'I thought I knew a bit about breakfast TV. I was wrong. What we see is
nothing compared to what goes on behind the scenes. I was fascinated to
read this brutally honest account of so many stories that have become
Australian media folklore. The characters, the drama, the egos. It is an
unflinching account from the man who has arguably had a greater impact
on the way we watch TV than anyone since Graham Kennedy.' MIA
FREEDMAN
Between Sunrise and The Morning Show, Adam Boland oversaw thirty
hours of network television a week, turning a daggy finance nerd and a
suburban mum into household names. He even helped propel Kevin Rudd into
The Lodge.
Now, for the first time, he takes us behind the camera, inside the
Sunrise family. Brekky Central is the story of the most competitive
timeslot on television; the stakes are high and so are the pressures on
those who show up each morning to win the ratings. Along the way,
celebrities do what celebrities do, television executives outmanoeuvre
each other and presenters succeed or fail.
This is a world of hellishly long hours, of silliness and seriousness,
an extraordinary mix of egos, scandals and drama but also a celebration
of the magic that is television.