RN
I thought Ben looked a bit puffed out at the start of the Five.
Yes, must’ve been a rush to get to C.
I thought Ben looked a bit puffed out at the start of the Five.
MF
Carrie Gracie has done the same thing before, business presenter finished off then as well
Ben didn’t go all the way to the end of the Afternoon Live, Ben Thompson did the business news and finished off the program himself as while Ben brown was heading down to C
Carrie Gracie has done the same thing before, business presenter finished off then as well
JF
I'm surprised Ben (both Thompson & Bland) doesn't get more news channel relief shifts, I know he Thompson not to do The Briefing or nights. He is a proven presenter on Breakfast and both the News Channel & World News,
BA
What's your source on this James? I can see BBC co-workers expressing shock on Twitter but no news source.
This article published just days ago suggests otherwise...
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/02/louise-cooper-and-mickey-clarke-to-leave-5-live/
Could this be curtains on the Singapore Bureau as part of the news cuts?
It would seem the article was wrong:
In case anyone hasn't seen yet, Rico Hizon officially announced his departure yesterday on his Instagram account.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ROQE8F_1U/
Rico Hizon is leaving BBC World News. After 17 years with the channel.
What's your source on this James? I can see BBC co-workers expressing shock on Twitter but no news source.
This article published just days ago suggests otherwise...
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2020/02/louise-cooper-and-mickey-clarke-to-leave-5-live/
Could this be curtains on the Singapore Bureau as part of the news cuts?
It would seem the article was wrong:
Rico, Mickey & I all leaving #wakeuptomoney https://t.co/HPuc5DlSR1
— Louise Cooper (@Louiseaileen70) February 24, 2020
In case anyone hasn't seen yet, Rico Hizon officially announced his departure yesterday on his Instagram account.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ROQE8F_1U/
SC
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Aww, I'll miss seeing Rico on Newsday. A professional, but warm and cheery with it.
OM
With all the cuts at the BBC I don’t really understand why BBC One needs different newsreaders to those already on duty for the News Channel. Either get the BBC One presenters to do a full news channel shift that includes ‘their’ bulletin or just opt-in to whomever is already there on the News Channel.
RN
There's more to network bulletins than just coming into the studio and reading an autocue for half an hour. Lots of preparation takes place and it requires a completely different skill set to the News Channel.
With all the cuts at the BBC I don’t really understand why BBC One needs different newsreaders to those already on duty for the News Channel. Either get the BBC One presenters to do a full news channel shift that includes ‘their’ bulletin or just opt-in to whomever is already there on the News Channel.
There's more to network bulletins than just coming into the studio and reading an autocue for half an hour. Lots of preparation takes place and it requires a completely different skill set to the News Channel.