The BBC East Midlands Today ident

BBC East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for the east midlands region, which is comprises Derbyshire, Leicestershire, southern Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland (note this is different to the political East Midlands region). It broadcasts on BBC ONE from its studio at the space-age BBC centre in Nottingham on London Road, also home to Radio Nottingham, to about 250,000 people. The main transmitter for the programme is Waltham near Melton Mowbray in east Leicestershire. Viewers in south Lincolnshire also have Look North, with stories often being duplicated by both newsrooms. The format of the programme, which is similar to all other BBC local TV news sharing the same title music, began on 16 September 2002, with an update on 6 September 2004. Image File history File links BBC-eastmidlands. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... News is new information or current events. ... In general, the midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... Leicestershire (abbreviated Leics) is a landlocked county in central England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Rutland is traditionally Englands smallest county and is bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire, and southeast by Northamptonshire. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest television station in the world. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ... Waltham TV Mast is a 315 metre high (1035 ft) guyed steel tube mast at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 5 miles north-east of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK. The mast was built in 1966/1967. ... Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ... BBC Look North (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire) was launched in 2003 -- its one of the BBCs newest regions. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... This article is about the day of the year. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

East Midlands Today was established as an independent program in January 1991, having previously been part of the BBC Midlands Today program (which began on 5th October 1987). Midlands Today now covers just the West Midlands. The split arose from criticisms of Midlands Today being too Birmingham-centric, which consumed a lot of airtime devoted to Birmingham and Coventry. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Midlands Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for the West Midlands region, which is comprised of The West Midlands county, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Gloucestershire. ... The West Midlands is a geographical term describing the western half of central England, known as the Midlands. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ...

Current presenters include Mel Coles, Anne Davies, Dominic Heale, Jo Healey, Carol Hinds, Quentin Rayner, and Marie Ashby. Marie Ashby does the Politics Show on a Sunday with John Hess. Dominic Heale, who studied at Hull University, worked for Central News East directly before 'changing sides' to work for the BBC. Anne Davies has presented since May 2001. Anne Davies is a presenter for the BBC local news programme East Midlands Today in the East Midlands. ... The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university in the East Riding of Yorkshire which was founded in 1927. ...

Presenters in earlier times were Kathy Rochford and Janet Mayo. The presenters tend not to have strong Nottingham or Derby accents, though some of the weathermen do. The weather was first presented for several years by Jo Wheeler, former presenter on Radio Lincolnshire, who now works on Sky News. Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... BBC Radio Lincolnshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Lincolnshire. ... Sky News is Europes first 24-hour television news channel, originally launched as part of the 4-channel Sky Television network in February 1989. ...

Anne Davies read the news on GMTV for eight years, and previously was a presenter on Central News East, which broadcast from Nottingham. She also presents the weekly local Inside Out documentary on Mondays at 7.30pm, as well as helping out on the occasional morning show on Radio Leicester. Good Morning Television (GMTV) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). It has held the license for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ... Central Independent Television, commonly referred to as Central, is the British Independent Television company that succeeded ATV on 1 January 1982. ... BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ...

The weather is presented by former Leicester Sound presenter, Sara Blizzard. Sport is mentioned half-way through the programme by Colin Hazelden, a Hull University graduate. Mel Coles lives with Rob Glass (one of the first weather presenters for five), one of the other reporters. Leicester Sound is a radio station in Leicester, England. ... The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university in the East Riding of Yorkshire which was founded in 1927. ... Five, formerly known as Channel 5, is the United Kingdoms fifth national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ...

At the end of the programme, the two presenters select stories of interest from local papers which include the Derby Evening Telegraph, Leicester Mercury or Nottingham Evening Post, usually of an up-beat, heart-warming or trivial nature. Derby Evening Telegraphy The Derby Evening Telegraph is an afternoon tabloid newspaper printed and distrubuted in Derby, it costs 30p. ... The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail Group, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... The Nottingham Evening Post is an English tabloid newspaper which serves Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and some parts of Derbyshire. ... The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ...

External links

• BBC East Midlands Today
• Inside Out presenter, Marie Ashby
• Local weather
• Webcam
• Inside Out
• The evolution of news in the East Midlands.
• TV Newsroom
• List of topics covered for every programme
• The 100,000 lead in viewers over Central News East.
• Mel Coles adopts a cat which was nearly 'recycled'.