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New Meridian, BBC South & South East Thread

(July 2006)

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ME
meridiantvfan
No SE edition on itvlocal, what was Ian Axton on for then ?
MA
Macalolo
meridiantvfan posted:
No SE edition on itvlocal, what was Ian Axton on for then ?

Not on the channel pages but it is available here http://channels.narrowstep.tv/News-MeridianNews/MeridianSouth-East-Evening/853-4872-13029.html?skin=0Meridian Tonight
Ian was interviewed about Kingsnorth power station, news cverage.
PT
Put The Telly On
About the police's wrong treatment of journalists (including Ian) over the protesting at Kingsnorth.
ME
meridiantvfan
Ah yes remember that thanks for the link...appualing treatment
MA
Macalolo
its been a whole month but Fred and Sasngheeta have not had a day off. Im anxiously waiting to see who'll cover. Any gueses?
Amanda Piper?
Helen James?

Paul Bealverstone?
Or even Ian Axton, afterall he didnt say he was going far when he left.

What do you all think, and I hope to god that the Fred and Sangheeta half hour ends for just 1 day.
ME
meridiantvfan
Be nice to see Ian and Helen James, they really get on well but then Ian seems he would get on with anyone. Of course it would be even better for a certain ex-weather girl to complete the threesome... erm as it were Very Happy
ST
South Today
My bet is on Andrew Pate.
MA
Macalolo
Nice to see Helen James on Meridian Tonight
ME
meridiantvfan
Yes now she is very good, has real presence, a real pro.. notice the genuine rapport not fake at all. She kept looking at Fred a lot though did'nt she !

It was quite a watchable edition because of her until about 6.27 that is
JI
jimbo5
Hi, does anybody have any any idea what happened to Nia Mason? She regularly presented the Meridian lunchtime edition & sometimes did the late edition as well.

I thought she would have been kept on as she was a good presenter, well spoken, friendly, attractive & would tick the ethnicity box these corporations love. Plus unlike most newsreaders & weather forecasters she was able to say the letter r, rather than substituting the letter w- surprised BBC South East have not picked her up.
NA
Nate
I agree, Helen James was great on last night's MT, much better than Sangeeta...

I liked her little mention at the end that she has worked with Fred for the last 12 years, but it was the first time they had shared the sofa! Smile
Hopefully she will pop up again as they did seem to have a genuine rapport, much like the old "Fred & Debbie show"...
PT
Put The Telly On
Damn, missed Helen last night. I'd agree with previous comments though - she was always good with Ian as well.

Sangeeta and Fred just don't gel together in my opinion.

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