The West Tonight

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The West Tonight
Genre News
Created by ITV West
Starring Lisa Aziz
Steve Scott
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Production
Running time The West Tonight (M-F 6pm): 30 Minutes
The West Today/(other) Tonight: Varies
Broadcast
Original channel ITV1 West

The West Tonight is the flagship news programme in the ITV West region. It broadcasts at 6pm every weeknight. Previously known as HTV News and ITV West News, the new name came in when Lisa Aziz returned to ITV West from Sky News, although it had been used during the HTV West days. Like all ITV plc regional news programmes, it uses the generic ITV font and idents.

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[edit] On Air

The West Today/Tonight airs on ITV1 West seven days a week. ITV West provides three news bulletins during GMTV. The mid-morning bulletin airs immediately after an ITV News Summary, during This Morning, this update airs for around 10 minutes. The lunchtime edition of the programme follows on from the ITV Lunchtime News, giving a five minute round-up of the days developments between 1.55pm and 2.00pm. The main evening edition of The West Tonight begins at 6.00pm, and ends at 6.30pm. The late news update from the region follows News at Ten, airing between 10.25pm and 10.35pm, Mondays to Thursdays, and between 11.25pm and 11.35pm on Fridays, after The Late News.

The West Today/Tonight airs four bulletins at weekends: two on Saturday, at lunchtime, and late afternoon, and two on Sunday: at lunchtime and the evening edition usually at 6.25pm before the ITV Weekend News .The weekend bulletins don't have set times.

Catch up bulletins are available through ITV Local.

[edit] Presenters

[edit] Weather

[edit] Former Presenters
  • Bruce Hockin
  • Richard Wyatt
  • Jan Leeming
  • Alison Holloway
  • Annie St John
  • Patricia Yorston
  • Graham Purches
  • Sue King
  • Jenny Hull
  • Richard Lyddon

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