Central Tonight is the main news programme on ITV Central. Since Monday 24 July 2006, the regular 6pm programme has been entitled Central Tonight, replacing the old name of Central News to come in line with other ITV regional news programmes with "... Tonight" at the end. The programme has two versions which are identically branded - one covering the east of the region and one for the west. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bob Warman is a British television presenter who worked for Yorkshire Television in the 1970s, but has spent his subsequent career at ATV and Central Television, mostly presenting regional news programmes. ... Llewella Bailey is a British television presenter who works for ITV Central. ... Joanne Malin is a very fit British television presenter who currently works for ITV Central on its flagship news programme Central Tonight in the West Midlands. ... Sameena Ali-Khan launched her career on the BBCs EMT Programme 1999 until late 2000, when she joined ITVs Central Tonight. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Until 1 December 2006, there was a version of the programme for the south of the region (which remained Central News at Six), but this has now ended with most of this part of the region becoming part of the unofficial ITV Thames Valley region along with the northern part of ITV Meridian. is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... Meridian Broadcasting (ITV Meridian) is the holder of the ITV franchise for South and South East England. ...

Central News West

Central News West is the regional news programme for the West Midlands, broadcast from ITV Central's headquarters in Gas Street, Birmingham. It went on air on 1 January 1982, replacing the previous programme ATV Today broadcast by Central's predecessor company ATV. The area served by the programme is considered to roughly equate to the counties of the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. The programme also covered stories from Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, northern Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and southern Northamptonshire until 1989, when the new Central South sub-region was formed. Herefordshire re-joined the Central News West programme in December 2006 with a live broadcast from Hereford Cathedral. This began a week-long series of reports focusing on the major highlights of the county. The main programme at 6pm is presented by Bob Warman and Joanne Malin, whilst Llewella Bailey is the main weekend presenter. The main sports presenters are Matt Teal and Sarah-Jane Mee. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bob Warman is a British television presenter who worked for Yorkshire Television in the 1970s, but has spent his subsequent career at ATV and Central Television, mostly presenting regional news programmes. ... Joanne Malin is a very fit British television presenter who currently works for ITV Central on its flagship news programme Central Tonight in the West Midlands. ... Llewella Bailey is a British television presenter who works for ITV Central. ... Sarah-Jane Mee is an English television presenter, best known for her work on Sky Sports News, and her current position at ITV in the West Midlands. ...

Other reporters and presenters include: -

• Keith Wilkinson
• Mark Gough
• Steve Keeling
• Eric MacInnes
• Sandy Barton
• Arti Halai
• Yvonne Gaskill
• Lucy Kapasi (nee. Gribble)
• Julian Druker
• Rohit Kachroo
• Chris James
• Annette Finch
• Anna Brees
• Karen Griggs
• John Willats

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Central News East

The East sub-region was launched on 12 October 1983 from a temporary studio at Giltbrook near Nottingham. The original intent had been to launch Central News East on 1 January 1982, but problems with the then-powerful broadcasting unions prevented its launch for nearly two years. The East programme had a short life at Giltbrook and the programme was moved to Central's brand new studio on Lenton Lane Nottingham from 3 January 1984. Central News East was moved to Central West's Gas Street, Birmingham studios after the Central East studios in Nottingham were shut in 2004 as a result of a restructuring programme across the ITV Network. is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ...

The ITV Central headquarters in Birmingham Gas Street.

News Gathering for Central East is still based in Nottingham at Terry Lloyd House which opened in February 2005. Terry Lloyd House is named after the former Central News reporter Terry Lloyd, who was killed in Iraq whilst covering the Iraq war for ITV/ITN in 2003. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1237 × 928 pixel, file size: 172 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This is a picture of the ITV Central headquarters based in Gas Street, Birmingham. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 799 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1237 × 928 pixel, file size: 172 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)This is a picture of the ITV Central headquarters based in Gas Street, Birmingham. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Terence Ellis Lloyd (November 21, 1952 – March 22, 2003) was a British television journalist well-known for his reporting from the Middle East. ...

Presenters include:

• Sameena Ali-Khan
• Steve Clamp
• Louisa James
• Rajiv Popat
• Lucy Kite
• Gareth Owen
• Helen Finch
• James Wright

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Future

The future of Central Tonight in its current format is in doubt. In June 2007, ITV plc executive chairman Michael Grade hinted at a possible re-structure of the ITV regional layout. Central Tonight West and East editions could merge into one programme with small opt-outs for each region during the programme.^[1]. The move is expected to give ITV plc "greater value for money", but may be subject to Ofcom approval^[2]. June 2007 is the sixth month of that year. ... Michael Ian Grade CBE (born March 8, 1943) is a British businessman and a distinguished figure in the field of broadcasting. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...

The newly created ITV Thames Valley region made up of the majority of the former Central News South region, would merge with Meridian Tonight to create a 'super region' in the south of England. This would span as far West as Dorset and Wiltshire and as far East as Kent and East Sussex. ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... Meridian Tonight is the flagship news programme in the ITV Meridian region. ... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... East Sussex is a county in South East England. ...

Central News South

Central News South is the now defunct version of the programme which was first aired on 9 January 1989 with Wesley Smith & Anne Dawson and with special guest Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards. The first edition is well remembered for being dogged completely with technical problems. Unlike Central West & East, Central South was based at, and broadcast from studios in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. , Abingdon (traditionally known as Abingdon-on-Thames) is a market town in Oxfordshire in Southern England. ...

Presenters included:

• Wesley Smith (Now with Thames Valley Tonight)
• Hannah Shellswell (nee. Stewart-Jones) (Now with Thames Valley Tonight)
• Alex Forrest (Now with Thames Valley Tonight)
• Sally Mules (Now with Thames Valley Tonight)
• Ken Goodwin (Now with The West Tonight)
• Richard Franklin (Now with The West Tonight)
• Christopher Peacock (Now with Thames Valley Tonight)
• Mark Lipscomb (Now a freelance presenter on Thames Valley Tonight)
• Victoria Bennett (Now with Thames Valley Tonight)
• Anna Brees (Now with Central News West)
• Jonathan Wilats (Now with Central News West)
• Victoria Bryning (Now a freelance presenter on Sky News)
• Tim Russon
• Andy Bevan (Now with Central News West as a producer)
• Kate Garraway (Now with GMTV, via Meridian West)
• Anne Dawson (Now a Broadcast Journalism lecturer at University of Gloucestershire)
• Geraldine Peers (Now with BBC South Today, Oxford opt-out)
• Enda Brady (Now with Sky News)
• Harriet Ryley
• Ama Boeting
• Tom Parmenter (Previously with Central News West and Now with Sky News)

It was announced on 6 June 2006 that Central News South was to end after 17 years, be broken up and merge with other ITV news regions. Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire & Swindon would merge with the existing Meridian North region to form a new ITV Thames Valley service (with its 6pm news programme to be named Thames Valley Tonight). Gloucestershire was to become part of the ITV West (formally HTV West) region broadcast from Bristol. Herefordshire was to rejoin Central News West from Birmingham. The last regional bulletin was on Sunday 3 December, and the last "Central News"-branded pan-regional service was aired during GMTV on Monday 4 December. This page has been deleted, and should not be re-created without a good reason. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... Hannah Shellswell (née Stewart-Jones) Hannah (right) with Wesley Smith. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... Alexander Forrest, illustrated in John Forrests 1875 Explorations in Australia Alexander Forrest (1849 - 1901) was an explorer and surveyor of Western Australia. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... Ken Goodwin (born March 2, 1961 in Provost, Alberta) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Canada, who participated in two consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1984. ... The West Tonight is the flagship news programme in the ITV West region. ... Richard Franklin Richard Franklin is a British actor. ... The West Tonight is the flagship news programme in the ITV West region. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ... Central Tonight is the main news programme on ITV Central. ... Central Tonight is the main news programme on ITV Central. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 16 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service, as well as a hourly news radio service in the UK. Broadcast of a 24-hour radio service is due... Central Tonight is the main news programme on ITV Central. ... Kate Garraway (born Katherine Mary Gallaway in Abingdon, Oxfordshire on 4 May 1968) is a British television news presenter. ... GMTV (Good Morning Television) 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. ... ... The University of Gloucestershire is a University in Gloucestershire, England, with campuses in Cheltenham and Gloucester. ... The BBC South Today ident, used from September 2002 until August 2005 BBC South Today is the BBCs regional television news programme for Dorset, Hampshire, The Isle of Wight and West Sussex; it also covers parts of Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey and Wiltshire. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 16 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service, as well as a hourly news radio service in the UK. Broadcast of a 24-hour radio service is due... Central Tonight is the main news programme on ITV Central. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 16 February 1989 as part of the then four-channel Sky Television service, as well as a hourly news radio service in the UK. Broadcast of a 24-hour radio service is due... ITV Thames Valley is the expected name of ITVs new region covering the Thames Valley area of the United Kingdom. ...

Charlie Neil (left) & Emma Jesson (right) presenting the Central weather.

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Weather

The weather updates are presented by:

• Emma Jesson
• Charlie Neil
• James Wright (occasionally)

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On Air

Central News airs on ITV1 Central seven days a week. ITV Central provides three news bulletins during GMTV. The mid-morning bulletin airs immediately broadcasts after an ITV News Summary, during This Morning, this update airs for around 10 minutes. The lunchtime edition of the programme follows on from the ITV Lunchtime News, giving a five minute round-up of the days developments between 1.55pm and 2.00pm. The main evening edition of Central Tonight begins at 6.00pm, and ends at 6.30pm. The late news update from the region follows the ITV News at 10.30, airing between 10.55pm and 11.05pm. GMTV (Good Morning Television) 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. ... This Morning logo (ITV1) This Morning is a British, ITV1 daytime television programme that started on 3 October 1988 and includes celebrity guests, entertainment, advice, competitions and features. ... ITV Lunchtime News is ITV1s hour-long daily news programme, which is broadcast weekdays 12. ... 10. ...

Central News airs four bulletins at weekends: two on Saturday, at lunchtime, and late afternoon, and two on Sunday: at lunchtime and the evening edition at 6.25pm. These bulletins are pan-regional and cover both the East and West Midlands.

External links

• ITV Central News at itvlocal.com