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Sophie Raworth new face of One O'Clock News

she will replace Anna Ford (February 2006)

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noggin Founding member
all new Phil posted:
Well it's fine if you work on them but people here don't!


Don't know where you get that idea from...
JA
jamej
r2ro posted:
I would also agree with someone's earlier post of bringing Jules Botfield back into the studio, though she has all but disappeared from our screens at the moment - hopefully she will be back.


She's on some rubbish property programme at the moment, isn't she?

Personally, I think this is a good move for Sophie - she's always been better on her own and has gradually grown into a single presenting role (although she is also excellent when brought in to cover breaking news on News 24). Also, she has got a promotion as she now has her own bulletin and doesn't have to pay second fiddle to George anymore.

The Six went downhill in January 2003 when it went double-headed - not neccesarily because of the concept but because of the presenters - George was, and is still, awful with a co-presenter and, Sophie was rusty at the beginning but since has improved massively and deserves the chance to be a main anchor.
CY
cylon6
jamej posted:
r2ro posted:
I would also agree with someone's earlier post of bringing Jules Botfield back into the studio, though she has all but disappeared from our screens at the moment - hopefully she will be back.


She's on some rubbish property programme at the moment, isn't she?

Personally, I think this is a good move for Sophie - she's always been better on her own and has gradually grown into a single presenting role (although she is also excellent when brought in to cover breaking news on News 24). Also, she has got a promotion as she now has her own bulletin and doesn't have to pay second fiddle to George anymore.

The Six went downhill in January 2003 when it went double-headed - not neccesarily because of the concept but because of the presenters - George was, and is still, awful with a co-presenter and, Sophie was rusty at the beginning but since has improved massively and deserves the chance to be a main anchor.


But the Six O'Clock News started as a double header programme with Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell. It went downhill when they had the revamp in 2003, Alagiah and Raworth don't compliment each other. This has led to the Evening News on ITV increasing its audience.
JA
jamej
cylon6 posted:
jamej posted:
r2ro posted:
I would also agree with someone's earlier post of bringing Jules Botfield back into the studio, though she has all but disappeared from our screens at the moment - hopefully she will be back.


She's on some rubbish property programme at the moment, isn't she?

Personally, I think this is a good move for Sophie - she's always been better on her own and has gradually grown into a single presenting role (although she is also excellent when brought in to cover breaking news on News 24). Also, she has got a promotion as she now has her own bulletin and doesn't have to pay second fiddle to George anymore.

The Six went downhill in January 2003 when it went double-headed - not neccesarily because of the concept but because of the presenters - George was, and is still, awful with a co-presenter and, Sophie was rusty at the beginning but since has improved massively and deserves the chance to be a main anchor.


But the Six O'Clock News started as a double header programme with Sue Lawley and Nicholas Witchell. It went downhill when they had the revamp in 2003, Alagiah and Raworth don't compliment each other. This has led to the Evening News on ITV increasing its audience.


Which is exactly what I said - the Six went downhill from January 2003 when George and Sophie joined as George is crap with a co-presenter and Sophie was rusty to start with but has grown into a good newscaster but on the Six she's forever stuck behind George...
CY
cylon6
jamej posted:

Which is exactly what I said - the Six went downhill from January 2003 when George and Sophie joined as George is crap with a co-presenter and Sophie was rusty to start with but has grown into a good newscaster but on the Six she's forever stuck behind George...


I agree entirely, but I don't remember the Six just having one presenter always two. I know the 9'O Clock News went from one newsreader to two newsreaders and back to one again. I wish Alagiah would go back to being a field reporter because he doesn't cut it as a newsreader.
MA
Matrix
cylon6 posted:
jamej posted:

Which is exactly what I said - the Six went downhill from January 2003 when George and Sophie joined as George is crap with a co-presenter and Sophie was rusty to start with but has grown into a good newscaster but on the Six she's forever stuck behind George...


I agree entirely, but I don't remember the Six just having one presenter always two. I know the 9'O Clock News went from one newsreader to two newsreaders and back to one again. I wish Alagiah would go back to being a field reporter because he doesn't cut it as a newsreader.


The 6 was a single during the china red and cream era. Huw used to present, personally I think it was at it's best then.

Geogre is best on BBC 4 (The BBC 4 News as it was...)

Sophie, Umm, good choice for the one, like some have already said she is best on her own.

Interesting to see now if Dermot is taking the six and Geogre off to the feild/elsewhere. We'll see.
CA
cagney
Best of luck to Sophie on taking over the One O Clock news, she is an excellent presenter and works so well on her own, a very good mover for her especially with 2 children under the age of 3.
SO
southwales
The only problem with her being on the 1 is that I am in work and will not get to se her - will she read every day or stick to the 4 she has been doin on the six?
JA
jamesmd
southwales posted:
The only problem with her being on the 1 is that I am in work and will not get to se her - will she read every day or stick to the 4 she has been doin on the six?


Why not watch online?
SO
southwales
good idea didnt think of that x
tax
CY
cylon6
You're better off just taping it as there will be no blockiness. Unless of course the streaming has improved.
SO
southwales
good idea didnt think of that x
tax

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