[Newsroom]

I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea (for some reason) but I always found Nicholas Witchell to be a strong and stable and thoroughly good news presenter. Not sure why he gets so much ridicule from certain quarters.

And had completely forgotten about Tanya!

Agreed James. He was one of the best as a presenter. I loved his tenure at Breakfast News alongside Laurie Mayer and Jill Dando. Also thoroughly enjoyed him when he moved to the Six O Clock News. 

I think the vitriol aimed towards him is mostly from a generation that are unaware of his previous accomplishments in the field and in the studio. He’s one of the very few to have survived from the BBC News you and I grew up with in the 80’s and 90’s. His approach is still very much of that ‘old guard’ style and that itself puts people off I’m sure. 

Do you remember his holding down the fort after the Great Storm from the broom cupboard. Marvellous anchoring with very few tools to hand.