Editing Midday (Australian TV program) (section)

=== Ray Martin (1985–1993) ===
Leading Mike Walsh's resignation from ''[[The Mike Walsh Show]]'', [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]] was appointed as his successor in 1985, despite being known primarily as a journalist from ''[[60 Minutes (Australian TV program)|60 Minutes]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Nelson|first=Sue|date=11 February 1985|title=From 60 Minutes to 90 minutes live is 'no sweat' for Ray|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122483319|work=[[The Canberra Times]]|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> The program was re-titled to ''The Midday Show with Ray Martin'', which was later shortened to ''Midday with Ray Martin'', and finally ''Ray Martin at Midday'' in 1993. Although Martin was seen as a shock choice at the time of his appointment, he soon became increasingly popular with viewers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grujoska|first=Gordana|date=1 September 1986|title='It's fun and stimulation' |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131836162|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

During his time on the show, a highly publicised on-air scuffle took place in 1991 between former pop idol [[Normie Rowe]] and radio personality [[Ron Casey (Sydney broadcaster)|Ron Casey]].<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Brawl erupts on TV debate|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122371090|work=The Canberra Times|date=17 July 1991|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

While Martin was at the helm, members of the ''Midday'' on-camera team included musical director [[Geoff Harvey]]; comedians Graham Pugh, [[Ross Daniels (actor)|Ross Daniels]], Ewan Campbell; trumpeter Bob Bouffler; and pre ''[[Big Brother (Australian TV series)|Big Brother]]'' presenter [[Gretel Killeen]]. Ray Martin remained as host until late 1993, when he was moved to replace [[Mike Willesee]] as host of ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV program)|A Current Affair]]'', which had seen a ratings decline over the previous year.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s)/no by-line.--> |title=Goodbye to 'Midday', hello to new affair for Martin|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127526683|work=The Canberra Times|date=25 November 1993|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref>

Martin ended up being a popular host on the show. He won the [[Gold Logie]] for his role 3 times – in 1987, 1993 and 1994. He was nominated for the award in 1986, 1990, 1991 and 1992. [[Jean Stafford (musician)|Jean Stafford]] was a regular on ''Midday with Ray Martin'' from 1986 to 1993 with over 47 performances.