11-11-2021, 06:36 PM
bfgarmy post_id=52964 time= user_id=977 Wrote:Maybe it's just me but it feels like Boulton has been sidelined/had a foot out the door for a while anyway so his departure doesn't feel as big a piece of news as it maybe should.
Back around a decade ago he had his daily Boulton & Co. show and was the political editor and anchoring election coverage etc.
Whereas I can't say I particularly see him on-screen these days - his AOP show is on when I'm at work and he doesn't hugely appear outside that. He no longer presents elections either and they've had Faisal Islam and currently Beth Rigby as political editors since. He does have that 'editor-at-large' title but it seems to be more a grand title than some particularly high profile role. The AOP show too feels targetted very much to the Westminster bubble so not exactly a mass-appeal newscast.
These days the likes of Kay Burley, Dermot Murnaghan and Mark Austin much more seem to be the main faces of Sky News with Adam Boulton sidelined.
I thought as a political editor he was always strong (though I did prefer Joey Jones)and he undoubtedly his knowledge is excellent but I've never overly rated him as an anchor. He's a very dry watch and lacks energy and it's noticable how much more watchable the election coverage was with Dermot presenting rather than Adam.
See I’m not so sure on this one. Adam has still felt like a senior anchor even just recently for the Climate Summit in Glasgow, Adam was anchoring his own 11am slot and then staying on throughout Sky News Today/SJM Show slots, Jayne/SJM barley appeared as Adam was leading coverage. He also led budget day, covered the Sir David Amess killing on location and led the daytime local election coverage (albeit alongside Sophy Ridge iirc) and that’s all just the last few months or so. If Adam had been kept strictly in his 11am slot, then I’d be inclined to agree but he hasn’t.
I feel like I’m somewhat in the minority to suggest that I think Sky’s presenter line is is pretty good. You’ve got Niall/Kay on earlies, Jayne and Sarah-Jane do well on daytime, Mark/Dermot in the evening, Anna on the late shift. I’m not sure it’s particular weak or inexperienced, and I’m not sure who is the weak link in that. Whilst the cover options/weekend teams are all capable hands too, Stephen Dixon and Gillian provide a solid start/end to the weekend. JonathanSamuels and Sarah Hewson both good in studio or on location and can pretty much cover any shift. I’m also enjoying seeing more of Kimberley Leonard and Sam Washington on the prime shifts too. Nick Quraishi is also a great presenter, in my opinion.
Having said that, not sure Gillian’s been around much recently - the late shift has had a mix of a few presenters.