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News anchors/reporters who just should't be there...

(August 2003)

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Katherine Founding member
Andrew posted:
Fiona Bruce - Why someone so lightweight is doing the main heavyweight bulletin of the day I don't know!

I'm worried about her weight you know - she wants to eat more. She's like a stick insect these days.....
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A former member
Katherine posted:
Andrew posted:
Fiona Bruce - Why someone so lightweight is doing the main heavyweight bulletin of the day I don't know!

I'm worried about her weight you know - she wants to eat more. She's like a stick insect these days.....


You obviously haven't seen ITV's Romilly Weeks. She is painfully thin!
MO
Moz
Re-it-er-ate posted:
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Adrew Simmonds - Possibly the worst television newscaster in existance?


Yes - he's the one!!!

Who employed him? Shocked

I don't like being nasty to people, and I'm sure he must be talented at something, it's just that newsreading is not it!

Agreed, he's the worst to have ever graced a newsdesk.
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A former member
A Major Setup posted:
Katherine posted:
Andrew posted:
Fiona Bruce - Why someone so lightweight is doing the main heavyweight bulletin of the day I don't know!

I'm worried about her weight you know - she wants to eat more. She's like a stick insect these days.....


You obviously haven't seen ITV's Romilly Weeks. She is painfully thin!


Yes, it is very noticeable, especially with Romilly being rather tall!
CA
cat
bartstope posted:
Felicity Barr - popular among some on here but I can't think why


I agree 100%.

She is the combination of every factor of TV news I hate. Cheesy grin, toothy smile, silly voice, flicking hair, walking about, moving hands, incessant nodding, weak questions, dreadful attempts at humour, useless links... the list goes on.

I'm sure she's a lovely person, and I hope to god she doesn't read this, but bloody hell... SIT STILL!
TK
TerryK125
c@t posted:

I'm sure she's a lovely person, and I hope to god she doesn't read this, but bloody hell... SIT STILL!


Just about every newscaster I can think of has been mentioned in this thread somewhere along the line - so I guess there is a fair chance at least one of them will have read about themselves!

As to Felicity Barr I think she is good at breakfast time - and certainly makes a change from the two presenter output elsewhere at that time.
BB
BBCTV2003
But the Dead Ringers incarnation of Fiona Bruce is quite funny..................'Hello im Fiona Bruce......Grrrrrrr......and im walking seductivly across the studio'
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A former member
Can anyone tell me what the Chris Rogers thing is all about? I can't stand watching him. Why has he suddenly become SO the In person on the News Channel. At this rate ITV News will have him doing network News At When?? Heaven Help Us
AN
Andrew Founding member
BBCTV2003 posted:
But the Dead Ringers incarnation of Fiona Bruce is quite funny..................'Hello im Fiona Bruce......Grrrrrrr......and im walking seductivly across the studio'


what about the Sophie Raworth?
BB
BBCTV2003
The Sophie Raworth on Dead Ringers is also quite funny, I like the way she says "Hello Im Sophie Raworth and this is the Six O Clock News, The News For..........." often with a reference to the ITV News, hehe
DE
denton
Wish they'd get rid of ...

George (odd intonation, pause in the wrong place) Alagiah,

and Natasha (too much make-up) Kaplinsky.
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A former member
Philippa Thomas and John Sopel together on BBC News 24.

I have never, ever seen such a bad combination of presenters.

There was a classic moment a few weeks ago, and for some reason the countdown cut to the wide shot of the desk a couple of seconds early, and they both jumped out of their skin!!

Plus Philippa speaks in such a quiet and muted voice, she's barely audible. As much as I think Phil Hayton is a bit of a hooray henry, at least you can hear his big loud voice - as posh as it may be.

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