Chris Vacher

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Chris Vacher has fronted BBC Points West regional television programme since 1983, giving him the record as the longest serving presenter on any BBC regional TV news programme. He has won The 'Royal Television Society Regional TV Personality of the Year in the West' award. Past news presenter he has worked alongside include Beverley Thompson (now South East Today) and Susan Osman. Currently his co-host is Alex Lovell (who is also the voice on Channel 4's Deal or No Deal).

Chris was a naval officer before joining the BBC and was at the Britannia Royal Naval College,Dartmouth, in the same year as Prince Charles. He is married to Tilly. They have two sons, the youngest of whom was filmed one hour after birth for a piece on Points West, and later acted as a guest presenter for a piece about an indoor Mountain Boarding competition 17 years later.