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    From NY@me@privacy.net to uk.tech.broadcast on Fri Sep 5 23:49:08 2025
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    Tonight's BBC 10 o'Clock News consisted of a long live report from
    outside Number 10.

    I noticed that whereas Sophie Raworth had a personal mike, her
    co-presenter (a political correspondent) who standing next to her had a
    "mini hairy Dougal" mike on a low stand in front of him.

    I'm intrigued why he didn't also have a personal mike?
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  • From liz@liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid (Liz Tuddenham) to uk.tech.broadcast on Sat Sep 6 09:31:53 2025
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    NY <me@privacy.net> wrote:

    Tonight's BBC 10 o'Clock News consisted of a long live report from
    outside Number 10.

    I noticed that whereas Sophie Raworth had a personal mike, her
    co-presenter (a political correspondent) who standing next to her had a
    "mini hairy Dougal" mike on a low stand in front of him.

    I'm intrigued why he didn't also have a personal mike?

    Perhaps his personal mic failed, so they used what they had in the kit?

    Perhaps he was engaged elsewhere until the last minute and didn't have
    time to put on a personal mic?

    Perhaps its a hangover from the fad of showing a mic in-shot?
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