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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Omnipresent - 03-10-2023

Nicholas Witchell will retire from the BBC next year:

https://x.com/bbcnewspr/status/1709155813082771824?s=46&t=OIvCYLUy9nzZ0zwTbRWkkw 

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Alf Stewart - 03-10-2023

I've always thought he'd go after the Queen's death and the King's coronation.

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - steve - 03-10-2023

(03-10-2023, 01:02 PM)Alf Stewart Wrote:  I've always thought he'd go after the Queen's death and the King's coronation.

Yes me too. It's an extraordinary career though - from anchoring so many of the main news programmes for so long to being the voice of some of the biggest stories of recent years. One of the few genuinely household names in tv news.

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Alf Stewart - 03-10-2023

Be nice to have him front a BBC One bulletin one last time before he goes. Everyone else has had a go lately!

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - London Lite - 03-10-2023

(03-10-2023, 03:16 PM)Alf Stewart Wrote:  Be nice to have him front a BBC One bulletin one last time before he goes. Everyone else has had a go lately!

It won't happen, but I'd love to have him on the 6 on his last day.

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Roger Darthwell - 03-10-2023

What an incredible career Nicholas Witchell has had
From being known as the Beeb man who sat on a lesbian in 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNrg-RYGIc 
To being called a scab after he hosted the news during a BBC strike action in 1989 (and parodied on Spitting Image for that as well) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UjQLHuZe44 
To receiving angry comments from the now King Charles back in 2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_pjDdO7i9o 
And also hosting the BBC Breakfast News and becoming Royal Correspondent, he has had a remarkable career, I wish him a nice retirement!

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Scratch_Perry - 03-10-2023

(03-10-2023, 08:48 PM)Roger Darthwell Wrote:  What an incredible career Nicholas Witchell has had
From being known as the Beeb man who sat on a lesbian in 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNrg-RYGIc 
To being called a scab after he hosted the news during a BBC strike action in 1989 (and parodied on Spitting Image for that as well) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UjQLHuZe44 
To receiving angry comments from the now King Charles back in 2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_pjDdO7i9o 
And also hosting the BBC Breakfast News and becoming Royal Correspondent, he has had a remarkable career, I wish him a nice retirement!

Funny you should mention BBC Breakfast News and Royal Correspondent in the same sentence; Sarah Campbell has been doing a fair bit of presenting the former in recent times, as well as reporting as the latter.  It seems that the BBC News bigwigs rate her highly - she has also presented BBC News bulletins these last few months as well - they may even promote her to become Royal Editor, given that it is one of few reporting teams of BBC News not to have a titled "Editor" (that's my prediction anyway).

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - RhysJR - 05-10-2023

Today is STV News reporter Evanna Holland's last day with STV and in journalism.

https://twitter.com/EHollandTV/status/1709849537232113701?t=LDunm4phtHJh7oYZG6GJkQ&s=19 

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Keith - 06-10-2023

Looks like it's Mike Liggins' last day at Look East / the BBC after 35 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-67004251 

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RE: Newsroom Movers and Shakers - Rolling News - 06-10-2023

BBC Scotland correspondent James Shaw

https://twitter.com/jgbs/status/1710207965381161342?s=46&t=VNVGau9_kWGP7M0wVsisXw 

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