Sophie , the new Queen of BBC News Goodbye Moira!

IT

itsrobert Founding member 30 November 2004 6:40pm

arabian_lawrence posted:

Was Sophie Raworth a correspondent for the BBC before doing Breakfast and the Six News? If so for how long and what did she do.
Cheers!....

From memory, she presented Look North regional news for a while.

southwales - to draw a comparison between Moira and Ben Brown is similar to doing so between chalk and cheese. Moira's a newsreader and Ben is a reporter - they're both completely different skills. I would imagine Ben Brown wouldn't be all that brilliant if he was placed in a studio, just as Moira wouldn't be able to handle a tank in Fallujah. I wouldn't consider your case won.

DJ

David Jonathan 30 November 2004 6:55pm

Ben Brown presented the news on BBC World some weekends ago and I have to say that he was quite good IMO.

NE

Neil__ 30 November 2004 9:20pm

itsrobert posted:

southwales - to draw a comparison between Moira and Ben Brown is similar to doing so between chalk and cheese. Moira's a newsreader and Ben is a reporter - they're both completely different skills. I would imagine Ben Brown wouldn't be all that brilliant if he was placed in a studio, just as Moira wouldn't be able to handle a tank in Fallujah. I wouldn't consider your case won.

It is interesting to note that newsreaders used to 'come up through the ranks' from being reporters in a much more obvious way (this being in the days of three national bulletins and a few odd summaries a day and no N24 etc).

I can still remember when Michael Buerk moved from being a reporter to his first presenting job (the One in the 'white clock' era) - he was fairly bad (particularly wooden), but clearly grew into being the revered newsreader he's become.
Likewise, I can recall John Simpson reading the news (in the lantern set, I think) - frankly, he wasn't great (and I think also wasn't comfortable, which is probably partly why he has his seniority post in the field).
Ben Brown may well one day be seen reading national news bulletins, who knows?
I presume all the current national and N24 newsreaders must have done some reporting before going into presenting.

PE

Pete Founding member 30 November 2004 9:43pm

southwales posted:

HYumanga

*writes that one down*

I must get a day off work to try and work out what the rest of the post said.

SO

southwales 2 December 2004 7:33pm

Ok then hagammooboo who is your newsreading star then - you know my logic is correct

JA

jamesmd 2 December 2004 7:37pm

southwales posted:

Ok then hagammooboo who is your newsreading star then - you know my logic is correct

It is *Hymagumba*, or *Peter* not the bunch of mangled crap you came out with.

oh i'm sorry, that was your whole post wasn't it.

CW

Charlie Wells Moderator 2 December 2004 9:37pm

I can't help thinking that Southwales is trying to wind up and annoy as many people as possible.

JA

jamesmd 2 December 2004 9:39pm

Charlie Wells posted:

I can't help thinking that Southwales is trying to wind up and annoy as many people as possible.

I think you're right, Charlie.

James, any chance you could tell us who this 'mystery face' is? It's not our Moria is it?

SO

southwales 3 December 2004 1:49pm

I can't believe you think that - I am shocked and upset

SO

southwales 5 December 2004 4:16pm

Is it true that mOira is amking a 6 come back.... not at theexpense of dear Sophie we hope

NR

News room 5 December 2004 4:43pm

southwales posted:

Is it true that mOira is amking a 6 come back.... not at theexpense of dear Sophie we hope

Where did you hear this rumour.

NE

Neil__ 5 December 2004 5:47pm

southwales posted:

Is it true that mOira is amking a 6 come back.... not at theexpense of dear Sophie we hope

Please allow me to introduce you to the 'EDIT' button above (top left of your posting).

Or even the Preview Post button when making a post.

(November 2004)