BBC's first female newsreader dies aged 93

Jimbuna · 05-21-19, 07:47 AM

A pioneer in her field, some Brits on here may remember her.

RIP Nan

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...id=mailsignout

Platapus · 05-21-19, 06:17 PM

"After viewers reportedly thought that a woman reading the news was "unacceptable", Winton was removed from the position."

Yikes. We were not very smart back then. Sad to think that at that time, this was an acceptable attitude to have.

05-21-19, 07:47 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	BBC's first female newsreader dies aged 93 A pioneer in her field, some Brits on here may remember her. RIP Nan https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknew...id=mailsignout __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"After viewers reportedly thought that a woman reading the news was "unacceptable", Winton was removed from the position." Yikes. We were not very smart back then. Sad to think that at that time, this was an acceptable attitude to have. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.