2.1 BBC; 3 Personal life; 4 References; . Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education Julie was born in 1974 in Oxfordshire, England. Natalie grew up in Sussex and started working for the BBC in 1996. South East Today presenter Natalie Graham and political editor Lauren Moss will be presenting a Facebook Live from Hastings at 7pm. Presented by Rob Smith, Polly Evans and weather by Kaddy Lee-Preston. Polly Evans presented the evening programme 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! In a sense, that is everybodys story - you turn a corner and you face whatever you face. Editors' Code of Practice. It was just so unbelievably dramatic and still feels quite shocking; imagine living next door and just not knowing. She made her on-screen debut in March 2013 presenting a special three part series of Our World entitled, Iraq: Ten Years On. But you know, when you come to some of these areas, I think there are just some people who feel they can still say that word. She lives in East Sussex with her family where she enjoys swimming in the sea and walking her dog in one of the most beautiful parts of the world. Workplace Mediator, Mentor and MSc Workplace Health student. 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. 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. Jul 11, 2021. The pair took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and Beverley Thompson in 2009. Presented by Rob Smith, Polly Evans and weather by Kaddy Lee-Preston. She always looks gorgeous and she looked especially gorgeous that day [her wedding]. Its quite difficult to do that in London. The main presenter is Natalie Graham with weather presenters Nina Ridge and Sara Thornton. 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. 08:22, 12 DEC 2019. "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. 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. So what has kept Ian, 51, who lives just outside Tunbridge Wells in Langton Green, in the south east over the years? She is a regular visitor to Afghanistan and Pakistan from where she has been reporting since 1988. 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. contact the editor here. When theyve settled down and had their children, they end up wanting to give their family what their parents gave them. BBC South East. And we have a specialist Facebook group covering traffic and travel across the south east, where we provide the latest updates from any incidents on the roads or trains. Julie's first husband was the football player Christian Edwards. At home now I occasionally pick up my guitar when Im feeling nostalgic, but music is an absolute love of mine. The couple exchanged traditional vows and wedding rings a diamond-encrusted platinum band for Nazaneen and plain gold for Charlie before leaving the church as man and wife. Nihal went on to detail what happened on Friday night, but stopped short of revealing the name of the pub he was outside. Born in Yorkshire, she was raised in the United States, returning to England to study for her A Levels. Broadcasting across BBC World News, BBC News Channel and BBC World Service, Stephen has interviewed many high-profile guests. Sign up to our daily newsletter for all the latest Kent stories and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. contact the editor here. Presenter of BBC South East Today. Rob Smith: Presenter to step down from BBC South East Today. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. 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Read more. It still has an east/west split with much better local content than Look 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. For that reason, for decades the Look East programme had an east/west split of its local news output. BBC South East Today: With Natalie Graham, Charlie Rose, Jen Bartram, Nina Ridge. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Does he understand that stories from Bedfordshire, Northampton and south Essex are of absolutely no interest to the good folk of East Anglia. A half-hour opt-out during Sunday Politics is produced by an independent production company. One of his favourite films is The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse, and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life. Read more. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Launched on 3 September 2001, South East Today airs with short programmes and bulletins at varying times. 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. From September 2022, Derbyshire will become one of the main presenters of BBC Newsnight. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. 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. While working on attachment for the radio newsroom at Television Centre he was offered the chance to work for a new regional television news programme, South East Today: It took me about two seconds to accept the position, he laughs. 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. Then he said the N-word. She joined the team which launched BBC South East Today in 2001 as a reporter/presenter based in Brighton. The list of its authors can be seen in its historicaland/or the page Edithistory:Natalie Graham. 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. Lyse Doucet is an award-winning Chief International Correspondent and Senior Presenter for BBC World News television and BBC World Service Radio. Her website profile reads: "Polly Evans is our Head of Communications & Digital. 1 Early life; 2 Career. 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. BBC South East is the only one of the BBC regions not based in a major city. 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. This was reflected in the fact that since the launch of regional TV news bulletins in 1957, there was no specialist division within the BBC tasked with producing South East opt-outs. You can also follow KentLive on Twitter here, as well as on our Instagram page where we share great pictures of Kent. He said, Oh Im sorry, Im a massive C word. 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. A Gannett Company. Prior to its launch on 3 September 2001, most of the viewers in the region received Newsroom South East, though some had been receiving South Today. "As a specialist in Social Affairs Polly witnessed first hand how disadvantage can affect social mobility. 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. Theres no excuse not to be up to date. Or might it have been music? 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. Kent Life catches up with the multi-faceted BBC South East Today presenter in Tunbridge Wells. 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. Maybe one day they will appear on screen together like Ruth and I. ", Exclusive! bbc.co.uk. Its a lot of journalism for sometimes a very brief moment on screen and this is where my laid-back character really helps, as I dont tend to panic although Ive had my moments.. BBC South East also produces regional news and local radio pages for BBC Red Button and BBC Local websites for each county. 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So I started laughing, because as an Asian its the kind of question you might get asked. 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[4] The programme's editor is Quentin Smith and the sports producer is Ben Moore. BBC SE Olympics Correspondent for 2012. She also presents the region's Inside Out. * Follow Mirror Celebs on Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter and Facebook . "She has also worked as a TV News Editor responsible for General election coverage and daily news output. The Corals singer James Skelly wrote: Thats horrible. I said youre not a massive C word, youre just an average one. You are strong. Who can report a story better than someone who lives it? 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. 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.. Presenter, Politics South East BBC News Dec 2010 - Sep 2021 10 years 10 months. Despite the changes throughout the decade, the large region and fewer regional operatives meant the service was still far from ideal. In a recent riposte in the EDP to criticism of the service now being broadcast by the Beeb he contends: Our plans to modernise the BBCs services have just one aim: to offer more value to communities across England as audiences increasingly turn to digital.. A BBC South East presenter will be axed as part of sweeping cuts made across the national broadcaster's news network. Out and about bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00 . 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. She is regularly deployed to anchor special news coverage from the field and interview world leaders. The Scotsman worked in renowned restaurants around the world before opening his own in . Rob Smith left the programme in November 2020. Clark and Thompson presented the programme together for five years until their departure in September 2009. 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. 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. 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. News and video from Kent, Sussex and Surrey. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Both Look East and Radio Norfolk which dubbed itself the voice of the county are now pale shadows of their former selves. 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From a headline-making investigation in Afghanistan's Kandahar province to her reporting from Libya during the Arab Spring, Yalda has built up a wealth of journalistic experience around the world. My wife is a great walker, she suggested we go walking on our first or second date, which I dont particularly like Id rather run or cycle - but it was worth it! 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. Bookmark. For the full story go here: bbc.co.uk. 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. Do you have a story to sell? We'll be sad to see Rob go. 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She lives with her partner James Trollope, and daughter (born January 2002) and son (born July 2004), in Seaford, East Sussex. Then he kind of looked at me and was like, Oh sorry, youre offended arent you. Perhaps the time has come to change the way the BBC earns its living. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Its a turn-off and it will be interesting to see the viewing figures after a year of this better-value modernisation. Reporter/presenter BBC News. The pair took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and . She started at BBC Southern Counties Radio in 1996,[2] then moved to South Today. They then headed into a marquee for a meal of crab, lamb chops and Eton mess at news themed tables the top table was called Breaking News Since she started at Sky, Nazaneen has become close friends with Eamonn, who tells HELLO! My Twitter handle is about how if you put up a really powerful still (static image) with a really powerful piece of music under it, that just hits right into the heart. I love folk music, being in Greenwich Village in 1963 would have been an absolute dream for me, he reveals. After five years as a local radio reporter in Crawley and Brighton, she moved into television and spent a year working with the team at South Today. 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. 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. She joined in 2005 and was best known for fronting the evening news show with Rob Smith. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. 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 joint venture happened again in January 2021. After 18 months of presenting for ITV she moved back to Kent to join the BBC's South East Today programme. 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. Jon Sopel is a presenter and correspondent on the BBC News channel and BBC One in the UK and a lead anchor on BBC World News. In a shocking video posted on social media, BBC 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake explained how he got. 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. She joined in 2005 and was best known for fronting the evening news show with Rob Smith. I was 21 and playing particularly well at that point so it was very frustrating, but clearly it was meant to be; half a second later or earlier nothing would have happened., Ian believes that moment in his life is a metaphor for what he now does for a living. The region is the controlling centre for BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex. Rob Smith joined the BBC as a reporter on BBC Radio Kent before presenting BBC South East Today. Both Look East and Radio Norfolk - which dubbed itself the voice of the county - are now pale shadows of their former selves.
