>It is almost as annoying as the trend for nearly all newcasters to end a segment (just before commercial) with "We're back - right after this"

Esp. if they say "...right after these important messages". Talk about euphomisms!

Over here the newscasters are gradually getting into the American habit of "Good evening. I'm So-and-So, Here is the news". They never used to identify themselves, esp. preceding the importance of the news with their names.
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>We'LL be back, dammit. It is the future, not the present.
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We have a TV prog over here called "Grumpy Old Men" - a forum for celebrity grumpy old gits (like me - not the celebrity bit) to vent their spleen at everything. Very popular.