NF
Hi
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
WE
I was under the impression she was some sort of 'special correspondent', plus cover for existing presenters?
At some point she is supposed to be getting married, so whether there is preparation for that involved as well, I don't know?
Hi
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I was under the impression she was some sort of 'special correspondent', plus cover for existing presenters?
At some point she is supposed to be getting married, so whether there is preparation for that involved as well, I don't know?
AP
aprilj
Hi
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I was under the impression she was some sort of 'special correspondent', plus cover for existing presenters?
At some point she is supposed to be getting married, so whether there is preparation for that involved as well, I don't know?
At the moment Kate is deputy on the News at One and alternate presenter of the saturday news bulletins. She also reliefs on News at Six, Ten and Breakfast.
:-(
I don't mean to sound any way direspectful to news readers, but sitting there reading and autocue and people shouting in your ear is not a physically demanding job, so to be able to do x number of hours is surely ok? I guess if you enjoy the job that its an added bonus. Most people work 8hrs a day, 5 days a week, why should presenters only be suited to 3hrs max?
JA
Nor did you mean to sound in any way knowledgeable.
The newsreader's job doesn't just start from the moment they speak on-air, you know. There's papers to catch up on, interviews to prepare for, news to edit and read up on, potentially packages to edit and/or voiceover, editorial meetings, briefings and debriefings, possibly web content to write, prepping for tomorrow's broadcasts...
Not to mention if the presenter in question is a freelance or relief, or if they're on another job. I remember meeting Aaron Heslehurst at the LSE, where he'd finished a shift for The World Today, then zooming across London on the Tube to be back to do an insert for FastTrack, then editorial meetings for the rest of the day.
Plus have you any idea what it's like to speak to potentially millions of people? It can be a very stressful job - particularly if you've got someone shouting in your ear, there's nothing on the autocue and a bomb's just gone off somewhere... most Joe Plebs get nervous at the checkout of their local supermarket, let alone if they were shoved in front of assuming numpties for, as you say, "three hours" a day
I don't mean to sound any way direspectful to news readers,
Nor did you mean to sound in any way knowledgeable.
The newsreader's job doesn't just start from the moment they speak on-air, you know. There's papers to catch up on, interviews to prepare for, news to edit and read up on, potentially packages to edit and/or voiceover, editorial meetings, briefings and debriefings, possibly web content to write, prepping for tomorrow's broadcasts...
Not to mention if the presenter in question is a freelance or relief, or if they're on another job. I remember meeting Aaron Heslehurst at the LSE, where he'd finished a shift for The World Today, then zooming across London on the Tube to be back to do an insert for FastTrack, then editorial meetings for the rest of the day.
Plus have you any idea what it's like to speak to potentially millions of people? It can be a very stressful job - particularly if you've got someone shouting in your ear, there's nothing on the autocue and a bomb's just gone off somewhere... most Joe Plebs get nervous at the checkout of their local supermarket, let alone if they were shoved in front of assuming numpties for, as you say, "three hours" a day
CH
Nor did you mean to sound in any way knowledgeable.
The newsreader's job doesn't just start from the moment they speak on-air, you know. There's papers to catch up on, interviews to prepare for, news to edit and read up on, potentially packages to edit and/or voiceover, editorial meetings, briefings and debriefings, possibly web content to write, prepping for tomorrow's broadcasts...
Not to mention if the presenter in question is a freelance or relief, or if they're on another job. I remember meeting Aaron Heslehurst at the LSE, where he'd finished a shift for The World Today, then zooming across London on the Tube to be back to do an insert for FastTrack, then editorial meetings for the rest of the day.
Plus have you any idea what it's like to speak to potentially millions of people? It can be a very stressful job - particularly if you've got someone shouting in your ear, there's nothing on the autocue and a bomb's just gone off somewhere... most Joe Plebs get nervous at the checkout of their local supermarket, let alone if they were shoved in front of assuming numpties for, as you say, "three hours" a day
Agreed - they've got a lot of research to do...how can you sit and interview someone without knowing any details about the story they are speaking about?
I don't mean to sound any way direspectful to news readers,
Nor did you mean to sound in any way knowledgeable.
The newsreader's job doesn't just start from the moment they speak on-air, you know. There's papers to catch up on, interviews to prepare for, news to edit and read up on, potentially packages to edit and/or voiceover, editorial meetings, briefings and debriefings, possibly web content to write, prepping for tomorrow's broadcasts...
Not to mention if the presenter in question is a freelance or relief, or if they're on another job. I remember meeting Aaron Heslehurst at the LSE, where he'd finished a shift for The World Today, then zooming across London on the Tube to be back to do an insert for FastTrack, then editorial meetings for the rest of the day.
Plus have you any idea what it's like to speak to potentially millions of people? It can be a very stressful job - particularly if you've got someone shouting in your ear, there's nothing on the autocue and a bomb's just gone off somewhere... most Joe Plebs get nervous at the checkout of their local supermarket, let alone if they were shoved in front of assuming numpties for, as you say, "three hours" a day
Agreed - they've got a lot of research to do...how can you sit and interview someone without knowing any details about the story they are speaking about?
:-(
The point i am trying to make is that it is no more stressful or demanding then those who work in offices up and down the country doing 40hrs a week.
I understand that there is a lot more to it, but it seems that people think anymore than three or four hours for a few days and they should rest. It's the people behind the scenes i feel sorry for. Tim Wilcox has it easy compared to other jobs people do.
I understand that there is a lot more to it, but it seems that people think anymore than three or four hours for a few days and they should rest. It's the people behind the scenes i feel sorry for. Tim Wilcox has it easy compared to other jobs people do.
HO
I somehow doubt if it were a fairly easy, 3-4 hour job all the presenters would have thick black bags under their eyes! I somehow can't imagine Huw Edwards and George Alagiah out partying, nor can I imagine one of the requirements for being a newsreader is to be anemic.
The point i am trying to make is that it is no more stressful or demanding then those who work in offices up and down the country doing 40hrs a week.
I understand that there is a lot more to it, but it seems that people think anymore than three or four hours for a few days and they should rest. It's the people behind the scenes i feel sorry for. Tim Wilcox has it easy compared to other jobs people do.
I understand that there is a lot more to it, but it seems that people think anymore than three or four hours for a few days and they should rest. It's the people behind the scenes i feel sorry for. Tim Wilcox has it easy compared to other jobs people do.
I somehow doubt if it were a fairly easy, 3-4 hour job all the presenters would have thick black bags under their eyes! I somehow can't imagine Huw Edwards and George Alagiah out partying, nor can I imagine one of the requirements for being a newsreader is to be anemic.
JA
And the point I'm trying to make is that you have no idea what you're talking about.
It's all relative, anyway - if someone is 'hard working' within the context of news/journalism, that's different to being 'hard working' in the context of the civil service or any other job. Comparatively, I'm sure Tim Willcox does far more work in his job than most presenters at his grade - besides, you've worked shifts, haven't you?
Come on, engage brain.
The point i am trying to make is that it is no more stressful or demanding then those who work in offices up and down the country doing 40hrs a week.
And the point I'm trying to make is that you have no idea what you're talking about.
It's all relative, anyway - if someone is 'hard working' within the context of news/journalism, that's different to being 'hard working' in the context of the civil service or any other job. Comparatively, I'm sure Tim Willcox does far more work in his job than most presenters at his grade - besides, you've worked shifts, haven't you?
Come on, engage brain.
NF
I was under the impression she was some sort of 'special correspondent', plus cover for existing presenters?
At some point she is supposed to be getting married, so whether there is preparation for that involved as well, I don't know?
At the moment Kate is deputy on the News at One and alternate presenter of the saturday news bulletins. She also reliefs on News at Six, Ten and Breakfast.
Thanks for the replies.
Its just that I don't see her on the TV that much now.
It was just under a year ago that she was heralded as the "BBC's next rising star". To have gone from that to these vague roles in the Newsroom is a tad strange, especially as she seems quite driven by her work.
And then her marriage. Its been the world's longest engargement. Supposedly is the word!!
Hi
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I am a newbie here.
Just wondering if you guys knew if Kate Silverton is now doing a regular shift on the BBC News Channel?
She doesn't seem to be presenting the flagship bulletins as often as she used to
I was under the impression she was some sort of 'special correspondent', plus cover for existing presenters?
At some point she is supposed to be getting married, so whether there is preparation for that involved as well, I don't know?
At the moment Kate is deputy on the News at One and alternate presenter of the saturday news bulletins. She also reliefs on News at Six, Ten and Breakfast.
Thanks for the replies.
Its just that I don't see her on the TV that much now.
It was just under a year ago that she was heralded as the "BBC's next rising star". To have gone from that to these vague roles in the Newsroom is a tad strange, especially as she seems quite driven by her work.
And then her marriage. Its been the world's longest engargement. Supposedly is the word!!