BBC Information channel publicizes chief presenter line-up for revamp
The BBC has introduced its line-up of chief presenters for its revamped TV information channel.
It follows the choice to merge the 2 present information channels, geared toward viewers within the UK and all over the world.
Matthew Amroliwala, Christian Fraser, Yalda Hakim, Lucy Hockings and Maryam Moshiri will lead the brand new line-up.
Different hosts on the 2 present channels embody Jane Hill, Martine Croxall and Ben Brown. Nevertheless they haven’t been named among the many new chief presenters.
One other present presenter, Geeta Guru-murthy, tweeted shortly earlier than happening air on Thursday: “Catch me while you may!”
There are presently 18 presenters throughout the 2 present channels.
In addition to appointing 5 UK-based lead anchors, the brand new channel is now recruiting eight correspondents who can even co-present, and two presenters primarily based in Washington DC.
BBC Information CEO Deborah Turness mentioned she was “thrilled” to announce the lead presenters.
“This group’s editorial management, expertise, data and aptitude make them the best presenters to deliver the BBC’s trusted journalism to folks at dwelling within the UK and across the globe, and to information audiences by way of the massive tales as they break,” she mentioned.
Emotional farewell
Three different long-serving information presenters – Joanna Gosling, David Eades and Tim Willcox – not too long ago introduced their departures from the company.
Gosling gave an emotional sign-off throughout her ultimate look after 23 years final week.
The revamped information channel is because of launch this spring. It is going to have the power to separate into two separate feeds – for the UK and elsewhere – at sure occasions of day and if there may be breaking information that is primarily of curiosity to a home viewers.
It is going to be anchored from London through the daytime and night within the UK, and from Washington DC and Singapore in a single day.
Of the brand new chief presenters, Amroliwala presently hosts World on BBC World Information, whereas Fraser fronts The Context on each present channels, in addition to co-presenting BBC Two’s Newsnight.
Moshiri is an everyday face on each channels, whereas Hakim presents the worldwide Affect and Our World strands, and Hockings has Dwell with Lucy Hockings on BBC World Information.
Total, round 50 jobs are anticipated to be misplaced on and off air as a part of the merger.
Why are so many presenters leaving the BBC?
The appointments to the revamped information channel comes towards the backdrop of a lot of big-name presenters leaving the BBC.
Ken Bruce, Steve Wright, Paul O’Grady and Vanessa Feltz are among the many broadcasters who’ve left or are leaving, to take up jobs within the business sector.
Within the case of stories presenters, it’s particularly the merging of the 2 present channels that has prompted job cuts.
Nevertheless, there are a plethora of causes for the exit of main leisure personalities – starting from the publication of their salaries to the more and more fragmented media trade.