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BBC News: Presenters & Rotas

(April 2008)

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JW
JamesWorldNews
The over-50s have improved so much since they've started presenting the channel..


......and I bet they're thrilled to read your salute to their efforts, AND not to mention the specific mention of their age bracket.

If only the 30-45's newsreader group could be just as good!
WE
Westy2
Have they said what Sian Williams is doing when she leaves Breakfast?

Is she going on the rota for the NC?
DF
DrewF
Have they said what Sian Williams is doing when she leaves Breakfast?

Is she going on the rota for the NC?


Don't think it's been said - but I very much doubt she'll be off to the NC. I'd bet on her being regular news bulletin cover and she'll do radio work.
TS
TomS
Who has been on the NC today?
DS
Dan S
TomS posted:
Who has been on the NC today?


Nicholas Owen 9-1. Maxine Mawhinney since 1.
AP
aprilj
Maxine Mawhinney presenting The One today made me think why can't she do the weekday One? She easily handled the programme and I prefer her to be a stand-in to Kate Silverton, Jon Sopel and Jane Hill.
DS
Dan S
Maxine Mawhinney presenting The One today made me think why can't she do the weekday One? She easily handled the programme and I prefer her to be a stand-in to Kate Silverton, Jon Sopel and Jane Hill.


I think she'd be great at it but it's very rare these days to see Maxine presenting during the week, so maybe this is why she can't do it.
AN
Andrew Founding member
I knew there would be a BBC News Special about the snow, they do love to overreact. I think since the bad winters in 2010, any snow is treat like a massive event, even if it is only a few cm that causes a bit of localised disruption for about 2 hours!
CH
chris_rgu
I knew there would be a BBC News Special about the snow, they do love to overreact. I think since the bad winters in 2010, any snow is treat like a massive event, even if it is only a few cm that causes a bit of localised disruption for about 2 hours!


Was it actually a special though? Was it not just half an hour of the NC because the football on BBC1 was cancelled? And it wasn't really the One, again, just half an hour of the NC.
DF
DrewF
I knew there would be a BBC News Special about the snow, they do love to overreact. I think since the bad winters in 2010, any snow is treat like a massive event, even if it is only a few cm that causes a bit of localised disruption for about 2 hours!


Was it actually a special though? Was it not just half an hour of the NC because the football on BBC1 was cancelled? And it wasn't really the One, again, just half an hour of the NC.


It was treated as the One - Maxine introduced it as so, and it included the 'coming up' and sting, and weather in studio just like a weekday edition. It wasn't due to the snow though, as chris_rgu says it was just filling time and although the snow was included there were other stories too.
WE
Westy2
DrewF posted:
I knew there would be a BBC News Special about the snow, they do love to overreact. I think since the bad winters in 2010, any snow is treat like a massive event, even if it is only a few cm that causes a bit of localised disruption for about 2 hours!


Was it actually a special though? Was it not just half an hour of the NC because the football on BBC1 was cancelled? And it wasn't really the One, again, just half an hour of the NC.


It was treated as the One - Maxine introduced it as so, and it included the 'coming up' and sting, and weather in studio just like a weekday edition. It wasn't due to the snow though, as chris_rgu says it was just filling time and although the snow was included there were other stories too.


It was lucky Maxine was rostered on duty for this particular simulcast. Wonder if the likes of Annita McVeigh wouldve got on BBC One, if she'd been on duty. (I know Annita doesn't normally do daytime, but I used her as an example!)
LJ
Live at five with Jeremy
Have they said what Sian Williams is doing when she leaves Breakfast?

Is she going on the rota for the NC?


Im not a regular NC viewer but I watch Breakfast most mornings, has a replacement been announced for Sian?

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