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BR
Brekkie
For such a short main bulletin this evening, was it worth having two presenters on Look North Leeds? They sensibly had a solo presenter on Monday.

Same in the North West.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Does it depend on who has done the lunchtime? If it's not Clare Frisby at lunchtime doesn't one of the 6.30 presenters do it and the other does the late bulletin? If it's that kind of set up then there are two presenters available for the shortened main programme, it's not as if somebody has come in specially.
ST
South Today
They are both in the building plus the punters love double headed so give them what they want, I say!
AN
Andrew Founding member
Does it depend on who has done the lunchtime? If it's not Clare Frisby at lunchtime doesn't one of the 6.30 presenters do it and the other does the late bulletin? If it's that kind of set up then there are two presenters available for the shortened main programme, it's not as if somebody has come in specially.

Not necessarily, for example Luxmy is doing the late tonight and she wasn’t either of the two on at teatime.
LL
London Lite Founding member
I think on the day I posted that, Amy did both the short main and the late, Harry did the main only and a stand-in was on at lunchtime.
AN
Andrew Founding member
I think on the day I posted that, Amy did both the short main and the late, Harry did the main only and a stand-in was on at lunchtime.

All the 15 minute mains have been double headed except for that first one mentioned.

It’s notable that Harry doesn’t do any other bulletin anymore, except in unusual circumstances, only his female copresenters stay back for the lates.
LL
London Lite Founding member
I think on the day I posted that, Amy did both the short main and the late, Harry did the main only and a stand-in was on at lunchtime.

All the 15 minute mains have been double headed except for that first one mentioned.

It’s notable that Harry doesn’t do any other bulletin anymore, except in unusual circumstances, only his female copresenters stay back for the lates.


I think there were two solo headed mains. One on the Friday after the World Cup started and the Monday, both with Charlotte Leeming who did the weekend as well.

12 days later

AN
Andrew Founding member
Looks like the traditional Great Yorkshire Show OB will be effected as Look North is only 15 mins long on Tuesday.

Often its been postponed later due to Andy Murray but a shorter length is probably even more troublesome.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Did Calendar do a live from the Great Yorkshire Show today? Tyne Tees had Amy Lea all the way down in Harrogate.
WL
W1LL
Looks like the traditional Great Yorkshire Show OB will be effected as Look North is only 15 mins long on Tuesday.

Often its been postponed later due to Andy Murray but a shorter length is probably even more troublesome.

Full length programme now, at 5:30pm. Odd to see it preceding the national news, suppose it’s to keep the News at Six at 6pm though. Strange that it’s been altered though, for the rest of the World Cup it seemed they’d rather just shorten the news than have it move to before 6pm. Suppose Wimbledon being in the mix complicates things though.
RI
Richard
Looks like the traditional Great Yorkshire Show OB will be effected as Look North is only 15 mins long on Tuesday.

Often its been postponed later due to Andy Murray but a shorter length is probably even more troublesome.

Full length programme now, at 5:30pm. Odd to see it preceding the national news, suppose it’s to keep the News at Six at 6pm though. Strange that it’s been altered though, for the rest of the World Cup it seemed they’d rather just shorten the news than have it move to before 6pm. Suppose Wimbledon being in the mix complicates things though.

Possibly the news this week dictates that a full bulletin at 6pm is required.

I wonder whether there will be regional idents at 5:30. They haven’t had idents of any kind into the regional news for some time now, only into national news.
WL
W1LL
Looks like the traditional Great Yorkshire Show OB will be effected as Look North is only 15 mins long on Tuesday.

Often its been postponed later due to Andy Murray but a shorter length is probably even more troublesome.

Full length programme now, at 5:30pm. Odd to see it preceding the national news, suppose it’s to keep the News at Six at 6pm though. Strange that it’s been altered though, for the rest of the World Cup it seemed they’d rather just shorten the news than have it move to before 6pm. Suppose Wimbledon being in the mix complicates things though.

Possibly the news this week dictates that a full bulletin at 6pm is required.

I wonder whether there will be regional idents at 5:30. They haven’t had idents of any kind into the regional news for some time now, only into national news.

The heavy news we’ve had this week definitely seems a reasonable explanation.

When a similar situation occurred a couple of years ago with Wimbledon , I recall some regions doing their own ident and announcement, but most just going for network’s generic “the news where you are” ident and announcement.

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