Jaxford's posts, page 16

I presume because that would only amount to half an hour on air - I'm 90% sure it'll be a contractual thing that she has to to X amount of shifts on the news channel and in x amount of weeks, hence why she showed up on the NC to dual head but the rest of the day was presented solo.

In other news - Rachael Hodges on the NC for the evening shift tonight. Bigger things coming for her I wonder?

I would agree that Tim is used far too much. I've been watching BBC News 24 and BBC World since 2000 and I've never known another presenter to be on as much as Tim. In fact, in the early 2000s it was unheard of for a BBC World presenter to appear on News 24 and vice versa. It must have happened only a handful of times. And there was a pool of relief presenters on News 24 back then, all of whom were used regularly. I wouldn't mind, but I don't even think Tim is that good. I've never really bought into the Tim-fest that usually happens on here; I think he's fairly average at best. As he demonstrated this morning, his interviewing technique is frequently arrogant and aggressive and I don't think he has much chemistry with co-presenters either.

I'm sure there's the amazing Suzanne Virdee who's currently looking for work after Midlands Today. Why not give her a chance? She could have doubled up with Sophie Long this afternoon or Julia this morning.

I wouldn't go as far as hating him. Maybe because it's a bank holiday they're lower on presenters compared to usual, and if Tim's willing to present more programmes to cover staffing levels, then so be it!

Bloody hell, Willcox is on BBC World now presenting The Hub! Does he ever go home?!

No doubt it will be Tim, the fact that he's sat on the on-screen left side of the desk is probably a sign of that. However, it definitely should be Julia as she's already a more familiar face for national bulletins.



Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so - there's something quite irritating about him to watch. I think he's usually an okay interviewer but agreed with you about the NUT interview, he was pushing his luck to say the least!

Domestically, it is definitely holiday season. We had Simon McCoy on Breakfast this morning alongside Louise Minchin. No man has a sense of humour like he does. And, of course, filling in for him on the News Channel right now is Tim (solo).

Also, expect to see Rachael Hodges at some point over the Easter weekend on the News Channel, as she herself tweeted a couple of weeks ago. Awesome.

I disagree with you on that. Having been used to Gordon Burns for so many years, Roger is incredibly dull on North West Tonight. He might have been suitable for sport in the south, but he's certainly not right for a main presenting role on a major regional news programme. He'd be better suited to something more serious where a strong personality is not really needed. Although Ranvir can be an acquired taste, sometimes it's so obvious that she's trying to interact with him but she might as well be talking to a manikin.

As for why he moved up north... well, it's all 'appening up 'ere tha knows

I always found Roger Johnson quite annoying whenever I caught him on the News Channel, constantly moving about all over the place and that squeaky voice of his. Glad he doesn't present on there anymore!

Tony Livesay and Sally Nugent should be the main relief presenters, in my opinion...

Especially Roger.

Really do not understand why they went for Roger Johnson to replace Gordon. Such a bland presenter - which is not what is needed for regional news (or Breakfast for that matter)

Will Sian be able to stand in on Breakfast if the others aren't available? Or will they pull someone in from NWT?