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Thanks. I did recall seeing Huw having presented Newsnight in 1997, but always wondered if that was try outs for replacing Peter Snow, as well as further experience for News 24. Huw had already been presenting national bulletins semi-regularly since 1994, so must have already been a known quantity.

George Alagiah is the more interesting case. He is not listed on Genome as having presented any national bulletins - though this does, of course, not list the One O'Clock News and certain weekend bulletins - before the May 1999 relaunch. Yet, after the relaunch, he was the deputy presenter on the One, the main relief presenter on the Nine and a regular presenter of the late weekend bulletins. It just seems like quite the promotion for somebody who had never presented a national bulletin, especially as Edwards and Bruce had severals years of occasionally presenting Breakfast, the One and the Six. I presume he must have at least done a few editions of the One or the early weekend shift?