11-01-2024, 04:26 PM
Most news presenters on screen four days a week have quite likely done their time on a 5 day week earlier in their career. It does seem fairly unique to the UK but execs here quite like having that one day a week to develop the B-team.
Historically too I think arrangements saw newscasters do less than 4 days - quite a few flagship news bulletins have had more of a team approach such as the ITN News at 5.40 and Six o'clock News in the 80s and 90s, so it's not a new thing at all. ITN especially liked their presenters to maintain a reporting role so they might do a stint full time in the studio then a stint in the field.
Historically too I think arrangements saw newscasters do less than 4 days - quite a few flagship news bulletins have had more of a team approach such as the ITN News at 5.40 and Six o'clock News in the 80s and 90s, so it's not a new thing at all. ITN especially liked their presenters to maintain a reporting role so they might do a stint full time in the studio then a stint in the field.