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Sir Terry to quit while ahead.
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colby



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Wogans Book Reply with quote

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Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has taken aim at "self-important" newsreaders, who he says have "the easiest job in the media".

The BBC Radio 2 breakfast show host made the comments in his forthcoming book, Where Was I?! The World According To Terry Wogan.

"Newsreading is not something to get self-important about," he said.

The star was referring to an unnamed journalist who refused to sit in the same studio as his co-presenter.

"Why your man left in such a huff is a mystery. It's a piece of cake, the easiest job in the media," Sir Terry, 71, said.

Get your good suit and tie on, a quick dab in make-up (in Fiona Bruce's case, the lippy is going to take a tad longer), make yourself comfy and here comes the six o'clock news, all written nicely and clearly before your very eyes.

"Read it clearly and distinctly, ask the reporter the questions you have written down in front of you."

Sir Terry, who attracts more than eight million people to his radio show, said he knows exactly what the job entails because he has done it himself.

"And before you start with the 'fair play old boy, there's more to it than that', I was a radio and TV newsreader and there isn't."

The book will be published on 9 September.


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It depends, of course, on whether the "newsreader" is a hired autocutie or a trained and experienced journalist. You'll find that all those who front the main BBCTV news bulletins are journalists first and newsreaders second. Once they come on duty in the newsroom, they're in there with the stories as they develop and have a direct hand in shaping and writing what eventually rolls onto the Autocue.

The other consideration, of course, is that reading the news on radio is a helluva lot easier than it is on TV; Radio 2 utilises its duty "announcers" for this purpose - Dedly, Nove, Marsh et all. Their life is pretty easy as announcers go!

So, assuming Terry to have been properly quoted (you have to ask) he might be enjoying a bit of playfulness.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 5:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Wogans Book Reply with quote

colby wrote:
mark occomore wrote:
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Broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has taken aim at "self-important" newsreaders, who he says have "the easiest job in the media".

The BBC Radio 2 breakfast show host made the comments in his forthcoming book, Where Was I?! The World According To Terry Wogan.

"Newsreading is not something to get self-important about," he said.

The star was referring to an unnamed journalist who refused to sit in the same studio as his co-presenter.

"Why your man left in such a huff is a mystery. It's a piece of cake, the easiest job in the media," Sir Terry, 71, said.

Get your good suit and tie on, a quick dab in make-up (in Fiona Bruce's case, the lippy is going to take a tad longer), make yourself comfy and here comes the six o'clock news, all written nicely and clearly before your very eyes.

"Read it clearly and distinctly, ask the reporter the questions you have written down in front of you."

Sir Terry, who attracts more than eight million people to his radio show, said he knows exactly what the job entails because he has done it himself.

"And before you start with the 'fair play old boy, there's more to it than that', I was a radio and TV newsreader and there isn't."

The book will be published on 9 September.


BBC News


It depends, of course, on whether the "newsreader" is a hired autocutie or a trained and experienced journalist. You'll find that all those who front the main BBCTV news bulletins are journalists first and newsreaders second. Once they come on duty in the newsroom, they're in there with the stories as they develop and have a direct hand in shaping and writing what eventually rolls onto the Autocue.

The other consideration, of course, is that reading the news on radio is a helluva lot easier than it is on TV; Radio 2 utilises its duty "announcers" for this purpose - Dedly, Nove, Marsh et all. Their life is pretty easy as announcers go!

So, assuming Terry to have been properly quoted (you have to ask) he might be enjoying a bit of playfulness.


Is the quote from his book a pack of lies?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Wogans Book Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Is the quote from his book a pack of lies?


Who's saying that? I'm saying that he might be a little playful in his references? It would be entirely characteristic, after all?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tel has a book to sell. His publishers have picked out something a tad controversial and it's made the news. That's all really!

I'd love to hear one of the targetted newsreaders reading out this item Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Tel has a book to sell. His publishers have picked out something a tad controversial and it's made the news. That's all really!


Precisely!

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If that is the worst they can find it must be a pretty boring book Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The media pick the worst bits out of the book and twist and turn it to make it sound like he's slating the Beeb.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
The media pick the worst bits out of the book and twist and turn it to make it sound like he's slating the Beeb.


But very often they're only picking up what the publisher's PR office has fed them - and that often turns out to be a "media review summary". In other words - what the publisher wants the media editors to pick up in order to achieve the best press coverage. It's an old trick.
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