Is the great white male TV anchor facing extinction? Can we save the species? Should we? | Leila Latif
ITNβs Tom Bradby raised the alarm, but Iβm not sure itβs a problem to worry me or David Attenborough. Viewers benefit from diversity behind the desk
Since the last general election, we have gone through three prime ministers, changed monarchs and seen a record number of scandal-fuelled resignations from the cabinet. But at least one thing will remain the same. Tom Bradby will be back to present ITVβs coverage of election night, joined once more by George Osborne and Ed Balls.
There is comfort in familiarity, but maybe not for Bradby and the like. Speaking to the Radio Times about the coverage, he suggested that perhaps, career-wise, he should be nervous as βthere arenβt many white male anchors leftβ.
Leila Latif is a freelance writer and critic
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