14-07-2023, 05:28 PM
(14-07-2023, 05:21 PM)m_in_m Wrote: Who are included in the five?
There are approximately 884 shifts a year. That ignores Bank Holidays and assumes one shift for Saturday and Sunday each.
We know that Mishal, Tina and Fiona cover a certain number from the annual report. We also know that a Breakfast presenter does about 180 editions a year.
I'm not sure based on this it leaves much though it is also dependant on the other roles each presenter also has. Sophie is probably the one who always does the most BBC News
The 5 former News Channel presenters who are on fully paid gardening leave:
Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Geeta Guru Murphy, Kaisa Madreira, Karin Giannone.
The 5 permanent BBC 1 network news presenters (without Huw):
Sophie, Reeta, Ben, Clive & Jane (but Jane only seems to be part time now).
I can't remember seeing a Breakfast presenter do a BBC 1 network news bulletin in recent years.
I'd just like the rationale of deliberately keeping 5 of your most experienced news presenters off air on full pay to be explained, when there's ample opportunities for them to be on screen, either on BBC 1 bulletins or the news channel?
By now any other organisation would either have found them new roles or let them go.