We appear to be short across the board now as Sophie Long appears to be doing both 8:30-11:00 and 11:00-2:00 shifts (the latter shift turning into a Friday shift as Chris Eakin is covering for Ben Brown today).
We appear to be short across the board now as Sophie Long appears to be doing both 8:30-11:00 and 11:00-2:00 shifts (the latter shift turning into a Friday shift as Chris Eakin is covering for Ben Brown today).
The good old half term!
Tell me about about it! and to add to all of this George Aligiah has been doing the Ten (as well as the Six) so far this week as Huw Edwards appears to have taken the week off (with Gavin Esler covering the Five.)
While I'm assuming this has more to do with the unavailability of other presenters (some permanently unavailable, like Husain and perhaps Maitlis, and while Sian Williams is on sabbatical) and therefore Jane's appearance on weekday bulletins might not carry too far into the future, it is really nice to see her in higher profile broadcasts. In some ways I think she's better on network news bulletins than she is on a rolling news channel (whereas someone like Emily Maitlis tends to shine on the News Channel, and is wasted on network bullies). But the BBC doesn't seem to have a plan for how the likes of Hill and Amroliwala can progress in their careers. Even if network slots became available, history suggests they'll go to less experienced presenters with a greater profile and chance of celebrity status like Kate Silverton.
I'm not suggesting that there should be an order or queue to how these jobs become available - I think someone like Mishal Husain, who a decade ago wasn't on network bulletins, has rightly elevated to higher positions over the years. But is anyone really going to argue that Kate Silverton is a better, more experienced or otherwise more talented broadcaster than Hill or Amroliwala?
