[MLehon]

It should be remembered that Rachel is lead presenter of 5 Live breakfast - so availability for another programme is limited. Generally Rachel seems to appear at weekends. 

Nothing will be saved by Breakfast using another Salford based individual if they then need covering from someone else based in London.

Radio 5 Live Breakfast seem to have plenty of female based Salford cover available and good to see the likes of Salford based Mairead Smyth and Lisa McCormick providing cover over the next number of days.  Nicky Campbell used to present from what looked like a cupboard in London so for radio it is more cost effective if need be to present all 5 Live Breakfast from London.  I'm not sure where Rick Edwards currently presents from - the studio camera used to make these things a lot easier to find out!  Admittedly Rachel is a lead radio presenter but given many presenters in local stations are loosing their employment in the coming months, travel is something that needs reviewed rather than just for the sake of a better known face being on tv Breakfast.   I would expect travel to and from London is not that productive if being done on work time sitting on a train rather than in a newsroom or homeworking situation.