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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

BBC Director General Tony Hall reckons BBC Local Radio should have either female Breakfast Presenters or co host. I think it's a good idea.

http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/more-women-at-breakfast-says-tony-hall/

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19299 Location: Cheshire

Why do you think it's a good idea Mark?

It shouldn't matter whether the presenter is male or female just that he or she should have the right rapport with his or her audience at that time of day.

I actually think woman presenters on the whole witter on far to much and it would be a turn off for me even more so at that time of day!
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R2Icon · Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 1444

I think it depends on the woman. Funnily, for men it doesn't seem to matter how good they are, they get the gig anyway, even though some are no good at it, while women, in the main, have to be good at it to get the gig, although I can think of one or two who aren't.

ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

I think there are good and bad presenters of both genders and I don't think that female presenters should be favoured above their male counterparts but where they are the best candidate they should 'get the gig' and where not they shouldn't

I'd like to see more female presenters generally but it must be on merit not just to make up the numbers Smile

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Fog on the Tyne · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 1090

Charlie Charlton does a great job on Radio Newcastle's breakfast show, I think she's the stronger half of the duo of presenters.
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 6:40 pm Post subject:

The BBC Radio Lancashire breakfast show used to be co-hosted by Alison Butterworth, who then became the producer (with microphone) when Tony Livesey took over. Livesey was by far the better presenter - and that's what it boils down to really, regardless of gender.

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