The then remaining sub-regional elements were: Both sub-regional editions utilise exactly the same presenters and studio/set, therefore one of the two opt-outs depending on the day's news is pre-recorded 'as live' shortly before broadcast.[7]. Jon has also been seen on Tyne Tees, Boder Television and Granada providing weather coverage. Something went wrong, please try again later. I've been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people both on and off screen. On 28 March 1977, Yorkshire Television launched a six-week breakfast television experiment. Co-star @benjamesbason who is part of the ITV News Calendar team commented: Weve missed you Duncan - glad to hear youre on the mend, all the best for a speedy recovery!. But after a lot of thought Ive decided the time is right for me to start the next chapter of my life and see whats round the next corner!. Passionate about regional television. After paying his dues at the Echo, he moved on to radio and finally into television. Lancashire Polytechnic's School of Journalism, "Leeds 10k: Stars shine to raise cash for charities", "Christine Talbot says goodbye to ITV News Calendar after 20 years", TV star Christine Talbot tells of breast cancer battle, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christine_Talbot&oldid=1149276143, This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 06:44. Duncan Wood was a regular face on ITV's Calendar, alongside his co-presenter of 18 years, Christine Talbot. Click to read interviews with Duncan's fellow nominee,Stewart Whiteand category winnerHarry Gration. ", Among those wishing Duncan well was Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, who responded: "You are just WONDERFUL-in the truest meaning of the world. Duncan started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland . Will really miss seeing your smiles and positivity around the building. They are greatly appreciated and mean a heck of a lot., To get the latest email updates from Yorkshire Live, click here. She was also a pioneer presenter on the early satellite Health and beauty channel, Wellbeing between 2000 and 2001. Taking a little time away from here, but in time honoured fashion Ill be back after the break," he wrote. Lara has years of experience working as a presenter and reporter in Yorkshire, the North East and around the UK. Lara Rostron is to join ITV News Calendar as one of the main presenters at the start of April. Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Mr Wood joined ITV Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. The programme was scrapped in early 1988 but reintroduced for a short period during 2001. Thankyou #ITV for 32 great yrs, almost two decades of which I spent @itvcalendar You cant say much in just over 5 minutes but if you missed my farewellthanks for watching x https://t.co/g2X22anmeL. Duncan Wood has presented ITV News Calendar for 19 years but has confirmed his exit in an emotional post on social media. In addition to telling the days news his sense of fun and on-screen relationship with weather presenter Jon Mitchell have established him as a favourite with viewers. The responsibility is huge. Duncan, who has been away from work with health issues, will be saying farewell in a recorded message on the programme on Thursday 26th of May, almost 19 years to the day since his first broadcast. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Something went wrong, please try again later. Lara has years of. Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Duncan joined ITV Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. 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Ive been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people both on and off screen. 25/05/2022. Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Duncan joined Yorkshire Televisions Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. Shes a great talent who knows the region and the people who live here.". I was smelling the ink, seeing the presses rolling. Plans range from 5.99 to 13.99 a month. Vote for the best beer garden in Yorkshire, Many of us love grabbing a pint in a beer garden when the sun comes out, Our Yorkshire 'ghost' town has turned into a 'boom' town with a 'wicked' vibe, The West Yorkshire town of Batley has a lot of food outlets and ice cream parlours - but there are fears the town would be 'dead' without its takeaways, The six Yorkshire shops offering 1p meal deals to help families afford Coronation Bank Holiday, The bundle includes 40 tea bags and some of the nation's favourite snacks, Will you swear your allegiance to King Charles III during the coronation? Lara Rostron will become Duncan Wood's new permanent co-host on the 6pm programme from the start of April. ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood has broken his silence on his absence and issued a health update after fans noticed he has been missing from his usual slot for weeks. He went on to cover some of the biggest stories of the last two decades and reported from overseas on trips to Dubai, to cover the Bollywood Oscars, and to the Greek island of Kos on three occasions to cover the unsolved disappearance of the Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. His on-screen partnership with Christine Talbot was the longest in ITV News until her departure last year. Katy is also a part of the ITV News Calendar team, although she announced last month that she would be leaving the show. "Hi folks, Ive been completely overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity to me as I exit stage left from @itvcalendar Ive tried to reply to everyone, apologies if Ive missed you. All rights reserved, ben_needhams_mum_told_witness_could_solve_mystery, Meet the nominees: BBC Look North's Harry Gration, Meet the nominees: BBC Look East's Stewart White, Nominations announced for RTS Television Journalism Awards 2017, The Crown and Sherlock among RTS Craft & Design Awards nominations, The RTS and The Media Society announce the Steve Hewlett Scholarship, Tom Mockridge appointed Chair of the Royal Television Society. Although Calendar is a regional viewers in other parts of the country might still be familiar with Duncan, from his long career on the small screen. Both editions of the programme were broadcast from ITV Yorkshire's Leeds studios. ITV Calendar's main presenter Duncan Wood is set to leave the broadcaster after 19 years. At the same time, Yorkshire Television inherited the Anglia news offices in Grimsby and Hull and opened a further newsroom in Lincoln. On 30 January 2012, it was announced on Calendar that Talbot had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and would be taking a break from the programme for treatment and recovery. READ MORE: Duncan Wood to leave ITV Calendar after 19 years as he makes announcement ahead of 'next chapter'. They are very passionate broadcasters. Upon gaining the Belmont transmitter in 1974 from Anglia Television, which served south Lincolnshire and north Norfolk, the programme developed a regional opt-out service for the area within the main programme. Duncan Wood has been a part of Calendar for 19 years (Picture: ITV) ITV Calendar, the long-running regional news programme broadcast across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has bid farewell. Lara Rostron is to join ITV News Calendar as one of the main presenters at the start of April. Duncan, who has worked in television for more than three decades,. Harry Gration, also Yorkshire-based, won in 2015, and Stewart White from BBC Look East, won in 2016. He went from office boy to Managing Director. Duncan made the "tough decision" to leave the ITV news team after working in television for three decades. Following a refit of the main Kirkstall Road studios to accommodate HD production of Emmerdale, the news centre opposite the building was closed and production of Calendar moved back into the main facility in October 2012. Duncan, who has worked in television for more than three decades, became synonymous with Calendar. The restaurateur has been a Richard Sharp has resigned as BBC chairman after conceding a report found he breached the governance Shakespeares comedy Twelfth Night is being adapted by CBeebies. Calendar presenters Duncan Wood and Christine Talbot (Image: ITV) Christine has been a main presenter on ITV News Calendar for the last twenty years. His on-screen partnership with Christine Talbot was the longest in ITV News until her departure last year. ", Ricky Gervais stuns The One Show hosts after saying 'I'm going to die soon', Duncan Wood is leaving ITV Calendar after 29 years. A popular ITV Calendar presenter has announced he is to leave the news programme after nearly two decades. ITV News Calendar presenter Christine Talbot announced this evening that she is leaving the programme after 20 years. Calendar presenters Christine Talbot and Duncan Wood, with meteorologist Jon Mitchell In the last twenty years, she has covered many of the region's major stories, including in 2014. It's a nostalgic image, and one that drove Wood into journalism. The news service transmits to Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, northwestern Norfolk and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas of England. Lara will become Duncan Woods new permanent co-host on the 6pm programme. Lara said: "I am thrilled to be joining the ITV Calendar team and to have the opportunity to work alongside Duncan Wood as we share the region's news each night with a wonderful audience. ITV Calendar's Duncan Wood has been a stalwart of the programme for 19 years . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Thank you ITV for 32 rollercoaster years of live telly and to the amazing team.". The newsgathering and production teams at Calendar were the subject of a 1995 fly-on-the-wall Channel 4 documentary series, Deadline.[5]. Christine Talbot is a British television journalist and presenter who worked for ITV Yorkshire as a main presenter for its flagship news programme ITV News Calendar. As expected, fans as well as co-stars wasted no time wishing the presenter a speedy recovery. Duncan was also given his own show Wood you Believe It and interviewed star names in the One to One series for ITV Yorkshire. Youve got to be aware of that family in all of that, and the human side of it., That interview was picked up by the network ITV News and shown across the nation. All other bulletins (weekday and weekend lunchtime, weekday late, and weekend early evening) were pan-regional. The programme ran concurrently with a similar Tyne Tees programme, Good Morning North for North East viewers. Royal Television Society Im recovering from some health issues, making progress, and hope to be fit and well soon. appearing with Geoff Druett until Friday 23 May 2003 and is now currently alongside Duncan Wood. Lara, who lives in North Yorkshire, has reported on some of the regions major news stories including the 2015 Boxing Day floods in York and the closure of Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Britain. The separate East and South services continued until December 2006. Netflix is available on your smartphone, tablet, smart TV, laptop or streaming device, all for one fixed monthly fee. Duncan Wood co-presents the award winning Calendar for ITV Yorkshire. He has been recognised by the Royal Television Society, the O2 Awards, the Yorkshire Choice Awards and the Yorkshire Society, who named him Media Personality of the Year. ITV Calendar's head of news, Mark Hayman, said: "Duncan has made a huge contribution to television in the region, covering the biggest stories of the last two decades. But just who is he and where is he going next? Before joining ITV in 1994, Talbot worked on local newspapers in Lancashire. TheRTS Television Journalism Awardstake place at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 1 March 2017. The presenter regularly presents Calendar's main 6pm news programme but has been absent recently. Since its launch, the programme has been produced at ITV Yorkshire's main studios in Kirkstall Road, Leeds. Amazon Prime has thousands of original series, sport documentaries and films you can subscribe to watch here for just 7.99/ month plus a free month trial included. Duncan Wood, star of ITV News' Calendar, has made the decision to . On Monday 24 September 1990, a third sub-regional opt-out for south Yorkshire and north Derbyshire was introduced "South" from Sheffield initially aired at lunchtime and within the main 6pm programme, while "East" (Hull) aired in east Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north Norfolk, and Calendar News was broadcast to the rest of the region (west and north Yorkshire). With his love of sport, and golf in particular, Mr Wood says one of his most treasured interviews was with Danny Willett after the Sheffield professional won his first major title, the Masters at Augusta. "It's been inspirational on so many levels," he said of his work on the programme. [1] During her time at ITV, Talbot presented a number of regional programmes including the defunct magazine show Tonight (between 1996 and 2000) and several documentary series including Is It Worth It?, Silent Killer and Xposed. Rostron has years . Duncan started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland before writing for the nationals. Xx., After his comment section was flooded with sweet messages he went on to thank everyone for the kind messages., He Tweeted: Thanks so much for all your very kind messages and your concern. ITV Calendars Head of News, Mark Hayman: Duncan has made a huge contribution to television in the region, covering the biggest stories of the last two decades. Christine lives near Wetherby with husband Chris Gregg and daughter Beth. He later moved into broadcasting at Metro FM in Newcastle, and began his 32 years in television at ITV Tyne Tees. Ive been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme, and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people on and off screen. The back-rower is off-contract at the end of the season. For over twenty years from June 1990, Calendar was produced and broadcast from a dedicated news centre and studio facility based in a converted roller rink opposite the main complex on Kirkstall Road. His first programme was an outside broadcast at Sheffield Town Hall on 27 May, 2003, as Sheffield United were given a civic reception after their play-off final. She was also named Journalist of the Year by the Yorkshire Royal Television Society in 2015. Speaking on his exit he said: "It's been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades. With no. Duncan started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland before going on to write for a number of national titles. Duncan broke his. We are very sad that he has decided that it's time to leave us and we wish him the very best of luck in the future.". 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Amazon Prime has thousands of original series, sport documentaries and films you can subscribe to watch here for just 7.99/ month plus a free month trial included. It says it all that both Harry and Stewart are nominated yet again. We are very sad that he has decided that its time to leave us and we wish him the very best of luck in the future.. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The presenter regularly presents Calendar's main 6pm news programme but has been absent recently. The duo were hugely popular with viewers. Scrapping housing targets will cost renters 200 a year, claims Labour, Pensioner hit with ridiculous 270 fine for stopping outside Leeds Bradford Airport. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. "It's a tough decision but one Ive thought long and hard about. He hated them with a passion.. Since then he has spent 14 years in ITVs Yorkshire office. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. With his love of sport, and golf in particular, Duncan says one of his most treasured interviews was with Danny Willett after the Sheffield professional won his first major title, the Masters at Augusta. Duncan has been part of ITV News Calendar for nearly two decades, but revealed that he has decided to step down after reassessing his life. He has been recognised by the Royal Television Society, the O2 Awards, the Yorkshire Choice Awards and the Yorkshire Society, who named him Media Personality of the Year. He said: "It's been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades, building up a relationship with ITV Calendar's wonderful viewers, and telling their amazing stories. [4] Both series ended after nine weeks on 27 May 1977. #adios ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calendar_(British_TV_programme)&oldid=1145918143, The full 8-minute late night bulletin, following, This page was last edited on 21 March 2023, at 18:38. After flunking both his O-Levels and A-Levels, he got a job at his dads paper, the Sunderland Echo. ITV Calendar's main presenter Duncan Wood has made a "tough decision" to leave the show after 19 years. Mr Wood started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland before going on to write for a number of national titles. He moved into broadcasting at Metro FM in Newcastle, before beginning his 32 years in television as the sports presenter at ITV Tyne Tees. My farewell @itvcalendar after 19 years. ", He replied back: "Oh Lisa, thats so so kind of you to say. ITV Calendar, the long-running regional news programme broadcast across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has bid farewell to one of its long-standing presenters, after Duncan Wood announced his departure from the show on air. Jon was the longest serving weather presenter on ITV having first appeared on Yorkshire Television screens in 1989 as a stand-in for the then YTV weatherman Bob Rust. After flunking both his . However, he has now told viewers that the time is right to start the next chapter of my life. "She is passionate about the region and I know her warmth on screen will ensure she soon becomes a firm favourite with ITV Calendar viewers.". Disney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. Duncan, who has been away from work with health issues, will say farewell to Calendar viewers in a recorded message on the programme on Thursday. ITV Calendar's Head of News, Mark Hayman, said: "Duncan has made a huge contribution to television in the region, covering the biggest stories of the last two decades. Duncan, who has been away from work with health issues, will say farewell to Calendar viewers in a recorded message on tonights edition of the programme on ITV Yorkshire at 6 pm. Calendar began broadcasting in high definition on Sunday 31 March 2016. Duncan was also given his own show Wood you Believe It and interviewed star names in the One to One series for ITV Yorkshire. Duncan received hundreds of messages, leading to confess he was "overwhelmed". ITV journalist and presenter Duncan Wood has announced that he has quit after 19 years. Take great care missus! Mr Wood has spent 19 years in the role and was part of the longest-running presenting partnership in ITV News history with Christine Talbot, who stepped down last year. He went on to cover some huge stories in his time on air, reporting on everything from the Bollywood Oscars to the disappearance of toddler Ben Needham on the Greek island of Kos. EC4Y 8EN, Royal Television Society 2023. He said: "It's been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades, building up a relationship with ITV Calendar's wonderful viewers, and telling their amazing stories. Head of News for ITV News Calendar, Mark Hayman said:"Lara brings a great track record of presentation and journalism to the programme. Duncan took to social media to explain that he has been recovering from some "health issues" and that's why he has been absent from our TV screens, Read more: Martin Lewis urges everyone to do a meter reading before Friday on GMB, Sharing the news he tweeted: Hi folks, been away from here for a while and absent from @itvcalendar for a good few weeks. Speaking on the programme, he said: "Sorry I haven't been with you for a while, it's because of ill health. 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On Monday, 8 January 2007, Calendar's main 6pm programme was split into North and South editions for the region. "You cant say much in just over 5 minutes but if you missed my farewellthanks for watching x.