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(January 2013)

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BE
Benjamin1
Tweeted a short video to say she'll still present some news. How often who knows!
LL
London Lite Founding member
I've lost count at how many years Lucy worked full time at ITV Central? Seem to remember at one point she was a newsreader and reporter for Central News East in Nottingham, then entertainment correspondent, then moved to weather.
JD
JDN
Tweeted a short video to say she'll still present some news. How often who knows!


That is good news. Maybe she will remain as Sameena's cover alongside Alison Mackenzie.
ST
South Today
JDN posted:
Tweeted a short video to say she'll still present some news. How often who knows!


That is good news. Maybe she will remain as Sameena's cover alongside Alison Mackenzie.


Stacey Foster seems to be covering more and more these days. Not too sure if we shall continue to see her very often. The same was said in Meridian land when Debbie departed.
JD
JDN
JDN posted:
Tweeted a short video to say she'll still present some news. How often who knows!


That is good news. Maybe she will remain as Sameena's cover alongside Alison Mackenzie.


Stacey Foster seems to be covering more and more these days. Not too sure if we shall continue to see her very often. The same was said in Meridian land when Debbie departed.


I forgot about Stacey Foster.

We had a good pool in the mid-00's as covers - Arti Halai, Yvonne Gaskill, Michelle Robinson, Philipa Tomas, SJ Mee, Annette Finch etc... and that was after Llewella and Jo.

Also, was it Jonathan Rae? and Kevin something?
Last edited by JDN on 24 May 2016 7:05pm - 2 times in total
ST
South Today
JDN posted:
JDN posted:

That is good news. Maybe she will remain as Sameena's cover alongside Alison Mackenzie.


Stacey Foster seems to be covering more and more these days. Not too sure if we shall continue to see her very often. The same was said in Meridian land when Debbie departed.


I forgot about Stacey Foster.

We had a good pool in the mid-00's as covers - Arti Halai, Yvonne Gaskill, Michelle Robinson, Philipa Tomas, SJ Mee, Annette Finch etc... and that was after Llewella and Jo.

Also, was it Jonathan Rae? and Kevin something?


Kevin Ashford was main anchor of CNE until 2005 then moved over to the border to ITV Wales. Last I know he was West Wales correspondent.

Jonathan Ray was a Central stalwart jumping between East and West over the years. He left around 2003? A brief stint at the BBC in Nottingham before leaving Television. I am sure I read he went onto employment at the University of Nottingham.
JD
JDN
JDN posted:

Stacey Foster seems to be covering more and more these days. Not too sure if we shall continue to see her very often. The same was said in Meridian land when Debbie departed.


I forgot about Stacey Foster.

We had a good pool in the mid-00's as covers - Arti Halai, Yvonne Gaskill, Michelle Robinson, Philipa Tomas, SJ Mee, Annette Finch etc... and that was after Llewella and Jo.

Also, was it Jonathan Rae? and Kevin something?


Kevin Ashford was main anchor of CNE until 2005 then moved over to the border to ITV Wales. Last I know he was West Wales correspondent.

Jonathan Ray was a Central stalwart jumping between East and West over the years. He left around 2003? A brief stint at the BBC in Nottingham before leaving Television. I am sure I read he went onto employment at the University of Nottingham.


I'm sure Kevin Ashford presented in the West a few times, and I remember him doing the main evening show with Bob Warman once. Think it was early 00's.

Llewella did a spell at CNEast too didn't she?
RA
radiolistener
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jonathanraycommunications
NB
NicB1971
Any inkling as to why Lucy left; did she just get bored of not getting anything other than the weather? Why on earth have they replaced her with this Des person who no-one seems to like.
DO
dosxuk
Why does anyone leave a job they've been doing for a while?

And I'd guess the vast majority of viewers don't care who presents the weather provided they're competent. Any anyone finding themselves actively disliking someone for the fairly innocuous activity of presenting the weather should probably have words with themselves rather than questioning the broadcasters recruitment process.
AN
Andrew Founding member
I'd say in the regions, the weather presenter is just as important to viewers as the actual presenters.
DV
dvboy
I'd say in the regions, the weather presenter is just as important to viewers as the actual presenters.


Many regional weather presenters are household names in their respective parts of the country and would be sorely missed if they were to leave.

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