Who should replace Susanna Reid?

A large jar of pickles. It would be much more interesting, giggle less frequently, not slap its thighs as if starring in Dick Whittington, not cross its legs, thus revealing its knickers, raise the IQ level of the entire programme and cost very little.

Oh and it wouldn't feel the need to sing on air either.

I reckon Phoenix would be brilliant. Let's all write to the Beeb to suggest it.

Agus I agree! It made me really cross! But I darent say anything!

I'd vote for phoenix

Agus She didn't get mine!!

My only comment is "Never heard of her."

Does it ever work when people move toother channels for vast amounts of money? I'm thinking of Adrian Childs and whatsername who left the One Show for ITV and were not only awful on that but were instantly replaced on the One Show. Have to say that I never watch Breakfast Tv and, when I was working I was getting ready to go out and now I'm not I sleep through it . The S.O. [who is a morning person] used to say that Susanna was 'very flirty'.

They keep doing that, don't they, these tv channels? Poaching each other's presenters for vast sums and the change fails dismally! You'd think they'd have learned by now.

I felt exactly the same kitty just didn't seem worth the hassle

I did notice Lona. When I started getting more annoyed with her rather than what the thread was about I bowed out.

Same here!

I feel I must defend GrandmaMiney. She was a regular contributer before the time of Strictly. Of course she is proud of her daughter, as any of us would be. It was the support of other GN members that kept the interest in that thread going. Perhaps some of the comments made her uncomfortable, causing her to withdraw.

Grandmaminey PM'd me several times and I always got the feeling that she was genuinely thrilled that so many of us were following Susanna's fortunes.

Me too. It would be nice to see her back if she gets the chance.

I hope she is not reading this thread. Nobody likes to hear their offspring being criticised. GM and I exchanged PMs a few times, starting way before Strictly.

I read the accusations of "drumming up support" for Susanna and I didn't want to believe them as I too liked grandnaminey and enjoyed her posts. I'm not particularly bothered anyway and honestly, if one of my DDs was on anything like Strictly, campaigning on her behalf and drumming up support would be the very least I would do!

I'm not being sensitive here and I voted for Susanna but now I do feel just a teensy weensy bit used.

Yes. I also received several pms

Grandmaminey was not a regular poster before Strictly. Her previous posts concerned her own marathon run.

Where is she now that we're no longer needed?

Merlot, a search shows that she was mentioned in 94 discussions! They certainly weren't all about her marathon walk or Strictly.

I seem to remember Michal Hussein used to be on the breakfast programme before she went off to have her twins, but as she is now on the Today programme, I suppose she there's no hope of her returning to breakfast TV.

Oooh shysal how do you do that research thingy? (phoenix all agog at the possibility of finding new ways to play on GN, "purely research darling, for my new on-line course" )

I think that probably the worst female presenter Breakfast ever had was that Natasha person who always seemed like an adolescent airhead and giggled her way through war reporting. She was also in another couple of BBC programmes, one of which was, I think, Strictly (I've never watched it). I have a sinking feeling that she won some sort of award – Best Newscaster/Presenter of the Year or something. She was poached for a vast sum of money by Channel 4 and then went on maternity leave. I'm not sure what she's doing now.

Type the name into 'search forums' ^^ up there on the right phoenix.

Anno Mishal Hussein is very good on the Today program, and does not let any one get away with prevaricating.

She fully deserves to be on a really serious news and comment program.

I don't include the breakfast show in that category.

I think she and Sarah Montague make my female dream team interviewers.

They show that the woman can do the tough political interview stuff just as well as the men.

Do you remember the very large woman that used to be on the Today programme, Sumo Gregor?

phoenix

I have nothing against Susanna Reid, they're all indistinguishably pretty and silly IMO. What did make me very cross was all the media frenzy about her having to work Up North and how she coped when the programme moved to Salford.