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Best News Channel : No Award
Best Presenter /Anchor : Andrew Stevens
Most Improved Performance: Julie Etchingham
Hard as Nails : Barbara Plett
Best Weather Presenter : Trai Anfield
Best Regional Anchor : Jemma Woodman
Award for sustained delivery : Jon Snow
Disappointments : ITV News carve ups / Some of Five news' presentation.
Deserving of a special mention : Sir Trevor MacDonald
2008 - Newscaster of the Year, Etc....
Best Programme : ITV News At TenBest News Channel : No Award
Best Presenter /Anchor : Andrew Stevens
Most Improved Performance: Julie Etchingham
Hard as Nails : Barbara Plett
Best Weather Presenter : Trai Anfield
Best Regional Anchor : Jemma Woodman
Award for sustained delivery : Jon Snow
Disappointments : ITV News carve ups / Some of Five news' presentation.
Deserving of a special mention : Sir Trevor MacDonald
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Seeing as they stuck with Bob Warman at Central, you'd think they would stick with Fred. It's so hard to predict, I'd imagine they'd keep Debbie too. Then again would Fred Dinenage really want to up his workload? Perhaps Sangeeta and Ian...
I really hope Fred stays & Debbie too for that matter... I really can't imagine Ian & Sangeeta being taken on to do the new huge region news somehow & I really really hope that they do not give the gig to Wesley
I would definately switch off then... Mind you Hannah is easy on the eye, so I could put up with her... 
And whats wrong with Wesley Smith?? He has been main anchor within itv regional news for 20 years in january plus a lovely friendly man who loves his job and does it extremely well.
Having watched Wesley on Thames Valley news I don't rate him at all i'm afraid... Also I understand many viewers who used to receive the Meridian West news didn't take to him at all. He just doesn't seem to have much of a personality & has zero charisma in my opinion, but I appreciate that old Central South viewers are among his "fans"...
He doesn't seem quite as good as in the old days on CNS, he's rather stilted in the company of revved up glamour girl Lucy Kite who is stealing the show .
No, Wesley's a bit wet for my tastes compared to some other male anchors on ITV.
I don't mind Hannah Shellswell being wet though.
New Meridian, BBC South & South East Thread
Nate posted:
South Today posted:
Nate posted:
Ben posted:
Nate posted:
I find it odd that we have had news from most of the other regions about who is going, but have heard nothing about Meridian yet? Surely though they could never get rid of Fred... even though I guess he must be on the biggest salary??
Seeing as they stuck with Bob Warman at Central, you'd think they would stick with Fred. It's so hard to predict, I'd imagine they'd keep Debbie too. Then again would Fred Dinenage really want to up his workload? Perhaps Sangeeta and Ian...
I really hope Fred stays & Debbie too for that matter... I really can't imagine Ian & Sangeeta being taken on to do the new huge region news somehow & I really really hope that they do not give the gig to Wesley
I would definately switch off then... Mind you Hannah is easy on the eye, so I could put up with her...
And whats wrong with Wesley Smith?? He has been main anchor within itv regional news for 20 years in january plus a lovely friendly man who loves his job and does it extremely well.
Having watched Wesley on Thames Valley news I don't rate him at all i'm afraid... Also I understand many viewers who used to receive the Meridian West news didn't take to him at all. He just doesn't seem to have much of a personality & has zero charisma in my opinion, but I appreciate that old Central South viewers are among his "fans"...
He doesn't seem quite as good as in the old days on CNS, he's rather stilted in the company of revved up glamour girl Lucy Kite who is stealing the show .
No, Wesley's a bit wet for my tastes compared to some other male anchors on ITV.
I don't mind Hannah Shellswell being wet though.
MI
Seeing as they stuck with Bob Warman at Central, you'd think they would stick with Fred. It's so hard to predict, I'd imagine they'd keep Debbie too. Then again would Fred Dinenage really want to up his workload? Perhaps Sangeeta and Ian...
I really hope Fred stays & Debbie too for that matter... I really can't imagine Ian & Sangeeta being taken on to do the new huge region news somehow & I really really hope that they do not give the gig to Wesley I would definately switch off then... Mind you Hannah is easy on the eye, so I could put up with her...
And whats wrong with Wesley Smith?? He has been main anchor within itv regional news for 20 years in january plus a lovely friendly man who loves his job and does it extremely well.
Having watched Wesley on Thames Valley news I don't rate him at all i'm afraid... Also I understand many viewers who used to receive the Meridian West news didn't take to him at all. He just doesn't seem to have much of a personality & has zero charisma in my opinion, but I appreciate that old Central South viewers are among his "fans"...
He doesn't seem quite as good as in the old days on CNS, he's rather stilted in the company of revved up glamour girl Lucy Kite who is stealing the show .
No, Wesley's a bit wet for my tastes compared to some other male anchors on ITV.
I don't mind Hannah Shellswell being wet though.
New Meridian, BBC South & South East Thread
Nate posted:
South Today posted:
Nate posted:
Ben posted:
Nate posted:
I find it odd that we have had news from most of the other regions about who is going, but have heard nothing about Meridian yet? Surely though they could never get rid of Fred... even though I guess he must be on the biggest salary??
Seeing as they stuck with Bob Warman at Central, you'd think they would stick with Fred. It's so hard to predict, I'd imagine they'd keep Debbie too. Then again would Fred Dinenage really want to up his workload? Perhaps Sangeeta and Ian...
I really hope Fred stays & Debbie too for that matter... I really can't imagine Ian & Sangeeta being taken on to do the new huge region news somehow & I really really hope that they do not give the gig to Wesley
I would definately switch off then... Mind you Hannah is easy on the eye, so I could put up with her...
And whats wrong with Wesley Smith?? He has been main anchor within itv regional news for 20 years in january plus a lovely friendly man who loves his job and does it extremely well.
Having watched Wesley on Thames Valley news I don't rate him at all i'm afraid... Also I understand many viewers who used to receive the Meridian West news didn't take to him at all. He just doesn't seem to have much of a personality & has zero charisma in my opinion, but I appreciate that old Central South viewers are among his "fans"...
He doesn't seem quite as good as in the old days on CNS, he's rather stilted in the company of revved up glamour girl Lucy Kite who is stealing the show .
No, Wesley's a bit wet for my tastes compared to some other male anchors on ITV.
I don't mind Hannah Shellswell being wet though.
MI
Anyone else see the repeat of Sundays nights sports report shown at 1.30 am this morning. Martine was nearly apologetic about this mistake when they realised what was wrong with it about five minutes in.
BBC News Channel: Presentation
Anyone else see the repeat of Sundays nights sports report shown at 1.30 am this morning. Martine was nearly apologetic about this mistake when they realised what was wrong with it about five minutes in.
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Anyone else see the repeat of Sundays nights sports report shown at 1.30 am this morning. Martine was nearly apologetic about this mistake when they realised what was wrong with it about five minutes in.
BBC News Channel: Presentation
Anyone else see the repeat of Sundays nights sports report shown at 1.30 am this morning. Martine was nearly apologetic about this mistake when they realised what was wrong with it about five minutes in.
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Well it's a load of hooey as has already been discussed back in the autumn.
Even if they have bureaus all over the region , I think WestCountry will struggle to produce something half as good as they are currently producing. In the past few weeks WC have shown the full variety of their output with almost every presenter or reporter showing their face at least once before the news is reduced in 2009.
Unless i am mistaken I think we will see the news from the region return to a programme reminiscent of the 1970's but shorter!
ITV wants to axe some regional news services
kernow posted:
One thing which annoys me about the West/Westcountry merger is a statement from the West & Westcountry Controller:
"Although there is pain, ultimately we will have a really strong news service that will better serve viewers in the South West"
Jane McCloskey, ITV West and West Country controller
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7644254.stm
I cannot see how merging 2 regions into 1 massive region stretching from the Isles of Scilly to Gloucestershire, closing the plymouth studios, cutting over 80 jobs and scrapping the 4 Westcountry sub-regions will create a "really strong news service that will better serve viewers"!
"Although there is pain, ultimately we will have a really strong news service that will better serve viewers in the South West"
Jane McCloskey, ITV West and West Country controller
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7644254.stm
I cannot see how merging 2 regions into 1 massive region stretching from the Isles of Scilly to Gloucestershire, closing the plymouth studios, cutting over 80 jobs and scrapping the 4 Westcountry sub-regions will create a "really strong news service that will better serve viewers"!
Well it's a load of hooey as has already been discussed back in the autumn.
Even if they have bureaus all over the region , I think WestCountry will struggle to produce something half as good as they are currently producing. In the past few weeks WC have shown the full variety of their output with almost every presenter or reporter showing their face at least once before the news is reduced in 2009.
Unless i am mistaken I think we will see the news from the region return to a programme reminiscent of the 1970's but shorter!
MI
Well it's a load of hooey as has already been discussed back in the autumn.
Even if they have bureaus all over the region , I think WestCountry will struggle to produce something half as good as they are currently producing. In the past few weeks WC have shown the full variety of their output with almost every presenter or reporter showing their face at least once before the news is reduced in 2009.
Unless i am mistaken I think we will see the news from the region return to a programme reminiscent of the 1970's but shorter!
ITV wants to axe some regional news services
kernow posted:
One thing which annoys me about the West/Westcountry merger is a statement from the West & Westcountry Controller:
"Although there is pain, ultimately we will have a really strong news service that will better serve viewers in the South West"
Jane McCloskey, ITV West and West Country controller
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7644254.stm
I cannot see how merging 2 regions into 1 massive region stretching from the Isles of Scilly to Gloucestershire, closing the plymouth studios, cutting over 80 jobs and scrapping the 4 Westcountry sub-regions will create a "really strong news service that will better serve viewers"!
"Although there is pain, ultimately we will have a really strong news service that will better serve viewers in the South West"
Jane McCloskey, ITV West and West Country controller
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/7644254.stm
I cannot see how merging 2 regions into 1 massive region stretching from the Isles of Scilly to Gloucestershire, closing the plymouth studios, cutting over 80 jobs and scrapping the 4 Westcountry sub-regions will create a "really strong news service that will better serve viewers"!
Well it's a load of hooey as has already been discussed back in the autumn.
Even if they have bureaus all over the region , I think WestCountry will struggle to produce something half as good as they are currently producing. In the past few weeks WC have shown the full variety of their output with almost every presenter or reporter showing their face at least once before the news is reduced in 2009.
Unless i am mistaken I think we will see the news from the region return to a programme reminiscent of the 1970's but shorter!
MI
At that time of the morning, I can imagine not a lot of people noticing!
Andrea McClean never came over as in your face lorraine kelly hoots mon, in fact I've generally preferred her moderated approach to the forecasts compared to the slightly dozy ( thick as a brick ) style of Claire.
The thought of K. McCaber giving it he full Balamory hellooooooooo first thing in the morning will guarantee I won't be watching her weeks.
The Weather Thread
goldfish97 posted:
rob posted:
Replacing one Scot with another... seems like the logical thing to do!
At that time of the morning, I can imagine not a lot of people noticing!
Andrea McClean never came over as in your face lorraine kelly hoots mon, in fact I've generally preferred her moderated approach to the forecasts compared to the slightly dozy ( thick as a brick ) style of Claire.
The thought of K. McCaber giving it he full Balamory hellooooooooo first thing in the morning will guarantee I won't be watching her weeks.
MI
At that time of the morning, I can imagine not a lot of people noticing!
Andrea McClean never came over as in your face lorraine kelly hoots mon, in fact I've generally preferred her moderated approach to the forecasts compared to the slightly dozy ( thick as a brick ) style of Claire.
The thought of K. McCaber giving it he full Balamory hellooooooooo first thing in the morning will guarantee I won't be watching her weeks.
The Weather Thread
goldfish97 posted:
rob posted:
Replacing one Scot with another... seems like the logical thing to do!
At that time of the morning, I can imagine not a lot of people noticing!
Andrea McClean never came over as in your face lorraine kelly hoots mon, in fact I've generally preferred her moderated approach to the forecasts compared to the slightly dozy ( thick as a brick ) style of Claire.
The thought of K. McCaber giving it he full Balamory hellooooooooo first thing in the morning will guarantee I won't be watching her weeks.
MI
News at Ten - Weeknights on ITV1
Trev should have stayed on into December and made more of an occasion of his final News at Ten appearance. I still can't accept this will be the last time he hosts the news. I'm sure he will turn up somewhere else.
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News at Ten - Weeknights on ITV1
Trev should have stayed on into December and made more of an occasion of his final News at Ten appearance. I still can't accept this will be the last time he hosts the news. I'm sure he will turn up somewhere else.