40 years and 10,000 broadcasts in, they’re still live on air

On a sunny recent afternoon, Rick Ardon was having trouble picking out the right tie.

His first choice was vetoed as “too bright” by his news co-anchor, Susannah Carr, who sat at the studio desk with her notes, waiting. When he returned from his dressing room minutes later with an even brighter option, Ms. Carr laughed. The meaning was clear: Try again.

The third tie was the charm.

For more than 40 years, Mr. Ardon, 66, and Ms. Carr, 73, have had this kind of easy camaraderie behind the scenes as they’ve picked out outfits and gone over their scripts, preparing for the cameras to start rolling on their newscasts for West Australians.

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