ITV Morning News
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The ITV News at 5:30 is the early morning news bulletin on the British television network ITV1
. It is produced by ITN.
The 30-minute programme covers British national and international news stories, a brief business update, a look at the mornings newspapers and regular NBC News
segments and broadcasts at 5:30am every day. In the event of a major news story, they will occasionally go live to the scene or cross to the newsroom. The programme is mainly presented by Faye Barker
or Charlene White
, however, due to their other commitments, often a roster of freelance newscaster or ITV correspondents will present instead.
. The first thirty minutes included a broadcast of the ITN World News
, a bulletin intended for the international audience and composed solely of major world stories, and the second thirty minutes focused on national news stories. The practice of including the ITN World News
as part of an "hour-long" ITN Morning News ended in January 4, 1993, and the time slot was amended accordingly.
Some EPGs
and TV listings refer to the programme as the ITV Early Morning News. In 2 November 2009 the ITV Morning News was renamed as the ITV News at 5:30 to coincide with the re-branding of ITV News output.
ITV1
ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
. It is produced by ITN.
The 30-minute programme covers British national and international news stories, a brief business update, a look at the mornings newspapers and regular NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
segments and broadcasts at 5:30am every day. In the event of a major news story, they will occasionally go live to the scene or cross to the newsroom. The programme is mainly presented by Faye Barker
Faye Barker
Faye Barker is a British newsreader and journalist currently employed by ITN where she presents on ITV News and ITV London.-Personal life:Faye Barker is from Devon, England and is married. Her wedding took place at Bickleigh Castle, Devon, in 2007...
or Charlene White
Charlene White
Charlene White is a British journalist and newsreader. White is currently employed by ITN where she presents on ITV News and ITV London.-Early life:White was born in South London...
, however, due to their other commitments, often a roster of freelance newscaster or ITV correspondents will present instead.
History
The programme began as the ITN Morning News on 15 February 1988 with the advent of 24-hour television on ITV. It originally ran for an hour from 5:00am and was the first pre-subscription television outlet in Britain to broadcast regular segments from CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. The first thirty minutes included a broadcast of the ITN World News
ITN World News
ITN World News was a newscast shown during the late-eighties and most of the nineties. It was either shown on cable or satellite television, or shown internationally. The newscast was broadcast from London, England, and was produced by Independent Television News...
, a bulletin intended for the international audience and composed solely of major world stories, and the second thirty minutes focused on national news stories. The practice of including the ITN World News
ITN World News
ITN World News was a newscast shown during the late-eighties and most of the nineties. It was either shown on cable or satellite television, or shown internationally. The newscast was broadcast from London, England, and was produced by Independent Television News...
as part of an "hour-long" ITN Morning News ended in January 4, 1993, and the time slot was amended accordingly.
Some EPGs
Electronic program guide
Electronic program guides and interactive program guides provide users of television, radio, and other media applications with continuously updated menus displaying broadcast programming or scheduling information for current and upcoming programming...
and TV listings refer to the programme as the ITV Early Morning News. In 2 November 2009 the ITV Morning News was renamed as the ITV News at 5:30 to coincide with the re-branding of ITV News output.
Main newscasters
| Years | Newscaster | Role | Other roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–present | Faye Barker Faye Barker Faye Barker is a British newsreader and journalist currently employed by ITN where she presents on ITV News and ITV London.-Personal life:Faye Barker is from Devon, England and is married. Her wedding took place at Bickleigh Castle, Devon, in 2007... |
Main newscaster | London Tonight London Tonight London Tonight is a regional news programme broadcast on ITV London . Produced by ITN, the programme is broadcast at 6pm every weeknight, also including local sports news and local features of interest.Like all regional news programmes on ITV in England and Wales and Channel Television, it uses... newscaster |
| 2008–present | Charlene White Charlene White Charlene White is a British journalist and newsreader. White is currently employed by ITN where she presents on ITV News and ITV London.-Early life:White was born in South London... |
Other newscasters
| Years | Newscaster | Role | Other Freelance roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–present | Ali Douglas Ali Douglas Ali Douglas is a Scottish television presenter, who appears on ITV News, Sky Sports and MUTV.-Broadcasting career:Douglas embarked on her television career in 1994 with STV's children's department on Skoosh! At STV she also presented current affairs programme Seven Days, live debate show Trial By... |
Freelance Freelancer A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is somebody who is self-employed and is not committed to a particular employer long term. These workers are often represented by a company or an agency that resells their labor and that of others to its clients with or without project management and... newscaster |
MUTV and Sky Sports Sky Sports Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland... presenter |
| 2009–present | Alexandra Hill | ||
| 2008–present | Jackie Kabler Jackie Kabler Jackie Kabler is a British freelance television presenter and reporter.Kabler was born in Coventry.Kabler is best known for her work on breakfast TV programme GMTV, where she worked for nine years, two as a reporter/producer and seven as a roving correspondent... |
BBC Midlands Today correspondent and presenter | |
| 2008–present | Sangeeta Kandola Sangeeta Kandola Sangeeta Bhamra Kandola is a British journalist, working on a freelance basis with UK news organisation ITN.-Broadcasting career:Kandola is news for the regional news programme London Tonight on ITV1 London; she is also a presenter for regional news bulletins during Daybreak... |
London Tonight correspondent and presenter; FYI presenter, ITV2 ITV2 ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the... |
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| 1997–2007; 2011–present | Rachel McTavish Rachel McTavish Rachel McTavish is a freelance broadcast journalist and presenter, currently working for ITN in London presenting the ITV News at 5.30, London Tonight & Daybreak London bulletins and for STV in Glasgow, presenting STV News bulletins for the West of Scotland.McTavish was also a regular presenter on... |
STV News newscaster | |
| 2011–present | Bridgid Nzekwu | ||
| Salma Siraj | |||
| 2011–present | Matt Teale Matt Teale -Broadcasting career:Teale was part of ITV Central's sports team where he and Sarah Jane Mee covered the sports news for the flagship magazine programme Central Tonight.... |
Sky News Sky News Sky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New... sports presenter |
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| 2009–present | Sascha Williams |
Former newscasters
- Ian AxtonIan AxtonIan Axton is a British television newsreader.He presents The West Country Tonight on ITV West and ITV Westcountry, produced by ITV West & Westcountry, he joined the programme in May 2010 following the departure of Steve Scott....
- Zeinab BadawiZeinab BadawiZeinab Badawi is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ITV Morning News , and co-presented Channel 4 News with Jon Snow , before joining BBC News. Badawi is currently the presenter of World News Today broadcast on both BBC Four and BBC World News...
- Richard Bath
- David CassDavid CassDavid Cass was a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania, mostly known for his contributions to general equilibrium theory. His most famous work was on the Ramsey growth model, which is also known as the Ramsey-Cass-Koopmans model.-Biography:David Cass was born in 1937 in...
- Steve ClampSteve ClampSteve Clamp is a British freelance journalist and newsreader, currently working for ITV Central and ITN .-Career:...
- Guy de FayeGuy de FayeGuy de Faye was a member of the States of Jersey from 2002 to 2008 and was Jersey's first Minister for Transport and Technical Services-Biography:...
- John DraperJohn DraperJohn Thomas Draper , also known as Captain Crunch, Crunch or Crunchman , is an American computer programmer and former phone phreak. He is a legendary figure within the computer programming world.- Background :Draper is the son of a U.S...
- Steve GaisfordSteve GaisfordSteve Gaisford is a British news presenter working primarily for ITV News and on occasions Al Jazeera English.In September 2009 Steve launched new company Chloros which focuses on using well known faces as online web presenters....
- Phil GaylePhil GaylePhil Gayle is a newsreader, currently working as a freelance journalist. Former credits include The Big Breakfast and the ITV News Channel....
- Jon Gilbert
- Katy Haswell
- Gwyn Jones
- Siân Jones
- Nazanine Moshiri
- Joyce OhajahJoyce OhajahJoyce Ohajah is a British journalist, previously working on ITV London's regional news programme, London Tonight, and the national ITV Morning News. She was formerly a regular presenter on the ITV News Channel.-References:...
- Richard Pallot
- Chris Rogers
- Phil Roman
- Brenda Rowe
- Tim Neilson
- Owen ThomasOwen Thomas (journalist)Owen Thomas is a London-based anchor for Bloomberg Television. He has been a news presenter on BBC World News and BBC World Service and an anchor on CNN International.-Journalism career:...
- Denis TuohyDenis TuohyDenis Tuohy, , is a television broadcaster, actor, newsreader, and journalist who was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and now lives in County Down. He participated in several of the BBC's current affairs programmes of the 1970s, including the long-running Panorama and also presented ITV's This Week...
- Mark Webster
- Jemma Woodman