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The next Trevor McDonald

Who should replace Trevor on the ITV News at 10.30pm? (August 2004)

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TE
TELEVISION
Well whoever gets his job, they are likely to become the first presenter in Britain to be paid over £1 million a year. Sir Trev currently gets £800.000 a year, he's hardly ever there !

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1268366,00.html

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nwtv2003
TELEVISION posted:
Well whoever gets his job, they are likely to become the first presenter in Britain to be paid over £1 million a year. Sir Trev currently gets £800.000.000 a year, he's hardly ever there !

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1268366,00.html


I hope you mean Eight Hundred Thousand, not Eight Hundred Million, otherwise that would be ITV's yearly budget!
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A former member
It's tempting to be really cynical and suggest that they appoint someone who smiles all the time (in that cheesy "Have a nice day" fashion) and who looks really cute. But I won't. But then again I've given up with ITV news - I think the presentation is truly patronising.

CB
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TELEVISION
nwtv2003 posted:
TELEVISION posted:
Well whoever gets his job, they are likely to become the first presenter in Britain to be paid over £1 million a year. Sir Trev currently gets £800.000.000 a year, he's hardly ever there !

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,1268366,00.html


I hope you mean Eight Hundred Thousand, not Eight Hundred Million, otherwise that would be ITV's yearly budget!


Whoops, sorry yes, maths was never my strong point !
CA
cat
Mark Austin is dreadful.

ITV 'Nooz' Channel

ITV Evening 'Nooz'

You really shouldn't have a man as your flagship presenter when he can't even pronounce his own job title.

wellandtruly100 posted:
Bit of a random comment, but I really like Kay Burley on Sky News, and I think she would fit the 10.30 programme very well. She is very experienced, very professional and has the ITV News edge; accessible!


Nahhh.

If Sky goes all Fox Newsy, then Ms Burley is surely a top candidate to get her own personality-driven evening show. And I think she's probably a bit too brash -- even for ITV.
PE
Pete Founding member
They could always poach Lyse Doucet from BBC World...
CA
cat
What about Andrew Simmons?

Authority, good looks, youth... all in one package...
PE
Pete Founding member
Don't forget brains. I think his style of presentation would be perfectly suited to ITV.
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A former member
c@t posted:
If Sky goes all Fox Newsy, then Ms Burley is surely a top candidate to get her own personality-driven evening show.


That perfectly describes ITV and Sky news programming, as it happens!

CB
TW
Turnbull and Williams
I reckon they'll give Mark Austin the 10:30 job. I think he's clearly the most obvious candidate, even though I'd much prefer Katie Derham to do it myself.

Then they might try to poach someone new to do the 6:30 news, perhaps someone from the BBC's "middle order" of male presenters - Darren Jordon, Bill Turnbull or Matthew Amroliwala perhaps?

12 days later

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maximus
I bet it will be Mark Austin who gets the top job. But I would like to see either Nicholas Owen, Alastair Stewart, Andrew Harvey or Bill Neely.
Has anyone else noticed whoever anchors the ITV1 10pm-11pm bulletins gets knighted - examples: Sir Alastair Burnet, Sir Trevor McDonald....
If ITN did accept my presenter choices, I think they would have chosen Bill seeing as he is 46, while Nick is 57, Andrew is 60 this year while Alastair is 52 - - - they will choose the youngest one they pick because if they choose a 60 year old, they will have to do this procedure again in a few years time.
Anyway, I would choose this:
Joint #1 = Andrew Harvey, Alastair Stewart, Nicholas Owen
#2 = Bill Neely
#3 Mark Webster
...........
#57 Sasha Herriman
TE
TELEVISION
I would choose Nick. He is someone everyone would know. Although I notice the lack of women in the contest. If they were to choose a woman I would go for Katie Derham.

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