Thursday 30 June 2022 02:12 AM BBC Victoria Derbyshire: Presenter was in 'talks' to move to Channel 4, it's ... trends now
Victoria Derbyshire is said to be the next big name looking to walk away from the BBC as it's revealed Channel 4 had talks with the news presenter.
Her Bafta-winning BBC2 show, Victoria Derbyshire, was axed in 2020 and the 53-year-old journalist has now been one of the leading BBC News Channel presenters since.
But her £170,000-a-year role could soon be the victim of new cuts as BBC World News and BBC News merge to create a single 24-hour TV news channel serving both UK and international audiences.
The Times says she has been looked at by BBC insiders to replace Emily Maitlis on Newsnight - who also departed the corporation alongside other big names Dan Walker, Jon Sopel and Andrew Marr - but Derbyshire is apparently looking for a new challenge.
And she was being thought of for the Leeds-based role at Channel 4 but has not been appointed as bosses wanted someone who lived in the northern city.
Victoria Derbyshire is said to be the next big name looking to walk away from the BBC as it's revealed Channel 4 had talks with the news presenter
The Times says she has been looked at by BBC insiders to replace Emily Maitlis on Newsnight but Derbyshire is apparently looking for a new challenge.
Those who have departed the corporation include big names Dan Walker, Jon Sopel and Andrew Marr (now at LBC)
Channel 4’s head of news and current affairs, Louisa Compton, apparently wanted Debryshire to join the team.
But Esme Wren, Channel 4 News’s editor, wanted someone else and Krishnan Guru-Murthy became the main anchor after Jon Snow left the news programme.
Under the shake-up by the Corporation, BBC Four and CBBC will end as linear TV channels and the BBC will cut up to 1,000 jobs over the next few years, it has announced in major cash-saving plans.
In a speech to staff last month, Director-General Tim Davie said the BBC 'must reform to stay relevant and continue to provide great value for all' and become 'digital-first'.
The changes mean the channels'
