Just a year later she was appointed weekend news anchor, which job she continued to 2011, along with filing special reports.
During this time, her bulletins consistently rated higher than the rival Seven News Adelaide in its timeslot.
[citation needed] Until 2007, McGuinness was also the co-anchor of the annual Adelaide Christmas Pageant telecast which airs in early November each year.
[citation needed] In October 2011, it was announced that McGuinness would not have her contract renewed with the Nine Network.
[2] In early 2012, McGuinness joined the staff of South Australian Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond as a speechwriter.