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mark occomore
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RobbieM
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Excellent research Mark! (Who's this Ricky Salmon character, exactly?)
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Helen May
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Do you listen to Radio 2 Robbie? If so you should have heard the name.
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RobbieM
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I do listen from time to time, though I'm no anorak I have to admit. I don't recall the name Ricky Salmon. Is he famous?
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Lord Evan Elpuss
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He's one of the newscasters
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RobbieM
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The BBC doesn't employ "newscasters" though. ITN does.
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johnump
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Ricky is one of the main newsreaders on R2. I agree Mark he doesn't look like he sounds, I'm still getting over what Bob Harris looks like!!
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Helen May
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:54 am Post subject: |
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Hearing a name regularly doesn't mean you are an anorak Robbie.
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RobbieM
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| Helen May wrote: | | Hearing a name regularly doesn't mean you are an anorak Robbie. |
I'm joking, Helen (but you knew that really!)   
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RockitRon
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Impressive list of clients for whom they have done voiceover, announcer and other radio work, and in particular those infamous "telephone on hold etc" messages.
My wife has just been asked by the not-insignificantly-sized organisation she works for to record some of these, for nothing in addition to her normal salary. By extension it made me wonder why the BBC finds it necessary to pay for a freelance person and/or his company to read the news.
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RobbieM
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| RockitRon wrote: | | By extension it made me wonder why the BBC finds it necessary to pay for a freelance person and/or his company to read the news. |
To put it simply, freelance contracts = no employment commitment. Most of British broadcasting on run on freelance contracts these days - not just presenters staff but technical and even admin.
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RockitRon
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Of course. Silly me, pardon my ignorance. I was old-fashioned enough to think it would be costing them more than to pluck someone who could read clearly from the newsroom - but then they're all freelance journalists, I suppose 
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RobbieM
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| RockitRon wrote: | | Of course. Silly me, pardon my ignorance. I was old-fashioned enough to think it would be costing them more than to pluck someone who could read clearly from the newsroom - but then they're all freelance journalists, I suppose |
Absolutely correct! 
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mark occomore
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| RobbieM wrote: | | The BBC doesn't employ "newscasters" though. ITN does. |
Does it matter, I knew what it meant? Stop judging and picking holes. |
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RobbieM
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| mark occomore wrote: | | Does it matter, I knew what it meant? Stop judging and picking holes. |
I'm not "judging" anybody or anything. I'm just a stickler for accuracy, dear boy.
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iknewdavidjacobsmum
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Blimey,Well done Mark! He's about 30 years younger than I would have assumed the voice to be. Reminds me of The Turtles, "So happy together". etc, fat old men.
Just goes to show..... something. |
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