She lives with her partner James Trollope, and daughter (born January 2002) and son (born July 2004), in Seaford, East Sussex. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Presenter of BBC South East Today. I then put my pictures and words together. [1] The network had been broadcasting around the fringes of Brighton and Hove prior to switchover and has always been part of the region's remit since 2001; BBC South East now broadcasts terrestrially to the whole city extending along the coast into West Sussex as far as Worthing. For a round-up of the day's top stories direct to your inbox, subscribe to our newsletter here. Rob Smith has been presenting BBC South East Today since 2009. Before taking over HARDtalk, Stephen was based in Brussels for three years as the BBC's Europe Correspondent. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. It was just so unbelievably dramatic and still feels quite shocking; imagine living next door and just not knowing. Contents. 2023 BBC. 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! She joined in 2005 and was best known for fronting the evening news show with Rob Smith. Ian came to the Tunbridge Wells in February 2001 and recalls: The newsroom was completely bare, we were meant to launch in early spring but in the end we didnt launch until 3 September, so we had eight months to train which was brilliant. 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. Yet broadcast journalist Ian Palmers career could have easily taken a number of different paths, had it not been for a couple of life-changing accidents that put paid to a promising sporting future. Will Rider Content Editor. "She has also worked as a TV News Editor responsible for General election coverage and daily news output. In a way thats why I am where I am.. 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. Despite the changes throughout the decade, the large region and fewer regional operatives meant the service was still far from ideal. Its not difficult to work out that Ian has played rugby, he has the classic build after all, but his first love was cricket and it wasnt until he went to Leicester University to study politics and public administration that he switched over to rugby and realised thats what he wanted to do and to play to the highest possible level. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. For that reason, for decades the Look East programme had an east/west split of its local news output. When theyve settled down and had their children, they end up wanting to give their family what their parents gave them. contact the editor here. "Polly is an award winning journalist who worked for the BBC for two decades as a multi-media news Correspondent and Television Anchor. She and Charlie make a beautiful couple. However, Ian admits the hardest stories to tell are those that involve sick children and it is that tender heart that has led the father of two daughters and a son to giving as much support as he can to Kent Lifes Charity of the Year, ellenor. BBC South East is the BBC English region serving Kent, East Sussex, most parts of West Sussex and southern parts of Surrey.. I always wanted to try broadcast journalism and had I not been playing sport all the time I would have gone to a university publication and asked if I could do an interview, write something for them, says Ian. The joint venture happened again in January 2021. Really? [4] The programme's editor is Quentin Smith and the sports producer is Ben Moore. However, fate had other plans. [2] Long-serving weather presenter Kaddy Lee-Preston, who had been with South East Today since its launch left the programme in March 2012.[3]. In November 2010, Stephen was awarded the 'International TV Personality of the Year Award' by the Association of International Broadcasters. Sara Thornton (weather forecaster) Sara Thornton is an English broadcast journalist and weather presenter. He then goes on to say that the BBC is not cutting its spend but moving 10% of its funding to strengthening the local online services and the impact of our storytelling. Natalie particularly enjoys the unpredictability of live broadcasting, political interviews and the wide range of inspiring people she's privileged to meet as part of her job. BBC News, Sydney Award-winning chef and MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo has died suddenly, aged 46. "Her role is to raise the public profile of The Access Project and increase awareness of the work we do. Charlie says he was overcome by emotion when Nazaneen made her entrance. Like what?!. From the white cliffs of Dover to Canterbury Cathedral, football fans across the South East are preparing for England men's first major tournament final in 55 years. Salaries like this must really stick in the throat of the10 BBC presenters to have lost their jobs as the corporation overhauls its rolling news channel and merges the BBC News Channel and BBC World News into one service. Polly Evans has left BBC South East Today after 14 years at the programme. Ian clearly loves Kent, helped by the fact that his wife, who has her own communications business, is a Tunbridge Wells girl (ex-TWGGS) and all her girlfriends from school have now come back home after university and working in London. Now I just cut a piece on my laptop and send it via Wifi. I was running for a bus one day and as I ran the back door of the bus opened suddenly and somebody came out and just clipped the bag from my shoulder, Ian recalls. 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. In 2010, she began presenting Politics South East and in 2011 became the presenter of Inside Out, the regional current affairs programme. Euro . 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. "We were so worried about the weather, but it turned out to be a beautiful sunny afternoon." 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. I do live hits we call them a doughnut and introduce my own package. 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. Does he understand that stories from Bedfordshire, Northampton and south Essex are of absolutely no interest to the good folk of East Anglia. [1] Mayer lost his case, but the managers concerned have since moved on. Clark and Thompson presented the programme together for five years until their departure in September 2009. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. You are strong. BBC 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake explained how he was racially abused outside a pub in Manchester as he waited for his wife on a night out. In 1980, the building was severely damaged by fire. VideoOn board the worlds last surviving turntable ferry, I didnt think make-up was made for black girls, Why there is serious money in kitchen fumes. Over and above everything its the people of Kent who have kept me engaged; they never fail to surprise me, he says at once. Looking out from Broadcasting House towards the East, I wonder if he really understands the geography of this region? 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. Fully recovered from his injuries by then, Ian has not looked back and, after working for the BBC in Coventry, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol, and Nottingham, he eventually ended up in Leicester, staying there for four years. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. She also presents the region's Inside Out. It was so weird. These invisible guard rails made by the mouth are the last feeble vestiges of the colonial project. What has happened is all the more galling when I read reports that . Radio Kent carries local programming between 6am and 7pm from the Tunbridge Wells studio, then simulcasts networked programming along with stations in the BBC South and South East regions until 1am every night. In a shocking video posted on social media, BBC 5 Live presenter Nihal Arthanayake explained how he got talking to a drunk man outside a pub in Altrincham as he waited for his wife. These include Ians biggest story so far, the case of serial killer Peter Tobin back in 2007 when the skeletal remains of two of his victims were discovered in the back garden of Tobins former Margate home. I saw this man sitting outside. Her website profile reads: "Polly Evans is our Head of Communications & Digital. And I went, Why would you ask that?. So what has kept Ian, 51, who lives just outside Tunbridge Wells in Langton Green, in the south east over the years? 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She is regularly deployed to anchor special news . After all, Ians @Pinkygooner twitter handle hints at a journalist fascinated by the power of sport and music and indeed Ian used to be a member of a two-piece band, playing guitar and singing. Nazaneen looked stunning in a white lace Berta gown, with a train that "literally took up the whole aisle of the church", says the bride. I love folk music, being in Greenwich Village in 1963 would have been an absolute dream for me, he reveals. 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. After a university education, she studied for a post-graduate diploma in Broadcast Journalism, and then joined the BBC as a trainee . They never stopped saying it though or thinking of us in that way., Its so draining still having to deal with this in 2023, said a second, while a third said: Sorry you heard that bro, also you dealt with it much better than most people.. This page was last edited on 9 August 2020, at 16:53. He continued: We got talking and he said, Are you a doctor? So I started laughing, because as an Asian its the kind of question you might get asked. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to He said: So I dont really know what just happened. The Scotsman worked in renowned restaurants around the world before opening his own in . She studied Philosophy and Psychology at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, then completed a Postgraduate Diploma at Highbury College in Portsmouth. "When I saw her at the end of the aisle with her father next to her it was such a huge moment, I couldnt quite keep together," he says. Natalie Frances Graham (born 1972) is a British television presenter, who often presents BBC South East's South East Today. Put them together and anything is possible. Kent Life catches up with the multi-faceted BBC South East Today presenter in Tunbridge Wells. 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. 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. And he said because youre a p***. Sorry to hear that happened to you mate., Poet Lemn Sissay commented: Sorry brother. The main presenter is Natalie Graham with weather presenters Nina Ridge and Sara Thornton. ", MORE: Declan Donnelly's wedding day: See the beautiful pics. On Twitter Ian Palmer introduces himself as a journalist fascinated by the power of sport and music. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I went flying though the air and twisted my knee it was a very bad ligament tear and although I played rugby later after occ psych repaired it, it was never the same again. And the media, particularly TV, has changed hugely since Ians early days. Presented by Rob Smith, Polly Evans and weather by Kaddy Lee-Preston. 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. article "Natalie Graham" is from Wikipedia, https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=Natalie_Graham&oldid=937030. The pair took over the co-anchor roles from Geoff Clark and . [1] Her younger sister was born in 1974. For What's On content such as the latest openings, events, and shopping news see here. This article "Natalie Graham" is from Wikipedia. 33. 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. There is one scene where you see a dozen vignettes of all these people doing their independent things and it all comes to a fruition at the end when Cate, playing this very gifted ballerina, gets run over by a car and if any of those dozen people did something slightly differently, she wouldnt have been knocked over. 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. BBC presenter Anne-Marie Wallace will be talking to spectators at locations along the way. Its quite difficult to do that in London. Covers band, they were very good. "It really was such an amazing day and were still on cloud nine from it all," the Sky News presenter told HELLO! Then he went I guess I cant say p***. She joined South East Today in Kent at its start in 2000, when it replaced the former Newsroom South East. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. 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. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. She is regularly deployed to anchor special news coverage from the field and interview world leaders. Presenter, Politics South East BBC News Dec 2010 - Sep 2021 10 years 10 months. The sports journalist took to his Instagram page to share . Kent areas with worst pollution amid controversial ULEZ expansion, Current plans would see the Ultra Low Emissions Zone expanded this summer, Arrest after man has neck cut in 'serious assault', Police are now appealing for witnesses and those with information to come forward. Following the BBC's South East Review of 2001, the London and South East arrangements changed, with BBC London split off as a separate entity and Heathfield viewers rejoining Bluebell Hill and Dover in a new smaller BBC South East region, launched on Monday 3 September 2001 and based in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Very occasionally a joint bulletin will still be broadcast, usually due to staff shortages in one newsroom or the other. 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. The Tunbridge Wells studios are located in The Great Hall, a historic building previously used as public rooms, photography studios, a performance venue, a cinema, a dancing school and until 1980, a nightclub called Carriages. Seaford, England, United Kingdom . The 51-year-old radio host was asked if he was a doctor before being called a p*** and then the N-word. Mr Thompson doesnt explain what this 10% represents in pound notes, but it has had a catastrophic impact on local broadcasting at Radio Norfolk and TVs Look East. 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. Even this region is a stretch to call local. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can A BBC South East presenter will be axed as part of sweeping cuts made across the national broadcaster's news network. Town and Around, the BBC's first attempt at a South East news programme, was gradually integrated into Nationwide, whose production team produced the local bulletins, presented for many years by Bob Wellings. 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. BBC South East Today is the BBC South East regional television news programme, serving Kent, East Sussex, part of West Sussex and a small part of Surrey. She is a regular visitor to Afghanistan and Pakistan from where she has been reporting since 1988. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. I was waiting for my wife to come out. BBC One - South East Today - Presenters BBC One Home Episodes Clips Contact Us Presenters Presenters More information about Ellie Crisell, Natalie Graham and Nina Ridge. Reeta Chakrabarti Reeta Chakrabarti is known for presenting BBC News at One, BBC News at Six, BBC. For the full story go here: bbc.co.uk. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. In a sense, that is everybodys story - you turn a corner and you face whatever you face. Natalie Frances Graham (born 1972) is a British television presenter, who often presents BBC South East's South East Today. 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.. The main difference about being on TV is that you have to think about what youre wearing, and I hadnt done autocue before, but found I really enjoyed it, he says. Rob Smith left the programme in November 2020. List of people from Royal Tunbridge Wells, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBC_South_East&oldid=1080266160, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 31 March 2022, at 06:55. BBC South East also produces regional news and local radio pages for BBC Red Button and BBC Local websites for each county. Both Look East and Radio Norfolk - which dubbed itself the voice of the county - are now pale shadows of their former selves. 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. You are the absolute shizzle!, Another follower said: These are the people who said it openly back in the day, then had to learn to say it in the privacy of their homes when they started getting called out on it, and now are happily saying out in the open again. 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. bbc.co.uk. My friend and I go out on our bikes most Saturdays and Kent has such glorious countryside in which to enjoy it. In the meantime, I have switched to ITV NewsAnglia. He refers to the East repeatedly in his justification of the current output. Even the over-75s now have to pay 159 for the privilege, unless they are on pension credit. Introduced to the charity via his wife, he says: Charities like ellenor are unique, giving care in the child or persons home, so if I can do something however little I will..
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