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Regional
current affairs move to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE - Inside Out launches on 9 September
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ current affairs programmes in the North East & Cumbria take
on a brand new look and format from 9 September as they switch from
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TWO to a new peak time Monday night slot on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE.
Inside Out is the new name for the programmes which will be
used across the English Regions.
It
will replace the range of individual titles previously used on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
TWO (Close Up North in North East & Cumbria) and introduce a
completely new approach to engaging audiences with aspects of the
life of their region.
Inside Out will be made and produced locally and will feature three
stories a week: one a traditional investigation, the second heritage/history
based and the third a personality led item.
Chris Jackson, a former Look North presenter and a familiar
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ personality in the North East & Cumbria, will be the presenter
for the new programme, which will be broadcast every Monday night
at 7.30pm.
The move of regional current affairs to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE achieves a long-held
ambition of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ programme-makers.
An
extra £2 million has been invested into the new series across
the 11 English regions. In the North East & Cumbria, each week
will see Chris in a different part of the region bringing a range
of surprising stories from familiar places.
Newcastle-born Chris says: "I suppose the first surprising
thing about the programme is that when people hear me speak, they
don't think I'm from this region.
"I'm a Geordie, but you wouldn't know it. That's because at
the age of five I had to leave Tyneside and move to Germany. Any
trace of a northern accent was soon hidden behind an American twang
I picked up at a school for US armed forces children.
"The
family eventually moved back to Newcastle and as a kid I remember
watching Mike Neville on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ television and thinking one day I want
to be doing that.
"It finally happened, becoming one of the regular evening news
presenters, but Inside Out is a new pinnacle for me. There aren't
many jobs that are as good as this."
Inside Out will have an initial nine week run followed by a further
nine weeks next year. It
will share its Monday evening slot with 4x4 Reports and other current
affairs output.
Lorraine Heggessey, Controller of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE, says: "Being in
touch with our audience across the nation is integral to the channel.
"Inside Out allows ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE to tell the stories that are relevant
to our viewers' daily lives and local area.
"Regional news is already a vital part of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ ONE mix and
this is a natural extension of the channel's commitment to giving
viewers the full local picture."
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