25-11-2023, 08:06 PM
(25-11-2023, 12:39 AM)Kendal87 Wrote: I completely agree. They ripped the heart of some regions that had fantastic duos. David & Alex, Stewart & Susie, Anne & Dom to name some.Like I said in my previous post, the presenting partnership is part of a news programmes USP. And although Covid was the final nail in the coffin for the BBC regional presenters, cost cutting would have played a part; you only have to look at the former BBC News 24/BBC News Channel over the last 10-15 years to see the erosion of top class presenting partnerships; think Simon McCoy & Carrie Gracie, Jon Sopel & Emily Maitlis, Matthew Amrowalia & Jane Hill, to name but three.