27-03-2023, 11:48 AM
(27-03-2023, 11:18 AM)m_in_m Wrote:Ah yes, Newswatch covered it a few times actually. It seems sending anchors to locations is not favourable with some of the audience. I seem to recall a similar complaint made about Reeta and Huw going to Scotland and Clive to Ukraine,(27-03-2023, 10:52 AM)Radio_man Wrote: It is a strange decision to have a presenter only known in Scotland to present this News Special that's going out across the UK, when the BBC's highest profile anchor Huw Edwards is already there.When Sophie presented the Six and Ten from Scotland there were complaints they didn't use a presenter based in Scotland. Maybe this is why.
If it was only going out in Scotland then fair enough, but if you're broadcasting to the UK then why not use your highest profile news anchor, who's already there, for a News Special like this?