Sunrise hosts take a cheap swipe at Today anchor Karl Stefanovic for his campaign to help small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic
Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac launched a ‘Healthcare Heroes’ campaign on Thursday to recognise medical professionals hard work during COVID-19.
He will use his platform to provide personal shout-outs to nominated nurses and doctors who are risking their lives during the global coronavirus pandemic.
However, when speaking to hosts Natalie Barr and David ‘Kochie’ Koch he chose to make a slight dig at their Nine rivals, the Today show.
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‘Imitation is the greatest form of flattery’: Sunrise’s Sam Mac took a slight dig at Today show’s Karl Stefanovic for ‘copying’ his COVID-19 campaign during Thursday’s show
During the live cross, Sam read out messages of appreciation for medical staff who were working tirelessly during hospital’s increased conditions.
‘We did Plugapalooza last week, Healthcare Heroes this week. You can see it next week on the Today show as well,’ he joked.
Kochie and Nat burst into laughter at the quick witted comment by their co-star, as Nat said ‘exactly!’
‘Healthcare Heroes this week. You can see it next week on the Today show as well’: Sunrise hosts Natalie Barr and David Koch burst into laughter at Sam’s comment while agreeing
‘That’s did surprise us… Anyhow. Imitation is the greatest form of flattery,’ Kochie added as they moved on to another news item.
Sam’s comment was perhaps in reference to Today show host Karl Stefanovic’s implementation of ‘Karl’s Classifieds’ on Wednesday.
Karl’s Classifieds is Nine’s initiative to shine a light on small businesses doing it tough with coronavirus shutdowns and social-distancing measures.
Sam’s comment was perhaps in reference to Today show host Karl Stefanovic’s implementation of ‘Karl’s Classifieds’ on Wednesday, March 25
Last Tuesday, March 17, weatherman Sam launched ‘Plugapalooza’, a campaign to plug and promote small businesses in Australia doing it tough amid coronavirus.
It appears very similar to a campaign run by Seven’s Sunrise last week.
Last Tuesday, weatherman Sam launched ‘Plugapalooza’, a campaign to plug and promote small businesses in Australia doing it tough amid coronavirus.
As of Thursday, there are 2,675 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including 11 deaths.
Pandemic: As of Thursday, there are 2,675 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, including 11 deaths