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(November 2015)

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JW
JamesWorldNews
Ah. Phoebe Buffay's husband. Charming man.

Anyway, interesting thread this.......
NG
noggin Founding member

Nothing wrong with getting experienced reporters, especially editors, to read the news. Tim Ewart was a newsreader at times during the early 1990s


If you watched Tim's stint presenting Newsroom South East you'll probably remember why this wasn't a great demonstration of 'reporter makes good presenter'. I always felt sorry for Gwenan Edwards sat next to him...

It kind of demonstrated the reverse, and Tim returned to reporting...
NE
newsman1

Nothing wrong with getting experienced reporters, especially editors, to read the news. Tim Ewart was a newsreader at times during the early 1990s


If you watched Tim's stint presenting Newsroom South East you'll probably remember why this wasn't a great demonstration of 'reporter makes good presenter'. I always felt sorry for Gwenan Edwards sat next to him...

It kind of demonstrated the reverse, and Tim returned to reporting...

I'm not from England and I'd be too young to remember his stint in Newsroom South East even if I was from that area. I know he used to be a newsreader only because of TV Ark.
CU
Custard56

Nothing wrong with getting experienced reporters, especially editors, to read the news. Tim Ewart was a newsreader at times during the early 1990s


If you watched Tim's stint presenting Newsroom South East you'll probably remember why this wasn't a great demonstration of 'reporter makes good presenter'. I always felt sorry for Gwenan Edwards sat next to him...

It kind of demonstrated the reverse, and Tim returned to reporting...


You're right there. Tim Ewart was a horribly wooden presenter. It did Newsroom South East - a distinctly no frills news operation - no favours whatsoever.
Last edited by Custard56 on 22 November 2015 3:23pm
CU
Custard56
RDJ posted:
Jon Kay on Breakfast is a good example.


He's very good; very natural. I could see Jon Kay stepping up formally to become the second lead male presenter on Breakfast once the inevitable happens and Charlie Stayt succeeds Bill Turnbull as the main male anchor.
SK
Skygeek
RDJ posted:
Jon Kay on Breakfast is a good example.


He's very good; very natural. I could see Jon Kay stepping up formally to become the second lead male presenter on Breakfast once the inevitable happens and Charlie Stayt succeeds Bill Turnbull as the main male anchor.

It doesn't hurt that his wife trains presenters for a living. I was lucky enough to receive some of her tutelage when working at the BBC.
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NE
newsman1
Tim Ewart was a horribly wooden presenter.


In what way?
LL
London Lite Founding member
Here's Tim Ewart and Gwenan Edwards on Newsroom SE from 1996 for comparison.

CU
Custard56
Tim Ewart was a horribly wooden presenter.


In what way?


His delivery - very flat and intonation was just wrong. No rapport with his fellow presenters - not that Newsroom South East was known for it.
NG
noggin Founding member
RDJ posted:
Jon Kay on Breakfast is a good example.


He's very good; very natural. I could see Jon Kay stepping up formally to become the second lead male presenter on Breakfast once the inevitable happens and Charlie Stayt succeeds Bill Turnbull as the main male anchor.

It doesn't hurt that his wife trains presenters for a living. I was lucky enough to receive some of her tutelage when working at the BBC.


Yes, and I think his wife is a former, well respected, BBC reporter. Jon Kay is one of those, relatively rare, reporters who can also present well.

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