Fiona Bruce became the first female presenter to be part of the BBC general election results programme. In 2006, following a court case whereby British Airways requested that a Christian employee conceal her cross because it infringed the airline's dress code, the BBC disclosed it had some concerns over the fact that Fiona Bruce often wore a cross necklace although she was not banned from doing so. In December 2018 it was confirmed that Bruce would become the new host of "Question Time," following the departure of long-time host David Dimbleby. Her first appearance was scheduled for 10 January 2019, the debut
BBC Music Introducing award for Best Use of Multiplatform at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. Since 5 January 2013, every BBC Local Radio station across England and the Channel Islands broadcasts a BBC Music Introducing programme at 8pm on Saturday evenings. The initial idea was to introduce a BBC new music discovery proposition consistent across all local and network radio. BBC Music Introducing was created and selected as the brand name by Jason Carter, the former Head Of Live Music at Radio 1, who was the brand’s figure-head up until 2017, when Introducing’s Production Manager Rachel Coomber took over as Editor. Dan Roberts