'We're Number One?': BBC Anchor Finds Creative New Way To Greet Her Viewers

In the annals of broadcast news, there have been some notable opening and closing lines from news anchors. Memorably, during World War II, Edward R. Murrow began each report from the UK during the blitz by announcing, 'This is London.' Walter Cronkite famously ended each broadcast throughout his career with the signature line, 'And that's the way it is.' And, of course, who can forget Ron Burgundy's famous opening line, 'Good evening. I'm Ron Burgundy, and this is what's happening in your world tonight.' OK, that last one was a joke, by the way. Or … was it? This week, BBC anchor Maryam Moshiri tried out a new signature opening for her newscasts that didn't even involve any words. We think it's a winner.

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