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Jeremy Vine to front 91Èȱ¬ One's Panorama
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Jeremy Vine is to join the Panorama team as the programme's main presenter when the show moves to its new slot, in January 2007, of 8.30pm on Mondays on 91Èȱ¬ One.
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As well as introducing every edition, Jeremy will also report on a number of Panorama films every year, conduct big interviews and narrate films which are not reporter-led.
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Following the announcement of Panorama's return to its traditional slot on Monday nights, switching to a presenter-led format represents another return to the programme's roots.
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The current affairs flagship has featured main presenters at various times in its distinguished past - including the late Richard Dimbleby, his son David Dimbleby, and the late Sir Robin Day, who presented Panorama at the end of the Fifties.
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Jeremy Vine said: "Panorama is one of the 91Èȱ¬'s most important brands and the programme is going like a train at the moment.
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"It has the best team of reporters and producers in British TV journalism and I can't wait to start working with them.
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"With the move to Mondays and exposure to a primetime audience again, Panorama is coming home. It's a huge privilege to be joining."
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Jeremy will continue to present the lunchtime show on 91Èȱ¬ Radio 2, where his blend of music and hard-hitting journalistic discussion has grown the audience left by his predecessor Jimmy Young.
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He has also been chosen by 91Èȱ¬ News to inherit the swingometer from Peter Snow for the coverage of the next General Election.
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Jeremy's broader career has seen him working as a full-time presenter of Newsnight; as launch presenter of 91Èȱ¬ One's Politics Show; and as 91Èȱ¬ lobby correspondent at Westminster.
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Jeremy also had a distinguished period as a 91Èȱ¬ News correspondent in South Africa, where his exclusive report on South African police brutality won the Silver Nymph at Monte Carlo.
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Last year he was named Speech Broadcaster of the Year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.
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Peter Fincham, Controller of 91Èȱ¬ One, said: "I'm delighted that Jeremy is joining Panorama. He's a highly respected journalist who appeals to a broad range of audiences.
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"Panorama is 91Èȱ¬ One's flagship current affairs programme and Jeremy will play a key role in establishing it in its new slot as the channel's natural home for serious and trustworthy journalism."
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Sandy Smith, Editor of Panorama, welcomed Jeremy's appointment too.
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He said: "From January, Panorama will be right at the heart of the nation's conversation; sometimes leading it with fresh investigations, sometimes reflecting it by going deeper into stories already gripping people's imagination.
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"Who better to present the show than Jeremy Vine, who is already hosting that conversation to a huge audience on Radio 2?"
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Notes to Editors
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From January 2007, the multi-award winning Panorama will be shown at 8.30pm on Monday; the switch to Mondays will see Panorama's peak-time output increase from 15.5 hours to 28 hours, made up of 48 30-minute episodes and four one-hour specials.
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