Mishal Husain joins R4's Today programme

I will miss her on BBC WN since she's been presenting for so many years now. Hopefully she returns again.
I agree that Babita will be her replacement for Impact and really hope its not Yalda. Yalda, Rico Hizon, and Aaron Heslehurst are my least favourite presenters.

Given that the WN shows tend to be centered around the presenter, there's no guarantee 'Impact' will continue. Though I have noticed recently Babita seems a lot more ticked off/less friendly on Newsday recently - including cutting in over the top of the Singapore-based presenter during the headlines before they've finished speaking. One way or the other I think she'll end up on WN daytime sooner than later.

Still, she has great chemistry with Jon Sopel, which would make for good handovers...

Do you mean it's Rico Hizon or Sheranjit Leyl or both?
I do notice she doesn't quite reciprocate the humor or happy spirit exuded by the Singapore presenter when saying good bye sentences at the end of Newsday. She seems to like just march ahead with her headlines. She does seem more like a diva nowadays doesn't she? Not surprising with her emerging popularity. Kasia Madera is much more humble than her. I salute Kasia for that. She smiles more and is much for friendly towards her SG counterpart, or whoever it might be she's corresponding with.


Lucy Hockings speaks a little too fast for me. If she could just slow down a little.

They could have World: Have your Say replace it? They could do a daily edition of that instead of it being on world service. Or, they could put back Global and then extend Lucy and Ros' alternating shift? That's if she leaves, there's no sign of that.

Lucy Hockings has an annoying grin on her face weather she's talking about a deadly bomb attack or a cute panda story. I hope it's not her either.

My personal favorite to take over would be Karin Giannone.

I noticed the same thing too. I hardly watch Newsday since it comes on so late here, but Babita seems quite moody and dry when presenting and seems much less friendly than she was last year.

Please, Adam, no. WHYS is on tv once a week. I feel that's enough. Daily on radio, though.

Mishal Husain: a welcome addition to the Today team. Contrary to what most people believe, being given a role on Today is quite a significant thing. It's very much considered a promotion in broadcasting circles, given that Today is generally held in high esteem by a large part of the broadcasting and audience fraternity. Good luck to Mishal on Today. I believe she'll prove to be quite a revelation. Today is the flagship radio programme on the BBC.

I also expect her to continue broadcasting the BBC National News though, Six, Ten and weekends occasionally, similar to Sian Williams.

Wow. It's ages since Mishal started off on our World screens in the late 90's as a business presenter on World Business Report, alongside Peter Coe, Teymoor Nabili, Owen Thomas, Anna Jones, Patrick O'Connell and Adrian Finighan. She then moved on to become an occasional weekend newsreader, before getting more regular Newsreading slots on BBC World. Thereafter, she's worked across the entire BBC News and Current Affairs output, presenting everything from Newsnight to News at Ten to Olympics to Royal Weddings and Elections. As such, she is probably quite well qualified for the Today role. Good luck!

With regard to her replacement on Impact, Lucy Hockings is possibly the most logical choice, but I would like to see some others being considered as well. Karin Giannone, for example, is deserving of her own fixed slot after several years across the roster. David Eades is another good example, although having him back to back with Soapy probably won't sit well with some sectors.

Peter Dobbie also a very capable pair of hands. Babita Sharma or Kasia Madera: both also great choices.

Let's not forget Naga Munchetty! Maybe keen to move from the 5am slot, although that would possibly eliminate her as Breakfast cover on Sundays.

There's a few people I certainly wouldn't like to see................

Anyway, good on Mishal!

Why would it eliminate Naga from doing breakfast? They could give the slot to a NC newsreader, like Emil Maitlis. Now that would be a good handover to global

Yalda Hakim shes great why don't people like her, she has a great voice and she looks great.

Or they could do what they do on BBC 2 and have an hour or so of the NC simulcasting on BBC World

Haven't seen too much of her to have a complete opinion but whenever she's on I have an impression she's trying to hold from bursting into laughter. It's kinda awkward.

That's not what I see at all, but maybe I am bias because shes so good looking.