Goodsports Explained

Genre:Children's
Num Seasons:10
Country:Australia
Language:English
Location:Hobart, Tasmania
Runtime:30 minutes
Network:WIN Television

Goodsports is an Australian children's television series, produced by WIN Television in Hobart, Tasmania. The half-hour show premiered in 1991, and was broadcast on WIN Television each Saturday morning at 7:30am, and 9:30am nationally on the Nine Network.  Despite being axed in 2000, WIN Television continued to air repeats of Goodsports at 3:30pm weekdays until 2007.

Overview

Goodsports is directed to children between the ages of seven and 13.[1] Executive produced by Phil Wallbank, the show was preceded by the magazine show KTV.[2] Wallbank said he "saw it as a continuation of KTV", which had run for three series and 360 episodes.[3] The show features interviews of children who discuss sports' different features with the presenters.[3] Another part of the show focuses on healthcare such as discussing the children's lunchtime meals.[3]

The show was presented by Kelly Pummeroy, Kylie Smith, Daniel Thompson, Rachel Wilkins, Kos Karydis, and Samantha Meyer.[3] The six presenters each were about 20 years old and were members of Australian Sports Commission's Aussie Sportsfun, a school initiative.[1] The Ages Jim Schembri praised the presenters for being "sprightly, sporty and frighteningly articulate".[3] Carolyne Randoe was a producer and presenter for parts of the programme.[4] The Sunday Tasmanian in 2014 cited Goodsports and KTV as being WIN Television shows produced locally that achieved "national and international success".[5]

Reception

In The Age, Margaret Geddes praised the show's premiere episode, writing that it "worked well: nothing too exciting, but fast-moving, informative, encouraging. Enthusiasts are always interesting when they get going, and young sports enthusiasts are no different. The young gymnasts were terrific. So was the martial arts exponent."[2] The Sydney Morning Heralds Peter Holmes lauded the show, stating "in the scripting at least, Goodsports is quality stuff".[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Holmes . Peter . 1991-05-06 . Goodsports . . . 2023-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010075008/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/133205610/ . 2023-10-10 .
  2. News: Geddes . Margaret . Margaret Geddes (writer) . 1991-05-09 . New show 'Lift Off' set to soar . . . 2023-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010073556/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/133205461/ . 2023-10-10 .
  3. News: Schembri . Jim . 1991-05-02 . Kids get in on television sport . . . 2023-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231010074320/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-age/133205546 . 2023-10-10 .
  4. News: Everton . Denise . 2000-10-20 . Common property - television . . 2023-10-10 . https://archive.today/20231010080210/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/105315AAFA643AFB&f=basic . 2023-10-10 .
  5. News: 2014-06-27 . Television was originally local and live . . 2023-10-10 . https://archive.today/20231010080155/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/14F18F1565A2AC90&f=basic . 2023-10-10 .