Brian Baines (b. circa 1930, d. 30 June 2006) was a British television newsreader and continuity announcer.
As well as regular newsreading duties on the early evening Look North programme, Baines was also one of the main announcers for BBC North television during the 1970s and early 1980s when the BBC's English regions utilised local continuity during peak time.
He continued to provide continuity for regional programming and read short Look North bulletins until April 1988.[1]
Baines died in a Bradford hospice on 30 June 2006, at the age of 75.