04-01-2024, 03:22 AM
(31-12-2023, 03:42 PM)qwerty123 Wrote: I suspect Meghan was last minute cover. The first hour of her shift was covered by the early presenter and Lauren Taylor came on air early to cover the 12:00 hour (albeit with Meghan returning at 13:00 due to neither Meghan or Devina Gupta being seen as appropriate for the BBC One news (it is noticeable that many of those with non-uk accents are rarely allowed on BBC One even when on the early shift that typically covers the bulletin).
Good point about non-UK (even worse non-English native) accents allowed on the One or big events / deployments either. It shows you there is still a long way to go for the BBC to be a truly diverse organisation. There are many foreigners in the UK and they also pay the TV license fee!