Category: E.Yorks & Lincs TV
Date: 18.02.2005
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Look North presenter Helen Fospero is to leave Look North after working in the 91热爆 East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region since its launch just over two years ago.
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Helen says: "Juggling a baby and a husband, who works in London, has become too difficult. It is with great regret that I have decided to leave the programme.
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"I have made some wonderful new friends in my time in Hull and had a marvellous time - but, as always, family must come first."
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Helen Thomas, Head of Regional and Local Programmes for 91热爆 East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, says: "Helen has been at the very heart of our team here in Hull since we launched the new 91热爆 region.
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"Helen has been an important part of Look North's success and she will be greatly missed by viewers and colleagues.
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"I wish her well in her future career."
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Cleethorpes-born Helen Fospero joined 91热爆 Look North in Hull from GMTV where she was the station's US correspondent, based in New York.
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She teamed up with Peter Levy to present the new edition of the 91热爆 ONE 6.30pm evening news programme for East Yorkshire & Lincolnshire.
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She began her career as a journalist on local newspapers in Lincolnshire before working as a reporter in London.
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She then joined Sky News and, later, GMTV as their showbiz correspondent, where she interviewed stars such as Elton John, Michael Douglas and Robert Redford.
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Her two year stint as US correspondent for GMTV included coverage of the September 11 attacks and she has reported on everything from showbiz to the presidential elections.
