Ideas for a sports news show
So I’ve moved up in the world - literally - from the Newsroom on the first floor of Television Centre in west London to the Sport department on the fifth floor, to set up a new sports news programme for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One to be launched in the coming months.
I’ve done launches before on News 24 and on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Four and they all start the same way... it’s just a desk, a phone and a PC.
Before Christmas I appealed for ideas from you and I’d like to renew that appeal now – what would you like to see on the new programme? Which sports? What subjects?
What about the tone of the programme – it will probably be a late night 1030/11pm sort of start time – what would make you watch? And if you’re not a sports fanatic, what might make you turn on? Oh - and any ideas for a name???
I'm eager to hear from you - as I wean myself off the two daily-deadline diet of my previous job (in charge of the One and Six O'Clock News) and get involved in recruiting a team, creating a look for the programme and thinking about potential stories.
My new colleagues in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Sport couldn’t have been more welcoming. I’ve had so many people come up to me with good wishes and ideas I already feel it’s a project people want to get involved in, both in sport and in news, as the programme is a collaboration between the two.
So please let me know your thoughts - all ideas gratefully received, as they say.
