JF
I'm surprise Karin & Philippa don't alternate World News Today until Alpa return's, Have Philippa on Friday, Karin Saturday and Alternate the Sunday
AS
AlexS
Firstly Philipa is the Friday Impact presenter which is significantly more senior than WNT, secondly Philipa and Karin probably don't want to work every weekend and thirdly Alpa hasn't been the Friday to Sunday presenter for at least a few years (her few world appearances in the year or so before she went on maternity were nearly all in the 11pm-2am Friday shift).
JW
Karin Giannone has a regular fixed slot on a Sunday evening, as well as various others fixed midweek slots.
Philippa Thomas always works one weekend shift every month (Saturday and Sunday), as do two other senior presenters at World News (David Eades and Tim Willcox).
Philippa's weekend shift is always the middle one (12 noon onwards), whereas David's is generally the early slot (0600am onwards, same with Tim).
The other weekend slots are taken by Ben Bland, Samantha Simmonds, Krupa Padhay, Simon Pusay, Lewis Vaughan Jones, Duncan Golestani and Lucy Grey, although none of those are in fixed positions and will rotate between the 3 daily Saturday and Sunday shifts.
Duncan and Ben will also cover the overnights and Newsday.
The regular weekend overnight anchor is now Reged Ahmad.
Alpa Patel's return to BBC World News will probably mean a reduction in appearances of Simon Pusay.
But, hey, what do I know...............
Philippa Thomas always works one weekend shift every month (Saturday and Sunday), as do two other senior presenters at World News (David Eades and Tim Willcox).
Philippa's weekend shift is always the middle one (12 noon onwards), whereas David's is generally the early slot (0600am onwards, same with Tim).
The other weekend slots are taken by Ben Bland, Samantha Simmonds, Krupa Padhay, Simon Pusay, Lewis Vaughan Jones, Duncan Golestani and Lucy Grey, although none of those are in fixed positions and will rotate between the 3 daily Saturday and Sunday shifts.
Duncan and Ben will also cover the overnights and Newsday.
The regular weekend overnight anchor is now Reged Ahmad.
Alpa Patel's return to BBC World News will probably mean a reduction in appearances of Simon Pusay.
But, hey, what do I know...............
LL
London Lite
Founding member
Biz presenter Victoria Fritz covering for Victoria Derbyshire this morning.
BA
Don't forget about Mike Embley
Karin Giannone has a regular fixed slot on a Sunday evening, as well as various others fixed midweek slots.
Philippa Thomas always works one weekend shift every month (Saturday and Sunday), as do two other senior presenters at World News (David Eades and Tim Willcox).
Philippa's weekend shift is always the middle one (12 noon onwards), whereas David's is generally the early slot (0600am onwards, same with Tim).
The other weekend slots are taken by Ben Bland, Samantha Simmonds, Krupa Padhay, Simon Pusay, Lewis Vaughan Jones, Duncan Golestani and Lucy Grey, although none of those are in fixed positions and will rotate between the 3 daily Saturday and Sunday shifts.
Duncan and Ben will also cover the overnights and Newsday.
The regular weekend overnight anchor is now Reged Ahmad.
Alpa Patel's return to BBC World News will probably mean a reduction in appearances of Simon Pusay.
But, hey, what do I know...............
Philippa Thomas always works one weekend shift every month (Saturday and Sunday), as do two other senior presenters at World News (David Eades and Tim Willcox).
Philippa's weekend shift is always the middle one (12 noon onwards), whereas David's is generally the early slot (0600am onwards, same with Tim).
The other weekend slots are taken by Ben Bland, Samantha Simmonds, Krupa Padhay, Simon Pusay, Lewis Vaughan Jones, Duncan Golestani and Lucy Grey, although none of those are in fixed positions and will rotate between the 3 daily Saturday and Sunday shifts.
Duncan and Ben will also cover the overnights and Newsday.
The regular weekend overnight anchor is now Reged Ahmad.
Alpa Patel's return to BBC World News will probably mean a reduction in appearances of Simon Pusay.
But, hey, what do I know...............
Don't forget about Mike Embley
NE
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Northern Irish to be exact.
I have to say Nuala McGovern is doing great here on Newsday. It is very rare for me to see an Irish newsreader on the BBC.
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Northern Irish to be exact.
IT
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
The difference is that Nuala is from Dublin, Ireland, whereas Maxine and Annita are from Northern Ireland (UK). The accents are quite different but all of them are recognisably Irish.
itsrobert
Founding member
I have to say Nuala McGovern is doing great here on Newsday. It is very rare for me to see an Irish newsreader on the BBC.
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
The difference is that Nuala is from Dublin, Ireland, whereas Maxine and Annita are from Northern Ireland (UK). The accents are quite different but all of them are recognisably Irish.
LL
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
The difference is that Nuala is from Dublin, Ireland, whereas Maxine and Annita are from Northern Ireland (UK). The accents are quite different but all of them are recognisably Irish.
Another complex issue is that you can come from Northern Ireland and be Irish or British.
London Lite
Founding member
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
The difference is that Nuala is from Dublin, Ireland, whereas Maxine and Annita are from Northern Ireland (UK). The accents are quite different but all of them are recognisably Irish.
Another complex issue is that you can come from Northern Ireland and be Irish or British.
LX
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
You have to be kidding me. Annita and Maxine have very distinctive Northern Irish accents - not remotely English.
I have to say Nuala McGovern is doing great here on Newsday. It is very rare for me to see an Irish newsreader on the BBC.
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney.
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
You have to be kidding me. Annita and Maxine have very distinctive Northern Irish accents - not remotely English.
MA
The difference is that Nuala is from Dublin, Ireland, whereas Maxine and Annita are from Northern Ireland (UK). The accents are quite different but all of them are recognisably Irish.
Another complex issue is that you can come from Northern Ireland and be Irish or British.
Another dimension is that accent in Northern Ireland differs slightly depending upon which side of the community you are from.
Have to admit though that it's easier to tell that Nuala (and Sarah from BBC Sport) are Irish to most viewers, whereas Annita and Maxine have more of an English accent so can't really tell they're Irish straight away.
The difference is that Nuala is from Dublin, Ireland, whereas Maxine and Annita are from Northern Ireland (UK). The accents are quite different but all of them are recognisably Irish.
Another complex issue is that you can come from Northern Ireland and be Irish or British.
Another dimension is that accent in Northern Ireland differs slightly depending upon which side of the community you are from.
JO
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney .
Had no idea she had passed. RIP.
I have to say Nuala McGovern is doing great here on Newsday. It is very rare for me to see an Irish newsreader on the BBC.
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney .
Had no idea she had passed. RIP.
SE
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney .
Had no idea she had passed. RIP.
Unsure if you're joking, she's alive, at least according to her recent Twitter activity:
I have to say Nuala McGovern is doing great here on Newsday. It is very rare for me to see an Irish newsreader on the BBC.
Annita McVeigh is Irish. As was Maxine Mawhinney .
Had no idea she had passed. RIP.
Unsure if you're joking, she's alive, at least according to her recent Twitter activity:
Can anyone help these journalists please. https://t.co/IHyERCTDNb
— maxine mawhinney (@maxinemawhinney) July 31, 2019