16-02-2023, 12:01 AM
(15-02-2023, 11:47 PM)Radio_man Wrote:Why does everyone jump to 'half term' as being a reason why presenters are off? All the presenters being discussed have mature families or none at all.(15-02-2023, 08:38 PM)Chud Wrote: Was this Rebecca’s first main network bullet? I think she does a great job and would be on my list to be a permanent bbc one bodThe chances of this happening are virtually nil when there are far more higher profile BBC 1 & NC newsreaders in line first.
She was likely on the 1 today purely due to events and circumstances - Huw was in Cardiff and couldn't get to Edinburgh in time for the 6 (it can take most of the day by train to get to Scotland from Cardiff, and just as long to drive), so Reeta is taken off the 1 and sent to Edinburgh for the 6.
Plus it's half term, so they are down on available newsreaders to call in at short notice.
Secondly - getting someone from Cardiff to Scotland is hardly a brain ache! Guaranteed both network pres wouldn't have caught the train which is substantially more than a plane! They'll have flown up with a bunch of journalists and shared the cost.