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Would Dermot want the Six? After all, it's pretty similar to what he was doing at ITN before he left for Breakfast. However, I do agree that this bulletin doesn't really suit George.
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Norma posted:
Would Dermot want the Six? After all, it's pretty similar to what he was doing at ITN before he left for Breakfast. However, I do agree that this bulletin doesn't really suit George.
I think it would be naive to suggest that Dermot left his number 2 anchor job at ITN to go to the Beeb purely to do Breakfast. Breakfast was just a way into the BBC for him - I expect he was always eyeing up a promotion of some sort.
I think Dermot's been doing well on the 6 - I prefer him to George, and he's pretty much on a par with Bill. He's certainly far better doing a "proper" bulletin than he is on Breakfast. And the slight changes in presentation do seem to indicate that change could be in the air.
Meanwhile, Bill and Natasha have been doing a great job over at Breakfast, they seem to have on-screen chemistry to rival Bill and Sian. It finally seems that BBC News are realising where the strengths of their many talented presenters really lie.
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Dermot's strength being doing something like cleaning.
The BBC don't have a clue where theyre real strenghts lie - else they would surely be using Peter Sissons and some of the News 24 greats on BBC One bulletins. At the moment the BBC One News team is a mix of what the BBC thinks will attract various strata of the audience - the young, women and ethnic minorities (generally)..
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When Louise Minchin goes on maternaty leave, does anyone know who will be replacing her? Is Anna Jones presenting 9-1 a permanant thing?
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I think you could be right - there seems to be changes happening. I think we may see Dermot promoted to the Six - Bill to become the main male presenter with Natasha for a while before she moves on to the One perhaps?
And where exactly would they put George?
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On the Ten with Huw, and Fiona would become the face of current affairs. Obvious
Of course!
My sincerest apologies.
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Wales Today
If I were in charge of BBC One news, and didn't care if it left News 24 in the lurch, I'd have the following schedule...
Breakfast: Bill & Sian (dep'd by Darren Jordan & Michelle Hussein)
The One: Jane Hill (dep'd by Chris Eakin)
The Six: Jon Sopel & Louise Minchin (dep'd by Bill & Sian)
The Ten: Huw (dep'd by George)
These are the best in my opinion! This could leave for News 24...
9-1 Phil & Anna
1-4 Matthew & Maxine
4-7 Simon & Joanna
7-11 Peter & Carrie
