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JULY 2019 | Nuala McGovern Joins BBC World News TV (April 2014)

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SP
Spencer
BM11 posted:
This must be a little unusual for the BBC to have someone publically leaving for a rival but still set to do a few weeks work before hand. In the past a departee in that manner is shuffled off on to gardening leave.


Robert Peston continued reporting for the Beeb for several weeks after announcing he was leaving for ITV News. I suspect in the current environment it’s more difficult for the BBC to be able to justify paying one of their higher wage earners for not being at work.

8 days later

LX
lxflyer
Justin Rowlatt’s stint as South Asia correspondent based in Delhi has come to an end.
NG
noggin Founding member
BM11 posted:
This must be a little unusual for the BBC to have someone publically leaving for a rival but still set to do a few weeks work before hand. In the past a departee in that manner is shuffled off on to gardening leave.


Normally gardening leave is used where you'd have a conflict of interest, or be able to take commercially sensitive information to a rival, or where the departure hasn't been amicable.

Adrian Chiles announced he was leaving The One Show, but worked out his contract before leaving for ITV, as there was no reason for him not to.

21 days later

AS
AlexS
Kamal Ahmed seems to be moving into an offscreen editorial role


27 days later

JW
JamesWorldNews
James Cook is returning to Glasgow from the USA, to be involved in the new Glasgow based BBC Scotland World News programme, broadcasting at 9pm daily from Scotland to the world.
RK
Rkolsen
JamesWorldNews posted:
James Cook is returning to Glasgow from the USA, to be involved in the new Glasgow based BBC Scotland World News programme, broadcasting at 9pm daily from Scotland to the world.


It doesn’t sound like it’s going to be show on World. https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/james-cook?ns_linkname=corporate&ns_campaign=bbc_press_office&ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter
UK
UKNewsHound
I think James was referring to the agenda of the programme, i.e. it won’t cover Scotland only issues the way Reporting Scotland does.
JW
JamesWorldNews
UKNewsHound posted:
I think James was referring to the agenda of the programme, i.e. it won’t cover Scotland only issues the way Reporting Scotland does.


Exactly.

Sorry for my ambiguous post, Ryan. It's old age.......haha

34 days later

JW
JamesWorldNews
The ever-present Joe Lynam leaves BBC News today. Joe will take up a new role in Brussels.

Another one gone from the Business Unit. Joe was quite a legend at BBC News.
HC
Hatton Cross
At least I can walk in the streets around the back of BH on a Saturday afternoon, without fear of seeing Joe recording an interview with someone and me having to quickly duck out of shot! Very Happy
JW
JamesWorldNews
I'm sure Joe is still cursing your for all those near infringements of his #WeekendNewsClub assignments!

He's probably one of the longest serving (if not the longest serving) Business Reporter at BBC Television News, if I'm not mistaken. (Specifically reporter, not Presenter).
NG
noggin Founding member
JamesWorldNews posted:
I'm sure Joe is still cursing your for all those near infringements of his #WeekendNewsClub assignments!

He's probably one of the longest serving (if not the longest serving) Business Reporter at BBC Television News, if I'm not mistaken. (Specifically reporter, not Presenter).


Andrew Verity is the only other name that springs to mind as a long-serving BBC business reporter. (He used to special in personal finance ISTR)

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