Boy/girl anchor teams

In the olden days, television executives didn't mind having boy/boy anchor teams:
Alistair Burnet and Sandy Gall; Nicholas Witchell partnering Andrew Harvey or Philip Hayton on the Six O'Clock News; Frank Bough and Nick Ross when Selina Scott had the day off on Breakfast Time; Stuart Hall and John Mundy on North West Tonight.

Very occasionally, you'd have a girl/girl one. But that was very rare.

But I cannot remember the last time I saw two people of the same gender anchoring a television programme together.

Any still happen?

Yes.

Several times over the Summer on Sky. [This just from Sunrise]

Allan King and Mark Longhurst, Samantha Simmonds and Anna Jones, Lucy Alexander and Orla Chennoui, Paula Middlehurst and Faye Barker...Paula Middlehurst and Anna Botting did Live at 5 not so long ago too I recall.

IIRC there have been a number of occasions this year when the Six O'Clock News has had two female presenters.

Until a year ago, same-sex presenter pairings weren't uncommon on the ITV News Channel either.

Got a copy of Anna Ford and Jill Dando on the Six from about 1996 (I think) on tape somewhere. Girl-on-girl action was just as frequent as all-male situations.

Before the relaunch, Scotland Today had John Mackay and Stephen Jardine together alot.

Natasha and Jane on the Six was quite a regular occurance just recently.

Also, when Anna Ford was on the Six, she was often paired with Jennie Bond, Moira Stuart or Jill Dando.

Although it is fair to say that male on male teams aren't that frequent....C4 News does have all males quite a lot. though

not sure if it counts, but Sky Sports News use male-male partnerships more often than not.

Wales Tonight have used a female/female presenting team quite a few times. Cant remember the last time we had 2 male presenters on Wales Tonight though.

Lookaround often has two males or two females presenting.

yet how come NEVER two females?