CALENDAR (NEWS)

:''For other uses, see Calendar (disambiguation)''
'''Calendar''' is the local news programme for ITV Yorkshire. It began on 29 July 1968, the same day as Yorkshire Television (YTV) came on air.
Unlike many regional news programmes at that time ''Calendar'' adopted a magazine-style approach and benefitted from heavy investment by Yorkshire Television in local news gathering.
During the early years, the ''Calendar'' title had been used by various programmes produced by YTV in both news and other genres, including the short-lived ''Good Morning Calendar'' breakfast show; the parliamentary programme ''Calendar Lobby''; and ''Calendar Catwalk'', a fashion show.
The name ''Calendar'' was also attached to the local version of the Channel 4 launch show, Countdown, which ran for one series on YTV before the start of Channel 4 as ''Calendar Countdown''.
The main programme is called ''"Calendar"''. All other shorter bulletins are called 'Calendar News'

Contents

Until January 2007

From January 2007

Main Programme Presenters

Bulletin presenters

Sport

Reporters

Weather Forecasters

Former presenters

Calendar Spinoffs

Trivia

External links

Until January 2007

The mid morning and lunchtime ''Calendar News'' bulletins were split into three sub-regions. ''Calendar East'' which broadcast to East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and North Norfolk, ''Calendar South'' which broadcast to Sheffield and North Derbyshire and ''Calendar News'' which broadcast to the rest of the region (which is why no compass point is used). There was also a 5 minute round-up during the main ''Calendar'' programme where the programme splits into three parts for local news.
Until 1989 the show was produced in the main YTV facility at Kirkstall Road, Leeds. In that year the company purchased a former swimming baths opposite the studios and converted that to a dedicated newsroom, production and transmission centre for local news.

From January 2007

On January 8 2007, ''Calendar's main 6pm programme was split into North and South editions (the latter combines the former East and South sub-regions). All other bulletins have become pan-regional.
''Calendar'' airs on ITV1 Yorkshire seven days a week. ITV Yorkshire provides three news bulletins during GMTV. The mid-morning bulletin airs immediately after an ITV News Summary at 11.10am, during ''This Morning'', this update airs for around 10 minutes. The lunchtime edition of the programme follows on from the ''ITV Lunchtime News'', giving a five minute round-up of the days developments between 1.55pm and 2.00pm. The main evening edition of ''Calendar'' begins at 6.00pm, and ends at 6.30pm. The late news update from the region follows the ''ITV News at 10.30'', airing between 10.55pm and 11.05pm.
''Calendar'' airs four bulletins at weekends: two on Saturday, at lunchtime, and late afternoon, and two on Sunday: at lunchtime and the evening edition ''Calendar News and Sport'' at 6.25pm.

Main Programme Presenters

'Calendar North'

★ Christine Talbot - Main presenter (Monday to Thursdays)

★ Duncan Wood - Main presenter

★ Kate Webster - Friday presenter and main cover

★ Jon Hill - Occasional presenter
'Calendar South'

★ Gaynor Barnes - Main presenter

★ John Shires - Main presenter

★ Tina Gelder - Occasional presenter

Bulletin presenters

★ Carolyn Hodgson - GMTV/Early bulletin main presenter

★ Vicky Locklin - Late bulletin presenter (Monday to Thursdays)

★ Michelle Gee - Late bulletin presenter (Fridays)

★ Paul Burland - Weekend presenter

★ Dave Devonport

★ Rachel Hepworth

★ Frazer Maude

★ Peter McNerney - Producer and occasional presenter

★ Nisha Pankania

★ Karen Petch

★ Rachel Phillips

★ Lisa Walton
The four main Calendar presenters take it in turns to host the lunchtime edition

Sport

With the Calendar region being very passionate about sport, Calendar has always provided a comprehensive round-up of football, rugby league and cricket news from around the region. A full package of highlights from Saturday's football league matches are shown as part of ''Calendar News and Sport on Sunday evenings
The current sports team includes John Shires, Paul Burland and Rachel Philips. Commentary often comes from veteran football commentator John Helm

Reporters

Some reporters also occasionally present bulletins

★ Tina Gelder - Consumer Correspondent

★ Dave Harrison - London based reporter

★ Kate Webster - Senior News Correspondent

★ Chris Kiddey - News Correspondent, often covers light 'and finally' items

★ Lisa Adlam - News Correspondent

★ Raj Shukla - News Correspondent

★ Gail Mellors - Reporter

Weather Forecasters

★ Jon Mitchell - Calendar's main weather presenter.

★ Jo Blythe

★ Kerrie Gosney

★ Debbie Lindley

Former presenters

★ Christa Ackroyd - now with BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands)

★ Jonathan Aitken

★ Penny Bustin

★ Paul Dunstan

★ Geoff Druett

★ Liz Fox

★ Roger Greenwood

★ Robert Hall

★ Alan Hardwick

★ Richard Madeley

★ Austin Mitchell - left to become Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby

★ Mike Morris

★ Ruth Pitt

★ Sid Waddell - presenter/producer

★ Marylyn Webb

★ Simon Welfare

★ Richard Whiteley

★ Faye Barker - now working for Sky on Channel five news

★ Jason McCartney - left to become a parlimentary candidate

Calendar Spinoffs

★ Calendar Calling

★ Calendar Carousel

★ Calendar Commentary

★ Calendar Countdown

★ Calendar Fashion Show

★ Calendar Friday

★ Calendar Goes Pop

★ Calendar Kids

★ Calendar Lunchtime Live

★ Calendar People

★ Calendar Tuesday

★ Calendar Sport

★ Calendar Sunday

★ Christmas Calendar

★ Country Calendar

★ Good Morning Calendar

Trivia

★ ''Good Morning Calendar'', which started in 1977, is credited as being the UK's first breakfast television programme, around five years before the launch of TV-am. [1] It ran for one-hour, finishing at 9.25 am when ITV companies traditionally went on-air.

★ The first-ever edition of Calendar was pre-recorded an hour before transmission. Due to a technical fault the show was transmitted incorrectly; what viewers saw resembled a photographic negative.

★ During one live edition in 1969 university students sneaked into the studios, interrupted the show and 'kidnapped' the guest, actress Anita Harris, as part of their rag week stunts

External links

★ ITV Yorkshire News at itvlocal.com

★ InsideTV on Good Morning Calendar and morning television

★ TV-Ark images of ITV Yorkshire news