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Presenter and anchorwoman

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Ju

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1. She is a news presenter in the TV morning news.

2. She is a news anchorwoman in the TV morning news.

Are "Presenter" and "anchorwoman" interchangeable in the above sentences.

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The first news in both sentences is redundant. They'd be better without it.

Use on, not "in".
 

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In the UK, the presenter is usually in the studio. Reporters are out in the field and present short news items, sometimes with input from the main presenter.

An anchorman/anchorwoman (not commonly used in the UK) is a person who is in the studio for almost every broadcast. They are seen as the main presenter.
 

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The American version:
She anchors the morning news on TV.
OR
She is the anchor on the morning news.

Don't say "news anchorwoman" - that's redundant. You certainly don't need it with "morning news" also in the sentence.
These days, we'd just say "anchor" without specifying anchorman or anchorwoman, like "committee chair."
 
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In the UK, the presenter is usually in the studio. Reporters are out in the field and present short news items, sometimes with input from the main presenter.

An anchorman/anchorwoman (not commonly used in the UK) is a person who is in the studio for almost every broadcast. They are seen as the main presenter.

Exactly. To me, presenter in BrE and anchor in AmE are pretty much synonymous.
 
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