 |
Press Releases
New face, new look for North West Tonight
|
91Èȱ¬ North West Tonight will have a new co-presenter sitting alongside Gordon Burns from Monday 10 September 2007 as part of a major re-launch of the programme.
Ìý
Ranvir Singh, who is already a familiar face on breakfast and late night bulletins, will join Gordon in a new look studio for the nightly news programme on 91Èȱ¬ One North West.
Ìý
Born in Preston and educated at Lancaster University, where she studied English and philosophy, Ranvir has spent all of her professional career with the 91Èȱ¬.
Ìý
After her degree she returned to Preston to complete a postgraduate qualification in journalism before beginning her broadcasting career at 91Èȱ¬ Radio Lancashire, after being offered a six–month contract while still on work experience.
Ìý
She subsequently moved on to 91Èȱ¬ GMR (now 91Èȱ¬ Radio Manchester) in time for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Ìý
Ranvir then moved to television and played a key role in presenting the nationally broadcast Manchester Passion on Good Friday 2006.
Ìý
She also reported on the Election Night Special with David Dimbleby last year in Blackburn for 91Èȱ¬ One.
Ìý
She is currently North West Tonight's education reporter.
Ìý
Outside of the newsroom, Ranvir enjoys dancing, running and shopping – in New York.
Ìý
Ranvir says: "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining Gordon and am looking forward to presenting alongside him. I am usually out and about reporting right across the region so it will feel a little strange at first to be sitting in the studio and talking to Gordon directly rather than on location.
Ìý
"This really is my dream job and the North West is such a fantastic place to work, it's very diverse and I know that I will have some interesting and amazing stories to present to our viewers every evening."
Ìý
Ranvir joins the programme as it is given a complete facelift with a new title sequence, graphics and studio set.
Ìý
The overall look has been designed to give a warmer, pacier, fresh feel to the programme.
Ìý
Interactive screens will be more prominent to encourage viewers to get involved and have their say about what's in the news.
Ìý
This will be supported online at bbc.co.uk/nwt where viewers will be able to subscribe to a free newsletter written by Gordon Burns, find out what is in the programme, see behind–the–scenes footage, give suggestions for news stories and watch the programme on demand.
Ìý
Editor of North West Tonight, Cerys Griffiths, said: "News provision is becoming increasingly competitive and how people access the news is ever changing.
Ìý
"We need to be able to meet the demands of our viewers with stories that are local, that matter to them and which are accessible at any time of day.
Ìý
"The new look programme and the website are part of a package to deliver news for the 21st century without losing the strong sense of identity that the programme has across the North West region."
Ìý
JC
Ìý
|
Printable version