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Revision as of 09:26, 22 January 2013

Granada Reports
Presented byLucy Meacock
Tony Morris
Country of originEngland, UK
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersLucy West
(Head of News)
Production locationsGranada Studios,
Manchester, England, UK
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time30 minutes
(main 6pm show)
Production companyITV Granada
Original release
NetworkITV Granada
Release1956 (1956) –
present
Related
ITV News,
BBC North West Tonight

ITV News Granada Reports is the regional news programme for the ITV Granada region. It serves the North West of England (including southern parts of Cumbria and the High Peak district of Derbyshire) and the Isle of Man.

Overview

Granada Reports is produced and broadcast from ITV Granada studios in Quay Street, Manchester with reporters also based at newsrooms in the Royal Liver Building, Liverpool, Lancaster and on the Isle of Man. Reporters were also based at newsrooms in Blackburn and Chester until both offices 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. The Granada Reports brand was originally scrapped in 1990 and replaced by Granada Tonight before the former name was revived on 1 October 2001.

The proramme was unaffected with cutbacks to ITV regional news in early 2009.[1] The only major change saw ITV Granada take over coverage of the Isle of Man from ITV Tyne Tees & Border on 16 July 2009.

Broadcast times

ITV News Granada Reports airs on ITV Granada seven days a week.

On weekdays, three two-minute updates air during Daybreak at 6:07, 7:07 and 8:07. Two six minute bulletins are broadcast at 1:55pm (after the ITV News at 1:30) and at 10:30pm (following the ITV News at Ten). Ten-minute weekend editions are broadcast on Saturday afternoons and Sunday evenings, although times may vary.

Current on air team

Presenters

Person Title(s) Related note(s)
Lucy Meacock Main presenter Lunchtime/late bulletin newsreader (alternating)
Presents Monday-Thursday
Tony Morris Lunchtime/late bulletin newsreader (alternating)
Keri Eldridge Daybreak updates newsreader
Jo Blythe ITV Weather presenter Usually presents Fridays, alternate Thursdays and alternate weekends.
Kerrie Gosney Freelance contract.
Currently covering Fred Talbot's usual role.
Also does weekends for ITV Yorkshire, ITV Tyne Tees and ITV Border.
Emma Jesson Based at ITV Central; freelance contract.
Presents alternate weekends.
Fred Talbot Usually presents Monday-Wednesday and alternate Thursdays.
Usually records 2 x episodes of 'Where's Fred on alternate Thursdays.
Currently released from his role pending outcome of police investigation.[2]

Correspondents

Person Title(s) Related note(s)
Mel Barham News Correspondent Newsreader
Andy Bonner Newsreader; freelance contract
Ralph Blunsom Freelance contract
Ashley Derricott
Paul Duckworth
Victoria Grimes
Ann O'Connor Stand-in presenter/newsreader
Matt O'Donoghue Newsreader
Adam McClean
Sarah Rogers
Ben Schofield
Rachel Townsend Stand-in presenter/newsreader
Tim Scott
Rob Smith Stand-in presenter/newsreader
Amy Welch Newsreader
Elaine Willcox Stand-in presenter/newsreader
Claire Ashforth Political Correspondent
David Chisnall Sport Correspondent
Chris Hall
Mike Hall
Daniel Hewitt
Paul Crone Features Correspondent
Caroline Whitmore Entertainment Correspondent

Former on air team

Former Logo of Granada Reports

Awards

In 2007, 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.

Granada Reports has also 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 national Nations and Regions news award in 2008 for coverage of the end of the Lesley Molseed murder trial, 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.

Granada Reports had the most successful ever North West RTS Awards winning an unrivalled four categories 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 3rd successive year for the story of Ann Williams campaign for justice over her son's death at Hillsborough.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/289268
Preceded by BAFTA: Television Award
News Coverage
(The Morecambe Bay Cockling Tragedy)

2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by RTS: Television Journalism
Nations and Regions News Coverage
(The Morecambe Bay Cockling Tragedy);
(The Lesley Molseed Trial)

2007, 2008
Succeeded by