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AN
all new Phil
RDJ posted:
Still no sign of Tom Bradby returning to NAT has certainly been a pleasure seeing both Alistair and Nina hosting NAT and Rageh has come along leoaps and bounds with the extra practice


It's nearly been three months that he's been on leave.

It's starting to get to the point now where I'm wondering whether Tom will ever return to the show again. If hosting this late at night has been so detrimental to his health and has been the cause of his insomnia to have to take three months off work, then ITN surely out of a duty of care wouldn't put him back on at Ten only for the same thing to happen months or years down the line.

If he is not back within the next month or so then I think we can be safe to assume that Tom may no longer host News at Ten, or at least be the sole main host and may possibly go back to his political reporting or to something like 'The Agenda'.

Not really any of our business though really.
JK
JKDerry
RDJ posted:
Still no sign of Tom Bradby returning to NAT has certainly been a pleasure seeing both Alistair and Nina hosting NAT and Rageh has come along leoaps and bounds with the extra practice


It's nearly been three months that he's been on leave.

It's starting to get to the point now where I'm wondering whether Tom will ever return to the show again. If hosting this late at night has been so detrimental to his health and has been the cause of his insomnia to have to take three months off work, then ITN surely out of a duty of care wouldn't put him back on at Ten only for the same thing to happen months or years down the line.

If he is not back within the next month or so then I think we can be safe to assume that Tom may no longer host News at Ten, or at least be the sole main host and may possibly go back to his political reporting or to something like 'The Agenda'.

Not really any of our business though really.

Well, unlike US news programmes, we are lucky his name is not tied into the bulletin. It is not ITV News at Ten with Tom Bradby. In the US, NBC, CBS and ABC all have their main evening newscasts tied with the anchor's name.


When ever the anchor is off on holiday, they have the idiotic voiceover saying for example "From NBC News world headquarters in New York, this is the NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Substituting tonight Kate Snow" and then Kate would say "Hi, Lester is off tonight ..."
TW
tweedledum
RDJ posted:
Still no sign of Tom Bradby returning to NAT has certainly been a pleasure seeing both Alistair and Nina hosting NAT and Rageh has come along leoaps and bounds with the extra practice


It's nearly been three months that he's been on leave.

It's starting to get to the point now where I'm wondering whether Tom will ever return to the show again. If hosting this late at night has been so detrimental to his health and has been the cause of his insomnia to have to take three months off work, then ITN surely out of a duty of care wouldn't put him back on at Ten only for the same thing to happen months or years down the line.

If he is not back within the next month or so then I think we can be safe to assume that Tom may no longer host News at Ten, or at least be the sole main host and may possibly go back to his political reporting or to something like 'The Agenda'.

Not really any of our business though really.

Really? Considering he hosts the flagship news programme on the main commercial channel should we really not be discussing whether or not he will return?
AN
all new Phil
RDJ posted:

It's nearly been three months that he's been on leave.

It's starting to get to the point now where I'm wondering whether Tom will ever return to the show again. If hosting this late at night has been so detrimental to his health and has been the cause of his insomnia to have to take three months off work, then ITN surely out of a duty of care wouldn't put him back on at Ten only for the same thing to happen months or years down the line.

If he is not back within the next month or so then I think we can be safe to assume that Tom may no longer host News at Ten, or at least be the sole main host and may possibly go back to his political reporting or to something like 'The Agenda'.

Not really any of our business though really.

Really? Considering he hosts the flagship news programme on the main commercial channel should we really not be discussing whether or not he will return?

No.
EJ
EJNutz
Tom Bradby back tonight on News at Ten
BR
Brekkie
Clearly read this thread last night and realised he'd never work again if he didn't return by the end of the month.
RD
RDJ
Clearly read this thread last night and realised he'd never work again if he didn't return by the end of the month.


Might put that on my CV. "Can influence high profile Newscasters into coming back to work."

Anyhoo... will be nice to see him back.
TF
TellyFan
Tom Bradby is back in the chair on News at Ten tonight. Very Happy
YO
yogibarney
Tom Bradby is back in the chair on News at Ten tonight. Very Happy


He could be doing a phased return, Al Stewart tweeted a few days ago that he was doing News At Ten next Thursday and Friday
RD
RDJ
Tom's confirmed at the end of tonight's News at Ten he's 'breaking myself back in slowly' and won't be back now til next Monday.
JL
JamesLaverty1925
Tom Bradby is back in the chair on News at Ten tonight. Very Happy


He could be doing a phased return, Al Stewart tweeted a few days ago that he was doing News At Ten next Thursday and Friday


Makes perfect sense. I've been I was on sick leave between April-June and only back part time right now. Should be fully back next month.
RD
RDJ
Slightly odd closing with Tom just now.

"I'm afraid that I will be back here tomorrow night" before swiftly dropping his scripts beneath the desk presumably in the bin and not looking too pleased.

Tough night behind the scenes I presume?

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