Huw Edwards: The naming is a huge shock to viewers

By Katie RazzallCulture and Media Editor

This would have been heartbreaking news for many people listening to Six O'Clock News headlines. Never mind that Huw Edwards' name has been plastered on social media for days.

Internet is a thing. To hear it officially named by Sophie Raworth at the top of the bulletin is another.

Viewers often feel a real attachment to their presenters. Huw Edwards has been the face of News at Ten for 20 years. It will have come as a shock.

In the BBC Newsroom, people who worked alongside the famous presenter on a daily basis also dealt with this development.< /p>

We may have known - but couldn't report - that Edwards was at the center of the storm.

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