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"2005 NEWSCASTER OF THE YEAR"

(December 2005)

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MC
mccanmat
Anne MacKenzie Fan posted:
Best Newscaster Overall: JEREMY THOMPSON (SKY)
Worst Newscaster Overall: JOYCE OHAJAH (ITV)
Best Business Presenter: JULIETTE FOSTER (SKY)
Worst Business Presenter: CARMEN BOWMAN (BBC)
Best Studio: NEW LOOK - SKY NEWS
Worst Studio: ALL SCOTTISH NEWS SETS (BBC and SMG)
-bring on the revamps!!
Best regional presenter: SHEREEN NANJIANI (SCOTTISH)
Worst regional presenter: CAROLE LOWE(BBC NORTH WEST)
Best theme / music: NEW LOOK - SKY NEWS
Worst theme/music: REPORTING SCOTLAND (BBC SCOTLAND)
Best On The Spot Anchor: JEREMY THOMPSON (SKY)
Worst On The Spot Anchor: KAY BURLEY (SKY) cringe!!
Best Sports Presenter: KELLY DALGLISH (SKY)
Worst Sports Presenter: TYRONE SMITH (NORTH TONIGHT)
Best Graphics: NEW LOOK - SKY NEWS
Worst Graphics: NORTH TONIGHT (SMG)
Legend of the Year: MOIRA STUART (SIMPLY THE BEST!!)
Wooden Spoon of the Year: JAMES RUBIN (SKY NEWS)
TV Forum Newsroom Thread of the Year: ELECTION 2005 COVERAGE
News Presentation Moment of the Year: JULIA BACK AT ITN (even if just for one night - SIGH!!)
Most potential: JULIETTE FOSTER - give her more slots-she is great!
Most welcome return: JOHN SUCHET - @Five News in 2006-can't wait!


Hey BBC world said not to add more categories!!!!!
CL
CL2K
Best Newscaster Overall: Bill Turnbull
Best Business Presenter: Declan Curry
Best Studio: BBC News 24
Best regional presenter: Mark Carruthers (BBC Norn Irn)
Best theme / music: Channel 4 News
Best On The Spot Anchor: Bill Turnbull (Hurricane Katrina / July 7th)
Best Sports Presenter: Mike Bushell (BBC News 24)
Best Graphics: BBC News 24
Legend of the Year: Dan Corbett (I agree completely with T&W!)
Wooden Spoon: Everyone who "attempts" to do news on TVAM
TV Forum Newsroom Thread of the Year: The Weather Forecast Thread

T&W, I tried to send you a PM but couldn't. It said you didn't exist!

Happy Christmas all.
MA
Matrix
CL2K posted:


Happy Christmas all.


And you.
CL
CL2K
If I were to rebel and add categories, I'd add:

Best news reporter to undergo a slightly questionable career change:
Andrew Marr
Greatest potential: Jane Hill
Worst singing performance by a newscaster: Dermot Murnaghan on Children in Need
Best regional reporter gone national: Mark Simpson
Best double-act: Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams
NE
News24
I'd add to that vote for Mark Simpson, he is a truly excellent reporter, a real star of the BBC's team. He's covered some good stories this year and always raises a smile (when appropriate!) He's doing well as North of England correspondent (and still occasionally Northern Ireland Correspondent)
TV
TVN
Greatest potential: Gillian NiChealleigh (BBC)
Worst singing performance by a newscaster: Nick Robinson on Children in Need (BBC)
Best regional reporter gone national: Mark Simpson (BBC)
Best double-act: Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams (BBC)
Best Newcomer- Nick Robinson (BBC)
ST
STV Today
mccanmat posted:
Anne MacKenzie Fan posted:
Best Newscaster Overall: JEREMY THOMPSON (SKY)
Worst Newscaster Overall: JOYCE OHAJAH (ITV)
Best Business Presenter: JULIETTE FOSTER (SKY)
Worst Business Presenter: CARMEN BOWMAN (BBC)
Best Studio: NEW LOOK - SKY NEWS
Worst Studio: ALL SCOTTISH NEWS SETS (BBC and SMG)
-bring on the revamps!!
Best regional presenter: SHEREEN NANJIANI (SCOTTISH)
Worst regional presenter: CAROLE LOWE(BBC NORTH WEST)
Best theme / music: NEW LOOK - SKY NEWS
Worst theme/music: REPORTING SCOTLAND (BBC SCOTLAND)
Best On The Spot Anchor: JEREMY THOMPSON (SKY)
Worst On The Spot Anchor: KAY BURLEY (SKY) cringe!!
Best Sports Presenter: KELLY DALGLISH (SKY)
Worst Sports Presenter: TYRONE SMITH (NORTH TONIGHT)
Best Graphics: NEW LOOK - SKY NEWS
Worst Graphics: NORTH TONIGHT (SMG)
Legend of the Year: MOIRA STUART (SIMPLY THE BEST!!)
Wooden Spoon of the Year: JAMES RUBIN (SKY NEWS)
TV Forum Newsroom Thread of the Year: ELECTION 2005 COVERAGE
News Presentation Moment of the Year: JULIA BACK AT ITN (even if just for one night - SIGH!!)
Most potential: JULIETTE FOSTER - give her more slots-she is great!
Most welcome return: JOHN SUCHET - @Five News in 2006-can't wait!


Hey BBC world said not to add more categories!!!!!


Are you going to put me over your knee?? Rolling Eyes
TW
Turnbull and Williams
CL2K posted:


T&W, I tried to send you a PM but couldn't. It said you didn't exist!



Oh dear, you're the second person to say that! I definitely exist! I'll see if I can get it sorted
CI
cityprod
Here are my votes for the categories.

Best Newscaster Overall: ALASTAIR YATES (BBC News 24 and BBC World)
Best Business Presenter: MARK HAINES (CNBC USA's Squawk On The Street)
Best Studio: ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT
Best regional presenter: TERESA DRISCOLL (just retired from BBC South West's Spotlight)
Best theme / music: MORE 4 NEWS (Beautiful reworking of 'Best Endeavours')
Best On The Spot Anchor: LYSE DOUCET
Best Sports Presenter: DAVE CLARK (Sky Sports News)
Best Graphics: EURONEWS
Legend of the Year: PETER JENNINGS (ABC World News Tonight anchor and Managing Editor. 1938-2005. R.I.P.)
Wooden Spoon: JAMES RUBIN (Sky World News Tonight)
TV Forum Newsroom Thread of the Year: ITV NEWS (Pre ITV News Channel closure)
News Presentation Moment of the Year: GORDON HONEYCOMBE ON ITV EVENING NEWS (The complete consumate professional.)
PH
phil-g
Best Newscaster Overall: Jeremy Paxman (Newsnight/ Election)
Best Business Presenter: Michael Wilson (Sky News)
Best Studio: Sky News Relaunch
Best regional presenter: Alastair Stewart (London Tonight)
Best theme / music: Sky News (Any version of the theme, the US Election break music was very good)
Best On The Spot Anchor: Lyse Doucet (BBC World/ News 24) & Jeremy Thompson (Sky News)
Best Sports Presenter: Andrew Cotter (BBC News 24)
Best Graphics: Sky News Relaunch/CNN US
Legend of the Year: Gordon Radleigh (ex Sky overnight- where has he gone?! disgraceful)
Wooden Spoon: James Rubin (Sky News)/ ITV News Channel
TV Forum Newsroom Thread of the Year: The Black Tie One
News Presentation Moment of the Year: Sky's Tsunami Coverage
CL
CL2K
[T&W - tried again, still doesn't work...]

Newscaster with silliest name: Nina Nannar.
Newscaster with best poetic potential: Marcia Hughes, BBC News.
AQ
Aquasetia
Best Newscaster Overall: Aaron Brown [CNN] (tough choice. Jeremy Thompson would have been it, but he is lousy without Anna B. Paxman is a great interviewer, but not so good as a newsreader)
Best Business Presenter: Jeff Randall [BBC] (Honourable mention to Julie Hyman from Sky/Bloomberg US, who is gorgeous)
Best Studio: Sky News - The old one (the new newswall is too big)
Best regional presenter: Stewart White [BBC Look East]
Best theme / music: Sky News (New)
Best On The Spot Anchor: Shepard Smith [Fox News] (Hurricane coverage over 2 years, especially Katrina)
Best Sports Presenter: Jon Desborough [Sky]
Best Graphics: Sky News (New) (Best of a bad lot. Selected because of its likeness to "The Day Today")
Legend of the Year: Alastair Stewart [ITN] (for remaining loyal to ITN and seemingly despising "ITV News")
Wooden Spoon: Ginny Buckley / Gillian Joseph [Sky] (Why drive out the old Sky News regulars for these two?)
TV Forum Newsroom Thread of the Year: Sky News Relaunch

News Presentation Moment of the Year: Shepard Smith in New Orleans, standing on the I10 overpass, pleading with US officials to send relief to the thousands of people from the projects stuck on the overpass. It took 3 more days to get there.

A few of my additions:
Best Newscaster Pairing: Jeremy Thompson and Anna Botting [Sky] (easily)
Person who should be exiled from television news: Nick Pollard [Sky News boss] (Guess why?)
Second Person who should be exiled from television news: James Rubin's autocue reading trainer [Sky News]
Giggler of the year: Anna Botting [Sky] (for her valiant attempt to read Two Ronnies style closing headlines [just before 6pm on the night Ronnie Barker died] without cracking up. JT managed it. She didn't!)

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