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 was running for a bus one day and as I ran the back door of the bus opened suddenly and somebody came out and just clipped the bag from my shoulder, Ian recalls. BBC South East. Former BBC South East Presenter Rob Smith opens up about inner turmoil 6 months after leaving the media outlet (Image: Kent and Sussex Courier) Former BBC South East Today star Rob Smith has described the rollercoaster journey he's been on since leaving the media outlet after 25 years. 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. She made her on-screen debut in March 2013 presenting a special three part series of Our World entitled, Iraq: Ten Years On. Production teams based within the BBC's Current Affairs department continued to produce London Plus until a dedicated South East operation was finally introduced on Tuesday 28 March 1989 with the launch of Newsroom South East from a dedicated news centre at the BBC Elstree Centre in Hertfordshire. Then he kind of looked at me and was like, Oh sorry, youre offended arent you. The pair took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in 2009. However, Ian admits the hardest stories to tell are those that involve sick children and it is that tender heart that has led the father of two daughters and a son to giving as much support as he can to Kent Lifes Charity of the Year, ellenor. 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. A Gannett Company. So I said, Can I come and sit with you, can we talk? He was like Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Do you want to stay up to date with everything that's happening across the county with KentLive? Polly Evans has left BBC South East Today after 14 years at the programme. The marathon, which began in 1982, stretches across north, south, east and west Belfast. 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.. I love country probably because its all about telling stories blues and rock. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. 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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. Its not difficult to work out that Ian has played rugby, he has the classic build after all, but his first love was cricket and it wasnt until he went to Leicester University to study politics and public administration that he switched over to rugby and realised thats what he wanted to do and to play to the highest possible level. Until late 2015, the complex contained a BBC Shop. Michael Cole (public relations) - joined the BBC in 1969 as a presenter and reporter on Look East. Despite the changes throughout the decade, the large region and fewer regional operatives meant the service was still far from ideal. Its fun. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Lyse Doucet is an award-winning Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter for BBC World News television and BBC World Service Radio. Much to her relief, the outlook was perfect as the couple tied the knot in a romantic and emotional ceremony in the East Sussex countryside, surrounded by family, friends and famous screen colleagues. 2.1 BBC; 3 Personal life; 4 References; . "We were so worried about the weather, but it turned out to be a beautiful sunny afternoon." It was so weird. 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. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. We'll be sad to see Rob go. 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Natalie particularly enjoys the unpredictability of live broadcasting, political interviews and the wide range of inspiring people she's privileged to meet as part of her job. Kent Life catches up with the multi-faceted BBC South East Today presenter in Tunbridge Wells. Best of luck for the competition! 08:22, 12 DEC 2019. The Corals singer James Skelly wrote: Thats horrible. The programme can be watched in any part of the UK (and Europe) on digital satellite on the BBC UK regional TV on satellite service. This page has been accessed 12,806 times. Its a turn-off and it will be interesting to see the viewing figures after a year of this better-value modernisation. Taking to Twitter to share the video, Nihal told his 115,000 followers: So, last night this happened to me and I am still trying to process the weirdness of it. He is lost, a trapped fox, drunk & lonely, cornered by your kindness, shadow boxig himself, in search of meaning. Read more. Natalie Frances Graham (born 1972) is a British television presenter, who often presents BBC South East's South East Today. 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. 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. 1616 22 comments 3 shares Share She studied Philosophy and Psychology at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, then completed a Postgraduate Diploma at Highbury College in Portsmouth. I was cycling in Bath and a taxi driver opened the door and I went straight into it, hit my shoulder, went head over heels, just managed to miss a bus it was a pretty terrible injury, says Ian. Unlike ITV Meridian (East), it does not serve southern Essex (received from a Bluebell Hill overlap), this area being part of the BBC London region instead. BBC One - South East Today - Contact Us Clark and Thompson presented the programme together for five years until their departure in September 2009. 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. Sara Thornton (weather forecaster) Sara Thornton is an English broadcast journalist and weather presenter. Sign up to our daily newsletter for all the latest Kent stories and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 16:53. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, 1st Floor, Chartist Tower, Upper Dock Street, Newport, Wales, NP20 1DW Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. For the full story go here: bbc.co.uk. Yalda Hakim joined BBC World News in December 2012 as a presenter and correspondent. 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. 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. 8. There are days when the Look East programming is reduced to one, maybe two stories from Norfolk and Suffolk, with main stories from places that are nearer London than Norwich or Ipswich. 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. 12. [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]. Read about our approach to external linking. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Very occasionally a joint bulletin will still be broadcast, usually due to staff shortages in one newsroom or the other. Rob Smith: Presenter to step down from BBC South East Today BBC South East Today: With Natalie Graham, Charlie Rose, Jen Bartram, Nina Ridge. I am meeting people every single day whose lives could have gone in a particular direction just because of one particular single moment.. Note: This page was updated on 21 January 2014 following the death of the BBC World News presenter, Komla Dumor. I was waiting for my wife to come out. It was just so unbelievably dramatic and still feels quite shocking; imagine living next door and just not knowing. 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. 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"Her role is to raise the public profile of The Access Project and increase awareness of the work we do. Reeta Chakrabarti Reeta Chakrabarti is known for presenting BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC. Julie Reinger is a British journalist, reporter and weather presenter. Chrissie Reidy - BBC SE TV reporter, presenter & video journalist - BBC BBC One - South East Today - Natalie Graham She joined in 2005 and was best known for fronting the evening news show with Rob Smith. 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 means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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. 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. Im a video journalist, so I get the story in the morning, you go to two of three locations and it can take a long time to get the story, particularly if you factor in the distances that can be involved working in Kent. Charlie Rose (@mrcharlierose) / Twitter It still has an east/west split with much better local content than Look East. BBC One - South East Today - Contact Us BBC One Home Episodes Clips Contact Us Presenters Contact Us We're always keen to hear from you and there are plenty of ways to get in touch.. The regional broadcasting centre is based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent with local radio studios and television bureaux located in Brighton and Guildford and smaller offices in Hastings, Chatham and Dover. 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. Now I dont have a problem with the improvement and expansion of digital services, but I do object to robbing Peter to pay Paul. The 51-year-old radio host was asked if he was a doctor before being called a p*** and then the N-word. Do you have any questions about the election? But under the modernisation heralded by Mr Thompson he says it offers more value to communities. Rob Smith left the programme in November 2020. BBC South East is the BBC English region serving Kent, East Sussex, most parts of West Sussex and southern parts of Surrey. Marcella Whittingdale - Freelance Presenter / Newsreader / Reporter These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. The two separate newsrooms were restored in September 2020. The main presenter is Natalie Graham with weather presenters Nina Ridge and Sara Thornton. After all, Ians @Pinkygooner twitter handle hints at a journalist fascinated by the power of sport and music and indeed Ian used to be a member of a two-piece band, playing guitar and singing. I love folk music, being in Greenwich Village in 1963 would have been an absolute dream for me, he reveals. 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. 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. Yet broadcast journalist Ian Palmer's career could have easily taken a number of different paths, had it not been for a . As well as South East Today, she also fronts the regional programme on Sundays with Julia George . Her website profile reads: "Polly Evans is our Head of Communications & Digital. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. . 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. Theres no excuse not to be up to date. 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. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can 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. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Charlie says he was overcome by emotion when Nazaneen made her entrance. What has happened is all the more galling when I read reports that Strictly Come Dancing panel chairman Shirley Ballas is rumoured to be earning 500,000 for the end-of-year series. Lyse also reports across the BBC including for BBC Newsnight. My report South East Today on . As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The sports journalist took to his Instagram page to share . And I was in this pub which Id been in with my wife, dancing around, jumping around etc. [1] Her younger sister was born in 1974. Do you have a story to sell? After 18 months of presenting for ITV she moved back to Kent to join the BBC's South East Today programme. She started at BBC Southern Counties Radio in 1996,[2] then moved to South Today. It means that one of the presenters will be made redundant. She is regularly deployed to anchor special news coverage from the field and interview world leaders. By. Lynda Hardy (@LyndaHardynews) / Twitter 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. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Natalie Graham. Read more. Jul 11, 2021. These include Ians biggest story so far, the case of serial killer Peter Tobin back in 2007 when the skeletal remains of two of his victims were discovered in the back garden of Tobins former Margate home. I said youre not a massive C word, youre just an average one. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. List of current BBC newsreaders and reporters - Wikipedia Polly Evans has left BBC South East Today - Kent Live Adds Charlie: "She was looking at the weather for months and did a great job in waving her magic wand. In 1980, the building was severely damaged by fire. Bookmark. In 2004, Geoff Clark joined the programme . See production, box office & company info, Self - Home Affairs Correspondent (2002-), The Great Hall, Mount Pleasant Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK. @bbcsoutheast . Nihal went on to detail what happened on Friday night, but stopped short of revealing the name of the pub he was outside. 1 Early life; 2 Career. Covers band, they were very good. In 2005 he became main presenter on The Politics Show on BBC One where he interviewed the most senior political figures in the UK and abroad. 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. Both Look East and Radio Norfolk - which dubbed itself the voice of the county - are now pale shadows of their former selves. Among the well-known faces to have been told that their services are no longer required are Jane Hill, Martine Croxall, Ben Brown, Shaun Ley and Geeta Guru-Murthy. Write them below and we'll do our best to answer them. Euro . A BBC South East presenter will be axed as part of sweeping cuts made across the national broadcaster's news network. Like what?!. 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. The BBC appears to have chosen presenters who are familiar to international audiences. The Bristol-born, Bath-raised youngster loved school, especially history, but admits: I wasnt particularly academic really I was just a sports jock.. "Polly studied English & Theatre at The University of Leeds and went on to complete a Postgraduate Diploma in Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University.". Maybe one day they will appear on screen together like Ruth and I. Since posting the video, which has already been viewed over 100,000 times, Nihal has been inundated with messages of support from friends and fans. He said: So I dont really know what just happened. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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. Prior to 2001, London, and the whole of the South East had been considered part of the same editorial region by the BBC, and as a result, received a single regional service, including news programmes London Plus (19841989) and Newsroom South East (19892001). We pay our respects to Kent residents who have died in recent weeks. Before taking over HARDtalk, Stephen was based in Brussels for three years as the BBC's Europe Correspondent. Tunbridge Wells certainly has that pull and because of the juxtaposition to the capital, it will always have that freshness and cosmopolitan feel.. 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