It would be good to see Peter White back on TV. He has before, it would be good to see him reporting issues in addition to those related to disability as he has done on Radio on "Does He Take Sugar?" and continues doing so on "You and Yours".
I can never figure out whether they try and hide Frank Gardner's wheelchair because they don't want it to be seen or because they don't wish to be seen to be making a big deal about it.
I can never figure out whether they try and hide Frank Gardner's wheelchair because they don't want it to be seen or because they don't wish to be seen to be making a big deal about it.
I've never thought they try to hide the wheelchair. When he's in N6 they still do wide camera shots and the wheelchair can be clearly seen. It's only on BBC World that the viewer can't see his wheelchair because the guest usually sits in the middle, behind the desk.
I can never figure out whether they try and hide Frank Gardner's wheelchair because they don't want it to be seen or because they don't wish to be seen to be making a big deal about it.
I've never thought they try to hide the wheelchair. When he's in N6 they still do wide camera shots and the wheelchair can be clearly seen. It's only on BBC World that the viewer can't see his wheelchair because the guest usually sits in the middle, behind the desk.
In the studio perhaps not but any report he's done outside will invariably be framed from a low-angle in a MS.
I hate to be horrible but that reporter on N24 now (political) looks awful.
Was there any need for that?
Agreed.
Irrespective of his appearance, I've always found Gary O'Donohue to be an extremely capable reporter - no nonsense, no fluff, just tell it like it is. Frankly, that's far more important to me than having glamorous airheads telling me the news in single-syllable words.
Well said, he is an excellent political correspondent.
Gary is a brilliant political correspondent - it's not his fault he is blind. Personally I think we should have more correspondents with disabilities on screen. I think it's positive that we now see Frank Gardener in his wheelchair on screen.
Me too. When I heard about what had happened to Frank a few years ago I did wonder whether he would be sidelined by BBC News. I've always thought he was an excellent correspondent and is very knowledgeable about international security matters. I'm glad to see the BBC recognise this and still use him regularly. What somebody looks like is completely irrelevant. It is the skills and knowledge they bring which count.
As for Gary, I think I first saw him on BBC World when I had my satellite system installed about five years ago. IIRC, he was their British political correspondent. I think he was replaced by Jon Devitt, as I haven't seen Gary onscreen for a while. Last night was the first time I've seen him in a long time. Nicky, what is his main role within BBC News (i.e. I know he's a political correspondent, but which outlet is he linked to?)?
Seems to pop up on Breakfast or morning News 24 mainly
I hate to be horrible but that reporter on N24 now (political) looks awful.
Was there any need for that?
Agreed.
Irrespective of his appearance, I've always found Gary O'Donohue to be an extremely capable reporter - no nonsense, no fluff, just tell it like it is. Frankly, that's far more important to me than having glamorous airheads telling me the news in single-syllable words.
Well said, he is an excellent political correspondent.
Gary is a brilliant political correspondent - it's not his fault he is blind. Personally I think we should have more correspondents with disabilities on screen. I think it's positive that we now see Frank Gardener in his wheelchair on screen.
Me too. When I heard about what had happened to Frank a few years ago I did wonder whether he would be sidelined by BBC News. I've always thought he was an excellent correspondent and is very knowledgeable about international security matters. I'm glad to see the BBC recognise this and still use him regularly. What somebody looks like is completely irrelevant. It is the skills and knowledge they bring which count.
As for Gary, I think I first saw him on BBC World when I had my satellite system installed about five years ago. IIRC, he was their British political correspondent. I think he was replaced by Jon Devitt, as I haven't seen Gary onscreen for a while. Last night was the first time I've seen him in a long time. Nicky, what is his main role within BBC News (i.e. I know he's a political correspondent, but which outlet is he linked to?)?
Seems to pop up on Breakfast or morning News 24 mainly
Gary is just one of the team of Political Correspondents. You do tend to hear him on Radio more than you see him on TV but he is often on News 24 at the weekend ... from memory and I may be wrong I think he has this machine which can change wires/scripts etc into braille so he can read them.
Workaholic Willcox back for the second time today!
I'm sure he did a 6-hour stint on News 24 today, as well. I know he started at 11am with Martine Croxall and I'm sure he was still on later in the afternoon with Claire Marhsall. Now, before everyone jumps in here and states that 6 hours is nothing and many people work a lot more than that, I think it is fair to say that is quite an arduous shift, given that it is on a weekday when there are no breaks in the rolling news (except for the One O'Clock News, but they still have to be on standby). Six consecutive hours on air must be quite stressful. Does this man ever stop?!
Wilcox has been doing a fair amount of work by anyones standards last few days, he did the late shift when the foot and mouth story broke on Friday night then spent the whole weekend on location, and then double shifts for past two days! Apparently he lives in the country too, must have to work so much to cover the cost of travelling.
On a more serious note how much would a freelancer like him (assuming he still is) get for a shift on N24?
