AC
Is Maxine leaving too? I must have missed that. Truly a sad last few years seeing lots of departures.
Chris Mitchell also leaving BBC Sport, according to comments by some on Twitter.
Maxine Mawhinney will host her last ever edition of Dateline London today as well. Which is sad. Maxine handles the programme perfectly.
Maxine Mawhinney will host her last ever edition of Dateline London today as well. Which is sad. Maxine handles the programme perfectly.
Is Maxine leaving too? I must have missed that. Truly a sad last few years seeing lots of departures.
NG
Is Maxine leaving too? I must have missed that. Truly a sad last few years seeing lots of departures.
I do hope not. It could be for other reasons - either Maxine's shift is changing, or could it be Dateline is finishing? (It's probably the only show which was on News 24 at launch, and still has the same music I think)
noggin
Founding member
Chris Mitchell also leaving BBC Sport, according to comments by some on Twitter.
Maxine Mawhinney will host her last ever edition of Dateline London today as well. Which is sad. Maxine handles the programme perfectly.
Maxine Mawhinney will host her last ever edition of Dateline London today as well. Which is sad. Maxine handles the programme perfectly.
Is Maxine leaving too? I must have missed that. Truly a sad last few years seeing lots of departures.
I do hope not. It could be for other reasons - either Maxine's shift is changing, or could it be Dateline is finishing? (It's probably the only show which was on News 24 at launch, and still has the same music I think)
MI
Maxine has said in Twitter that Dateline continues with someone else at the helm bit has since said that today is the penultimate #weekendnewsclub which sounds as though Maxine might be leaving - on basis that I can't see a weekday vacancy.
Do we know what is happening with the weekday afternoon slot? Was that single or double headed last week?
Do we know what is happening with the weekday afternoon slot? Was that single or double headed last week?
HO
Think it was single headed - maybe split between Simon and Jane, with Jane doing the five on Fridays too?
Maxine's last shift is Monday afternoon as per twitter. Real shame she's leaving - with both her and Gavin gone I'm wondering if weekends will indeed become World News simulcasts, or if it's just the presenter positions that are closing?
Maxine has said in Twitter that Dateline continues with someone else at the helm bit has since said that today is the penultimate #weekendnewsclub which sounds as though Maxine might be leaving - on basis that I can't see a weekday vacancy.
Do we know what is happening with the weekday afternoon slot? Was that single or double headed last week?
Do we know what is happening with the weekday afternoon slot? Was that single or double headed last week?
Think it was single headed - maybe split between Simon and Jane, with Jane doing the five on Fridays too?
Maxine's last shift is Monday afternoon as per twitter. Real shame she's leaving - with both her and Gavin gone I'm wondering if weekends will indeed become World News simulcasts, or if it's just the presenter positions that are closing?
NG
noggin
Founding member
We've just moved into a new financial year. It could be that a number of presenter posts are closing around this time. Very sad for the BBC to lose Gavin Esler and Maxine Mawhinney - both incredibly competent, watchable and warm presenters.
This may mean Jane Hill is one of the only News 24 launch presenters to still be around for the 20th anniversary of the channel launch this November.
This may mean Jane Hill is one of the only News 24 launch presenters to still be around for the 20th anniversary of the channel launch this November.
AS
AlexS
Maxine has said in Twitter that Dateline continues with someone else at the helm bit has since said that today is the penultimate #weekendnewsclub which sounds as though Maxine might be leaving - on basis that I can't see a weekday vacancy.
Do we know what is happening with the weekday afternoon slot? Was that single or double headed last week?
Do we know what is happening with the weekday afternoon slot? Was that single or double headed last week?
Think it was single headed - maybe split between Simon and Jane, with Jane doing the five on Fridays too?
Maxine's last shift is Monday afternoon as per twitter. Real shame she's leaving - with both her and Gavin gone I'm wondering if weekends will indeed become World News simulcasts, or if it's just the presenter positions that are closing?
Afternoon shift was single headed on Monday, single headed in the studio on Wednesday with Simon at Westminster Abbey and double headed on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.