See the full list of winners here. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Its a nostalgic image, and one that drove Wood into journalism. Christine Talbot and her Calendar co-presenter Duncan Wood (Image: ITV) The multi-award winning broadcaster has become a household name after working in regional television for almost three decades. ITV journalist and presenter Duncan Wood has announced that he has quit after 19 years. Click to read interviews with Duncan's fellow nominee,Stewart Whiteand category winnerHarry Gration. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all of our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Katy is also a part of the ITV News Calendar team, although she announced last month that she would be leaving the show. Lara Rostron announced as new ITV News Calendar presenter Lara will present her first programme at the start of April. Duncan, a TV veteran of over three decades, has been a part of the show for 19 years, becoming one half of the longest-running presenting partnerships on TV when he co-hosted the show with Christine Talbot. Mr Wood has spent 19 years in the role and was part of the longest-running presenting partnership in ITV News history with Christine Talbot, who stepped down last year. [4] Both series ended after nine weeks on 27 May 1977. "South" (central and east Lincolnshire; east and south-east Yorkshire; east Nottinghamshire; north Norfolk). "Yorkshire is my home; I moved here with my husband and young family in 2012 and fell in love with the place and the people right from the very start. Meet the nominees: ITV Calendar's Duncan Wood We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. appearing with Geoff Druett until Friday 23 May 2003 and is now currently alongside Duncan Wood. Duncan Wood has been part of ITV News Calendar for nearly two decades, but revealed that he has decided to step down after reassessing his life following illness. Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Duncan joined ITV Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. They are greatly appreciated and mean a heck of a lot., To get the latest email updates from Yorkshire Live, click here. Calendar's first presenter was Jonathan Aitken. Cutbacks in ITV regional news coverage in early 2009 meant that its seventeen regions would be cut down to nine to "save costs", and regional news programmes would become pan-regional. [4] On 28 December 2012 it was revealed Talbot had "undergone a gruelling 12 months" and would return to work on 14 January 2013.[5]. The news service transmits to Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, northwestern Norfolk and parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire areas of England. Thats what drives me on stories like that. Adam Rickitt's presenter wife addresses awkward moment with co-star ITV star quits after 19 years as he issues emotional statement Royal Television Society She was also named Journalist of the Year by the Yorkshire Royal Television Society in 2015. Emmerdale's Marlon Dingle star bids emotional farewell to ITV co-star The then remaining sub-regional elements were: Both sub-regional editions utilise exactly the same presenters and studio/set, therefore one of the two opt-outs depending on the day's news is pre-recorded 'as live' shortly before broadcast.[7]. On 30 January 2012, it was announced on Calendar that Talbot had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and would be taking a break from the programme for treatment and recovery. But after a lot of thought I've decided the time is right for me to start the next chapter of my life and see what's round the next corner. Presenter Duncan Wood to leave ITV Calendar after 19 years No extra costs, no contracts. Duncan also hosted Tyne Tees North East Sports programming including the Tyne Tees Match highlights programme. She was named the Yorkshire Society Media Personality in 2015 and The Yorkshire Choice Media Personality of the Year 2016. 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ITV Calendar have confirmed that presenter Duncan Wood is to leave the programme following a period of health-related absence. Im recovering from some health issues, making progress, and hope to be fit and well soon. Christine Talbot - Wikipedia "If I had one wish for any family I've met during my time at Calendar it would be for Ben's mother Kerry, her parents and her daughter to get the answers they deserve," he added. Scrapping housing targets will cost renters 200 a year, claims Labour, Pensioner hit with ridiculous 270 fine for stopping outside Leeds Bradford Airport. Duncan joined Calendar in 2003, his first show coming from Sheffield Town Hall as Sheffield United were given a civic reception following their play-off final against Wolves that year. (Image: ITV) Her co-host, Duncan Wood, has also shown his support. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. 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Duncan has been part of ITV News Calendar for nearly two decades, but revealed that he has decided to step down after reassessing his life. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Mr Wood joined ITV Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. But after a lot of thought Ive decided the time is right for me to start the next chapter of my life and see whats round the next corner!. ITV Calendar's main presenter Duncan Wood has made a "tough decision" to leave the show after 19 years. Both editions of the programme were broadcast from ITV Yorkshire's Leeds studios. He said in his farewell message: Its been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades, building up a relationship with ITV Calendars wonderful viewers, and telling their amazing stories. Presenter Duncan Wood is set to leave ITV Calendar after 19 years Duncan was also given his own show Wood you Believe It and interviewed star names in the One to One series for ITV Yorkshire. Duncan has not confirmed yet what his next move will be although he has recently been absent from the airwaves with health problems. He said: "I am looking forward to starting a new chapter . Mr Wood started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland before going on to write for a number of national titles. Jon has also been seen on Tyne Tees, Boder Television and Granada providing weather coverage. Duncan Wood has announced he is leaving ITV Calendar after 19 years, Former Calendar presenter Christine Talbot with long-time co-host Duncan Wood. Duncan Wood was a regular face on ITV's Calendar, alongside his co-presenter of 18 years, Christine Talbot. Ive been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme, and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people on and off screen. The expanded sub-regional service launched on Monday 16 September 2013. Something went wrong, please try again later. Calendar (British TV programme) - Wikipedia The previous "East" and "South" regions were merged to form a larger "South" area. Duncan Wood is leaving ITV Calendar after 29 years (Image: ITV NEWS) ITV Calendar's main presenter Duncan Wood has made a "tough decision" to leave the show after 19 years. "Hi folks, Ive been completely overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity to me as I exit stage left from @itvcalendar Ive tried to reply to everyone, apologies if Ive missed you. Bookmark. "She is passionate about the region and I know her warmth on screen will ensure she soon becomes a firm favourite with ITV Calendar viewers.". #adios ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calendar_(British_TV_programme)&oldid=1145918143, The full 8-minute late night bulletin, following, This page was last edited on 21 March 2023, at 18:38. My great thanks to @LaraRostronTV @mbillingtonitv and @JonMitchellITV for the send off and the legend, my best mate and top producer of this parish @markwittyitv for the top edit. The former anchor shared a sweet message with viewers as he addressed his absence from the channel following "ill health". Duncan Wood to leave ITV Calendar after 19 years as he makes Before joining ITV in 1994, Talbot worked on local newspapers in Lancashire. The final sub-regional editions of Calendar aired on Wednesday 18 February 2009, with a new pan-regional programme launching the next day. Calendar first aired on the launch day of Yorkshire Television Monday 29 July 1968. The back-rower is off-contract at the end of the season. 25/05/2022. The newsgathering and production teams at Calendar were the subject of a 1995 fly-on-the-wall Channel 4 documentary series, Deadline.[5]. Duncan Wood worked for ITV Calendar for 19 years, James Martin wipes away tears on ITV's Saturday Morning as fans flood him with messages, Martin Lewis' surprise stand-up career and getting mocked on stage by famous comedy pal. Duncan made the "tough decision" to leave the ITV news team after working in television for three decades. For several years until the early 1980s, viewers served by the Belmont transmitter also received a localised weather forecast produced by the weather department at Anglia. The programme ran concurrently with a similar Tyne Tees programme, Good Morning North for North East viewers. On Monday 24 September 1990, a third sub-regional opt-out for south Yorkshire and north Derbyshire was introduced "South" from Sheffield initially aired at lunchtime and within the main 6pm programme, while "East" (Hull) aired in east Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north Norfolk, and Calendar News was broadcast to the rest of the region (west and north Yorkshire). ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood to leave show after 19 years Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Duncan joined Yorkshire Televisions Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. Duncan started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland before going on to write for a number of national titles. Christine was named O2 presenter of the year for her region in 2015 as well as O2 Journalist of the year in 2016. ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood issues health update amid concern Ferry runs aground with baby on board after smoke in engine room, Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England, Additional flight to evacuate Britons from Sudan today, Ryanair cancels 220 flights over May 1 bank holiday due to strikes, Hardcore coronation fans already camped outside Buckingham Palace, One dead and seven injured in Cornwall nightclub knife attack. The former anchor shared a sweet message with viewers as he addressed his absence from the channel. Calendar began broadcasting in high definition on Sunday 31 March 2016. "I've been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people both on and off screen. I feel incredibly privileged to be co-presenting ITV Calendar and I am really looking forward to getting to know our viewers.". This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Calendar presenters Christine Talbot and Duncan Wood, with meteorologist Jon Mitchell In the last twenty years, she has covered many of the region's major stories, including in 2014. Duncan Wood has presented ITV News Calendar for 19 years but has confirmed his exit in an emotional post on social media. Plans range from 5.99 to 13.99 a month. Ive been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people both on and off screen. On 30 June 2021 Christine presented her final Calendar after 20 years at ITV Yorkshire. Duncan joined ITV Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. Lara Rostron is to join ITV News Calendar as one of the main presenters at the start of April. Why is Christine Talbot leaving Calendar after 20 years on ITV Will really miss seeing your smiles and positivity around the building. We are very sad that he has decided that it's time to leave us and we wish him the very best of luck in the future.". Duncan is a former journalist who began his career on a local newspaper in Sunderland before moving into radio presenting at Newcastles Metro FM. He said: "It's been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades, building up a relationship with ITV Calendar's wonderful viewers, and telling their amazing stories. The presenter of the news channel . Lancashire Polytechnic's School of Journalism, "Leeds 10k: Stars shine to raise cash for charities", "Christine Talbot says goodbye to ITV News Calendar after 20 years", TV star Christine Talbot tells of breast cancer battle, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christine_Talbot&oldid=1149276143, This page was last edited on 11 April 2023, at 06:44. Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? He said: "It's been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades, building up a relationship with ITV Calendar's wonderful viewers, and telling their amazing stories. ITV Calendars Head of News, Mark Hayman: Duncan has made a huge contribution to television in the region, covering the biggest stories of the last two decades. He went on to cover some of the biggest stories of the last two decades and reported from overseas on trips to Dubai, to cover the Bollywood Oscars, and to the Greek island of Kos on three occasions to cover the unsolved disappearance of the Sheffield toddler Ben Needham. New O2 customers, or existing customers who are upgrading their plan, can get up to 6 free months of Disney+. Duncan took to social media to explain that he has been recovering from some "health issues" and that's why he has been absent from our TV screens, Read more: Martin Lewis urges everyone to do a meter reading before Friday on GMB, Sharing the news he tweeted: Hi folks, been away from here for a while and absent from @itvcalendar for a good few weeks. Her first programme with Duncan Wood was on Tuesday 27 May 2003 at 6pm.[2]. ITV Calendar, the long-running regional news programme broadcast across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has bid farewell to one of its long-standing presenters, after Duncan Wood announced his . Christine Talbot and her Calendar co-presenter Duncan Wood. Christine Talbot announces ITV Calendar departure after 20 years This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Lara has years of. During that time I've had a lot of time to think and the time is right now for me to move on to the next chapter of my life.". ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood to leave show after 19 years following health-related absence ITV Calendar have confirmed that presenter Duncan Wood is to leave the programme. Although Calendar is a regional viewers in other parts of the country might still be familiar with Duncan, from his long career on the small screen. Taking a little time away from here, but in time honoured fashion Ill be back after the break," he wrote. I was smelling the ink, seeing the presses rolling. Netflix is available on your smartphone, tablet, smart TV, laptop or streaming device, all for one fixed monthly fee. Both editions of the programme were broadcast from ITV Yorkshire's Leeds studios. "I've been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people both on and off screen. ITV News Calendar presenter Christine Talbot announced this evening that she is leaving the programme after 20 years. ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood has broken his silence on his absence and issued a health update after fans noticed he has been missing from his usual slot for weeks. Duncan has presented right across the region and in the studio he was also given his own show "Wood You Believe It" and interviewed star names in the "One to One' series for ITV Yorkshire. She started her career as a print journalist on local papers before moving into television and joining the BBC. "North" (north, west, and south west Yorkshire; north Derbyshire) In response to her kind message, Duncan wrote: So sorry Im not there for your last shows! The presenter has been recognised for his hard work by the Royal Television Society, the O2 awards, the Yorkshire Choice Awards and the Yorkshire Society who named him Media Personality of the Year. [3] and now works as a freelance presenter and journalist. Calendar has that brand and has that identity in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. Speaking on his exit he said: "It's been an incredible honour and privilege to be allowed into the front rooms of millions of homes across the region for almost two decades. A popular ITV Calendar presenter has announced he is to leave the news programme after nearly two decades. ITV journalist and presenter Duncan Wood has announced that he has quit after 19 years. RTS Regional Presenter nominee Duncan Wood reflects on the past year, and his life at ITV Calendar. [3] Good Morning Calendar (a name later reused for its regional news programme in Good Morning Britain) is credited as being the United Kingdom's first breakfast television programme, six years before the launch of the BBC's Breakfast Time. Lara will become Duncan Wood's new permanent co-host on the 6pm programme. Sharing the clip, he wrote: "Thankyou #ITV for 32 great yrs, almost two decades of which I spent @itvcalendar. TheRTS Television Journalism Awardstake place at the London Hilton on Park Lane on 1 March 2017. Shes an incredible woman who I have known for a long time who has such grit and determination to get to the bottom of what happened to her son., Horrible, horrible things happen, but youve got to remember that there is somebody who is a lot closer to it than I am. Take care all.. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The programme showed a montage of his older reporting days and viewers took to social media to say an emotional goodbye to the long-time anchor. Presenter Duncan Wood has been missing from the ITV news show for a number of weeks due to health issues, Sign up to our free email alerts for the top Celebs & TV stories sent straight to your e-mail. The separate East and South services continued until December 2006. His first programme was an outside broadcast at Sheffield Town Hall on 27 May, 2003, as Sheffield United were given a civic reception after their play-off final. For over twenty years from June 1990, Calendar was produced and broadcast from a dedicated news centre and studio facility based in a converted roller rink opposite the main complex on Kirkstall Road. Lara has years of experience working as a presenter and reporter in Yorkshire, the North East and around the UK. ITV presenter quits after 19 years as he addresses absence amid 'ill This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. "It's a tough decision but one Ive thought long and hard about. National World Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. "You cant say much in just over 5 minutes but if you missed my farewellthanks for watching x. Duncan Wood has left ITV Calendar after 19 years of being on the news show, Sign up to our free email alerts for the top Celebs & TV stories sent straight to your e-mail. ITV Calendar confirms new presenter who will replace Christine Talbot for 6pm news with Duncan Wood ITV has confirmed the broadcast journalist who will replace long-serving Christine. Also, Apple TV offer a free trial for seven days but just remember that the subscription will renew automatically at 4.99/a month, so dont forget to cancel if you dont want it anymore. ITV Calendar's Duncan Wood has been a stalwart of the programme for 19 years . Duncan, who has been away from work with health issues, will say farewell to Calendar viewers in a recorded message on tonights edition of the programme on ITV Yorkshire at 6 pm. 3 Dorset Rise As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Shes a great talent who knows the region and the people who live here.". The duo were hugely popular with viewers. ITV News Calendar is a British television news service broadcast and produced by ITV Yorkshire. We are very sad that he has decided that its time to leave us and we wish him the very best of luck in the future.. In addition to telling the days news his sense of fun and on-screen relationship with weather presenter Jon Mitchell have established him as a favourite with viewers. Duncan, who has worked in television for more than three decades, became synonymous with Calendar as one half of the longest-running presenting partnership in ITV News, alongside former presenter Christine Talbot. He has been in TV for 32 years, starting his screen career as a sports presenter at ITV Tyne Tees before becoming the North Of England correspondent and stand-in presenter for breakfast show GMTV. My heartfelt thanks to all the #NHS staff for their help and support. Take our personality quiz to find out, Answer 10 lifestyle questions to see which Windsor you most closely resemble ahead of the King's Coronation, 'They drive us on' - Darren Moore sends message to Sheffield Wednesday supporters, If the Owls are to join Plymouth and Ipswich in winning promotion to the Championship they will have to do it the hard way and negotiate the play-offs, Newcastle Knights forward open to Super League move as recruitment market picks up. People say: What is the future for regional news? We see it as being very strong. Following a refit of the main Kirkstall Road studios to accommodate HD production of Emmerdale, the news centre opposite the building was closed and production of Calendar moved back into the main facility in October 2012. Disney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. He moved into broadcasting at Metro FM in Newcastle, before beginning his 32 years in television as the sports presenter on Tyne Tees Televisions Northern Life news programme continuing in the role through Tyne Tees Today and Tyne Tees News. Katy Rickitt shared a picture of her and her ITV News Calendar co-star Duncan Wood, 71, both appearing to make a passionate point, as they used their hands to speak to each other. Duncan Wood is to leave the Calendar News show, which airs across Yorkshire, after 19 years as the programme presenter. ITV presenter @FayeBarker wrote: Get well soon Duncan xx. Duncan commented back: Thanks Faye, hope youre well x., News correspondent Katy sent in her well wishes shortly afterwards and Tweeted to her 20,400 followers: For all those asking, get well soon lovely, have missed you and will miss you x.. Co-presenter Duncan Wood said: "I am looking forward to starting a new chapter on ITV News Calendar with Lara. Also, Apple TV offer a free trial for seven days but just remember that the subscription will renew automatically at 4.99/a month, so dont forget to cancel if you dont want it anymore.