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From 6am (April 2012)

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LX
lxflyer
Well whatever about the rota, I think that Louise's appearance this morning would have been more to have a senior presenter on the programme today alongside Ben given the political ramifications of the result of the Brexit vote.
smw, DrewF and Stuart gave kudos

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LL
London Lite Founding member
Have the Business Unit supplied two presenters to cover Breakfast on a Sunday before? I know Victoria and Ben have presented before, but with a news presenter.
LX
lxflyer
I was just thinking that this morning - I don't think so!
RN
Rolling News
Have the Business Unit supplied two presenters to cover Breakfast on a Sunday before? I know Victoria and Ben have presented before, but with a news presenter.

Steph McGovern presented with Ben on a Saturday a few weeks ago, not sure if that counts?
Stuart and London Lite gave kudos
LL
London Lite Founding member
Have the Business Unit supplied two presenters to cover Breakfast on a Sunday before? I know Victoria and Ben have presented before, but with a news presenter.

Steph McGovern presented with Ben on a Saturday a few weeks ago, not sure if that counts?


I'm sure she's still part of the team, but permanently seconded to Breakfast on Mon-Thurs.

There may be a logical reason to why Victoria is working two Sunday Breakfast shifts in a row.



AN
Andrew Founding member
Reading remarks on Twitter, it looks like Tina Daheley is presenting Breakfast tomorrow
LX
lxflyer
Indeed she is with Roger Johnson.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
I thought she was pretty good. There were a few points where she started reading and then remembered she wasn't on Radio 1 and slowed her delivery down, but she seemed comfortable on the sofa.
AN
Andrew Founding member
It must be quite daunting to host breakfast for the first time when the only TV news you've done before only lasted 60 seconds.

There were a few pauses where nobody said anything and an awkward part where she almost missed the adlibbed not on the autocue paper review and almost started reading the next link, but that's understandable for a first time.

She also did the news on Marr as well

Apparently she is on on Sunday's for a couple of weeks.
LL
London Lite Founding member
I wonder if that's the plan for the summer is to have a presenter from London doing two Sunday shifts in a row as seen with Victoria Fritz and Tina Daheley this week.

The issue with those presenters who have a youth television news background is that they can take a while to adapt their delivery to a mainstream bulletin. Sam Naz still delivers as if she's on 60 Seconds on Sky News.
MI
m_in_m
It must be quite daunting to host breakfast for the first time when the only TV news you've done before only lasted 60 seconds.

I think Tina has presented some Women's football programmes for BBC Sport so longer form programmes aren't new. I guess Tina might not be that familiar with the format of the programme given during the week she would be on the radio.
JV
James Vertigan Founding member
Bit of a mess with the broadcast from outside the Salford studios this morning - sounds like a microphone has been left open somewhere -'possibly at the Olympic Stadium OB - so lots of crosstalk around the 09:00 junction.

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