Sunrise

Sunrise and Today tonight will be broadcasting live from Beijing from
Monday August 4 – Friday August 8 2008.

The Olympic journey begins when MELISSA DOYLE and DAVID KOCH present SUNRISE direct from Beijing. They'll tour the venues, chat to our athletes and sample the sights and sounds of China.

And all week-long, ANNA COREN will bring you TODAY TONIGHT from Beijing. There will be interviews with athletes and their families, plus an insiders look at all the parties and celebrations.

SUNRISE PRESENTS: YOUR SONG

7:30pm (G)

**SPECIAL EVENT**

*Features exclusive performances by Guy Sebastian*

Tonight, the Sunrise team joins GUY SEBASTIAN to pay tribute to the music of Memphis – the undisputed home of rock’n’roll, soul and blues. Australians have cast their vote for their favourite songs from the likes of Elvis Presley, the Drifters and Aretha Franklin and SUNRISE PRESENTS: YOUR SONG will count them down.

Australia's very own soul-man Guy Sebastian will perform the five most popular songs in front of a live television audience. Guy has a real connection to Memphis after recently returning from recording his latest album there with several musicians who wrote and recoded with Elvis, Otis Redding, Al Green and Wilson Pickett.

Australia’s No. 1 breakfast show today announced it will tackle the up-coming election the old fashioned way – with politicians answering questions direct from Sunrise viewers.

Over the last few weeks the Sunrise Family conducted an in-depth study into the issues that matter most to Sunrise viewers.

Four main topics became clear: Money Matters, Health, Workplace Relations and Environment

Sunrise is now calling on Federal Government Ministers and Shadow Ministers to come to the Martin Place studios and go head-to-head on these issues over the next four weeks.

Sunrise hosts David Koch and Melissa Doyle will act as moderators reading questions from viewers posted on the Sunrise Election ROSwall and Yahoo7!

Director of Morning Television Adam Boland says this is the best way to give Sunrise viewers a voice.

"This is direct democracy. We're not interested in spin or PR flaks. We want the people in charge of their portfolios to front up and directly answer our viewers."

David Koch, the host of Channel Seven's Sunrise program, is currently rumoured to be taking a guest role on his favourite soap opera - Home and Away. The morning show host grew up in Port Adelaide and now lives in Sydney, but that doesn't mean that he can't make the transition to the lovely sea-side suburb of Summer Bay. The soap's producers are currently rumoured to be writing a part for him to play, possibly coming in to marry off one of the eligible women of summer bay.

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Music industry icon Elton John has given prime minister a stern "up yours" when asked by Ian "Molly" Meldum what he'd say to Mr Howard about his opposition to gay marriage on Seven's sunrise.

The interview can be seen here