ITV News Granada Reports
| ITV News Granada Reports | |
|---|---|
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| Format | Regional News |
| Presented by |
Lucy Meacock Tony Morris |
| Country of origin | England, United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lucy West (Head of News) |
| Location(s) |
MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, England |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time |
30 minutes (main 18:00 show) |
| Production company(s) | ITV Granada |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV Granada |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV 16:9) |
| Original run | 1956 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
ITV News, BBC North West Tonight |
| External links | |
| Website | |
ITV News Granada Reports (previously Granada Reports) is a regional news programme for North West England and the Isle of Man, produced by ITV Granada.
Overview
ITV News Granada Reports is produced and broadcast from studios in the Orange Tower at MediaCityUK in Salford Quays, with the first bulletin being broadcast from the new facilities on 24 March 2013.[1] Before this, the news service was based at Granada's studios in Quay Street, Manchester. Reporters are also based at newsrooms in the Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, Lancaster and on the Isle of Man. News staff were also based at offices in Blackburn and Chester until they were closed in 2005.
Prior to its launch in 1973, the nightly news programme had been known under several titles such as Northern Newscast, Scene at Six Thirty and People and Places. Between 1990 and September 2001, the main evening programme was known as Granada Tonight. Shorter bulletins aired as Granada News. From 14 January 2013 all programming is branded as ITV News Granada Reports.
The programme was unaffected with cutbacks to ITV regional news in early 2009.[2] The only major change saw ITV Granada take over coverage of the Isle of Man from ITV Tyne Tees & Border on 16 July 2009.
On 27 September 2012, it was announced technical staff had been invited to volunteer for redundancy as part of national job losses affecting ITV News services. The timing coincided with production moving from Granada Studios to MediaCityUK.[3] In January 2013, a second announcement regarding further redundancies of editorial staff was made.
Broadcast times
ITV News Granada Reports airs on ITV Granada seven days a week.
On weekdays, three short bulletins are broadcast during Daybreak at 6:07am, 7:07am and 8:07am with a four-minute lunchtime bulletin at 1:55pm, following the ITV News at 1:30. The main half-hour programme airs at 6pm with a 8-minute late bulletin at 10:30pm, following the ITV News at Ten.
At weekends, two 5 or 10-minute editions of ITV News Granada Reports are broadcast – one later on Saturday afternoons and another on Sunday evenings.
Current on air team
News presenters
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Meacock[4] | Main presenter (Monday–Thursday) | Lunchtime/late bulletin newsreader (alternating) |
| Tony Morris[4] | Main presenter (Monday–Friday) | |
| Keri Eldridge | Daybreak opts newsreader (alternating) | |
Weather presenters
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jo Blythe[5] | Weather presenter | |
| Kerrie Gosney | Freelance contract | |
| Emma Jesson | ||
News Correspondents
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Mel Barham | News Correspondent | Newsreader |
| Ralph Blunsom | Freelance contract | |
| Andy Bonner | Newsreader/stand-in presenter | |
| Ashley Derricott | ||
| Victoria Grimes | Newsreader | |
| Ann O'Connor | Newsreader/stand-in presenter | |
| Matt O'Donoghue | ||
| Adam McClean | ||
| Sarah Rogers | Newsreader | |
| Tim Scott | ||
| Rob Smith | Newsreader/stand-in presenter | |
| Rachel Townsend | ||
| Amy Welch | Newsreader | |
| Elaine Willcox | Newsreader/stand-in presenter | |
Specialist Correspondents
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| David Chisnall | Sport Presenter, Sport Correspondent | |
| Chris Hall | Newsreader, Freelance contract | |
| Mike Hall | Newsreader/stand-in presenter | |
| Paul Crone | Features Correspondent | |
| Daniel Hewitt | Political Reporter, Sport Correspondent | Newsreader |
| Alison MacKenzie | Political Correspondent | |
| Caroline Whitmore | Entertainment Correspondent | |
Former on air team
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Deceased
- John Huntley (died 2003)
- Anthony Wilson (died 2007)
- Bob Greaves (died 2011)
- Ray Gosling (died 2013)
Awards
In 2007, ITV News Granada Reports won the Royal Television Society awards for best news coverage in the Nations and Regions. This was followed by the Best News Programme at the 2007 Broadcast Awards and finally, Best News Coverage in the 2007 BAFTA Television Awards – the first regional news programme to be nominated and the only regional news programme to ever win a BAFTA. All three awards were won for their coverage of the trial of four men and one woman, charged with manslaughter during the 2004 Morecambe Bay cockling disaster. Judges described the coverage as bold, brave and a tribute to regional news at its best.
ITV News Granada Reports retained the National RTS Nations and Regions News Award in 2008 for coverage of the end of the Lesley Molseed murder trial.
ITV News Granada Reports won the RTS North West award for Best Regional News Programme in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011 for coverage of severe weather, the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, Blackpool FC's promotion to the Premier League and an investigation into convicted paedophile Colin Blanchard. Other RTS awards won by the programme in recent years have included the Best North West Regional Story in 2010 for a special report from Afghanistan and in 2011 also for the Colin Blanchard story. Best Regional On Screen Talent for news correspondent went to Rob Smith in 2011.
ITV News Granada Reports had its most successful ever North West RTS Awards in 2012 winning four prizes including Best Regional News Programme for an unprecedented 4th successive year for coverage of the summer riots in Manchester, Salford and Liverpool. Clare Fallon won Best Regional On Screen Talent, Granada Reports won Best Innovation in Multimedia for Twitter coverage of the riots and Granada also won Best Regional Story for a third successive year for the story of Ann Williams campaign for justice over her son's death at Hillsborough.
References
- ↑ ITV News Granada Reports to start broadcasting from MediaCityUK Prolific North, 18 March 2013
- ↑ Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (17 February 2009). "Seventeen regions into nine: How the updated ITV local news services will run". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ↑ Redundancies at ITV News Granada Reports Manchester Evening News, 27 September 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ITV News Granada Reports moves to new home at MediaCityUK ITV News, 25 March 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fred the Weatherman returns alongside Jo Blythe How Do, 28 January 2009
- ↑ Police appeal after Talbot arrest ITV News, 12 April 2013
External links
| Preceded by BBC News at Ten: 7th July Bombings |
BAFTA: Television Award News Coverage (The Morecambe Bay Cockling Tragedy) 2007 |
Succeeded by Sky News: Glasgow Airport Attack |
| Preceded by BBC Look North: Joanne Nelson Murder Case |
RTS: Television Journalism Nations and Regions News Coverage (The Morecambe Bay Cockling Tragedy); (The Lesley Molseed Trial) 2007, 2008 |
Succeeded by The West Tonight: Weston Pier Fire |
| Preceded by Channel 4 News: Japan Earthquake |
BAFTA: Television Award News Coverage (Hillsborough – The Truth at Last) 2013 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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