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(37 Posts)
Mollygo Wed 19-Aug-26 19:47:58

My favourite? North West Tonight presenters both Annabel Tiffin and Roger Johnson but especially
Roger Johnson, who always starts and finishes with “Thank you for your company.”

icanhandthemback Sat 22-Aug-26 18:31:28

The south seem to choose people who speak very nasally or have a peculiar voice where it sounds like they have a throat problem or are holding their breath! We can't watch them. It's almost worth changing areas for. 🤣

Neilspurgeon0 Sat 22-Aug-26 18:47:52

@Mollygo

Can’t abide Sophie Law but Sally Taylor who sadly recently retired and Bruce Parker were irreplaceable.

DrWatson Sun 23-Aug-26 03:18:49

For Bukkie and "best in the country" - how do you know, do you watch them all? With umpteen regions, and ITV & BBC options, you must watch nothing else all day?!

For Alison & "never watch" - well, give them a try? They're not that long, you can record, watch later, and you'll pick up some interesting snippets.

Rocketdog6 Sun 23-Aug-26 06:07:01

Does anybody remember Mark Puckle? A very long time ago.

Calendargirl Sun 23-Aug-26 06:49:25

MawsRosie

Unless you live in the same TV area as OP or any other posters, the names are entirely meaningless.

Onto two pages now, so others obviously think the subject interesting enough.

Mauriherb Sun 23-Aug-26 11:17:05

In the Anglia region we have Becky Jago and David Whiteley, with weather presenters Aisling Creevey and Chris Page. They are a great team who appear to get onvery well and make the programme a joy to watch

Bukkie Sun 23-Aug-26 11:52:06

DrWatson I have seen many regional programmes when on holiday over the years to know most of them are dreadful, amateurish and cringeable compared to Look North with Peter Levy. Look at it on Iplayer to see what I mean about it being the best regional news programme.

Fallingstar Sun 23-Aug-26 13:39:13

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/14643vBvp0lpbmcBKZMtHgB/asad-ahmad

Asad Ahmed for London News. And all the other presenters.

Chestnut Sun 23-Aug-26 16:14:10

Mauriherb

In the Anglia region we have Becky Jago and David Whiteley, with weather presenters Aisling Creevey and Chris Page. They are a great team who appear to get onvery well and make the programme a joy to watch

Absolutely love Becky and David on Anglia East, and over on BBC Look East we have David's wife Amelia Reynolds who is also brilliant! What an amazing 'newsy' couple they are, both so good. 😍

Beans12 Wed 26-Aug-26 10:33:42

I can't stand Peter Levy, in the Hull area programme-he's so rude when interviewing people, he constantly interrupts them-wish one of them would tell him to shut up and listen! He's more "Alan Partridge" than Alan Partridge-!!-I think Steve Coogan must've based his character on Levy! Amy Garcia, on the other hand, is lovely-wish she fronted the Hull show

tinaf1 Wed 26-Aug-26 10:39:46

Foxyferret

Look East, Suzie Fowler Watt. She’s been on there for years and comes across as a very competent and pleasant lady.

I also like Suzie Fowler Watts must admit I don’t watch much local news bulletins now do you know what the name was of the man that who was her co presenter was for years

He was a good interviewer