BBC World News America
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BBC World News America is a current affairs
news programme produced by BBC World News to be shown initially for American
audiences. It's presented by Katty Kay
, who was announced the main anchor in September 2011.
Until March 25, 2011, the programme was shown daily in a full hour format on BBC America
and BBC World News, and for the first half hour (on tape delay) on BBC News Channel in the middle of the night in the UK. On March 28, 2011, the programme was reduced to a half-hour from the previous full hour. It is no longer shown on BBC America or BBC News Channel. It is now shown on BBC World News, and made available to PBS stations in the United States.
Weekdays:
BBC World News - 20:00 to 20:30 and 22:00 to 22:30
broadcast (e.g.: 2007 Karachi bombing
). But in the case of the 2008 US Election primaries & caucus, the programme has been extended to 3 hours (e.g.: 2008 Iowa Caucus
) and even up to 6 hours (e.g.: 2008 Super Tuesday) and only being presented by one host. BBC World News America also covered the three presidential and the only vice-presidential
debates.
is currently the main presenter. Kay, a Washington correspondent for the BBC, replaced original presenter Matt Frei
who quit in July 2011 to join Channel 4 News
. Kay was previously the Friday anchor and a regular substitute for Frei.
Other presenters include Laura Trevelyan
, Michelle Fleury, Jane O'Brien, Scott Simon
and Madeleine Morris. Jon Sopel and Philippa Thomas
have also appeared on the programme.
Ted Koppel
regularly contributes to the programme as a contributing analyst, and presented a special edition of the broadcast in March 2011.
Current affairs (news format)
Current Affairs is a genre of broadcast journalism where the emphasis is on detailed analysis and discussion of news stories that have recently occurred or are ongoing at the time of broadcast....
news programme produced by BBC World News to be shown initially for American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
audiences. It's presented by Katty Kay
Katty Kay
Katty Kay is an English journalist and correspondent, based at the Washington, D.C. bureau of BBC News. She also blogs at the website True/Slant and is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Biography:...
, who was announced the main anchor in September 2011.
Until March 25, 2011, the programme was shown daily in a full hour format on BBC America
BBC America
BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, and available on both cable and satellite.-History:The channel launched on March 29, 1998, broadcasting comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other British television broadcasters like ITV and...
and BBC World News, and for the first half hour (on tape delay) on BBC News Channel in the middle of the night in the UK. On March 28, 2011, the programme was reduced to a half-hour from the previous full hour. It is no longer shown on BBC America or BBC News Channel. It is now shown on BBC World News, and made available to PBS stations in the United States.
Schedule
(all times UTC)Weekdays:
BBC World News - 20:00 to 20:30 and 22:00 to 22:30
Special broadcasts
In some instances, this programme has been cut off on its hour broadcast to a few snippets because of a breaking newsBreaking news
Breaking news, also known as a special report or news bulletin, is a current event that broadcasters feel warrants the interruption of scheduled programming and/or current news in order to report its details. Many times, breaking news is used after the news network has already reported on this story...
broadcast (e.g.: 2007 Karachi bombing
2007 Karachi bombing
The 2007 Karachi bombing of October 18, 2007 in Karachi, Pakistan, was an attack on a motorcade carrying former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The bombing occurred two months before she was assassinated...
). But in the case of the 2008 US Election primaries & caucus, the programme has been extended to 3 hours (e.g.: 2008 Iowa Caucus
Iowa caucus
The Iowa caucuses are an electoral event in which residents of the U.S. state of Iowa meet in precinct caucuses in all of Iowa's 1784 precincts and elect delegates to the corresponding county conventions. There are 99 counties in Iowa and thus 99 conventions...
) and even up to 6 hours (e.g.: 2008 Super Tuesday) and only being presented by one host. BBC World News America also covered the three presidential and the only vice-presidential
United States vice-presidential debate, 2008
The 2008 United States vice-presidential debate, took place on October 2, 2008, between U.S. vice-presidential candidates Sarah Palin, the Governor of Alaska, and Joe Biden, the senior Senator for Delaware, at Washington University in St. Louis, and was moderated by Public Broadcasting Service...
debates.
Criticism
- Some American TV critics had criticised the program for following "the British way" although the programme is more focused in the Americas, but Hartman stated that they value both sets of viewers since it was being shown worldwide.
Presenters
Katty KayKatty Kay
Katty Kay is an English journalist and correspondent, based at the Washington, D.C. bureau of BBC News. She also blogs at the website True/Slant and is a Board Member at the IWMF .-Biography:...
is currently the main presenter. Kay, a Washington correspondent for the BBC, replaced original presenter Matt Frei
Matt Frei
Matthias Frei better known as Matt Frei is a German-born British television news journalist and writer, presently the Washington, D.C. correspondent for Channel 4 News.-Personal life:...
who quit in July 2011 to join Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in 1982.-Channel 4 News:...
. Kay was previously the Friday anchor and a regular substitute for Frei.
Other presenters include Laura Trevelyan
Laura Trevelyan
Laura Trevelyan is a BBC journalist based in New York City. She was the BBC's United Nations correspondent from May 2006 until 2009.-Biography:...
, Michelle Fleury, Jane O'Brien, Scott Simon
Scott Simon
Scott Simon is an American journalist and the host of Weekend Edition Saturday on National Public Radio.- Life and career :...
and Madeleine Morris. Jon Sopel and Philippa Thomas
Philippa Thomas
Philippa Thomas is a British television journalist, known for her reporting roles, both domestic and foreign, at the BBC. She grew up in Wakefield, West Yorkshire....
have also appeared on the programme.
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel
Edward James "Ted" Koppel is an English-born American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline from the program's inception in 1980 until his retirement in late 2005. After leaving Nightline, Koppel worked as managing editor for the Discovery Channel before resigning in 2008...
regularly contributes to the programme as a contributing analyst, and presented a special edition of the broadcast in March 2011.
Former Presenters
- Matt FreiMatt FreiMatthias Frei better known as Matt Frei is a German-born British television news journalist and writer, presently the Washington, D.C. correspondent for Channel 4 News.-Personal life:...
(Main Presenter, 2007-2011) - Philippa ThomasPhilippa ThomasPhilippa Thomas is a British television journalist, known for her reporting roles, both domestic and foreign, at the BBC. She grew up in Wakefield, West Yorkshire....
(Relief Presenter, 2007-2009)