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A news presenter is, broadly speaking, a person that presents a news show on television, radio or the Internet. The term is not commonly used by people in the industry as they tend to use more descriptive, and sometimes country-specific, terms. Examples include "newsreader", "newscaster", and "news anchor".

Different roles

Newscaster

A newscaster is a presenter of a news bulletin who is himself or herself a working journalist and news gatherer, and a participant in compiling the script to be delivered in a news bulletin.

In America, the term newscaster is no longer widely used. Almost all presenters of news broadcasts are referred to as anchors. Prior to the television era, radio news broadcasts often mixed news with opinion and each presenter strove for a distinctive style. These presenters were referred to as commentators. The last remaining news presenter of this type is Paul Harvey. The term newscaster came into common use to distinguish presenters of straight news broadcasts from commentators.

However in the UK, ITN's presenters are referred to as newscasters (and have been since the 1950s), whilst those working at the BBC are called newsreaders.

News anchor

A news anchor traditionally is a television personality who presents material prepared for a news program and at times must improvise commentary for live presentation. The term is primarily used in the United States and Canada. Anchors are traditionally distinguished from other types of presenters by being able to provide live commentary for the audience during breaking news events. Many news anchors are also involved in writing and/or editing the news for their programs. Sometimes news anchors interview or engage in discussions. However, use of the term anchor has in recent years expanded to include all on-air news presenters, in both radio and television, including those whose duties are restricted to reading news items prepared by others.

The term anchor (sometimes anchorperson, anchorman, or anchorwoman) was coined by CBS News producer Don Hewitt. CBS cites its first usage as being on July 7, 1952 to describe Walter Cronkite's role at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. According to Hewitt, the term was in reference to the "anchor leg" of a relay race.

Notable news presenters

American newsreaders

• John Tesh
• Mark Thompson (TV)
• Marie Torre
• Tina Tyus-Shaw, WSAV
• Greta Van Susteren
• Meredith Vieira
• Chris Wallace (journalist)
• Mike Wallace (journalist)
• Barbara Walters
• Bob Weaver
• Mary Alice Williams
• Pete Williams
• Steve Wilson (reporter)
• Al Wiman
• Victor Wong
• Chris Wragge
• Kareen Wynter
• Gideon Yago
• Toni Yates
• Bob Young (news anchor)
• Arnold Zenker
• Marvin Zindler
• Miles O'Brien (journalist)
• Lester Holt-Today
• Ernie Anastos-WNYW Former WABC and WCBS
• Jim Gardner-WPVI
• Paul Moyer-KNBC Former KABC
• Matt Lauer-Today
• Nancy Loo_WFLD Former WABC
• Chuck Scarborough-WNBC
• Sue Simmons-WNBC
• Liz Cho-WABC Former ABC News
• John Stossel-20/20
• Bill Ritter-WABC
• Kent Shocknek-KCBS
• Carol Marin -WBBM
• Jim Jensen-Former WCBS (deceased)
• Bree Walker-Former KGTV KCBS AND WCBS
• Rudi Bakhtiar, formerly at CNN and now at Fox News as a correspondent
• Bill Bonds, formerly of WXYZ, WABC and KABC
• Bill Beutel (deceased), WABC-TV formerly ABC News
• Ed Bradley (deceased), CBS News
• David Brinkley (deceased), The Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC)
• Tom Brokaw (semi-retired), NBC News
• Wolf Blitzer, CNN
• Aaron Brown, formerly at CNN and ABC News
• John Chancellor (deceased), NBC Nightly News
• Connie Chung
• Amanda Congdon, Rocketboom
• Anderson Cooper, CNN
• Katie Couric, CBS News, formerly of NBC's Today Show
• Walter Cronkite (retired), CBS News
• John Charles Daly (deceased) ABC News
• Ann Curry, The Today Show, Dateline NBC
• Sam Donaldson, ABC News
• Lou Dobbs, CNN
• Hugh Downs (retired), ABC News' 20/20, formerly at NBC News
• Douglas Edwards (deceased), CBS News, 1950s
• Hal Fishman KTLA-TV
• Dave Garroway (deceased), "Today Show" NBC
• Charles Gibson, ABC News
• John Gibson, FOX News
• Nancy Grace, CNN
• Enrique Gratas, Univision
• Roger Grimsby (deceased) formerly of WABC-TV, KGO-TV and WNBC
• Bryant Gumbel, former anchor of NBC's Today Show and CBS' The Early Show
• Brit Hume, FOX News formerly ABC News
• Chet Huntley (deceased), The Huntley-Brinkley Report (NBC)
• Chris Jansing, MSNBC
• Peter Jennings (deceased), ABC News
• Ted Koppel, ABC News, Nightline , Discovery Channel
• Nicole Lapin (News Anchor), CNN, CNN Pipeline, Headline News
• Jim Lehrer, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer (PBS)
• Dan Lewis, KOMO-TV News
• Frank McGee (deceased), NBC News
• Robert MacNeil (retired), The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour (PBS)
• Roger Mudd, CBS News, NBC News, History Channel
• Edward R. Murrow (deceased)
• Keith Olbermann, MSNBC
• Bill O'Reilly, FOX News
• Jane Pauley (retired), NBC News
• Stone Phillips, Dateline NBC
• Harry Reasoner (deceased), CBS News and ABC News
• Frank Reynolds (deceased), ABC News
• Dan Rather (retired), CBS News
• John Roberts (television reporter), CBS News, CNN
• Robin Roberts, ABC News
• Max Robinson (deceased), ABC News
• Tim Russert, NBC News
• Jessica Savitch (deceased), NBC News and Frontline (PBS)
• Diane Sawyer, ABC News
• Bernard Shaw (retired), CNN
• Bob Schieffer, CBS News
• Maria Shriver (on leave of absence), NBC News
• Howard K. Smith (deceased), ABC News previously at CBS News
• Shepard Smith, FOX News
• Garrick Utley, CNN formerly NBC News and later ABC News
• Lori Stokes, WABC
• Sade Baderinwa, WABC
• Elizabeth Vargas, ABC News
• Chris Wallace, Fox News formerly at NBC News and later ABC News
• Mike Wallace (retired), "60 Minutes" CBS
• Barbara Walters, ABC News
• Lee Webb, Christian Broadcasting Network
• Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News
• Bob Woodruff (on extended absence), ABC News (Bob Woodruff and Judy Woodruff are not related).
• Judy Woodruff (retired), Frontline (PBS) and CNN
• Paula Zahn, CNN

See also

• ABC evening news anchors
• CBS evening news anchors
• NBC evening news anchors

Australian newsreaders

• Tony Jones - ABC
• Sandra Sully - Network Ten
• Natarsha Belling - Network Ten
• Natalie Barr - Seven Network
• Ann Sanders - Seven Network
• Samantha Armytage - Seven Network
• Rebecca Maddern - Seven Network
• Georgie Gardner - Nine Network
• Michael Usher - Nine Network
• Juanita Phillips - ABC
• Mark Ferguson - Nine Network
• Brian Henderson (Retired) - Nine Network
• Jim Waley (Retired) - Nine Network
• James Dibble (Retired) - ABC
• Ron Wilson - Network Ten
• Deborah Knight - Network Ten
• Ian Ross - Seven Network
• Chris Bath - Seven Network
• Sir Eric Pearce (retired and deceased) - Nine Network
• Brian Naylor (retired) - Nine Network
• Peter Hitchener - Nine Network
• Ian Henderson - ABC
• Kathy Bowlen - ABC
• Mal Walden - Network Ten
• Helen Kapalos - Network Ten
• Jennifer Keyte - Seven Network
• Peter Mitchell - Seven Network
• David Johnston (retired) - Seven Network/Network Ten
• Bruce Paige - Nine Network
• Heather Foord - Nine Network
• Bill McDonald - Network Ten
• Marie-Louise Theile - Network Ten
• Rod Young - Seven Network
• Kay McGrath - Seven Network
• Sharyn Ghidella - Seven Network
• Kevin Crease (deceased) - Nine Network
• Rob Kelvin - Nine Network
• Michael Smyth - ABC
• Rebecca Morse - Network Ten
• George Donikian - Network Ten
• John Riddell (news) - Seven Network
• Jane Doyle - Seven Network
• Dixie Marshall - Nine Network
• Sonia Vinci - Nine Network
• Tim Webster - Network Ten
• Charmaine Dragun - Network Ten
• Rick Ardon - Seven Network
• Susannah Carr - Seven Network

See also

Brazilian newsreaders

• Sandra Annenberg
• Fátima Bernardes
• William Bonner (journalist)
• Zeca Camargo
• Boris Casoy
• Evaristo Costa
• Hermano Henning
• Glória Maria
• Carlos Nascimento (journalist)
• Ana Paula Padrao

British newsreaders and newscasters

• Michael Aspel, BBC Nine O'Clock News in the 1960s.
• Mark Austin, ITN ITV Evening News and ITV News at 10.30.
• Zeinab Badawi, Previously Channel 4 News, Now at BBC World, presenting World News Today at 18.00 UK time.
• Richard Baker, BBC Nine O'Clock News co-presenter in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Sir Alastair Burnet, ITN longtime presenter of News at Ten.
• Fiona Bruce, BBC Ten O'Clock News.
• Sir Robin Day, ITN presenter in the 1950s and 1960s.
• Huw Edwards, BBC Ten O'Clock News.
• Michael Buerk, BBC.
• Dominic Byrne, BBC Radio 1.
• Jill Dando, BBC presenter.
• Alan Dedicoat, BBC Radio 2 Newsreader (Also National Lottery's "Voice of the Balls".)
• Katie Derham, ITN, presenting the ITV Lunchtime News.
• Daljit Dhaliwal, formerly of ITN and CNN
• Peter Donaldson, BBC Radio 4
• Anna Ford, ITN News at Ten, retired from BBC in 2006, where she presented the BBC One O'Clock News.
• Juliette Foster, SKY News.
• Steve Gaisford, Presenter for SKY News 2003 to 2007, now part of the ITV News presenting team in London.
• Sandy Gall, ITN 1963 to 1992, part of the original team of News at Ten in 1967.
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4 News
• Darren Jordon, Al-Jazeera (from November 2006)
• Natasha Kaplinsky, BBC Six O'Clock News.
• Kenneth Kendall, BBC Nine O'Clock News co-presenter in the 1960s and 1970s.
• Sheena McDonald, Channel 4 News presenter in the 1990s.
• Sir Trevor McDonald, ITN, Tonight.
• Anne MacKenzie, BBC Scotland, presenter of BBC Newsnight Scotland.
• Leonard Parkin, ITN newsreader in the 1970s and 1980s.
• John "Boggy" Marsh, BBC Radio 2 Newsreader, frequently on Wake Up to Wogan
• Cliff Michelmore, Presenter, Tonight
• Guy Michelmore, Presenter, BBC South East News
• Shereen Nanjiani, Scottish TV.
• Suzanne Virdee, formerly BBC Nine O'Clock News. Now BBC Midlands Today.
• Sophie Raworth, BBC One O'Clock News.
• Susan Osman, BBC News 24.
• Moira Stuart, Previously of BBC Nine O'Clock News, later BBC Breakfast. Now presents the BBC's Weekend Bulletins.
• Jon Snow, Channel 4 News.
• Peter Sissons, Channel 4 News, later BBC Nine O'Clock News. Now BBC News 24.
• Justin Webb, Manchester Evening News.
• Richard Whitmore (retired), BBC.
• Jon Sopel, BBC.
• Jeremy Paxman, BBC, now presenter of Newsnight.
• Angela Rippon, BBC, then the (now defunct) ITV News Channel.
• Kirsty Young, Five News.
• Rob Matheson, BBC Scotland.
• Reginald Bosanquet, ITN presenter
• Stephen Lee, ITV

Canadian news anchors

• Earl Cameron (deceased), The National News (CBC)
• Bernard Derome, Le Téléjournal (SRC)
• Barbara Frum (deceased), The Journal (CBC)
• Ian Hanomansing, Canada Now (CBC)
• Peter Kent, The National (CBC) and First National (Global)
• Harvey Kirck (deceased), CTV National News (CTV)
• Peter Mansbridge, The National (CBC)
• Knowlton Nash (retired), The National (CBC)
• Tara Nelson, Global National (Global)
• Kevin Newman, Global National (Global)
• Tony Parsons, Canada Tonight
• Sandie Rinaldo, CTV National News (CTV)
• Lloyd Robertson, CTV National News (CTV)
• Mutsumi Takahashi, CTV News Montreal (CTV)
• , Les Nouvelles TVA, first North American solo national news anchorwoman (in 2002)
• Pamela Wallin, Canada AM (CTV) and Prime Time News (CBC)

Chinese news anchors

The following are announcers on CCTV's Xinwen Lianbo, the official national news programme in mainland China:

• Kang Hui
• Li Ruiying
• Li Zimeng
• Luo Jing
• Wang Ning
• Xing Zhibin
• Zhang Hongmin^[1]

Colombian newsreaders

• Silvia Corzo, Caracol TV
• María Lucía Fernández, Caracol TV
• Ángela Patricia Janiot, CNN en Español
• Claudia Palacios, CNN en Español

Finnish newsreaders

• Arvi Lind, YLE

French newsreaders

• Claire Chazal, Le Journal de TF1 13H and 20H
• Jean-Pierre Pernaud, Le Journal de TF1 13H
• Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, Le Journal de TF1 20H
• Melissa Theuriau, La Chaîne Info

Greek newsreaders

• Nikos Hadjinikolaou, Alpha TV
• Elli Stai, ANT1(known as Antenna)
• Eva Kaili, weekends Mega Channel

Hong Kong news anchors

• Lavender Cheung, Cable News Hong Kong
• Joanne Yung, Cable News Hong Kong
• Jolly Wong, Cable News Hong Kong
• Cheung Wai Tsz, ATV News
• Kaman Lee, TVB News

Indian newsreaders

See also:

• Sukanya Balakrishnan,All India Radio
• Prannoy Roy, NDTV
• Barkha Dutt, NDTV
• Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN-IBN, formerly with NDTV
• Vikram Chandra, NDTV
• Naveen Soni, Zee Business, formerly with CNBC
• Sumit Awasthi, IBN 7
• Munawwar Alam, DD NEWS & AIR NEWS (URDU)
• Sunit Tandon, DD NEWS & AIR
• Paritosh Vasireddy, NTV Telugu
• Sidharth Sharma, Zee News

Indonesian newsreaders

• Ade Novit, RCTI
• Atika Suri, RCTI
• Desi Anwar, ''Metro TV
• Helmi Johannes, VOA Indonesia
• Sandrina Malakiano, Metro TV

Irish newscasters

• Bryan Dobson, ''RTÉ
• Anne Doyle, RTÉ
• Brian Jennings
• Sharon Ní Bheoláin
• Gráinne Seoige, TnaG, TV3 and Sky News Ireland
• Mary Kennedy, RTÉ

Irish newsreaders

• Eileen Dunne, RTÉ
• Charles Mitchel, RTÉ

Israeli newsreaders

• Haim Yavin, Channel 1

Japanese newscasters

• Hiroko Kuniya (f.), NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
• Hideo Yanagisawa (m.), NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
• Masako Usui (f.), NTV (Nippon Television Network Corporation)
• Tetsuya Chikushi (m.), TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System)
• Yūko Andō (f.), FNN (Fuji Television Network)
• Ichirō Furutachi (m.), EX (TV Asahi Corporation)

Latin American newsreaders

• Enrique Gratas, Univision
• Joaquin Lopez Doriga, Televisa
• Neyda Sandoval, Univision
• Ilana Sod, MTV Latin America

New Zealand newsreaders

• Hilary Barry, 3 News
• Suzy Clarkson, Prime News
• Simon Dallow, One News
• Kate Hawkesby, One News
• Carly Kirkwood, 3 News
• Mike McRoberts, 3 News
• Wendy Petrie, One News
• Rebecca Singh, 3 News
• Peter Williams, One News
• Eric Young, Prime News

Pakistani newsreaders

• Nida Sameer, Geo News
• Najia Ashar, Geo News
• Salman Hasan,Geo News
• Tariq Mateen,Geo News
• Javed Iqbal,Geo News
• Masood Raza,Geo News
• Wajih sani,Geo News
• Saud Zafar,Geo News
• Shehzad Hasan,Geo News
• Sarah Alfred,Geo News

Philippine newsreaders

• Noli De Castro, TV Patrol, ABS-CBN, up to 1998
• Loren Legarda-Leviste, The World Tonight, ABS-CBN, up to 1998
• Korina Sanchez, TV Patrol (up to 2004) and Bandila, ABS-CBN
• Maria Ressa, ABS-CBN and former CNN Southeast Asia News Bureau Chief
• Mari Kaimo, News Central, Studio 23
• Mel Tiangco, 24 Oras, GMA Network
• Mike Enriquez, 24 Oras, GMA Network
• Vicky Morales, Saksi, GMA Network
• Arnold Clavio, Saksi, GMA Network
• Daniel Razon, Hataw Balita, UNTV-37

Romanian newsreaders

• Dana Macsim, N24

Soviet and Russian newsreaders

Tatar newsreaders

• Abdulla Dubin, Tatarstan television and Radio Broadcasting

Sri Lankan newsreaders

• Vernon Corea, Radio Ceylon deceased
• Jimmy Bharucha, Radio Ceylon deceased
• Ravindra Manoj Gamage, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corp; 1998-2002 & Derana TV 2005-2007
• Dominic Ross Kellar, ABC Radio Network; 2005-2007 & Colombo Communications 2007-

Trinidad & Tobago newsreaders

• Shelly Dass, CNC3
• Francesca Hawkins, CNC3
• Colleen Holder, TV6 News
• Samantha John, TV6 News
• Dominic Kallipersad, formerly at Panorama and TV6 News.
• Paolo Kernahan, Gayelle News
• Roger Sant, CNC3 Sports

See also

• List of Television Reporters

References