Channel 4 News
| Channel 4 News | |
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| Format | News, current affairs, sport |
| Presented by | Jon Snow |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | ITN |
| Running time | 55 minutes (Monday–Thursday) 30 minutes (Friday) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Channel 4 |
| Original airing | 2 November 1982 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | More4 News (defunct) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Channel 4 News is the news division of British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since the broadcaster's launch in November 1982.
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Current productions [edit]
Channel 4 News [edit]
Channel 4 News is the name of the flagship evening news programme. Channel 4 News is noted for its extensive coverage of international news and good background reports on current affairs. Its editor since 1998, Jim Gray, has announced he will step down when a successor is appointed.[1] Gray was previously Deputy Editor of BBC Newsnight. It is anchored by Jon Snow and is on the air Monday to Friday from 19:00-19:55 on Channel 4 and at variable times on weekends. Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman and Matt Frei are Snow's co-presenters. Alex Thomson is the Chief Correspondent.
Channel 4 News is among the highest rated television programmes in the United Kingdom, winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers.
It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news programme produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.
In November 2011, Liam Dutton became Channel 4's first ever weather presenter, joining from BBC Weather.[2]
Channel 4 News Summary [edit]
A replacement to the Channel 4 News at Noon in the 12:00 slot, it first aired on 21 December 2009, giving a five minute summary of the news.
Former productions [edit]
News at Noon [edit]
News at Noon was first introduced in 2003 for the duration of the Iraq war, and due to its instant success, it was kept on in the Channel 4's daytime schedule (except when live Horse Racing was being broadcast). It was presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Prior to this bulletin, the programme in the slot was Powerhouse, a political news programme, also produced by ITN. As a consequence of the advertising slowdown during the 2009 recession, the programme was cancelled, along with More4 News and replaced with the five minute Channel 4 News Summary, the last broadcast airing on 18 December 2009. [3]
More4 News [edit]
Aired Monday to Friday on sister channel More4, More4 News was anchored by Kylie Morris, it ran for 30 minutes, aiming to go in-depth into a certain issue. As a consequence of the advertising slowdown during the 2009 recession, the programme was cancelled, along with the News at Noon, the last broadcast airing on 18 December 2009. [3]
On air team [edit]
Newscasters [edit]
| Years | Newscasters | Title | Other roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–1989 | Peter Sissons | Main newscaster | |
| 1989– | Jon Snow | ||
| 2000–2011 | Samira Ahmed | Newscaster | Reporter |
| 1989–1998 | Zeinab Badawi | ||
| Daljit Dhaliwal | Reporter | ||
| 2011– | Matt Frei | Washington Correspondent | |
| 1998–2002 | Kirsty Lang | Reporter | |
| Shahnaz Pakravan | |||
| 1982–1989 | Alastair Stewart | ||
| 1982–1989 | Nicholas Owen | ||
| Saima Mohsin | |||
| 1998– | Krishnan Guru-Murthy | ||
| 1989–1993 | Dermot Murnaghan | ||
| 2011– | Cathy Newman |
Correspondents/Editors [edit]
| Years | Correspondents/Editors | Title | Other roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cain | Culture Editor | ||
| Tom Clarke | Science Editor | ||
| Benjamin Cohen | Technology Correspondent | ||
| Michael Crick | Political Correspondent | ||
| Andy Davies | Home Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Carl Dinnen | Reporter | ||
| Gary Gibbon | Political Editor | ||
| Lindsey Hilsum | International Editor | ||
| Faisal Islam | Economics Editor | ||
| Simon Israel | Home Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Ciaran Jenkins | Reporter | ||
| Victoria MacDonald | Health & Social Care Correspondent | ||
| Jonathan Miller | Foreign Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Paraic O'Brien | Reporter | ||
| Katie Razzall | Reporter | ||
| Jonathan Rugman | Foreign Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Sarah Smith | Business Correspondent | ||
| Darshna Soni | Midlands Correspondent | ||
| John Sparks | Asia Correspondent | ||
| Alex Thomson | Chief Correspondent |
Weather Forecaster [edit]
| Years | Forecaster | Title | Other roles |
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| 2011– | Liam Dutton | Weather Forecaster |
Design Team [edit]
| Years | Title | Other roles | |
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| 2007– | Sam Wapples | Graphic Design Leader | |
| 1994– | Fabrizio Viani | Senior Designer | |
| 1997– | Mike Smith | Senior Designer | |
| 1998– | Ian Watkins | Senior Designer | |
| 2005– | Sue Kearley-Schon | Senior Designer | |
| 2012– | Kevin O'Dell | Senior Designer |
Historical roles [edit]
In 2003, Channel 4 News broke the story of the Dodgy Dossier which led to a political crisis in Britain.
Theme music [edit]
The music in the Channel 4 News titles is an orchestration of "Best Endeavours" by Alan Hawkshaw. It was introduced a few months after the channel's launch, and has remained in use since.
References [edit]
- ^ "Channel 4 News Jim Gray to step down". Channel 4. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Biography Liam Dutton
- ^ a b Deans, Jason (5 August 2009). "The Guardian - Channel 4 to axe News at Noon and More4 News". London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- Burrell, Ian (14 July 2008). "Channel 4 News: Newscasters with attitude". London: The Independent.
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