After working in radio across NSW and the Gold Coast, Phil moved to television in 1989. Since then he has built up his jobs at Win Television Wollongong, including presenting the weather in Western NSW, relief newsreader for Win News in the Illawarra, presenting the Community Noticeboard everyday, and reporting for Win's travel program Destinations. In 1998 and 99 he was seen across the eastern states reporting for the local morning show Win Today.

Dempster joined the ABC as a producer for Nationwide in Queensland in 1984. He became presenter of the QLD 7.30 Report in late 1987, but moved to Sydney to present the NSW edition in 1990. In 1996 he became a correspondant for the national 7.30 Report, and presenter for Stateline on Fridays.

Melissa graduated from Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, before moving to a cadetship in Canberra at WIN Television in 1990. She moved over to Prime as anchor of the 6pm bulletin in 1992, before becoming a political reporter for the Seven Network's Canberra Bureau in 1995. She moved to Sydney to host the local version of Today Tonight for a period in the late 90s, before it was taken over by the Melbourne based show. She did general presenting for Seven after this, as well as filling in for Naomi Robson on the networked TT. She then became co-presenter of Seven's revamped breakfast show Sunrise, helping make it a serious competitor for Nine's Today.