Granada Reports
| Granada Reports | |
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 Granada Reports opening sequence | |
| Presented by | Lucy Meacock Tony Morris |
| Country of origin | England, UK |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lucy West (Head of News) |
| Production locations | Granada Studios, Manchester, England, UK |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes (main 6pm show) |
| Production company | ITV Granada |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV Granada |
| Release | 1956 – present |
| Related | |
| ITV News, BBC North West Tonight | |
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.
Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses the generic ITV font and idents. Shorter Granada News bulletins air seven days a week.
Overview
Granada Reports and Granada News are 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
Granada Reports airs each weeknight on ITV Granada at 6pm with shorter Granada News bulletins airing 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 bulletins from Granada News are broadcast on Saturday afternoons and Sunday evenings, although times may vary.
Current on air team
 | This article needs to be updated. (February 2012) |
Presenters
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
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| Lucy Meacock | Granada Reports presenter | Lunchtime/late bulletin newsreader (alternating) |
| Tony Morris | ||
| Keri Eldridge | Daybreak updates newsreader | |
| Jo Blythe | ITV Weather presenter | |
| Kerrie Gosney | Freelance contract | |
| Emma Jesson | Based at ITV Central; freelance contract | |
| Fred Talbot | Currently suspended pending Police investigation. [2] |
Correspondents
| Person | Title(s) | Related note(s) |
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| Mel Barham | News Correspondent | |
| Andy Bonner | Newsreader; freelance contract | |
| Ralph Blunsom | Freelance contract | |
| Ashley Derricott | ||
| Paul Duckworth | ||
| Clare Fallon | Newsreader | |
| 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 | |
| Newsreader | ||
| Amy Welch | ||
| Elaine Willcox | Stand-in presenter/newsreader | |
| David Chisnall | Sport Correspondent | |
| Chris Hall | ||
| Mike Hall | ||
| Daniel Hewitt | ||
| Claire Ashforth | Political Correspondent | Stand-in presenter/newsreader |
| Paul Crone | Features Correspondent | |
| Caroline Whitmore | Entertainment Correspondent |
Former on air team
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2251507/Child-abuse-police-raid-TV-weatherman-Fred-Talbot-Officers-smash-door-ex-teacher-away-cruise.html
External links
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