EXCLUSIVE: Three of the BBC’s most experienced news presenters are quitting the UK broadcaster as it ramps up plans to merge its international and domestic news channels.
Deadline can reveal that David Eades, Joanna Gosling, and Tim Willcox have taken voluntary redundancy and will leave the BBC after decades of service.
Eades has presented his final show for the corporation, which was coincidentally the final newspaper review on the BBC News channel last week.
Gosling is expected to depart at the end of the month, while the timeline for Willcox’s exit is less clear. The trio have decided against taking part in the recruitment process for a new team of six lead presenters on the new channel, which will combine the UK 24-hour news service and BBC World News.
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