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Bob Greaves – long-serving presenter, reporter and producer for Granada Television. He originally joined the company in 1964 as a reporter on 'Scene', then as the main anchor for 'Newscene' and Granada Reports until his retirement in 1999. He died in 2011. It was only after the fact that Commissioner Everett Cocroft made it clear the commission had votedfor Norman, based on Brunson's letter of recommendation, which was not made available to the public or discussed in the meeting priorto the vote. Mark Webster – former ITN Moscow Correspondent, Business Editor, Political Correspondent and Industrial Correspondent; joined five news in 2004 (when the programme was produced by Sky News).

Stewart White – continuity announcer and presenter on ATV and its successor, Central Independent Television, during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He then became the main presenter on the BBC's Look East in 1984, continuing in this role until his retirement in 2021. He was speaking to Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the former foreign secretary, unaware that the camera was rolling. Anne Diamond – hosted Good Morning Britain for TV-am, which lost its license in 1992; began her television career starting with ATV Today and Central NewsRedvers Kyle – long-serving continuity announcer, originally for Associated-Rediffusion, from 1956 until 1968: he then worked as Chief Announcer for Yorkshire Television from 1968 until 1993. He continued to work as a freelance announcer for YTV, as well as Tyne Tees Television, until 1998. He died in 2015. Brunson was educated at Bedford School, a boarding independent school for boys, in the county town of Bedford in Bedfordshire, and read Theology at The Queen's College at the University of Oxford. Life and career Mike Scott – reporter and presenter on World In Action and Granada's local news programmes: he was the company's programme controller from 1979 until 1987. He was probably best known for hosting The Time, The Place from 1987 until 1993, in rotation with John Stapleton. Scott died in 2008. But Brown was less enthused. “That was a disaster — they should never have put me with that woman. Whose idea was that? Ridiculous”, he explained.

Chris Morgan (journalist) – reporter for Thames News and TV-am during the 1990s, having previously been a main presenter on the BBC's Wales Today. He died in 2008. Gordon Honeycombe – newscaster at ITN, 1965–1977; twice voted the most popular newscaster in Britain, by readers of the Daily Mirror and of The Sun; returned to regular newsreading, 1984–1989, as chief newsreader at TV-am, becoming Britain's longest-serving ITV newscaster; died in 2015 Kirsty Young – joined STV in 1992 to present the main evening news programme, Scotland Today; moved to join ITV in 1999 and briefly became a co-presenter of the ITV News at 6:30 with Dermot Murnaghan in 2001, as well as the Channel 5 News; she later presented Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 from 2006 until 2018. Faye Barker – main newscaster for ITV News London at 5:30, January 2009 – December 2012; continues to work with ITN across ITV London and ITV News outputPeter Snow – joined ITN as a newscaster in 1962, later working as a foreign correspondent and Defence and Diplomatic Correspondent during the 1960s and 1970s. He was also a regular analyst and co-presenter on ITN's election programmes during this period. He joined the BBC in 1979 as the first main anchor of Newsnight, which he presented from 1980 until 1997. During this time, he became especially famous for his use of the Swingometer during the BBC's election coverage. He later co-presented Tomorrow's World and also a number of history programmes, the latter normally with his historian son, Dan Snow. He is also the cousin of fellow-journalist Jon Snow.

The BBC staff have now made a bootleg transcription of the tape, which shows the two men talking together in the near-darkness. Mr Major was presumably off his guard, since the TV lights had been turned off. Fern Britton – television presenter, former co-anchor of the Southampton edition of TVS local news programme Coast To Coast, best known as co-presenter for ITV magazine programme This Morning, 1999–2009 Are there any memorable live microphone gaffes we have missed? Here is a selection of your comments.Clarke’s endorsement was not entirely glowing, however. “Theresa is a bloody difficult woman, but you and I worked with Margaret Thatcher”, he chortled. After losing the Brexit referendum, David Cameron was offered one last chance to be caught unawares by a “hot mic”. Sally Jones (journalist) – reporter for Westward Television, later becoming a main co-presenter on Central News during the early 1980s – she also reported for ITN during this period. She left to join BBC Breakfast in 1986 and became a Real Tennis world champion in 1993 – she also won the British and US Open Championships Kathy Tayler – former pentathlete, who presented Good Morning Britain from 1989 until 1992. She was also a regular presenter on the BBC's Holiday for twelve years.