Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. This is where he got his love of broadcasting from. Alex was also picked as one of 20 Black National Role Models by the Government to work with young Black boys and young Black men to encourage and raise aspirations. This is a list of newsreaders and reporters currently employed by BBC Television and BBC Radio.. BBC News employs many presenters and correspondents who appear across television, radio and contribute to BBC Online.BBC News provides television journalism to BBC One bulletins and the rolling news channels BBC World News and the BBC News Channel in the United Kingdom. I love to watch my favourite TV shows like Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones while wearing a fan t-shirt. Jamie White, 45, from Bristol, is convicted of molesting the girl while babysitting her. Cubs Minor League Coverage; Headlines. Wiltshire Council says it is looking at long-term housing solutions for Ukrainians in the county. To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! Journalists working at or writing for ITV News West Country - Reporters: Robert Murphy Bristol, England, U.K. Crime and Investigations Correspondent @ ITV News West Country - Reporters. BBC Points West does have some awful reporters - eg Steve Brodie who seems to have terrible trouble even talking properly, although to be fair ITV have Peter Rowell who can't say "H" (more like Aischlllhhhh") which is a real problem when you have to say "HTV" a lot! However, I wish Granada would do some of the more overtly political stories which NWT isn't afraid of. Kylie says: I would send a DM to Lucy Verasamy from Ian with hearts and kissesonly joking! Ive covered incredible stories, seen amazing places and interviewed inspirational people. Then it was West for her first appearance at the then HTV in Bristol before she went up north to Edinburgh to work as the Scotland Correspondent for GMTV. She grew up in Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire and had her first taste of the South-West when she went to the University of Bath to study Sociology. He adds: My initial training as a journalist started in Cornwall - at the Camborne College of Mining, where I studied newspaper journalism. Ian: There was a moment involving a strangely shaped cucumber. Crime. Seb will present his first programme for ITV News West Country on October 17. Ian grew up in North Dorset where he was an avid viewer of HTV and TSW. Jamie Mines lost both his hands and legs when he was electrocuted while working on a building site. As well as growing up in Stroud in Gloucestershire, much of my working life has been in the region.. His series 'Meridian Missing' won him a Royal Television Society Award in 2004. they have 'Central News' with no news content, hmmm, Aside from tonights headline debacle, Tyne Tees Border is way ahead of BBC Look North, Sometimes Looks South and Only Does Carlisle if it floods. Digital Spy Ofcom 'to allow' ITV regional news cuts, BBC News ITV to merge regional newsrooms, Bob Crampton retires after four decades at ITV, Newsgirl Lisa Aziz quits after dropping race and sex claims, Scott confirmed as ITV News sports editor. He worked on his hometown paper, The Stroud News and Journal, after being introduced to journalism in Cornwall. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's There were numerous responses to his tweets which wished him well for the future and said he would be missed. Prof Jim Wild told ITV Granada Reports that seeing them further south is much more unusual. Women's Work Lab is seeking new clients to help them return to paid roles after becoming a parent. 11K views, 153 likes, 21 loves, 102 comments, 4 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from ITV News West Country: Meet our new presenter. A stint in the east followed with a three year job in Cambridge at BBC Look East as a presenter/reporter. ", Weather presenter Emma Jesson explains the phenomenon. BBC Points West has ITV West Country tonight licked, now that the latter covers the whole of the south west.mind you, I was beginning to get fed up with the West Tonight before the ITV changes, as it seemed to be becoming more and more fluffy, with less and less real news well ITV Central is a complete joke, & has been for a number of years. Welcome to the official Facebook page for ITV News West Country, presented each night by Sabet Choudhury and. In a multi-platform media world where we can get news 24 hours a day who do you think watches regional news? Good Morning Britain presenters: Kate Garraway Kate Garraway often presents alongside Ben on GMB. ITV News West Country presenter Jonty Messer is leaving the programme to take up a new challenge away from television. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! Around 540 people had requested to join an adult cycle training course and were contacted by the council to set that up, with 81 people requesting a family group cycle training. BBC News - Cornwall BBC News - Cornwall. Our opinion and news judgement are very similar; that was clear from the very first meeting. Who takes longest doing their make-up and hair for the show? 2022 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. I even had a short stint freelancing at the wonderful Falmouth Packet in the 1990s. Kylie says: Definitely Ian! Hes worked as a news reporter, a presenter, a producer and even directed the evening news. "It's great being called upon and I'm really thankful for the opportunity to work with the network team as well. On 3 March 2017, it was announced that former Sky News presenter Mark Longhurst would be taking over from Ian Axton, following his promotion to Head of News for ITV West Country in January 2017. Bristol-based district correspondent Cordelia Lynch became a stand-in main presenter for Cuddeford from May 2012 when she went on maternity leave. Add to Media list. "When we had the Floods in July 2007 and the snow in February 2009 we worked round the clock to keep on top of the developments fuelled on by adrenaline and excitement". As the oldest commercial television network in the UK, ITV has employed many journalists and newsreaders to present its news programmes as well as to provide news reports and interviews during its history. [14] The changes came into effect from 16 September 2013. . Self - Somerset Correspondent 1 episode, 2014. The Sandbanks Ferry suffered serious damage on the way to a scheduled refit in Cornwall. Its important to remember that ITV is a commercial channel - were not funded in the same way as the BBC. Kylie. I use it every year for the Glastonbury festival. ", Local authorities in the West of England are offering residents and those that work in the area a range of transport deals, including up to 12 free bus taster tickets for travel in Bristol. Sunday 4 March 2012, 11:27pm. . Both Cuddeford and Lynch announced their departures from ITV West Country a year later. He started at The North Devon Journal in Barnstaple, then a spell reporting back in South Africa on the Soweto riots, before returning to Westward Television and later Television South West. . Until then it was Sunny He was born in South Africa, but his parents returned to the UK when he had grown out of short trousers and the family settled in Plymouth. It's also rather odd that the ITV Local sites have only recently relaunched, yet they are using the blue graphics. Kylie: As Ian said, we are so lucky to interview celebrities, sportspeople and politicians - but always the most inspiring are those ordinary people who have gone through hardship or tragedy and are using their experience to help others. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. ITV local is a joke! Police say Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's missing baby may have "come to harm". Then she went to the Midlands with a Carlton traineeship and worked at Central TV. . How long have you both been working together and what was your first impression of each other? According to ITVs website, Jonty grew up on a farm in Wiltshire and spent his summer holidays from the age of 13 driving tractors up and down fields with nothing but a radio for company. In the London area, my experience was always that the BBC bulletins from Marylebone & Elstree always seemed to talk down at you and they would spend far too much time previewing West End plays than actual news. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Its no secret - weather presenter Lucy Verasamy. Points West profiles: Presenters. I will say no more, but if you Google Ian Kylie Cucumber youll see what I mean.. Kylie: Ian made me laugh so much I couldnt read the autocue. As a general rule, BBC London has proper news and covers the arts and sport much better than London Tonight. It's always the ordinary people who have done something amazing against the odds who make the biggest impression on me', Kylie Pentelow: 'I am always surprised at the huge range of people who watch regional news'. Eli-Louise Wringe is maternity leave cover for Pentelow from April 2022. Good luck in the future! @robertbreckon wrote: Congrats on a brilliant career in TV, Jonty, you leave big shoes to fill. Former BBC presenter Sabet Choudhury has joined ITV News West Country as the new presenter of our flagship 6pm regional news programmes. Will I be able to see the Northern Lights? They may both be married to other people but five nights a week Ian Axton and Kylie Pentelow are united in an on-screen partnership and, for better or worse, it has to work for the viewer to welcome them into their living rooms. When Kylie isn't sitting on the sofa with Ian Axton she loves nothing more than walking her retired greyhound Lulu. Who is Kylie Pentelow, who's replaced Andrea Byrne on ITV Wales? The Met Office Tweeted: "A coronal hole high speed stream arrived this evening combined with a rather fast coronal mass ejection leading to Aurora sightings across the UK.". What do the different colours of the Northern Lights mean? 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Alex joined the team in August 2004 originally as an Autocue Operator for the 6 O' Clock News, before training to join the regional weather team. Alternatively, drivers who use pay-as-you-go car sharing can get free Car Club credit. The feedback I get from people is fantastic - although what they seem to comment on most is our colour co-ordinating outfits! You interview so many people each day but has there been anyone that has left you truly inspired? After a short spell as the region's sports correspondent, Jonty took over the role as main presenter full-time. Its fantastic working on the national and international news. In the North West, I would always opt for Granada Reports- the balance of the programme has gone rather features-heavy in recent years, but there is a good, strong reporting team and a warm feel to the presentation. Ian is an award winning broadcaster and journalist. Designer lookalike for a fraction of the cost. David McGoldrick plays a starring role as promotion-chasing Derby beat struggling Cheltenham at Pride Park. A couple of years later, Jonty began presenting the early and lunchtime news and shortly after covered for Ian Axton on the main programme. His team won a prestigious Sony Radio Award in 1999 and Ian has since been invited onto the panel of judges for the Sony Radio Awards. 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He moved from radio news to entertainment when he hosted a music and talk based breakfast show. What is her favourite on-screen outfit? [3] ITV West weather presenters Alex Beresford and Bob Crampton were both retained. - Audrey and Lulu. (the main evening news). She then went on to perfect the art of tea-making at GMTV, where she was a runner. Kylie Ann Pentelow (born 29 June 1979) is an English journalist and television news presenter. He's gone from strength to strength. Im always a regular at the Chagstock music festival. The lights, also known as aurora borealis, are the product of this collision between atoms and molecules from the Earths atmosphere and particles from the sun. BBC Points West has ITV West Country tonight licked, now that the latter covers the whole of the south west. ITV WestCountry tonight seems to be 2 versions - same presenters, different studios and storys (am guessing they are both recorded - or one recorded and one live), Here in West Yorkshire , Calendar is a bit lightweight and fluffy at times it is more like GMTV , but at teatime and Look North seems to cover West Yorkshire better and Harry , Christa and Paul Hudson all chip in with the news and weather so all in all it makes a good team. He's a brilliant presenter and I can't wait to sit next to him every night at 6pm and introduce him to our wonderful viewers who I know will love him. Emma Jesson said the aurora will return to the north tip of Scotland by 7 o'clock. Professor Jim Wild from Lancaster University "It's really nature's light show - the natural equivalent of a neon lamp above our heads. Read more: Plymouth's Royal Citadel and Stonehouse Barracks saved from closure, Ill miss working in TV and news and the thrill of the titles rolling every evening at 6 but I was offered a rare opportunity to try something new and couldnt turn it down. Kylie says: A navy and black one. . As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The Orange County Register covers local news from Westminster CA, including city government, crime and breaking news. ITV Granada weather presenter Emma Jesson said they were a result of a minor-to-moderate geomagnetic storm directed at the earth. Memories so far? We're no longer updating this account, but you can still find our stories and the latest, Tim Backshall (television presenter) Emma Baker Edward Baran Faye Barker Gaynor Barnes Sally Biddulph Alexis Bowater Fern Britton Lynda Bryans Gary Burgess Andrea Byrne C Helen Carnell Steve Clamp Ian Clayton D Anne Davies (British journalist) Anne Dawson (broadcaster) Fred Dinenage F Gamal Fahnbulleh Judy Finnigan G Kate Garraway Phil Gayle. Get breaking news, local headlines, weather alerts, live streaming video and more from Spectrum News, your source for Los Angeles news. I really wanted to meet Ian before we did a screen test together. "To get a really good show like this, pushing the northern lights down to southern parts of England, we get it maybe a couple of times a decade, once a decade, something like that. The following is a general list of contact information for media outlets serving Irvine and Orange County: Print Television OC Register local@ocregister.com Phone: 714-796-6853 KCBS Channel 2 kcbstvassignmentdesk@cbs.com Phone: 818-655-2299 Irvine World News sdecrescenzo@ocregister.com Phone: 714-796-7954 svardon@ocregister.com Phone: 714-796-7954 KNBC Channel 4 If you missed it, there is a chance that the lights may show again this evening, 27 February. Jonty joined ITV News West Country in 2010, initially working as a web journalist before moving on to produce the regional news bulletins. Eli-Louise is looking forward to working alongside Seb. On Twitter, @object_000 wrote: "Shouldn't the mitigation be an improved bus service, rather than some free "taster" tickets? inaccuracy or intrusion, then please . - She has hundreds and loves them all! People in the North West and the Isle of Man may get chance to see the lights if they look northwards at a lower angle, she added. There have been enormous changes in regional TV over the past few yearshow has this been for the better? I was thinking Id try it out, and it might make me use the buses rather than drive but being stranded in town for 50 mins, frantically looking for alternative buses, with two very tired 4 yr olds is NOT the one. Whats the funniest/worst thing to happen live on air whilst you have been working together? While visiting friends last week, I couldn't believe that the local itv news was featuring things which happened nearly 200 miles away. Whilst theirs might still be in honeymoon stage compared to other TV partnerships, its clear when you talk to them both there is a strong connection and a commitment to bring us the news that matters as well as celebrating the region. Lookaround was the most watched of all the ITV regional news programmes. David Woodland. The scheme can even provide free adult cycle training to build confidence, accompanied rides and a journey-planning session. 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