Town and Around, the BBC's first attempt at a South East news programme, was gradually integrated into Nationwide, whose production team produced the local bulletins, presented for many years by Bob Wellings. It was renovated and bought and now contains an arcade of shops, a hidden car park and the headquarters of BBC South East and BBC Radio Kent. as she exclusively shared her wedding album. News and video from Kent, Sussex and Surrey. By. "Polly studied English & Theatre at The University of Leeds and went on to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University.". For a list of all programmes, go to BBC World News programmes. Broadcasting across BBC World News, BBC News Channel and BBC World Service, Stephen has interviewed many high-profile guests. Nazaneen, who appears on the Sunrise programme, was joined by colleagues Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford, plus Dermot Murnaghan for a traditional church ceremony, which was followed by an. [2] Long-serving weather presenter Kaddy Lee-Preston, who had been with South East Today since its launch left the programme in March 2012.[3]. Radio Sussex and Radio Surrey each carry three hours a day of local programming for each county from 6am to 9am, sharing the remainder of their output between 9am and 7pm, then joining with other stations in the BBC South and BBC South East regions at 7pm. Launched with a sole main presenter Laurie Mayer, the programme was briefly the centre of a minor BBC scandal, after Mayer resigned amid accusations of management bullying. In 2007 Jon was named political journalist of the year by the Public Affairs Industry. He then goes on to say that the BBC is not cutting its spend but moving 10% of its funding to strengthening the local online services and the impact of our storytelling. Note: This page was updated on 21 January 2014 following the death of the BBC World News presenter, Komla Dumor. BBC South East is the BBC English region serving Kent, East Sussex, most parts of West Sussex and southern parts of Surrey. Nazaneen looked stunning in a white lace Berta gown, with a train that "literally took up the whole aisle of the church", says the bride. "As a specialist in Social Affairs Polly witnessed first hand how disadvantage can affect social mobility. It still has an east/west split with much better local content than Look East. She lives with her partner James Trollope, and daughter (born January 2002) and son (born July 2004), in Seaford, East Sussex. My report South East Today on . Following the BBC's South East Review of 2001, the London and South East arrangements changed, with BBC London split off as a separate entity and Heathfield viewers rejoining Bluebell Hill and Dover in a new smaller BBC South East region, launched on Monday 3 September 2001 and based in Royal Tunbridge Wells. And the media, particularly TV, has changed hugely since Ians early days. Covers band, they were very good. What has happened is all the more galling when I read reports that . And while acknowledging there are many similarities between his home town of Bath and Kents famous spa town, Ian says he doesnt miss living in a rugby town: Having played for Bath and Leicester rugby clubs Ive been rather spoilt in that area, he laughs. And I was in this pub which Id been in with my wife, dancing around, jumping around etc. BBC South East's television output consists of the flagship regional news service South East Today and its main programme is broadcast weeknights at 6:30 pm, with short bulletins throughout the day and during the weekend. This page has been accessed 12,806 times. bbc.co.uk. The region is the controlling centre for BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex. Read about our approach to external linking. Now I just cut a piece on my laptop and send it via Wifi. Theres no excuse not to be up to date. In a shocking video posted on social media, BBC 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake explained how he got talking to a drunk man outside a pub in Altrincham as he waited for his wife. The Tunbridge Wells studios are located in The Great Hall, a historic building previously used as public rooms, photography studios, a performance venue, a cinema, a dancing school and until 1980, a nightclub called Carriages. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom Presenter, Inside Out South East . The marathon, which began in 1982, stretches across north, south, east and west Belfast. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. He then moved on to the national news, working in various reporting roles, and later as the BBC's Royal Correspondent during the 1980s. He travelled across Europe to cover major stories around the continent, including Europe's worst terror attack of recent times in Madrid in 2004, and the expansion of the European Union from 15 countries to 25. It also provided regional information for the BBC Ceefax service until its closure in October 2012. As well as South East Today, she also fronts the regional programme on Sundays with Julia George. The joint venture happened again in January 2021. ITV News Anglia's presenters David Whiteley and Becky Jago present items of far more interest to people living in Norfolk, agues Peter Franzen, In a recent riposte in the EDP to criticism of the service now being broadcast by the Beeb he contends. Julie's first husband was the football player Christian Edwards. Presented by Rob Smith, Polly Evans and weather by Kaddy Lee-Preston. BBC 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake explained how he was racially abused outside a pub in Manchester as he waited for his wife on a night out. For a round-up of the day's top stories direct to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. BBC South East. He left the BBC in 1988 in order to become the director of public affairs at Harrods. A BBC presenter has revealed how he was racially abused on a night out in Manchester. Yet broadcast journalist Ian Palmer's career could have easily taken a number of different paths, had it not been for a . When TV weather presenter Nazaneen Ghaffar married BBC reporter Charlie Rose in August 2016, her main concern was that the sun would shine for her big day. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. She joined South East Today in Kent at its start in 2000, when it replaced the former Newsroom South East. In 1980, the building was severely damaged by fire. I then put my pictures and words together. When I first started we used to cut tape, give it to a despatch rider who would take it back to the studio in Tunbridge Wells with no guarantee theyd get there in time for the news slot. Rob Smith has been presenting BBC South East Today since 2009. Now I dont have a problem with the improvement and expansion of digital services, but I do object to robbing Peter to pay Paul. Then he went I guess I cant say p***. It means that one of the presenters will be made redundant. In a sense, that is everybodys story - you turn a corner and you face whatever you face. Again it was quite literally by accident that a broadcasting career rather than a musical one began. My friend and I go out on our bikes most Saturdays and Kent has such glorious countryside in which to enjoy it. The BBC region was created in September 2001 by the joining of the Heathfield transmitter (formerly part of the BBC South region) with the Bluebell Hill and Dover transmitters (from the then BBC London and South East region) to form a new regional TV service. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. And I said, Well why did you say that word, why did you need to say that word?. She joined the team which launched BBC South East Today in 2001 as a reporter/presenter based in Brighton. Regional news programme for the South East of England which features news, sport, weather and other special stories broadcast live from the Royal Tunbridge Wells studio. The Bristol-born, Bath-raised youngster loved school, especially history, but admits: I wasnt particularly academic really I was just a sports jock.. Ms Hill and Ms Croxall broadcast predominantly to British audiences on the BBC News Channel. Her website profile reads: "Polly Evans is our Head of Communications & Digital. News broadcasts outside of these hours are fronted by other BBC presenters, many of which previously appeared on the domestic and international rolling news channels prior to their merger. I saw this man sitting outside. A couple of years into the job I remember driving through Kent early one morning in spring after a particularly hard winter and just thinking to myself, I am just so lucky to be working here., Place: I love Hever Castle, Margate as the sun is going down is unbeatable, Ightham Mote is always a delight, Keeping fit: when the kids were young, we used to walk as a family with the dogs - now its not cool to walk with your parents! This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. It always struck a chord, always nagging away at me and had my sport career continued in the way I would have loved it to, I would definitely have gone into journalism when it all ended, he says. They never stopped saying it though or thinking of us in that way., Its so draining still having to deal with this in 2023, said a second, while a third said: Sorry you heard that bro, also you dealt with it much better than most people.. A Gannett Company. Presenter, Politics South East BBC News Dec 2010 - Sep 2021 10 years 10 months. Stephen Sackur, the presenter of HARDtalk, BBC World News' flagship current affairs interview programme, has been a journalist with BBC News since 1986. Get in touch with us at webcelebs@trinitymirror.com or call us direct 0207 29 33033, Celeb obsessed? @bbcsoutheast . "Polly is an award winning journalist who worked for the BBC for two decades as a multi-media news Correspondent and Television Anchor. List of people from Royal Tunbridge Wells, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_South_East&oldid=1080266160, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 31 March 2022, at 06:55. The dash to digital is referenced by Mr Thompson when he states: I want BBC in the East to be a truly digital-first, multimedia operation that will harness all our amazing content.. As well as working for some of Britain's biggest broadcasters on TV as a studio presenter (BBC, GMTV, ITV) Marcella is also an experienced radio presenter, equally at home taking the helm. Perhaps the time has come to change the way the BBC earns its living. A BBC South East presenter will be axed as part of sweeping cuts made across the national broadcaster's news network. He has been a familiar face on our TV screens for more than 15 years, bringing us the news from across Kent and the south east. Nazaneen, who appears on the Sunrise programme, was joined by colleagues Eamonn Holmes and his wife Ruth Langsford, plus Dermot Murnaghan for a traditional church ceremony, which was followed by an outdoor Persian blessing in honour of the bride's Iranian heritage, and by a reception at the historic Buckhurst Estate in Withyham near Tunbridge Wells. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Its a turn-off and it will be interesting to see the viewing figures after a year of this better-value modernisation. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The defence of the changes to local radio and TV by Robert Thompson, head of content for BBC East and London betrays a head office lack of understanding of what is local. "We were so worried about the weather, but it turned out to be a beautiful sunny afternoon." For that reason, for decades the Look East programme had an east/west split of its local news output. She joined in 2005 and was best known for fronting the evening news show with Rob Smith. 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He continued: We got talking and he said, Are you a doctor? So I started laughing, because as an Asian its the kind of question you might get asked. Who can report a story better than someone who lives it? To quote again from Mr Thompsons EDP column: Of course, change isnt always easy and we have to make some tough decisionsbut change is essential. Really? I grew up on John Pilger and World in Action, and Alan Whicker the latter showed us how similar we all are, that given all the different cultural mixes, we are all just the same. Rob Smith left the programme in November 2020. Reeta Chakrabarti Reeta Chakrabarti is known for presenting BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC. Reporter/presenter BBC News. He is lost, a trapped fox, drunk & lonely, cornered by your kindness, shadow boxig himself, in search of meaning. BBC presenter Anne-Marie Wallace will be talking to spectators at locations along the way. 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From September 2022, Derbyshire will become one of the main presenters of BBC Newsnight. So I said, Can I come and sit with you, can we talk? He was like Yeah, yeah, absolutely. I was doing live hits for the news channel then suddenly got a call to get to the live point, I went straight on air and as we were still on air they brought up the first of the bodies. The money he received after the crash was spent funding a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at the University of Central England in Birmingham in 1993, where he not only learnt his craft but also met his future wife, Siobhan Sterling, who was taking the same course. Read more. He joined the BBC in 1983 as a reporter and producer on BBC Radio Solent and has since garnered national acclaim in his extensive reporting across UK politics. Before taking over HARDtalk, Stephen was based in Brussels for three years as the BBC's Europe Correspondent. 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Something went wrong, please try again later. * Follow Mirror Celebs on Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter and Facebook . She studied Philosophy and Psychology at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, then completed a Postgraduate Diploma at Highbury College in Portsmouth. Presented by Rob Smi Read allRegional news programme for the South East of England which features news, sport, weather and other special stories broadcast live from the Royal Tunbridge Wells studio. Salaries like this must really stick in the throat of the10 BBC presenters to have lost their jobs as the corporation overhauls its rolling news channel and merges the BBC News Channel and BBC World News into one service. Do you have any questions about the election? Ian clearly loves Kent, helped by the fact that his wife, who has her own communications business, is a Tunbridge Wells girl (ex-TWGGS) and all her girlfriends from school have now come back home after university and working in London. Yet broadcast journalist Ian Palmers career could have easily taken a number of different paths, had it not been for a couple of life-changing accidents that put paid to a promising sporting future. Weathergirl Nazaneen Ghaffar marries BBC reporter Charlie Rose. BBC Breakfast presenter John Watson has been inundated with messages of support after he revealed he had suffered a knee injury. On November 4, 2010 it was announced that Nazaneen Ghaffar was leaving the BBC to join Sky News as weather presenter on its Sunrise programme, replacing Lucy Verasamy who had left to join ITV's Daybreak. "I came down the aisle and tried my best to look at everyone and savour the moment," she recalls of her entrance into St Michael and All Saints church on the arm of her father, Dr Ali Ghaffar, accompanied by flower girls and a male maid of honour, the floor manager at Sky News, Mirian Mdzeluri. "She has also worked as a TV News Editor responsible for General election coverage and daily news output. This article "Natalie Graham" is from Wikipedia. After a university education, she studied for a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism, and then joined the BBC as a trainee . Clark and Thompson presented the programme together for five years until their departure in September 2009. All other bulletins remained separate between the two regions. [1] The network had been broadcasting around the fringes of Brighton and Hove prior to switchover and has always been part of the region's remit since 2001; BBC South East now broadcasts terrestrially to the whole city extending along the coast into West Sussex as far as Worthing. Something went wrong, please try again later. London had not been afforded the same 'regional' status as the other BBC regions as the bulk of the national content was produced in the capital. Presenters Natalie Graham, Rachel Mackley and Rob Smith will each be forced to compete for two jobs instead of three on the daily news show. It was just so unbelievably dramatic and still feels quite shocking; imagine living next door and just not knowing. The size of the region was gradually reduced in stages, starting in 1993 when the Heathfield transmitter serving East Sussex was switched from BBC South East to BBC South. The Scotsman worked in renowned restaurants around the world before opening his own in . When I am covering stories in the south east, I am often thinking - just take a step back and think how did I get here and how did this person I am now interviewing get to where they are? Its all about stepping into peoples lives.. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 16:53. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Natalie Graham. Its fun. Bookmark. Ellie Crisell. There are certain stories that we call the evergreens, slow burners that come back, stories Ive done half a dozen times but every single time there is always something new because of the passing of time and it feels fresh.. You are strong. She studied Broadcast Journalism at Nottingham Trent University. For the full story go here: bbc.co.uk. Out and about bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00 . Despite being very sporty in his teens and twenties, there had been another constant interest in the background as well. Ian came to the Tunbridge Wells in February 2001 and recalls: The newsroom was completely bare, we were meant to launch in early spring but in the end we didnt launch until 3 September, so we had eight months to train which was brilliant. A BBC presenter has revealed how he was racially abused on a night out in Manchester. BBC 2022 - COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL & REFERENCE USE.11 years since her last shift at BBC South East Today, fore. Radio Kent carries local programming between 6am and 7pm from the Tunbridge Wells studio, then simulcasts networked programming along with stations in the BBC South and South East regions until 1am every night. Workplace Mediator, Mentor and MSc Workplace Health student. But that is way behind Gary Lineker who pockets 1.35m for his appearances on BBC. Polly Evans presented the evening programme with Rob Smith. READ: Strictly weddings: See Neil and Katya and Karen and Kevin on theirbig day, After celebrating with champagne and canapes at the nearby Buckhurst Estate, the newlyweds moved to an open-air spot overlooking the picturesque Five Hundred Acre Wood the inspiration for Winnie the Poohs habitat for their Persian blessing, which was conducted by Nazaneens mother Forozandeh. Fully recovered from his injuries by then, Ian has not looked back and, after working for the BBC in Coventry, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol, and Nottingham, he eventually ended up in Leicester, staying there for four years. But there was an up side. Edwards had played for Nottingham Forest as a defender. Rob Smith, presenter of BBC South East Today, has announced he is leaving the broadcaster after 25 years. AI chatbots 'may soon be more intelligent than us', Russia troop deaths hit 20,000 in five months - US, France May Day protests leave dozens of police injured, 'My wife and six children joined Kenya starvation cult', On board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry. The debate around the licence fee being scrapped prompts questions about how the public broadcaster should be financed and what its journalism should look like. At home now I occasionally pick up my guitar when Im feeling nostalgic, but music is an absolute love of mine. Princess Diana's niece shared her South African wedding exclusively with HELLO! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. BBC South East also produces regional news and local radio pages for BBC Red Button and BBC Local websites for each county. I go to the gym at St Johns, largely for the social side and my love of keeping active, Eat and drink: The Hare at Langton Green, a lovely convivial place and its also my local. Natalie grew up in Sussex and started working for the BBC in 1996. Unlike commercial TV and media, the BBC does not have to attract advertising and promotions to pay for its output, instead it receives a licence fee and employs detector vans to roam the streets to catch those who do not pay up. 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But so many of its listeners and viewers are not caught up in this digital world, and they certainly dont want their local output sacrificed to fund it. Very occasionally a joint bulletin will still be broadcast, usually due to staff shortages in one newsroom or the other. I said youre not a massive C word, youre just an average one. As of 7 March 2012 (following digital switchover), the Whitehawk Hill relay transmitter (which serves the Brighton & Hove area) now carries BBC South East output instead of BBC South, and the region extends as far west as Worthing.[5]. Before joining BBC World News, Yalda was the presenter of SBS Dateline in Australia. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's The 51-year-old radio host was asked if he was a doctor before being called a p*** and then the N-word. Julie Reinger is a British journalist, reporter and weather presenter. I love country probably because its all about telling stories blues and rock. Here's the link to our main Facebook page where we share our latest stories, including anything from breaking news to features, court coverage and much, much more. Dictators are massive C words, youre just an average one. I always wanted to try broadcast journalism and had I not been playing sport all the time I would have gone to a university publication and asked if I could do an interview, write something for them, says Ian.
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