Mike Neville (Newsreader)
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Mike Neville, MBE
(born 17 October 1936, Willington Quay
, North Tyneside
) is a retired British television presenter who worked mainly on regional news programmes in North East England
. Over 40 years with the BBC
and ITV
franchisee Tyne Tees Television
, he became an iconic figure in the region and is remembered for his solid presentational style and witty banter. In 1990, Neville was awarded the MBE for services to broadcasting. He lives in Whickham
with his wife of 40 years, Pam.
in 1959 offered a new opportunity. Neville began work as young reporter on the fledgling station.
He later switched to the rival BBC
news programme Look North
and was the main presenter for 32 years. He also regularly presented the BBC's Nationwide
programme during the 80s, but turned down offers to move to London
, preferring to stay in the North East of England.
Mike Neville and George House, as co-presenters of Look North, in the 1960s and 1970s incorporated Geordie into the show, usually in comedy pieces pointing up the gulf between ordinary Geordies and officials speaking Standard English. They were also responsible for a series of recordings, beginning with Larn Yersel' Geordie, which attempted, not always seriously, to bring the Geordie dialect to the rest of England.
In 1996, Neville was approached by Tyne Tees Television
and offered a chance to return to the commercial station. Tyne Tees offered him his own hour long news programme: North East Tonight
with Mike Neville, the local ITV news programme for the North East of England.
Neville made the switch back to Tyne Tees, which coincided with a short-lived rebrand from Tyne Tees to Channel 3 North East. He was the anchor of the show until late 2005 when he underwent an operation to remove a blood clot from his leg. On 5 June 2006, Neville announced that he would be retiring from the show after 40 years presenting news in the North East. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5047846.stm After he left the programme switched back to two separate editions.
and recorded on his 1993 CD "Bede Weeps".
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
(born 17 October 1936, Willington Quay
Willington Quay
Willington Quay is an area in the borough of North Tyneside in Tyne and Wear in northern England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne, facing Jarrow, and between Wallsend and North Shields. It is served by the Howdon Metro station in Howdon. The area from 2006 onwards has been an...
, North Tyneside
North Tyneside
The Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside is a metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England and is part of the Tyneside conurbation. Its seat is Wallsend Town Hall....
) is a retired British television presenter who worked mainly on regional news programmes in North East England
North East England
North East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It covers Northumberland, County Durham, Tyne and Wear, and Teesside . The only cities in the region are Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland...
. Over 40 years with the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
franchisee Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
, he became an iconic figure in the region and is remembered for his solid presentational style and witty banter. In 1990, Neville was awarded the MBE for services to broadcasting. He lives in Whickham
Whickham
Whickham is a town in North East England, four miles south west of Newcastle upon Tyne and four and a half miles west of Gateshead. Whickham is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Its postal address is Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne. Whickham is situated on high ground overlooking the...
with his wife of 40 years, Pam.
Career
Mike Neville's roots lay in North East theatre, but the launch of Tyne Tees TelevisionTyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
in 1959 offered a new opportunity. Neville began work as young reporter on the fledgling station.
He later switched to the rival BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
news programme Look North
BBC Look North (North East and Cumbria)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for the BBC North East and Cumbria region. The programmes are produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre on Barrack Road in Newcastle upon Tyne with journalists also based at newsrooms in Middlesbrough, Durham, York and...
and was the main presenter for 32 years. He also regularly presented the BBC's Nationwide
Nationwide (TV series)
Nationwide was a BBC News and Current affairs television programme broadcast on BBC One each weekday following the early evening news. It followed a magazine format, combining political analysis and discussion with consumer affairs, light entertainment and sports reporting...
programme during the 80s, but turned down offers to move to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, preferring to stay in the North East of England.
Mike Neville and George House, as co-presenters of Look North, in the 1960s and 1970s incorporated Geordie into the show, usually in comedy pieces pointing up the gulf between ordinary Geordies and officials speaking Standard English. They were also responsible for a series of recordings, beginning with Larn Yersel' Geordie, which attempted, not always seriously, to bring the Geordie dialect to the rest of England.
In 1996, Neville was approached by Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
and offered a chance to return to the commercial station. Tyne Tees offered him his own hour long news programme: North East Tonight
North East Tonight
North East Tonight is a regional television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border at its studios in Gateshead, and serving the "Tyne Tees" part of the region .The remainder of the ITV Tyne Tees & Border...
with Mike Neville, the local ITV news programme for the North East of England.
Neville made the switch back to Tyne Tees, which coincided with a short-lived rebrand from Tyne Tees to Channel 3 North East. He was the anchor of the show until late 2005 when he underwent an operation to remove a blood clot from his leg. On 5 June 2006, Neville announced that he would be retiring from the show after 40 years presenting news in the North East. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/5047846.stm After he left the programme switched back to two separate editions.
In song
Mike Neville is the subject of the song "Mike Neville Said It" written by Jez LoweJez Lowe
Jez Lowe is an English folk singer-songwriter. Lowe was born and raised in County Durham, in a coal mining family with Irish roots. He is known primarily for his compositions dealing with daily life in North-East England, particularly in his hometown of Easington Colliery. He performs both as a...
and recorded on his 1993 CD "Bede Weeps".