'Thank you for having me': BBC reporter chokes up after quitting in controversial circumstances

<p>Presenter Joanna Gosling became emotional as she signed off her final BBC News broadcast by thanking viewers and colleagues.</p><p>Gosling is among those who have taken voluntary redundancy amid plans for the BBC to merge its international and domestic news channels.</p><p>She said: “Now it just about time for me to say goodbye for the last time.</p><p>“I am signing off after 23 years at BBC News and before I go there are just a few things I wanted to say. I know this job is personal. We come directly into you home to tell you what is happening - good, bad, funny, sad. And in doing my work I always consider how you might be responding to the news you are hearing and what you might want to know.</p><p>“But your response to me leaving has been completely unexpected and I have been really touched by the wave of warmth and kindness from you, and I want to say thank you for all of your good wishes. It really has meant a lot to me.” Concluding to applause from inside the studio, she added: “Lucky me to have had this great job that has never felt like a job. Thank you for having me.”</p><p>The BBC announced in July that BBC News and BBC World News were to merge to create a single 24-hour TV channel, resulting in job losses, as part of its new digital-first strategy.</p><p>The BBC needs to save a further £285 million in response to the announcement in January 2022 that the licence fee will be frozen for the next two years.</p>

Дата на публикация: 26 януари, 2023
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