A range of voices

A BBC manager once asked me to be “less Scottish” on air.
He’s long gone and I’m Middle East correspondent. ✌🏻
We need more people from different backgrounds here. So in case you hadn’t realised; if you’re the son or daughter of Glasgow van driver, then the BBC is for you. https://t.co/zc94PvB1r0

— Quentin Sommerville (@sommervilletv) November 16, 2018

I was told I'd never make it because my accent was.... undetermined... I became the State Department correspondent and interviewed 3 Secretaries of State...

— Kim Ghattas (@BBCKimGhattas) November 16, 2018

My first reporting job was in Cardiff and I was told I sounded too South London

— Rory Cellan-Jones (@ruskin147) November 16, 2018