26-02-2023, 03:56 PM
(26-02-2023, 01:38 PM)Kojak Wrote:(26-02-2023, 11:39 AM)Robinho02 Wrote: Back in the late noughties there was criticism for the lack of older female presenters, so they brought in and publicised the appointments of Julia Somerville, Fiona Armstrong, Zeinab Badawi and Carole Walker. I don’t think any of them had fixed slots and I can’t ever recall seeing Zeinab Badawi on the channel to be honest. But Carole Walker was used quite a bit until she went to Times Radio.Julia also did a few BBC One weekend bulletins. I don't know about the others - I think maybe Zeinab might have done one or two? She was always much more of a World face anyway. And yes, Carole was a very regular presenter on the News Channel for some years.
news.bbc.co.uk
That's right - Julia Somerville also did a few weekend Breakfast editions from N6, and Fiona Armstrong presented one Sunday edition with Roger Johnson from Salford.
Julie Somerville stopped presenting before the move to NBH, but Fiona Armstrong did present on the News Channel (and a couple of weekend lunchtime BBC One bulletins) from Studio E.
A couple more images for you, including another old News Channel face: