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Sky News: Presenters & Rotas

Worzel posted:
George Hill posted:
How long have morning's been double headed? I turned Sky on this week for the first time in months and it appears Colin Brazier and Jayne Secker now double head from 9-12 and Dermot Murnaghan is on 12-2. Is this new ... Or am I just slow?


Several months ago. Smile


As I presumed ... Just slow. Smile
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George Hill

Sky News: Presenters & Rotas

How long have morning's been double headed? I turned Sky on this week for the first time in months and it appears Colin Brazier and Jayne Secker now double head from 9-12 and Dermot Murnaghan is on 12-2. Is this new ... Or am I just slow?
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New Meridian, BBC South & South East Thread

South Today posted:
Paddy O'Connell sitting alongside Polly tonight - surely the first time?


Wait... was Paddy O'Connell presenting?
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BBC Newsnight

Brekkie posted:
Strange they introduce him in the middle of the Conferences - you'd have thought they'd have him for all or for none.


I'm pretty sure he was needed on Today until after the referendum, so all wouldn't have been an option. I guess they want him in place before parliament is sitting again and the Westminster bubble resumes.
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BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

bakamann posted:
Matthew Amroliwala is in Westminster on BBC News.
Does he still show up on the News channel after becoming the presenter for Global, just like what Jon Sopel did?


I suspect he will do exactly what Jon Sopel did so will appear on location around the world. I'm sure they want someone who is also recognisable to news channel viewers as their 'go-to' anchor.
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Al Jazeera English & Al Jazeera America

Al Jazeera English are presenting on location in Edinburgh. (I've no idea whether this is just today or has been throughout the week). I can't really think of other situations when they anchor on location - common practice for CNN/BBC - in fact it is often notable that they don't.
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BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

aconnell posted:
Norman's new title makes it hard to distinguish his precise role from James Landale - Deputy Political editor? The advert for Chief Political Correspondent talks about working with the Political editor, deputy and assistant editors, and will provide coverage to NC in the afternoon and early evening.

Lots of movers and shakers!


Before Norman was chief political correspondent on the news channel he had the same role at radio 4. Gary O'Donughue is leaving the radio 4 role for Washington. As the new chief political correspondent ad says it will be providing coverage late afternoon and early evening that sounds like a slowly different one to Norman's currently. So, I wonder whether the new assistant editor role will combine the radio 4 job so Norman will do the early morning two ways on Today and often a live piece on WATO that Gary currently does.

As well as having lots of political editors they also have (had?) three chief political correspondents - radio 4, 5live and news channel.
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BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

Andrew posted:
Never before has someone gone from no news reading what so ever to presenting every bulletin going, including the most major flagship bulletins, in such a short space of time.

Not saying that she shouldn't be, just that it is quite unusual.


I'm not convinced that is true - but since the advent of the news channel, probably.
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BBC News | Presenter & Correspondent Reshuffles

DAN09690 posted:
MDQ1 posted:
So where's Norman Smith going?

Are you sure the position isn't at Radio 4 with Gary O'Donoughue moving to US Affairs.


I'm pretty sure it is the Radio 4 job.
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George Hill

BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

aconnell posted:
More news on the correspondent front, albeit for radio.





That's interesting. Today are getting rid of their correspondents to replaced with some new multimedia reporters. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
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BBC Newsnight

MDQ1 posted:
I understand using Peston, but why O'Brien. If they're wanting radio hosts what about Jeremy Vine? Don't you think they could use more BBC guest presenters - Huw Edwards would be good!


The last thing newsnight needs is more guest presenters. There's far too many already!
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BBC Newsnight

A good appointment!