Agree - I like both Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby in different ways…they each bring different things to the role.
I don’t get the thing about ‘over pronouncing’ names … you have a guy who speaks most European languages fluently, so why shouldn’t he pronounce names as a native speaker would do?
FWIW there’s a good interview with Rob Hatch from a while ago here: ‘The biggest problem in our business is ego’: Rob Hatch Q&A | Cyclist