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East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for its East Midlands region, which comprises southern Derbyshire, Leicestershire, southern Lincolnshire, southern and central Nottinghamshire, northern Northamptonshire, Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire and Rutland (note that this area coincides only partly with that of the East Midlands government region). Peterborough is often included as it is near (under 30 miles) to the Waltham transmitter (and much further from the Look East transmitter). Image File history File links BBC-eastmidlands. ... Image File history File links BBC-eastmidlands. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see News (disambiguation). ... BBC East Midlands is the BBC English Region covering Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, most of Derbyshire and parts of western and southern Lincolnshire. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. ... Leicestershire ( IPA: (RP), IPA: (locally)), abbreviation Leics. ... For other places with the same name, see Lincolnshire (disambiguation). ... Nottinghamshire (abbreviated Notts) is an English county in the East Midlands, which borders South Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Derbyshire. ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Map sources for Burton-upon-Trent at grid reference SK2422 Burton upon Trent also known as Burton-on-Trent, or simply Burton, is a large town straddling the River Trent in the east of Staffordshire, England, which originally grew up around the monastery of St. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ... Oakham Castle 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. ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... BBC Look East is the BBCs regional television news programme for the eastern region, which is comprised of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk (note this differs from the political East of England region). ... Sandy Heath transmitter is a television broadcast station located between Sandy, Bedfordshire and Potton near the B1042. ...

The programme is broadcast on BBC One from its studio at the BBC centre in Nottingham on London Road, also home to Radio Nottingham, to about 250,000 viewers. The main transmitter for the programme is Waltham near Melton Mowbray in east Leicestershire. The programme can be watched in any part of the UK (and Europe) on digital satellite channel 980 on the BBC UK regional TV on satellite service and on broadband about an hour after the show has been broadcast. For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 1. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ... The Waltham transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility at Waltham-on-the-Wolds, 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK. It comprises a 315 metre high (1033 ft) guyed steel tubular mast. ... , Melton Mowbray (known locally as Melton) is a town within the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. ... For a wider corporate history and profile, see British Sky Broadcasting. ... The BBC has provided on the UK digital satellite service all of the BBC One and BBC Two regional variations, which provides local news inserts and (outside England) regional presentation. ...

East Midlands Today was established as an independent programme in January 1991, having previously been part of the Midlands Today programme (which began on 28 September 1964) Midlands Today now covers just the West Midlands. The split arose from criticisms of Midlands Today being too Birmingham-centric, with a lot of airtime devoted to Birmingham and Coventry. The programme's most recent 'look', in line with most other BBC regional TV news programmes, was introduced on 16 September 2002, with an update on 6 September 2004. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The BBC Midlands Today ident in use since September 2002 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. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... The West Midlands is an official Region of England, covering the western half of the Midlands. ... This article is about the British city. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Viewers in south Lincolnshire may also receive Look North, with stories often duplicated by both newsrooms. Similarly, other parts of the East Midlands Today region may variously also receive Look East, Midlands Today or even, towards the Buxton area of Derbyshire, North West Tonight. The programme titles were created by Lambie-Nairn. ... BBC Look East is the BBCs regional television news programme for the eastern region, which is comprised of Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire and Suffolk (note this differs from the political East of England region). ... The BBC Midlands Today ident in use since September 2002 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. ... This article is on the town in the county of Derbyshire, England. ... BBC North West Tonight is the BBCs regional evening television news programme for the north west England region, which is comprised of Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, and Cheshire. ...

BBC East Midlands Today has morning updates at 6:25, 6:55, 7:25, 7:55, 8:25 and 8:55 each lasting between three and five minutes. The Morning bulletins feature weather from a BBC Met Office National forecaster, a travel update and a preview of what is to come on the East Midlands local Radio stations, BBC Radio Derby, BBC Radio Leicester and BBC Radio Nottingham. The lunchtime programme lasts from 1:30-1:40pm and contains the latest headlines and weather from one of the two forecasters based in the Midlands. The main Evening programme lasts from 6:30-7:00pm and contains latest headlines, sport and weather news. The Late bulletin lasts from 10:28-10:34pm. It has a final look at the news, weather and sometimes the sport. BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Derbyshire. ... BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. ... BBC Radio Nottingham is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Nottinghamshire. ...

Presenters

Morning Updates

• Carol Hinds
• Mel Coles
• Angelina Socci
• Geoff Maskell

Lunchtime and Evenings

• Dominic Heale
• Anne Davies

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Both presenters have presented for Central News East and Anne Davies read the news on GMTV for eight years. Mel Coles, Colin Hazelden and Quentin Rayner are the stand in presenters for the bulletin. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anne Davies is a presenter for the BBC local news programme East Midlands Today in the East Midlands. ... 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. ...

Late Bulletin

• Colin Hazelden
• Jo Healey

Weekend Presenters/Occasional Presenters

• Kathy Rochford
• Victoria Hicks
• [Carol Hinds]

Geoff Maskell Sports Presenters

• Colin Hazelden
• Natalie Jackson

Weather Presenters

• Sara Blizzard
• Nicola Beswick (currently on maternity leave)
• Des Coleman

Inside Out, the half-hour regional documentary programme at 7.30pm on Wednesdays and the regional section of The Politics Show On Sundays at 12pm are hosted by Marie Ashby. Sara Louise Blizzard (born 1970, Coventry) is a weather presenter for East Midlands Today. ... The Politics Show is an hour long BBC television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sundays at Midday. ...

Presenters in earlier times included the now ITV newscaster Shiulie Ghosh, Sky's Ian Woods, Sky's Lukwesa Burak, BBC News 24's Martine Croxall, Janet Mayo and the late Lynette Lithgow.The presenters tend not to have strong Nottingham or Derby accents, though some of the weather presenters have had. The weather was first presented for several years by Jo Wheeler, former presenter on BBC Radio Lincolnshire, who now works on Sky News. Lukwesa Burak is a news anchor working for Sky News generally presenting in its news programme between midnight and 6am[citation needed]. She was born in Zambia in 1974. ... BBC News 24 is the BBCs 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom. ... Martine presenting the BBC News 24/World overnight shift Martine Croxall (born 1968 in Leicestershire), is a British journalist and television news presenter. ... For other uses, see Nottingham (disambiguation). ... 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—apart from the northern parts of the county, which are covered by BBC Radio Humberside. ... Sky News is a 24-hour British domestic and international television news channel that started broadcasting on 5 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...

Reporters

• Quentin Rayner (Chief News Reporter)
• John Hess (Political Editor)
• Kathy Rochford (General Reporter)
• Carol Hinds (General Reporter)
• Rob Glass (General reporter)
• Jeremy Ball (Social Affairs Correspondent)
• Matt Youdale (Education Correspondent)
• Rob Sissons (Health Correspondent)
• James Roberson (Special Features Reporter)

The latest edition of the main evening programme can be watched again over the internet, via the East Midlands Today website, which is listed in external links. It also contains contact details for the show

Trivia

Mel Coles married Rob Glass (one of the first weather presenters for Five News), one of the other reporters, in August 2001 in Newark. Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... Newark-on-Trent the Market Place Newark (also Newark-on-Trent) is a market town in Nottinghamshire (in 1216 it was in Lincolnshire) in the East Midlands area of England, located on the River Trent, the River Devon also runs through the town. ...

External links

• BBC East Midlands Today at bbc.co.uk
• Inside Out
• Politics Show

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Video clips

• Latest programme
• Latest Politics Show
• Latest Inside Out
• Updated format in September 2004 (YouTube)