ATV Poll: Who should present Daybreak?
It appears the announcement Lorraine Kelly’s mate Aled Jones is to join troubled ITV breakfast show Daybreak as her co-presenter has proved as popular as Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley first thing on a TV morning. So who do you want to host the less than popular replacement to GMTV?
DAN LOBB AND KATE GARRAWAY
First choice is Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway, the current warm and perky presenters who replaced Chiles and Bleakley after a year of fake tan and grumpy mornings. Kate and Dan both worked for GMTV prior to its axe and have proved reasonably popular with viewers. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
LORRAINE KELLY AND ALED JONES
Lorraine Kelly currently hosts four-out-of-five editions of her magazine series Lorraine for ITV daytime, however has in the past been the main presenter of TV-am’s Good Morning Britain and GMTV. She is to be joined by BBC Radio 2 and Songs Of Praise presenter Aled Jones. All sweetness and nice, but not the serious newsy programme ITV promised viewers with Daybreak. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
ADRIAN CHILES AND CHRISTINE BLEAKLEY
The original hosts of Daybreak who proved to be much more tolerable in the evenings on BBC One’s The One Show. The old saying ‘don’t know what you’ve got, till its gone’ may spring to mind with some viewers finding these two more preferable than their successors. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
PENNY SMITH AND JOHN STAPLETON
From posts on Facebook and in our own ATV Today comment box, it appears the most popular double act thus far is Penny Smith and John Stapleton. Penny joined GMTV in 1993 a few months after its launch and John Stapleton has presented for both TV-am and GMTV for many years as well as a spell with BBC One’s Breakfast Time. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
FIONA PHILLIPS AND BEN SHEPHERD
Cute and cuddly Ben paired with humourous Fiona could be just what the television doctor ordered. Ben has proved a housewives favourite presenting shows such as The Krypton Factor and This Morning. Both proved popular presenters while hosting GMTV. Fiona has made a return to the Daybreak studios filling in for Lorraine and proved to be still much admired by the viewers who had stuck with ITV after GMTV’s demise. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
ANDREW CASTLE AND EMMA CROSBY
The final faces of GMTV who were ditched unceremoniously by ITV bosses when GMTV was bought-out by ITVplc. Fans were left furious with ITV’s smug axing of the presenters and the long-running programme – which didn’t even get a decent farewell, which was seen as a further snub to Crosby and Castle. Petitions and Facebook comments saw at the time of Daybreak’s introduction these two on the top of the viewers list to bring back, so much so we mocked them up in the photo above at the time in a revamped Daybreak-style-GMTV. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
QUEENIE AND VIVIAN
When we created a studio suggestion for Daybreak not long after it launched (ironically ITV introduced a set not far off it a bit later) we shoved as hosts our no-nonsense old tarts Queenie and Vivian as presenters. They’d certainly get the nation talking. Our Showbiz experts, agony aunts and general gossips know what men want at breakfast time. But would ITV be ready for such a bold, vulgar and brash move? There is more chance of Katie Price and Keith Lemon taking over Daybreak. The latter pair do tick all the Q&V uncouth boxes certainly with their lowbrow telly trash. And well the way ITV is heading Price and Lemon taking over ITV breakfast isn’t as outlandish as it may first appear! You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
KERMIT AND MISS PIGGY
The popular double act were one of ITV’s most successful partnerships in the 1970s and early 80s. The original Richard and Judy of the network. With The Muppet Show they drew in millions of viewers to the channel with wit, song and entertaining chat. Most of the things Daybreak has been lacking. If the views of the viewers to the channel are to be believed Piggy and Kermit would fit right in alongside the Muppet programming management. You can vote for this pair in our poll box at the right of this article.
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Aled Jones will surprise you all. He’s witty, spikey, sharp as a razor and is a brilliant interviewer. Most people making negative comments never watch him and have a “goody two shoes,” anaemic Mr Nice Guy image of him. Those people are in for a BIG surprise! He will shock, entertain, engage – and make people laugh. And surely the general public can’t believe he didn’t have to prove all of this before he was chosen! ATV know what they’re doing as the uninitiated will soon find out!
Elaine Fossett
Couldn’t agree with you more Elaine! Aled Jones has loads more talent and sparkling personality than the steretyped image some people unjustly label him with. Anyone who regularly listens to his three weekly radio programmes and guest radio spots, or watches his three TV programmes will attest to the fact that Aled has an exceptional interviewing and presenting capacity, whether it be with his genuine empathy with serious subjects, or his deliciously cheeky and slick sense of humour in lighthearted situations – and everything in between.
His experience in a raft of entertainment and media is impressive as well as enviable, yet more often than not you’ll hear his self-deprecation, never big-noting himself despite having been in the limelight for more than two-thirds of his youthful 41 years.
ITV have pulled off a great coup in appointing Aled Jones and the critics are indeed in for a very big and a very pleasant surprise!
It doesn’t matter who hosts Daybreak. Unless they change the format of the whole programme, the viewing figures will never get better. I used to watch it but now prefer BBC. Definitely more interesting!!!
Regardless of who hosts Daybreak, the viewing figures won’t improve. The whole format of the programme needs changing.
It doesn’t matter who the hosts are, the whole programme is rubbish.
Kate and Dan are fantastic! It will not be the same without them..absolutely love Kate Garraway. She is warm, natural and funny…it will be a sad day when they are taken off our screens! Big mistake!! All they need to do is revamp the format, definately to include Kate!
What about Kate and Dan doing some days and Penny and John doing others. Maybe change the format, perhaps introduce some other specialist and talented reporters, like the wonderful Gloria de Piero (now Labour MP for Ashfield), Jackie Kabler, Kirsty McCabe, Lucy Verasamy etc and some other stand-in hosts such as Andrew Castle, Fiona Phillips and …hey..you almost have GMTV.
If this is the sort of thing that Aled wants to do, what a pity that there isn’t a vacancy on BBC1′s “Breakfast”. If Aled is to front ITV’s “Daybreak” I hope he doesn’t dislike interruptions for advertisements as much as I do. I love Aled’s Good Morning Sunday on Radio 2 and Songs of Praise on BBC1, in the presenting of which Aled excels – but I can’t see him as a ‘glorified’ newsreader. I heard rumour of an Aled chat show which would be a much better way of continuing to, in Tel’s words that Aled quotes, “spread himself thinly” across our radio and TV channels.
At last decent presenters on Daybreak,
John and Helen so professional,what a good pairing.
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Come on vote for my friend Penny Smith – we miss her beautiful face in the morning!
I totally agree with Anita, Helen and John have been a breath of fresh air on Daybreak this week. They are so professional, warm and natural a perfect presenting pair. It reminded me of the good old days of GMTV with John and Penny they were the best.
Even though Kate and Dan are good presenters I find them nauseating to watch together. This week has shown Dan presents so much better with Helen. On the other hand Kate presents so much better with John.
Like Laura, I absolutely miss Penny Smith in the morning’s she was my favourite presenter. If she was to return it would be amazing.
However, as Jackie says it doesn’t really matter who presents the show because the format is completely dire. It is a lighweight imitation of GMTV with these annoying competitons, sponsorship deals and constant adverts. That’s what led to the demise of GMTV and it has continued with Daybreak.
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PEnny and John are quality!
Not ‘chunky chops’ Aled Jones, I want someone cute at breakfast not someone who’ll put me off me bacon.