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A former member
Steve Hyden posted:
You're watching BBC Fu***** One - now sh** it's Eastenders!

Do I get the job?


Now he gets a job on ITV1

You're watching ITV Fu***** One - now sh** hang on it is sh** Smile
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Andrew Founding member
nwtv2003 posted:
How many channels is Glen Thompsett on? Whether he is either a V/O or a presenter he is always on, don't get me wrong he is a good V/O and presenter but he is on tons, frankly I am suprised it hasn't killed him, as I have seen him on

ITV1
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Screen Shop
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Sky Travel (Shop)


Working on Screenshop probably wasn't hard work, he only fronts two different products doesn't he, he could have done them in a day

I didn't know he used to be a newsreader as well.

He's on tonight but its a double act with that Sonia one as she's done all the ECPs
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Nick Harvey Founding member
He still does news for Meridian south-east, Andrew.
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mike stand
I do know the truth and i posted:
Mr Continuity posted:
We have the 'just out of nappies' Paul on local announcements today - a carefully written script (NOT) ........

Paul Jamieson has to be one of the worst of the current team.


I disagree with you. I think Paul J is one of the best of the staff announcers.


Are you sure??!!
I can never understand what he's saying.
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Andrew Founding member
There was a poor announcement at 1.20am last night on ITV1.

All she said was " ........ You're watching ....... ITV1 .......... "

She obviously couldn't come up with anything to say about the next programme or any programme by the sounds of it. If this is an example of creative ablities, what were the auditions of those who didn't get the job like?!
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mike stand
Yeah,
Interesting that night time announcements are now recorded (which I think started this week) with one of the regulars baby-sitting. (just in case it all goes belly-up)
Anyone hear the new girl introducing Tonight with Trevor. she said " Now Trevor Tonight!!!....Trevor tonight what????

Won't be long before the ITV1 Annos go the Westcountry route. Doing 12 hour shifts from mid-day to midnight. Just a thought.
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mike stand posted:
Yeah,
Interesting that night time announcements are now recorded (which I think started this week) with one of the regulars baby-sitting. (just in case it all goes belly-up)
Anyone hear the new girl introducing Tonight with Trevor. she said " Now Trevor Tonight!!!....Trevor tonight what????

Won't be long before the ITV1 Annos go the Westcountry route. Doing 12 hour shifts from mid-day to midnight. Just a thought.


You sure about the overnight recorded continuity? I was under the impression that LNN was contracted to provide live continuity overnight?

I might be wrong!
DY
Dour Yorkshireman
my favourite announcer as always been good ol Arry Gration. Newsreading with nowt tekn owt - thats Arry.
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Andrew Founding member
A way to tell will be to see when David Allan is on, and whether he still says stuff like "It's now 27 minutes past three, Lloyd Bracey is here with the headlines".

I'd like to know when the ECPs are recorded, can't the person on shift do them whilst the programmes are on, but sometimes it'll be a different person to who is announcing?
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A former member
[quote="mike stand"]

Anyone hear the new girl introducing Tonight with Trevor. she said " Now Trevor Tonight!!!....Trevor tonight what????

That's not what we got in Leeds. We got a full intro. Or are you talking about the overnight pre-recorded one?
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A former member
Andrew posted:
There was a poor announcement at 1.20am last night on ITV1.

All she said was " ........ You're watching ....... ITV1 .......... "

She obviously couldn't come up with anything to say about the next programme or any programme by the sounds of it. If this is an example of creative ablities, what were the auditions of those who didn't get the job like?!


It's interesting this as I thought Paul Seed was the live announcer overnights this week .
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Steven O
I see that another Alright on the Night is due this weekend - the rather confusingly-titled "All-Star Special". (It's mostly stars that appear on the Alright series anyhow.... :confused:)

Can we expect to hear the dulcet tones of either Glen or Trish introducing Denis Norden this time round?

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