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The presenter on the BBC News at 6 o'clock or Newsroom Southeast (can't remember which) continually failed to pronounce her R's as R's and instead chose W's. When weporting about the new seedings at Wimbledon.

TV stations seem to enjoy employing people that can't speak properly. This must have been picked up before they appear in front of the camera. Is it some equal opportunities thing.

It's all gone mad if it is.

There is one female BBC Wales continuity announcer who has the most annoying accent and voice that you could ever wish to imagine - I'm sure I could do better (or perhaps not! )

I agree. Some people argue that it is unfair not to let people be news presenters because of speech impediments. However, ugly people don't become models, innumerate people don't become accountants, blind people don't become driving instructors, etc. This is not discrimination as these people are fine, but their particular characteristic (such as me never going to be able to be a model) means that they are not suitable for a job which requires a particular thing. Similarly, news presenting requires a person to speak clearly.

I know that this is a sensitive subject, but I'm sure that everyone knows what I mean by this, though I'm having trouble getting it into them words fings.