ITV News

I was out at 3.20, I only ever get home at about 3.40...

Where was Andrea Catherwood, did she present earlier in the day?

John

yes where is andrea catherwood she didn't do any of the weekend bulletins last weekend
thought she might have presented tonight but its Katie Derham does regularly do Friday national bulletins

Andrea presented the Lunchtime News today, and the 1-2 hour on the News Channel.

Yes, Katie does seem to do the Evening Noos on about once/twice a month on Friday... she is tons better than Nina.

John

How exactly does that happen? Surely even if it's a 2nd/temp studio they would make sure all the cameras are how they should be. (If you didn't notice look at the bottom of the image... you can see the bottom of the autoque)

Well they attempted to use the overhead shot in the virtual studio at 11 - but it looks like the desk isn't in quite the right place:
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/owensecond1.jpg
And every time I've seen that shot used, there's been a terrible flicker when they cut to the other camera:
http://www.dolben.demon.co.uk/newschannel/owensecond2.jpg

Humph, I started watching at 11.05, I missed it!

John

Owen Thomas has been on nearly every hour today as well as doing all the London bulletins. I think he's very good, very relaxed. And he's got quite a funky haircut!

He is a good newsreader, but his voice is rather 'camp' and that does annoy me a bit, as well as his sticky out ears. But none the less, a good newsreader.

John

Does anyone know where Nina Nannar is ? I haven't seen her for months. Is she on maternity leave, or has she left ITN ?

I quite like her, one of ITV's best reporters.

Yeah, she's been on maternity leave.

Thanks for that. Hope she's back soon !