Adam Boland (born 16 September) is currently a consultant with the
Seven Network.
Boland previously was the
executive producer for the
Seven Network's breakfast show
Sunrise. It is the most watched breakfast show on Australian television. The show with Boland at the helm gained the position of number one breakfast morning program, pipping the
Nine Network's
Today out of the spot which it held for 20 years. He also created
The Morning Show and
Weekend Sunrise.
Before working on
Sunrise, Boland was a senior producer in
ATN-7's Sydney newsroom. Prior to that, he was a reporter at
Channel Ten, gaining some notoriety for interviewing comedian
Jerry Seinfeld. He started in radio at
4BC in Brisbane. He joined
3AW in Melbourne and then
Sky News Australia as one of the station's original producers.
In June 2010, the
Seven Network confirmed that Boland intended to leave the network at the end of the year, following the expiry of his contract. Seven's director of news and current affairs,
Peter Meakin, said that Boland was not intending to move to another network.
In August 2010, the
Seven Network announced that Boland would be setting up his own production company but would spend two days a week at the network in 2011 consulting on a range of projects, including morning television.
In 2010, Boland was selected by readers of samesame.com.au as one of the 25 most influential gay...
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