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03-10-2023, 11:48 AM
Nicholas Witchell will retire from the BBC next year:

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03-10-2023, 01:02 PM
I've always thought he'd go after the Queen's death and the King's coronation.
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03-10-2023, 01:53 PM
(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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03-10-2023, 03:16 PM
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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03-10-2023, 03:21 PM
(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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03-10-2023, 08:48 PM
What an incredible career Nicholas Witchell has had
From being known as the Beeb man who sat on a lesbian in 1988 www.youtube.com 

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) www.youtube.com 

To receiving angry comments from the now King Charles back in 2005 www.youtube.com 

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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03-10-2023, 11:29 PM
(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 www.youtube.com 
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) www.youtube.com 
To receiving angry comments from the now King Charles back in 2005 www.youtube.com 
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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05-10-2023, 12:41 PM
Today is STV News reporter Evanna Holland's last day with STV and in journalism.

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06-10-2023, 11:01 AM
Looks like it's Mike Liggins' last day at Look East / the BBC after 35 years.
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 Mike Liggins: Classic moments from BBC reporter's 35-year career - BBC News
Mike Liggins leaves Look East having made about 6,500 reports since 1987, in his…
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Formerly 'Charlie Wells' of TV Forum.
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06-10-2023, 01:35 PM
BBC Scotland correspondent James Shaw

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