Behind the scenes of BBC Breakfast in recent days, there have been plenty of smiles.
Mainly on the faces of the programme’s editor Richard Frediani and his ‘boys’ club’ – since they learned that long-time presenter Naga Munchetty, who earned a salary of £364,999 in her role, was to leave after 17 years on the sofa.
For Frediani, who was temporarily suspended last year following allegations of bullying, had finally won the war against Naga.
In the end, sources tell me, it was an ultimatum for BBC bosses between keeping the presenter or her editor, nicknamed ‘Fredi’.
Their feud, which began when Frediani joined
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