The South/South East Thread

Just thought this might be of interest.



Can I ask, you talking about the Meridian offices on Strawberry Hill, Are they near the Bayer offices?

I haven't been watching as much news as I used to over the past few months, but it just occurred to me that I hadn't seen Stuart Norvall on South Today for an age. Has he left?
Icidentally I quite literally bumped into Steve Humphries the other day crossing the road near the BBC South studios. He was very apologetic!

If you mean the ones at Southampton, I've seen a number of familiar faces in the vacinity of the building.

John

I haven't seen Stuart recently. I have to wonder if he's still at BBC South.

Anyone know the status of the old Northam studios of Southern/TVS/Meridian? I last passed there in May and they were still up, Meridian sun/moon symbol on the outside still!

To complete the pciture, in case anyone's interested about the old Maidstone newsroom, it has been turned back into an anonymous industrial unit, still up for sale.

Am I right in thinking that the other regional studios have a local view as their backdrop?

Personally, I'm not a fan of the Meridian backdrop, and even more so when they turn to look at the sports presenter, or at the moniter, and the green and the blue clash spectacularly.

In fact, I don't really like much of the new look. The different segments titles are good, except they go on too long, just to fit length of the music. The main titles are good, but I don't like the logo in the box that's onscreen for the whole of the programme, Just 'Meridian News' or 'Meridian Tonight' in a green box.

Listen to me, I sound like a grumpy old man who's run out of cigars and tea!

Still, never mind,

The Meridian Report one is pretty bad for what you said, all the action happens before the main part of the jingle - I have it on video if anyone is interested.

New weather girl on tonight's MT... Phillipa something. Looks a bit like Gemma.

John

Philippa Drew . (Cap courtesy of ITV Local)

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/glenncooney/MeridianSouth-PhilippaDrewITV2.jpg

Wonder if she's a newcomer to the team or a freelancer. Still she did a fab job in my opinion.

She was very good but I hope this doesn't mean that Gemma's left....?

The South Today website previously said he was on a career break but his profile has since been removed. As has Pauline Brandt's, has she left, I don't see much of South Today these days.

Martyn Davies is back - looking tanned. Obviously been on holiday.

Philippa worked on Anglia weather for a short time last year.