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East Midlands Today
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East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for its East Midlands region, which comprises southern Derbyshire, Leicestershire, southern Lincolnshire, southern and central Nottinghamshire, northern Northamptonshire, Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire and Rutland (note that this area coincides only partly with that of the East Midlands government region). Peterborough is often included as it is near (under 30 miles) to the Waltham transmitter (and much further from the Look East transmitter).
The programme is broadcast on BBC One from its studio at the BBC centre in Nottingham on London Road, also home to Radio Nottingham, to about 250,000 viewers. The main transmitter for the programme is Waltham near Melton Mowbray in east Leicestershire. The programme can be watched in any part of the UK (and Europe) on digital satellite channel 980 on the BBC UK regional TV on satellite service and on broadband about an hour after the show has been broadcast.
East Midlands Today was established as an independent programme in January 1991, having previously been part of the Midlands Today programme (which began on 28 September 1964) Midlands Today now covers just the West Midlands. The split arose from criticisms of Midlands Today being too Birmingham-centric, with a lot of airtime devoted to Birmingham and Coventry. The programme's most recent 'look', in line with most other BBC regional TV news programmes, was introduced on 16 September 2002, with an update on 6 September 2004.
Viewers in south Lincolnshire may also receive Look North, with stories often duplicated by both newsrooms. Similarly, other parts of the East Midlands Today region may variously also receive Look East, Midlands Today or even, towards the Buxton area of Derbyshire, North West Tonight.
BBC East Midlands Today has morning updates at 6:25, 6:55, 7:25, 7:55, 8:25 and 8:55 each lasting between three and five minutes. The Morning bulletins feature weather from a BBC Met Office National forecaster, a travel update and a preview of what is to come on the East Midlands local Radio stations, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Radio Nottingham. The lunchtime programme lasts from 1:30-1:40pm and contains the latest headlines and weather from one of the two forecasters based in the Midlands. The main Evening programme lasts from 6:30-7:00pm and contains latest headlines, sport and weather news. The Late bulletin lasts from 10:28-10:34pm. It has a final look at the news, weather and sometimes the sport.
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Morning Updates
- Carol Hinds
- Mel Coles
- Angelina Socci
- Geoff Maskell
Lunchtime and Evenings
Both presenters have presented for Central News East and Anne Davies read the news on GMTV for eight years. Mel Coles, Colin Hazelden and Quentin Rayner are the stand in presenters for the bulletin.
Late Bulletin and 8pm Bulletin
- Kylie Pentelow - Mon-Thurs
- Colin Hazelden - Fri
- Jo Healey
Weekend Presenters/Occasional Presenters
- Kathy Rochford
- Victoria Hicks
- Carol Hinds
- Geoff Maskell
Sports Presenters
Weather Presenters
- Sara Blizzard
- Nicola Beswick (currently on maternity leave)
- Des Coleman
Inside Out, the half-hour regional documentary programme at 7.30pm on Wednesdays and the regional section of The Politics Show On Sundays at 12pm are hosted by Marie Ashby.
Presenters in earlier times included the now ITV newscaster Shiulie Ghosh, Sky's Ian Woods, Sky's Lukwesa Burak, BBC News 24's Martine Croxall, Janet Mayo and the late Lynette Lithgow.The presenters tend not to have strong Nottingham or Derby accents, though some of the weather presenters have had. The weather was first presented for several years by Jo Wheeler, former presenter on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, who now works on Sky News.
- Quentin Rayner (Chief News Reporter)
- John Hess (Political Editor)
- Kathy Rochford (General Reporter)
- Carol Hinds (General Reporter)
- Rob Glass (General reporter)
- Jeremy Ball (Social Affairs Correspondent)
- Matt Youdale (Education Correspondent)
- Rob Sissons (Health Correspondent)
- James Roberson (Special Features Reporter)
The latest edition of the main evening programme can be watched again over the internet, via the East Midlands Today website, which is listed in external links. It also contains contact details for the show
Mel Coles married Rob Glass (one of the first weather presenters for Five News), one of the other reporters, in August 2001 in Newark.
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English regions: East Midlands Today • London News • Look East • Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) (North East and Cumbria) (Yorkshire and North Midlands) • Midlands Today • North West Tonight • Points West • South East Today • South Today • Spotlight (South West) Scotland: Reporting Scotland • Newsnight Scotland Wales: Wales Today • Newyddion Northern Ireland: Newsline |