[Newsroom]

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It was a good era, I agree. Helped in no small part, I think, by Sky News' constant chopping and changing their schedule during that period, not to mention the Sky-Virgin dispute - making News 24 look much more stable in comparison. 

Not sure Peter Sissons ever quite suited rolling news, though, bless him. He should have stayed on the 10 for much longer than he did. Or moved to World, which was still largely fixed bulletins back then.

I think it was some of Peter’s little quirks and comments he’d make that made him so fun to watch. Also his strong sense of authority. I do agree he wasn’t the greatest at breaking news itself though with things changing all the time, and always seemed happier and more comfortable on straight bulletins with a fixed running order.

I think Julia Somerville was another old school presenter who was the same as Peter. Others though, such as Chris Lowe, Philip Hayton, Nicholas Owen and Fiona Armstrong, all seemed to take to it much better.

This quirky comment springs to mind. 

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