Where next for the clenched forehead and kiss-curl of Matt Frei ? His staple income, BBC World News America, an hour long-show, is being taken from the schedule of BBC America, to be moved to two half-hour slots on BBC World News (as we noted here). With his producer, Rome Hartman (former editor of the CBS Evening News), the BBC America product did not come cheap - but then BBC America at least has a budget. Can the loss-making BBC World News really afford to sustain them both long-term ?
Matt's already added himself to the long-list waiting for Paxman's shoes at Newsnight, but that option's not really close enough. Americana, his Radio 4 show, must fall eventually to the Trust's criticism of too much Yankee-stuff on the network - even if it survives, it's not going to produce a Frei-living wage. The transatlantic phone wires will be buzzing in the months ahead, as Matt seeks a new desk to look stern behind.
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