am start. Again, as part of the 2008–2009 Nine News brand's major expansion, in 2008 the show was changed to a three and a half-hour format, starting at 5.30 am to now "perfect match" breakfast radio stations. This move included an extended news, sport, finance and weather segment prior to the main program at 6:00 am. Weekend Today airs on both Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 am to 10:00 am. Hosts Previous anchors The main presenters of Today have included: {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Tenure ! colspan="2" scope="col" |Presenters |- ! scope="row" |1982–1985 | rowspan="3" |Steve Liebmann | Sue Kellaway |- ! scope="row" |1986 | Patrice Newell |- ! scope="row" |1986–1987 | rowspan="3" |Liz Hayes |- ! scope="row" |1987–1990 | George Negus |- ! scope="row" |1990–1996 | rowspan="2" |Steve Liebmann |- ! scope="row" |1996–2005 | rowspan="2" |Tracy Grimshaw |- ! scope="row" |2005 | rowspan="4|Karl Stefanovic |- ! scope="row" |2006 | Jessica Rowe |- ! scope="row" |2007–2017 | Lisa Wilkinson |- ! scope="row" |2018 | rowspan="2" |Georgie Gardner |- ! scope="row" |2019 | Deborah Knight |- ! scope="row" |2020–2022 | rowspan=2 |Karl Stefanovic | Allison Langdon |- ! scope="row" |2023–present |Sarah Abo |} Reporters Fill-in presenters Current presenters who have been fill-in hosts or co-hosts of Today in recent times include Alex Cullen, Richard Wilkins, Jayne Azzopardi, Leila McKinnon, Tom Steinfort, David Campbell, Sylvia Jeffreys, Charles Croucher, Lara Vella, Tracy Vo, Christine Ahern, Michael Genovese, Sophie Walsh, Belinda Russell, Amelia Adams and Brooke Boney. Previous substitute presenters have included Ben Fordham, Cameron Williams, Kellie Sloane, Tim McMillan, Clint Stanaway, Sarah Murdoch, Sharyn Ghidella, Kim Watkins, Helen Dalley, Deborah Knight, Ellen Fanning, Ali Moore, Michael Pascoe, Peter FitzSimons, Peter Overton, Ross Greenwood, Michael Usher, Ken Sutcliffe, Mark Ferguson, Jennifer Keyte, Garry Lyon, Rebecca Maddern, Eddie McGuire and even Clive James on one occasion while the show was broadcasting from London. The former Premier of Victoria, Joan Kirner, presented the show on one occasion. News The idea of providing the latest news has been critical to the function of the program. Under the current format, seven main bulletins are delivered, once every half-hour. Today Perth news presenters: Tim McMillan (2014–2015) Tracy Vo (2016–2017) Louise Momber (2018–2019) Michael Genovese (2020) During