Whilst Martha Kearney might not be surprised that Emma Barnett is to be her long-term replacement in the Today Programme presenter team, she might raise a ladylike eyebrow to see her successor arrive before the Kearney locker is emptied.
Martha has announced her departure 'after the next General Election'. It seems BBC News can afford to bring Emma Barnett on board alongside her from May.
The appointment was announced by Director of News Programmes, John McAndrew. Emma was one of the team of nine presenters on Sky News' weekly chatathon, The Pledge, launched by McAndrew in 2016. In 2017 he paired Barnett and Nick Ferrari as co-hosts of the experiment, After The News, from ITN.
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