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God no - that's the much better looking Ben McCarthy.
NickyS
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Freeview Cool Man posted:
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Is this you NickyS?
Is this you NickyS?
God no - that's the much better looking Ben McCarthy.
TP
Techy Peep
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Ha ha, seeing this thread turning into a Nicky shrine, and the other thread about funniest News moments reminds me of when Nicky had to present an overnight bulletin at the very last second on World/N24. Do you remember it Nicky 
I recall the TD on Sound turning to me at about -10 of my count going on air asking where <PRESENTER> was? Imagine the reaction in the output suite! We could sustain N24s output with a holding menu until we found <PRESENTER>, but World Pres couldn't as all the BBCs partners around the globe were automatically opting in exactly at the top of the hour.
Nicky, who was producing that night, was thankfully wearing a shirt & tie, his jacket somewhere in the Newsroom. He legged it to the studio position and took the Presenters seat with about a second to spare before the opening titles ran out. Taking off-air cues from the floor monitor, gasping slightly from his quick sprint, he read through the headlines, then back in vision for the first story. During the VT, he plugged in the earpiece and put on the personal mic whilst I took his jacket over to him. Meanwhile, the Media Manager was sent to look around the News Centre for <PRESENTER>
Still no sign of <PRESENTER>, so Nicky read into the next VT. As he's reading, we see a bleery-eyed <PRESENTER> looking quite bemused wandering around the back of shot, then walking into the Output Suite to see what was happening.
I think I decided it best if Nicky carry on presenting the whole programme as he started it, but I'm not 100% sure of that. Did you read the whole bulletin in the end Nicky?
I recall the TD on Sound turning to me at about -10 of my count going on air asking where <PRESENTER> was? Imagine the reaction in the output suite! We could sustain N24s output with a holding menu until we found <PRESENTER>, but World Pres couldn't as all the BBCs partners around the globe were automatically opting in exactly at the top of the hour.
Nicky, who was producing that night, was thankfully wearing a shirt & tie, his jacket somewhere in the Newsroom. He legged it to the studio position and took the Presenters seat with about a second to spare before the opening titles ran out. Taking off-air cues from the floor monitor, gasping slightly from his quick sprint, he read through the headlines, then back in vision for the first story. During the VT, he plugged in the earpiece and put on the personal mic whilst I took his jacket over to him. Meanwhile, the Media Manager was sent to look around the News Centre for <PRESENTER>
Still no sign of <PRESENTER>, so Nicky read into the next VT. As he's reading, we see a bleery-eyed <PRESENTER> looking quite bemused wandering around the back of shot, then walking into the Output Suite to see what was happening.
I think I decided it best if Nicky carry on presenting the whole programme as he started it, but I'm not 100% sure of that. Did you read the whole bulletin in the end Nicky?
JA
That narrows it down to Stephen Cole/Adrian Finighan/Susan Osman? I'm trying to think who would do the overnights at that time.
noggin posted:
<PRESENTER> could be seen walking into the back of shot during the second or third read ISTR.
Nicky did read the entire bulletin.
<PRESENTER> is no longer with the BBC - though only left a few months ago.
Nicky did read the entire bulletin.
<PRESENTER> is no longer with the BBC - though only left a few months ago.
That narrows it down to Stephen Cole/Adrian Finighan/Susan Osman? I'm trying to think who would do the overnights at that time.
LO
That narrows it down to Stephen Cole/Adrian Finighan/Susan Osman? I'm trying to think who would do the overnights at that time.
On the funniest moments thread a suspect is named.
Jaimé Alexandéz posted:
noggin posted:
<PRESENTER> could be seen walking into the back of shot during the second or third read ISTR.
Nicky did read the entire bulletin.
<PRESENTER> is no longer with the BBC - though only left a few months ago.
Nicky did read the entire bulletin.
<PRESENTER> is no longer with the BBC - though only left a few months ago.
That narrows it down to Stephen Cole/Adrian Finighan/Susan Osman? I'm trying to think who would do the overnights at that time.
On the funniest moments thread a suspect is named.
GM
nodnirG kraM
LONDON posted:
was named as the sleeping beauty.
I don't know about you buy I kinda get the impression <PRESENTER>'s name was ommitted for a reason.
NG
That narrows it down to Stephen Cole/Adrian Finighan/Susan Osman? I'm trying to think who would do the overnights at that time.
'fraid it doesn't. Don't remember Stephen Cole doing joint overnights either...
noggin
Founding member
Jaimé Alexandéz posted:
noggin posted:
<PRESENTER> could be seen walking into the back of shot during the second or third read ISTR.
Nicky did read the entire bulletin.
<PRESENTER> is no longer with the BBC - though only left a few months ago.
Nicky did read the entire bulletin.
<PRESENTER> is no longer with the BBC - though only left a few months ago.
That narrows it down to Stephen Cole/Adrian Finighan/Susan Osman? I'm trying to think who would do the overnights at that time.
'fraid it doesn't. Don't remember Stephen Cole doing joint overnights either...