BBC Breakfast
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BBC Breakfast is the morning television news programme
simulcast on BBC One
and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre
in White City
, West London
, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items. The programme is broadcast seven days a week, every week of the year, including weekends and public holidays, which are presented from the BBC News channel set.
Alison Ford, previously the UK Editor for BBC Newsgathering, is the current Editor of the programme, following the departure of David Kermode to Five News
.
's first breakfast programme was originally called Breakfast Time
and was conceived as the BBC's answer to TV-am
's plans for breakfast television. Breakfast Time
was first broadcast on 17 January 1983, with Frank Bough
, Selina Scott
, Nick Ross
and Russell Grant
. The relaxed feel to the programme included a set designed to be a front room, with red leather sofas, and Bough and Ross wore jumpers and open-necked shirts which added to the air of informality. The first producer, Ron Neil
, created a mix of serious news and accessible features, and the BBC show was a huge hit. The programme lasted 2 and a half hours, initially being transmitted between 6.30am and 9am, moving to a 6.50am to 9.20am slot on 18 February 1985.
After Ron Neil's departure the programme took a more traditional and formal approach with the change being introduced on 10 November 1986. Presenters included Kirsty Wark
, John Stapleton
, Jeremy Paxman
and Sally Magnusson
. The programme was shorter in length, beginning at 7am and the end time varied from 8.30am to 8.55am.
On 2 October 1989 the programme was renamed Breakfast News
and followed a much more authoritative tone with a desk modelled on the style used on main news bulletins. The programme began at the earlier time of 6.30am although much of the first half hour was devoted to business news. At the start of 1993, the business news became an hour-long programme in its own right, beginning at the earlier time of 6am. Breakfast News started at the later time of 7am.
(now the BBC News Channel) programmes for one single simulcast. Since April 2006 the BBC News Channel has begun rolling news coverage at 08:30 while the programme continues on BBC One
until 09:15.
The current presentation of the programme was introduced with a wider relaunch of BBC One news bulletins on 2 May 2006. Breakfast moved into studio N6 at Television Centre with the other BBC One bulletins requiring a new, larger set design. The new set walls are made up of Barco
video screens allowing for different backgrounds, graphics and still photographs. Initially the background used were of cirrus clouds on a blue sky but following comments from viewers that this was too cold, the background was replaced by orange squares from the new titles. This was also designed to hide any joins or faults between the screens which had been made obvious beforehand. The set has a generic format which can be used for other programmes like the national news bulletins with very little set movement.
The programme celebrated its 25th anniversary on 17 January 2008.
On 28 January 2008, Breakfast returned to the TC7 studios, where Breakfast Time
had been based after its move from the BBC Lime Grove Studios. It has remained in the studio, ever since. On 2 March 2009, Breakfast relaunched with a new set and new background to the studio. The backdrop resembles the BBC News channel backdrop as do the new Breakfast titles.
In March 2011, the BBC announced co-presenter Sian Williams and sports presenter Chris Hollins
would not be moving to Salford with Breakfast in April 2012.
, Sir Michael Caine
and Reese Witherspoon
. This provides a link to the daytime schedule, via the daytime controller and also the BBC One Controller.
In January 2011, actor Harrison Ford
appeared on the programme to speak about his role as a breakfast television presenter in film Morning Glory
. During his appearance on Breakfast he presented a link to the regional news.
from the evening before, while Breakfast continues until 09:00 on the BBC News channel.
At weekends the programme includes a newspaper review with a guest reviewer at 07:20 and 08:20, as well as interludes from BBC News Channel segments such as Click and Newswatch
.
On Sundays, the female presenter leaves the programme 15 minutes before conclusion to move to another studio in which she presents two news bulletins during the following programme, The Andrew Marr Show.
Christmas 2010
At Christmas 2010 BBC breakfast ran a presenters come dine with me. Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull
cooked against Charlie Stayt
and Susanna Reid
. At Bill's house, he and Sian cooked goats' cheese for starter, roast salmon for main course and apple crumble for desert. They were awarded 18[ Charlie giving them 8' susanna giving them 10]. Then on Christmas Eve Susanna and Charlie cooked at Susanna's house. They cooked cheese tarts for starter, prawn and mango curry for main course and chocolate torte for desert. They were also awarded 18[ both presenters giving them 9]. However as Bill broke one of Susanna's wine glasses Susanna
and Charlie
won.
Also on Christmas Eve the background of the studio changed from a newsroom to people walking in snow. They had rock choir in singing Christmas songs.
On the 23rd of December Chris Hollins
and Carol Kirkwood
were at Hyde Park winter wonderland.
, e-mail, or via Facebook
and Twitter
. Video reports and interviews from the programme are made available on the Breakfast Facebook page after transmission.
in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings
, while Sian Williams reported live from the scene of the Indian earthquake in 2005. In 2008 Bill Turnbull
reported live from Washington DC for the US Presidential Elections. On 3 June 2010, Turnbull presented live from the village of Whitehaven
, following the Cumbria shootings
the previous day.
During September 2009, Kate Silverton
presented from Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
. Silverton and Susanna Reid
have presented from the Academy Awards Ceremony
.
During the party conference season
, one of the main presenters will host the programme from the conference site. In September 2009, Bill Turnbull presented live from Brighton
for the Liberal Democrats
Conference
, while a year later he presented from their party conference in Liverpool
and the Labour Conference in Manchester
. Sian Williams presented from the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences in September 2009, while in October 2010 she presented from the Tory Conference in Birmingham
.
When a major political story breaks, Breakfast has a presenter bringing the morning news on location. Dermot Murnaghan
has presented from the election campaign from Bristol
, while on 6 April 2010, Sian Williams presented from Westminster
in the run up to the announcement of the 2010 General Election. In April and May 2010 Bill Turnbull presented and reported from up and down the country
following the parties on the campaign trail. On 30 April 2010, Charlie Stayt presented the programme from the University of Birmingham
following the final leaders debate of the election campaign. On 12 May 2010, the day after David Cameron
became Prime Minister
, Williams presented the programme from College Green
, Westminster, while Turnbull presented from outside 10 Downing Street
. On the day Chancellor
George Osborne
unveiled his spending review, in October 2010, Williams was back at Westminster, presenting from College Green.
On 27 July 2010, Turnbull presented from the Olympic Park
in Stratford, East London
to mark two years until the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
. Chris Hollins presented the sports news from the same location.
called a 48-hour strike among BBC staff beginning 5 November 2010. This caused disruption to BBC News services and affected television and radio output. On 5 November, the programme was presented solely by former Meridian Tonight
presenter Gavin Grey, while the following day regular weekend host Charlie Stayt was joined by East Midlands Today
presenter Anne Davies.
Further strikes took place on 15 July and 1 August 2011. The first was presented again by Gavin Grey and the latter by Charlie Stayt.
, with the presenter interviewing key sporting figures. BBC News Channel sports presenters cover for the below:
figures.
having previously come from the Blue Peter Garden. Weather forecasts are also broadcast live from certain events such as the Chelsea Flower Show
, Royal Ascot, and Wimbledon. On 27 July 2010, Carol Kirkwood presented the weather forecasts from Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
, the Olympic sailing
venue, to mark two years until the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
. BBC Weather Centre presenters cover for the below:
reporters are also seen on the programme.
called the Breakfast Takeaway. BBC News had already launched three other services: Newsnight
, the Ten O'Clock News and STORYFix
(also previously shown on television at weekends on News 24. The Breakfast Takeaway was available Monday to Friday in MP4 format where it could be downloaded to and viewed from a home or office computer.
The video podcasts were a one year trial, and from July 2007 they were discontinued. The BBC then reviewed the trial but the podcast has not been continued.
, and presenter of the BBC's Countryfile
programme, John Craven. It took a behind the scenes look at the stately home
Chatsworth House
and was broadcast separately on BBC One at 1030 in the morning.
A number of other guests, or celebrity presenters have been used on Breakfast to present themed days or weeks, even though some have never been mainstream news reporters or presenters. Many of these have seen the programme extended to 0930:
Breakfast television
Breakfast television or morning show , is a type of infotainment television program, broadcast live in the morning...
simulcast on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
and the BBC News channel. It is presented live from BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre at White City in West London is the headquarters of BBC Television. Officially opened on 29 June 1960, it remains one of the largest to this day; having featured over the years as backdrop to many BBC programmes, it is one of the most readily recognisable such facilities...
in White City
BBC White City
BBC White City refers both to a collection of BBC buildings at Wood Lane, White City in west London, and an office building opened in 1990 within that collection of buildings...
, West London
West (London sub region)
The West is a sub-region of the London Plan corresponding to the London Boroughs of Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon and Hounslow. The sub region was established in 2004 and was adjusted in 2008 to include Kensington and Chelsea. The west has a population of 1.6 million and...
, and contains a mixture of news, sport, weather, business and feature items. The programme is broadcast seven days a week, every week of the year, including weekends and public holidays, which are presented from the BBC News channel set.
Alison Ford, previously the UK Editor for BBC Newsgathering, is the current Editor of the programme, following the departure of David Kermode to Five News
Five News
5 News is the news programme of British broadcaster Channel 5, produced by Sky News. From 1 January 2005, Sky News was awarded the contract to provide the news for Channel 5, replacing ITN, which had provided the channel's news service from the channel's launch in 1997...
.
History
The BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's first breakfast programme was originally called Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time was British television's first national breakfast show, beating TV-am's flagship programme Good Morning Britain to the air by two weeks.The show was revolutionary for the time...
and was conceived as the BBC's answer to TV-am
TV-am
TV-am was a breakfast television station that broadcast to the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 to 31 December 1992. It made history by being the first national operator of a commercial television franchise at breakfast-time , and broadcast every day of the week for most or all of the period...
's plans for breakfast television. Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time was British television's first national breakfast show, beating TV-am's flagship programme Good Morning Britain to the air by two weeks.The show was revolutionary for the time...
was first broadcast on 17 January 1983, with Frank Bough
Frank Bough
Frank Bough is a retired British television presenter who is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including Grandstand, Nationwide and Breakfast Time, which he fronted alongside Selina Scott.-Early life:...
, Selina Scott
Selina Scott
Selina Scott is a British newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter.- Background and early life :Scott was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire in 1951, the eldest of five children...
, Nick Ross
Nick Ross
Nick Ross is a British radio and television presenter across a wide range of factual programmes and during the 1980s and 90s he was one of the most ubiquitous of British broadcasters, but he is best known for his long-running co-hosting of the BBC TV show Crimewatch which he left on 2 July 2007...
and Russell Grant
Russell Grant
Russell John Dammerall Grant is a British astrologer and media personality. He has written several books on Astrology, provides syndicated newspaper horoscopes and operates premium rate astrology phone lines. In March 2010, he began offering a "Pet Psychic" service...
. The relaxed feel to the programme included a set designed to be a front room, with red leather sofas, and Bough and Ross wore jumpers and open-necked shirts which added to the air of informality. The first producer, Ron Neil
Ron Neil
Ronald John Baillie Neil CBE is a former BBC television journalist and news editor, who rose to become the BBC's overall director of news and current affairs in the late 1980s...
, created a mix of serious news and accessible features, and the BBC show was a huge hit. The programme lasted 2 and a half hours, initially being transmitted between 6.30am and 9am, moving to a 6.50am to 9.20am slot on 18 February 1985.
After Ron Neil's departure the programme took a more traditional and formal approach with the change being introduced on 10 November 1986. Presenters included Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark
Kirsteen Anne Wark is a British journalist and television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Two's news and current affairs programme Newsnight since 1993, and its weekly arts annexe Newsnight Review which is now relaunched as "The Review Show".-Biography:Wark was born in Dumfries to Jimmy...
, John Stapleton
John Stapleton
John Martin Stapleton is an English journalist and presenter. He is currently working as a freelancer with various media outlets.-Television career:...
, Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Paxman
Jeremy Dickson Paxman is a British journalist, author and television presenter. He has worked for the BBC since 1977. He is noted for a forthright and abrasive interviewing style, particularly when interrogating politicians...
and Sally Magnusson
Sally Magnusson
Sally Magnússon,, is a Scottish broadcaster and writer, currently working for BBC Scotland. She also presents Tracing Your Roots on BBC Radio 4.-Early life:...
. The programme was shorter in length, beginning at 7am and the end time varied from 8.30am to 8.55am.
On 2 October 1989 the programme was renamed Breakfast News
Breakfast News
Breakfast News was a breakfast news show which aired on BBC One from September 4, 1989 to September 15, 2000.The programme had been previously known as Breakfast Time....
and followed a much more authoritative tone with a desk modelled on the style used on main news bulletins. The programme began at the earlier time of 6.30am although much of the first half hour was devoted to business news. At the start of 1993, the business news became an hour-long programme in its own right, beginning at the earlier time of 6am. Breakfast News started at the later time of 7am.
BBC Breakfast era
A further relaunch came on 2 October 2000 with the establishment of Breakfast, merging the operations of the separate BBC One and BBC News 24BBC News 24
BBC News is the BBC's 24-hour rolling news television network in the United Kingdom. The channel launched as BBC News 24 on 9 November 1997 at 17:30 as part of the BBC's foray into digital domestic television channels, becoming the first competitor to Sky News, which had been running since 1989...
(now the BBC News Channel) programmes for one single simulcast. Since April 2006 the BBC News Channel has begun rolling news coverage at 08:30 while the programme continues on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
until 09:15.
The current presentation of the programme was introduced with a wider relaunch of BBC One news bulletins on 2 May 2006. Breakfast moved into studio N6 at Television Centre with the other BBC One bulletins requiring a new, larger set design. The new set walls are made up of Barco
Barco
Barco N.V. is a display hardware manufacturer specialising in video projectors, LCD projectors, DLP projectors, LCoS projectors, LED displays, video walls, flat panel displays, automated luminaires, digital lighting and lighting controls....
video screens allowing for different backgrounds, graphics and still photographs. Initially the background used were of cirrus clouds on a blue sky but following comments from viewers that this was too cold, the background was replaced by orange squares from the new titles. This was also designed to hide any joins or faults between the screens which had been made obvious beforehand. The set has a generic format which can be used for other programmes like the national news bulletins with very little set movement.
The programme celebrated its 25th anniversary on 17 January 2008.
On 28 January 2008, Breakfast returned to the TC7 studios, where Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time
Breakfast Time was British television's first national breakfast show, beating TV-am's flagship programme Good Morning Britain to the air by two weeks.The show was revolutionary for the time...
had been based after its move from the BBC Lime Grove Studios. It has remained in the studio, ever since. On 2 March 2009, Breakfast relaunched with a new set and new background to the studio. The backdrop resembles the BBC News channel backdrop as do the new Breakfast titles.
Move to Salford
In July 2010 the BBC announced that Breakfast was moving to their new studios in Salford Quays. The decision has proved unpopular with some of the presenters and staff on the programme as this will require them to relocate.In March 2011, the BBC announced co-presenter Sian Williams and sports presenter Chris Hollins
Chris Hollins
Chris Hollins is an English journalist, presenter and sportsman, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the sports correspondent for BBC Breakfast, and for winning Strictly Come Dancing 2009.-Early life:...
would not be moving to Salford with Breakfast in April 2012.
Format
From 08:30 the tone of the programme shifts to a lighter tone. There is a sports bulletin followed by items that are mainly arts, entertainment or cultural in nature and in 2006, included interviews with Halle BerryHalle Berry
Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...
, Sir Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Sir Michael Caine, CBE is an English actor. He won Academy Awards for best supporting actor in both Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules ....
and Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. Witherspoon landed her first feature role as the female lead in the film The Man in the Moon in 1991; later that year she made her television acting debut, in the cable movie Wildflower...
. This provides a link to the daytime schedule, via the daytime controller and also the BBC One Controller.
In January 2011, actor Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford
Harrison Ford is an American film actor and producer. He is famous for his performances as Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy and as the title character of the Indiana Jones film series. Ford is also known for his roles as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, John Book in Witness and Jack Ryan in...
appeared on the programme to speak about his role as a breakfast television presenter in film Morning Glory
Morning Glory (2010 film)
Morning Glory is a 2010 American comedy-drama film directed by Roger Michell, produced by J.J. Abrams and written by Aline Brosh McKenna. It stars Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldblum. After some delays, the film was released in the United States on November...
. During his appearance on Breakfast he presented a link to the regional news.
Weekends
On Saturdays and Sundays the programme broadcasts from the BBC News channel studio. It is simulcast on the BBC News channel and BBC One on both days, lasting until 10:00 on Saturdays, and until 09:00 on Sundays, although on Sundays in the football season the programme ends on BBC One at 07:35 to make way for the repeat of Match of the DayMatch of the Day
Match of the Day is the BBC's main football television programme. Typically, it is shown on BBC One on Saturday evenings during the English football season, showing highlights of the day's matches in English football's top division, the Premier League...
from the evening before, while Breakfast continues until 09:00 on the BBC News channel.
At weekends the programme includes a newspaper review with a guest reviewer at 07:20 and 08:20, as well as interludes from BBC News Channel segments such as Click and Newswatch
NewsWatch (BBC)
NewsWatch is a weekly BBC television programme presented by Raymond Snoddy that provides a viewer and listener right of reply for BBC News.-The programme:...
.
On Sundays, the female presenter leaves the programme 15 minutes before conclusion to move to another studio in which she presents two news bulletins during the following programme, The Andrew Marr Show.
Christmas 2010
At Christmas 2010 BBC breakfast ran a presenters come dine with me. Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull
Bill Turnbull
William Robert "Bill" Turnbull is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for presenting BBC Breakfast...
cooked against Charlie Stayt
Charlie Stayt
Charles Stayt is a British journalist and presenter, currently working freelance with the BBC as a presenter of BBC Breakfast.-Early life:Stayt was born in 1962 in Gloucester in Gloucestershire, in the West of England...
and Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid is an English journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC Breakfast.-Early life:The youngest of three children, Reid was born in Croydon, London to an English father who worked as a management consultant, of Scottish ancestry, and an English mother who worked as a nurse...
. At Bill's house, he and Sian cooked goats' cheese for starter, roast salmon for main course and apple crumble for desert. They were awarded 18[ Charlie giving them 8' susanna giving them 10]. Then on Christmas Eve Susanna and Charlie cooked at Susanna's house. They cooked cheese tarts for starter, prawn and mango curry for main course and chocolate torte for desert. They were also awarded 18[ both presenters giving them 9]. However as Bill broke one of Susanna's wine glasses Susanna
Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid is an English journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC Breakfast.-Early life:The youngest of three children, Reid was born in Croydon, London to an English father who worked as a management consultant, of Scottish ancestry, and an English mother who worked as a nurse...
and Charlie
Charlie Stayt
Charles Stayt is a British journalist and presenter, currently working freelance with the BBC as a presenter of BBC Breakfast.-Early life:Stayt was born in 1962 in Gloucester in Gloucestershire, in the West of England...
won.
Also on Christmas Eve the background of the studio changed from a newsroom to people walking in snow. They had rock choir in singing Christmas songs.
On the 23rd of December Chris Hollins
Chris Hollins
Chris Hollins is an English journalist, presenter and sportsman, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the sports correspondent for BBC Breakfast, and for winning Strictly Come Dancing 2009.-Early life:...
and Carol Kirkwood
Carol Kirkwood
Carol Kirkwood is a Scottish weather presenter, employed by the Met Office and best known for forecasting the weather for BBC Breakfast.-Early life:...
were at Hyde Park winter wonderland.
Interactive
Breakfast is a highly interactive programme and viewers are encouraged to send in their views by telephone, textSMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
, e-mail, or via Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
. Video reports and interviews from the programme are made available on the Breakfast Facebook page after transmission.
Presenters
| Years | Presenter | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001–2007 | Bill Turnbull Bill Turnbull William Robert "Bill" Turnbull is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for presenting BBC Breakfast... |
Friday-Sunday presenter |
| 2007–present | Monday-Thursday presenter | |
| 2001–2004 | Sian Williams | Friday-Sunday presenter |
| 2004–2012 | Monday-Thursday presenter | |
| 2004–present | Susanna Reid Susanna Reid Susanna Reid is an English journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC Breakfast.-Early life:The youngest of three children, Reid was born in Croydon, London to an English father who worked as a management consultant, of Scottish ancestry, and an English mother who worked as a nurse... |
Friday–Sunday presenter; Monday–Thursday relief presenter Reid does not present on Saturday or Sunday when Sunday Morning Live Sunday Morning Live (BBC) Sunday Morning Live is a religious and currents affairs discussion programme. The first series aired on BBC One from July 2010 to November 2010 after the end of the third series of The Big Questions.A second series began on 26 June 2011.-Format:... is airing |
| 2006–present | Charlie Stayt Charlie Stayt Charles Stayt is a British journalist and presenter, currently working freelance with the BBC as a presenter of BBC Breakfast.-Early life:Stayt was born in 1962 in Gloucester in Gloucestershire, in the West of England... |
|
| 2006–present | Louise Minchin Louise Minchin Louise Minchin is an English journalist and presenter. She is currently a regular presenter on the BBC News channel, as well as being the main relief presenter for the BBC News at One and BBC Breakfast and a guest presenter on The One Show.-Early life:Born Louise Grayson in 1968 in Hong Kong , to... |
Regular relief presenter |
| 2005–present | Kate Silverton Kate Silverton Kate Silverton is an English journalist, currently employed by the BBC.- Early life and education :Silverton was born in Essex, England, the daughter of English parents; Terry Silverton, a black-cab driver turned registered hypnotherapist and Patricia Silverton, who now heads her daughter's... |
|
| 2009–present | Naga Munchetty Naga Munchetty Naga Munchetty is a British journalist and television presenter. She currently presents BBC World News at 0500GMT on weekday mornings on BBC News Channel and BBC World News and makes regular appearances on BBC Breakfast... |
|
| 2009–present | Jon Kay Jon Kay Jon Kay is an English television presenter known for his work on BBC News.-History:Kay grew up in Cheshire, and at 18 attended the University of Exeter in Devon. After graduation in 1992, he joined the BBC as a trainee local reporter... |
|
| 2009–present | Nicholas Owen | Occasional relief presenter |
| 2011–present | Tony Livesey Tony Livesey Anthony Livesey is a British journalist and broadcaster who currently presents a late night show on BBC Five Live. The show runs from 22.30 to 1:00 from Monday to Thursday.-Early life:... |
|
| 2011–present | Sally Nugent Sally Nugent Sally Nugent is a journalist who works for BBC News.Born on the Wirral, Nugent was educated at Upton Hall School FCJ. She then graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Journalism from the University of Huddersfield.... |
|
Out of studio
As well as presenting from the studio, the main presenters are called upon to present on location when major stories break. For example, Bill Turnbull presented live from King's CrossKings Cross, London
King's Cross is an area of London partly in the London Borough of Camden and partly in the London Borough of Islington. It is an inner-city district located 2.5 miles north of Charing Cross. The area formerly had a reputation for being a red light district and run-down. However, rapid regeneration...
in the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
, while Sian Williams reported live from the scene of the Indian earthquake in 2005. In 2008 Bill Turnbull
Bill Turnbull
William Robert "Bill" Turnbull is an English journalist and presenter, currently employed by the BBC and best known for presenting BBC Breakfast...
reported live from Washington DC for the US Presidential Elections. On 3 June 2010, Turnbull presented live from the village of Whitehaven
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is a small town and port on the coast of Cumbria, England, which lies equidistant between the county's two largest settlements, Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness, and is served by the Cumbrian Coast Line and the A595 road...
, following the Cumbria shootings
Cumbria shootings
The Cumbria shootings was a killing spree that occurred on 2 June 2010 when a lone gunman, Derrick Bird, killed 12 people and injured 11 others before killing himself in Cumbria, England....
the previous day.
During September 2009, Kate Silverton
Kate Silverton
Kate Silverton is an English journalist, currently employed by the BBC.- Early life and education :Silverton was born in Essex, England, the daughter of English parents; Terry Silverton, a black-cab driver turned registered hypnotherapist and Patricia Silverton, who now heads her daughter's...
presented from Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. Silverton and Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid
Susanna Reid is an English journalist and presenter, best known for presenting BBC Breakfast.-Early life:The youngest of three children, Reid was born in Croydon, London to an English father who worked as a management consultant, of Scottish ancestry, and an English mother who worked as a nurse...
have presented from the Academy Awards Ceremony
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
.
During the party conference season
Party conference season
In the United Kingdom the party conference season refers to the period of three weeks in September and October of each year which contains the annual political party conferences...
, one of the main presenters will host the programme from the conference site. In September 2009, Bill Turnbull presented live from Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
for the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
Conference
Party conference
The terms party conference , political convention , and party congress usually refer to a general meeting of a political party. The conference is attended by certain delegates who represent the party membership...
, while a year later he presented from their party conference in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and the Labour Conference in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. Sian Williams presented from the Labour and Conservative Party Conferences in September 2009, while in October 2010 she presented from the Tory Conference in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
When a major political story breaks, Breakfast has a presenter bringing the morning news on location. Dermot Murnaghan
Dermot Murnaghan
Dermot Murnaghan is a British journalist and television presenter.He is well known for his work as a presenter of ITV and BBC News as well as the shows Eggheads and Treasure Hunt . He co-presented BBC Breakfast from Monday to Thursday as well as regularly fronting national BBC news bulletins...
has presented from the election campaign from Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, while on 6 April 2010, Sian Williams presented from Westminster
Westminster
Westminster is an area of central London, within the City of Westminster, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, southwest of the City of London and southwest of Charing Cross...
in the run up to the announcement of the 2010 General Election. In April and May 2010 Bill Turnbull presented and reported from up and down the country
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
following the parties on the campaign trail. On 30 April 2010, Charlie Stayt presented the programme from the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
following the final leaders debate of the election campaign. On 12 May 2010, the day after David Cameron
David Cameron
David William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
became Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, Williams presented the programme from College Green
College Green (London)
College Green in London is a small grass-covered public area diagonally opposite the Palace of Westminster at the corner of Millbank and Abingdon Street, and is a common place for TV reporters to interview Members of Parliament.-Location:...
, Westminster, while Turnbull presented from outside 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
. On the day Chancellor
Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
George Osborne
George Osborne
George Gideon Oliver Osborne, MP is a British Conservative politician. He is the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom, a role to which he was appointed in May 2010, and has been the Member of Parliament for Tatton since 2001.Osborne is part of the old Anglo-Irish aristocracy, known in...
unveiled his spending review, in October 2010, Williams was back at Westminster, presenting from College Green.
On 27 July 2010, Turnbull presented from the Olympic Park
Olympic Park
An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics complex in the case of the summer games, or the main...
in Stratford, East London
Stratford, London
Stratford is a place in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is located east northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an agrarian settlement in the ancient parish of West Ham, which transformed into an industrial suburb...
to mark two years until the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. Chris Hollins presented the sports news from the same location.
BBC Journalist Strikes
The National Union of JournalistsNational Union of Journalists
The National Union of Journalists is a trade union for journalists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It was founded in 1907 and has 38,000 members. It is a member of the International Federation of Journalists .-Structure:...
called a 48-hour strike among BBC staff beginning 5 November 2010. This caused disruption to BBC News services and affected television and radio output. On 5 November, the programme was presented solely by former Meridian Tonight
Meridian Tonight
Meridian Tonight is a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ITV Meridian , serving the South and South East of England , and usually broadcast at 6pm and 10.30pm every weeknight. Other bulletins are branded as Meridian News...
presenter Gavin Grey, while the following day regular weekend host Charlie Stayt was joined by East Midlands Today
East Midlands Today
East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for its East Midlands region, which covers Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, and the Grantham and Stamford areas of Lincolnshire....
presenter Anne Davies.
Further strikes took place on 15 July and 1 August 2011. The first was presented again by Gavin Grey and the latter by Charlie Stayt.
Sport
Sports updates are presented from the studio at 06:10, 06:35, 07:35 and 08:35. On occasions live sports updates are broadcast from sporting locations, such as Royal Ascot and WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, with the presenter interviewing key sporting figures. BBC News Channel sports presenters cover for the below:
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005–2012 | Chris Hollins Chris Hollins Chris Hollins is an English journalist, presenter and sportsman, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the sports correspondent for BBC Breakfast, and for winning Strictly Come Dancing 2009.-Early life:... |
Monday–Thursday presenter |
| 2005–present | Mike Bushell Mike Bushell Mike Bushell is a sports presenter for the BBC. He presents the sport on BBC Breakfast on Fridays and at the weekends, and also presents sports bulletins throughout the week on BBC News and BBC World News. On Saturdays, during his Breakfast shift, Bushell also has a regular report on an unusual... |
Friday–Saturday presenter Monday–Thursday relief presenter |
| 2010–present | Amanda Davies Amanda Davies Amanda Davies is a British sports presenter on BBC World News and the BBC News Channel.-Early life:Davies was born on 28 November 1978 in Birmingham, West Midlands and she is the daughter of sports journalist and sports administrator David Davies, Amanda was educated at King Edward VI High School... |
Monday–Sunday relief presenter |
Business
From 26 May 2009, Business updates are presented from the BBC Breakfast Studio at 06:10, when the main business stories from the newspapers are discussed, and at 06:50, 07:20 and 07:50 - with the latest business stories and FTSEFTSE
FTSE may refer to:* The FTSE Group* Stock market indices published by the FTSE Group, particularly the FTSE 100 Index on the London Stock Exchange* The Fundamental theorem of software engineering...
figures.
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-present | Steph McGovern | Monday-Friday presenter |
| 2011-present | Penny Haslam | Main Relief Presenter |
| 2011-present | Ben Thompson | Main Relief Presenter |
Weather
The national weather is broadcast at --:15 and --:45 minutes throughout the programme. From March 2010, the weather has been presented from the Breakfast studio, at TC7 in Television CentreBBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre at White City in West London is the headquarters of BBC Television. Officially opened on 29 June 1960, it remains one of the largest to this day; having featured over the years as backdrop to many BBC programmes, it is one of the most readily recognisable such facilities...
having previously come from the Blue Peter Garden. Weather forecasts are also broadcast live from certain events such as the Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
, Royal Ascot, and Wimbledon. On 27 July 2010, Carol Kirkwood presented the weather forecasts from Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is a centre for the sport of sailing on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England, United Kingdom. The academy building is located in Osprey Quay on the northern tip of the island, and the waters of Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay,...
, the Olympic sailing
Sailing at the Summer Olympics
Sailing has been one of the Olympic sports since the Games of the I Olympiad, held in Athens, Greece, in 1896. Despite being scheduled in the first Olympic program, the races were canceled due to severe weather conditions...
venue, to mark two years until the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. BBC Weather Centre presenters cover for the below:
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–present | Carol Kirkwood Carol Kirkwood Carol Kirkwood is a Scottish weather presenter, employed by the Met Office and best known for forecasting the weather for BBC Breakfast.-Early life:... |
Monday–Friday Presenter |
| 2010–present | Chris Fawkes Chris Fawkes Chris Fawkes is a BBC Weather forecaster. He appears regularly on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live... |
Alternative Saturday-Sunday Presenter |
| 2011–present | Sarah Keith Lucas | Alternative Saturday-Sunday Presenter |
| 2004–present | Matt Taylor Matt Taylor (weather forecaster) -Early life:Taylor has a degree in City and Regional Planning from Cardiff University where he studied before working for a local council in Lincolnshire... |
Relief Presenter (Weekdays) |
| 2007–present | Alex Deakin Alex Deakin Alex Deakin is a weatherman for the BBC, broadcasting on British television and radio.... |
Reporters
The below reporters are a dedicated team of journalists whom work specifically for BBC Breakfast. Various BBC NewsBBC News
BBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
reporters are also seen on the programme.
| Years | Presenter | Current role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–present | Jenny Hill Jenny Hill (journalist) Jenny Hill is a British news reporter and television journalist who works for the BBC. She is a reporter for BBC Breakfast as well as being a crime correspondent and regional reporter for the North of England region... |
North of England Correspondent |
| 2010–present | Phil Lavelle Phil Lavelle Phil Lavelle is an English journalist with BBC News.Lavelle trained as a journalist with ITV Tyne Tees and worked as a Programme Editor for two years as one of the first members to launch the Al Jazeera English news service from London.... |
General Correspondent |
| Tim Muffett | ||
| Graham Satchell | ||
| Richard Westcott Richard Westcott Richard John Westcott is a former South African cricketer who played in five Tests from 1954 to 1958. He is the only Test cricketer to have been born in Portugal.... |
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| Ben Wright | Political Correspondent |
Video podcast
In September 2006, Breakfast launched its own video podcastVideo podcast
Video podcast is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand video clip content via Atom or RSS enclosures...
called the Breakfast Takeaway. BBC News had already launched three other services: Newsnight
Newsnight
Newsnight is a BBC Television current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. Jeremy Paxman has been its main presenter for over two decades....
, the Ten O'Clock News and STORYFix
STORYFix
STORYFix was a television programme on UK news channel BBC News. Broadcast between May 2006 and July 2007, it was notable for presenting an alternative view of the week's news...
(also previously shown on television at weekends on News 24. The Breakfast Takeaway was available Monday to Friday in MP4 format where it could be downloaded to and viewed from a home or office computer.
The video podcasts were a one year trial, and from July 2007 they were discontinued. The BBC then reviewed the trial but the podcast has not been continued.
Specials
In 2003, the Breakfast production team was commissioned by BBC One to make a week long series called The Day Team From Chatsworth presented by Nicki ChapmanNicki Chapman
Nicki Chapman is an English television presenter who also works in the British pop music industry. She was also a judge on the ITV reality shows Popstars, with Nigel Lythgoe and Paul Adam, and Pop Idol, along with Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Neil Fox...
, and presenter of the BBC's Countryfile
Countryfile
Countryfile is a British magazine-style television programme produced by BBC Birmingham, first aired on 24th July 1988, which reports on rural and environmental issues within the United Kingdom. For its first 20 years it was fronted by broadcaster John Craven, until he stepped back from the role of...
programme, John Craven. It took a behind the scenes look at the stately home
Stately home
A stately home is a "great country house". It is thus a palatial great house or in some cases an updated castle, located in the British Isles, mostly built between the mid-16th century and the early part of the 20th century, as well as converted abbeys and other church property...
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in North Derbyshire, England, northeast of Bakewell and west of Chesterfield . It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire, and has been home to his family, the Cavendish family, since Bess of Hardwick settled at Chatsworth in 1549.Standing on the east bank of the...
and was broadcast separately on BBC One at 1030 in the morning.
A number of other guests, or celebrity presenters have been used on Breakfast to present themed days or weeks, even though some have never been mainstream news reporters or presenters. Many of these have seen the programme extended to 0930:
- Alistair Appleton - Tate ModernTate ModernTate Modern is a modern art gallery located in London, England. It is Britain's national gallery of international modern art and forms part of the Tate group . It is the most-visited modern art gallery in the world, with around 4.7 million visitors per year...
2004, Bath, Somerset 2003 - Chris BeardshawChris BeardshawChris Beardshaw is an award winning UK gardener who is perhaps best known for his work on the BBC's long running television series Gardeners World. He is formally trained and holds an MA in Landscape Architecture from the University of Gloucestershire...
- Chelsea Flower ShowChelsea Flower ShowThe RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
2006 - Jennie BondJennie BondJennifer "Jennie" Bond is an English journalist and television presenter. She worked for fourteen years as the BBC's royal correspondent. She has most recently hosted Cash in the Attic and narrated the five series programme, Great British Menu.-Early career:She was educated at St...
- Buckingham PalaceBuckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace, in London, is the principal residence and office of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality...
2004 - Nicki ChapmanNicki ChapmanNicki Chapman is an English television presenter who also works in the British pop music industry. She was also a judge on the ITV reality shows Popstars, with Nigel Lythgoe and Paul Adam, and Pop Idol, along with Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Neil Fox...
- Children in Need November 2005Children in Need 2005Children in Need 2005 was a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. It culmunated in a live broadcast on BBC One on the evening of Friday 18 November and was hosted by Terry Wogan, Natasha Kaplinsky, Fearne Cotton and, from RAF Brize Norton, Matt...
, London Fashion WeekLondon Fashion WeekLondon Fashion Week is an apparel trade show held in London, England twice each year, in February and September. It is one of the "Big Four" fashion weeks, along with New York Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.-Organization:...
2004, Chelsea Flower ShowChelsea Flower ShowThe RHS Chelsea Flower Show, formally known as the Great Spring Show, is a garden show held for five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London...
2006 - Philippa ForresterPhilippa ForresterPhilippa Forrester is an English television and radio presenter, producer and author. Having presented shows such as Tomorrow's World, The Heaven and Earth Show and Robot Wars, she now makes wildlife programmes with her husband, Charlie Hamilton James.-Education:Forrester was educated at Westgate...
- Alder Hey Children's HospitalAlder Hey Children's HospitalAlder Hey Children Hospital is a children's hospital in West Derby, Liverpool. It is run by the Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust as part of the National Health Service in England...
2002 - Andi PetersAndi PetersAndi Eleazu Peters is an English television presenter and television producer.-Education:Peters was educated at Emanuel School, a co-educational independent school in Battersea, in south-west London.-Life and career:...
- NeighboursNeighboursNeighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
set 2005, EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
/Albert SquareAlbert SquareAlbert Square is the fictional location of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. It is ostensibly located in the equally fictional London borough of Walford in London's East End. The square's design was based on the real life Fassett Square in Hackney, and was given the name Albert Square after the real...
outside broadcast 2006 - Gaby RoslinGaby RoslinGaby Roslin is an English television presenter and actress. She rose to fame while co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 between 1992 and 1996, and also presented the BBC's Children in Need charity appeal from 1994 to 2004....
- Wimbledon Tennis ChampionshipsThe Championships, WimbledonThe Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
outside broadcast 2002 - Tim WonnacottTim WonnacottTim Wonnacott is a Chartered Auctioneer, Chartered Surveyor English antiques expert, television presenter. He has been Director of one of the world's oldest auction houses, Sotheby's...
- Christie'sChristie'sChristie's is an art business and a fine arts auction house.- History :The official company literature states that founder James Christie conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766...
Auction Room 2004
Former presenters
- Rob BonnetRob BonnetRob Bonnet is a BBC television journalist, presenting sport bulletins on BBC News services and Extratime, an interview programme on BBC World and BBC News.-Early life:...
- Monday-Thursday sports presenter, 2000–2005 - Jeremy BowenJeremy BowenJeremy Francis John Bowen is a Welsh journalist and television presenter. He was the BBC's Middle East correspondent based in Jerusalem between 1995 and 2000, and has been its Middle East Editor since 2005.-Background:...
- Monday-Thursday presenter, 2000–2002 - Declan CurryDeclan CurryDeclan Curry is an Irish journalist, presenter and businessman, currently employed by the BBC and best known as the former Business Correspondent for BBC Breakfast.-Early career:Curry studied chemistry at Imperial College, London...
- Monday-Thursday business presenter, 2000–2008 - Sonia DeolSonia DeolSonia Deol is a British radio and television presenter who has presented the Sonia Deol Show on the BBC Asian Network.-Background:Born as Jaswinder Kaur Sidhu in England to Punjabi Sikh parents...
- Relief weekend presenter, 2008-2009 - Max FosterMax FosterMax Foster is a senior Anchor/Correspondent on CNN International, based in London.-Education:Foster spent most of his childhood in Wiltshire, England where he attended Ridgeway School, Swindon and Dauntsey's School, Devizes...
- Business presenter and newsreader, 2001–2005 - Robert HallRobert Hall (journalist)Robert Hall is a Special Correspondent for the BBC, covering some of the major stories Hall has built a good reputation.As well as being a Correspondent, since 2009 he has been a Relief Presenter of the BBC News Channel, mainly covering the weekend shift with Annita McVeigh...
- Relief presenter, 2009 - Aaron HeslehurstAaron HeslehurstAaron Heslehurst is a BBC World television presenter often seen presenting World Business Report. Since March 2008, he has also been a regular face on BBC Breakfast presenting the business news as well as a regular presenter on BBC News Channel. Heslehurst also presents a segment on Fast Track...
- Business presenter, 2008-2010 - Chris HollinsChris HollinsChris Hollins is an English journalist, presenter and sportsman, currently employed by the BBC and best known for being the sports correspondent for BBC Breakfast, and for winning Strictly Come Dancing 2009.-Early life:...
- Relief presenter, 2008-2010 - Mishal HusainMishal HusainMishal Husain is a television news presenter for the BBC's international news channel, BBC World News, presenting Impact between 1400 and 1600 GMT every Monday to Thursday as well as presenting the Sunday evening editions of the BBC Weekend News on BBC One...
- Friday-Sunday presenter, 2002–2004 - Simon JackSimon JackSimon Jack is a British business journalist and correspondent for the BBC, known for appearing on BBC Breakfast until September 2011...
- Monday-Thursday Business presenter, 2008-2011 - Darren JordonDarren JordonDarren Jordon is a British journalist working for the Al-Jazeera 24 hour English language news and current affairs channel, Al Jazeera English....
- Friday-Sunday presenter, 2000–2001 - Natasha KaplinskyNatasha KaplinskyNatasha Margaret Kaplinsky is a British newsreader and television presenter, currently employed by ITV having previously worked for Channel 5, Sky News and the BBC...
- Monday-Thursday presenter, 2002–2005 - Isobel LangIsobel LangIsobel Dinah Lang is a weather presenter for Sky News.-Early life:Lang grew up in Sussex and Hertfordshire. She graduated with a BSc degree in mathematics in 1991 from the University of Exeter, before joining the Met Office in 1991 where she prepared forecasts for the press, and presented the...
- Monday-Friday weather presenter, 2000–2006 - Sarah MontagueSarah MontagueSarah Montague is a British Journalist, best known for her work on BBC Radio 4 as one of the regular presenters of the Today programme.-Early life:...
- Friday-Sunday presenter, 2000–2002 - Maryam MoshiriMaryam MoshiriMaryam Moshiri is a regular presenter of the afternoon and evening business news on BBC News, the corporation's rolling 24 hour news channel.-Broadcasting career:Maryam started her career as a business reporter for Independent Radio News....
- Business relief presenter, 2008-2010 - Simon McCoySimon McCoySimon McCoy is a newsreader for the BBC, and is currently a regular presenter on the rolling news channel BBC News between 8.30am and 11am. He is also a relief presenter of the BBC News at One and of BBC Weekend News.-Early life:...
- Relief presenter, 2003–2005 - Dermot MurnaghanDermot MurnaghanDermot Murnaghan is a British journalist and television presenter.He is well known for his work as a presenter of ITV and BBC News as well as the shows Eggheads and Treasure Hunt . He co-presented BBC Breakfast from Monday to Thursday as well as regularly fronting national BBC news bulletins...
- Monday-Thursday presenter, 2002–2007 - Clive MyrieClive MyrieClive Myrie is an English television news journalist, who works for BBC News.-Biography:Born in Bolton, Lancashire, to Jamaican immigrant parents, his mother was a seamstress and his father a factory worker making car batteries...
- Relief Presenter, 2010 - Sophie RaworthSophie RaworthSophie Jane Raworth is an English newsreader and journalist who works for British broadcaster the BBC. She is the main presenter of the BBC News at One, presenting Tuesday to Friday, and regularly appears on the BBC News at Six and occasionally on BBC News at Ten.-Early life:Born in Surrey to a...
- Monday-Thursday presenter, 2000–2002 - Justin RowlattJustin RowlattJustin Rowlatt is a BBC news reporter and presenter.-Television career:During his time on Channel 4 News, he was a passenger on the train part of the Hatfield rail crash in 2000, reporting that he "watched the carriages skid and whip around on the gravel besides the track".He moved to the BBC in...
- Relief presenter, 2010 - Julia SomervilleJulia SomervilleJulia Mary Fownes Somerville is a British television news anchor and reporter, who has worked for the BBC and ITN.-Education:...
- Relief presenter, 2010 - Moira StuartMoira StuartMoira Clare Ruby Stuart OBE is a British journalist who was the first African-Caribbean female newsreader on British television...
- Regular newsreader, 2000–2006 - Noel ThompsonNoel ThompsonNoel Thompson is a news journalist with BBC Northern Ireland. Thompson is currently the main male presenter of BBC Newsline and political series Hearts and Minds.-Journalism career:...
- Relief presenter, 2000-2009 - Suzanne VirdeeSuzanne VirdeeSuzanne Virdee is a British television newsreader known in the Midlands area. She is one of the presenters of Midlands Today on BBC One and has appeared on BBC Breakfast as the programme's newsreader, until a change of studio and format in March 2006.-Career:Virdee became a journalist at the age...
- Relief presenter, 2003–2005 - Samantha Washington - Friday business presenter, 2011
- Helen WillettsHelen WillettsHelen Sarah Willetts is a meteorologist on the BBC. She appears regularly on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 2, as well as BBC One. Helen is an occasional weather forecaster on the BBC News at Ten and the BBC News channel...
- Monday-Friday weather presenter, 2002–2006 - Liam Dutton - Saturday-Sunday weather presenter, 2009-2011
- Louise LearLouise LearLouise Lear , is a BBC Weather presenter, appearing on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Red Button and BBC Radio...
- Monday-Friday weather presenter, 1998-2007
Awards
- In March 2006, Breakfast won the TRIC awardTelevision and Radio Industries ClubThe Television and Radio Industries Club is a British institution chartered in 1931 to "promote goodwill in the television and radio industries"...
for best daytime television programme for the third year in a row - The show was nominated for a National Television Award award in the Topical Magazine Programme category in 201116th National Television AwardsThe 16th National Television Awards ceremony was held at The O2 Arena in London on 26 January 2011 and was hosted by Dermot O'Leary. The awards are voted by the public and the winners are revealed live on ITV1. Ant & Dec won the award for Most Popular Entertainment Presenter for the tenth year in a...
but lost out to ITV's This Morning