Brian Baines
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Brian Baines was a British television newsreader and continuity announcer.
As well as regular newsreading duties on the early evening Look North
programme, Baines was also one of the main announcers for BBC North
television during the 1970s and early 1980s when the BBC's English regions utilised local continuity during peak time.
He continued to provide continuity for regional programming and read short Look North bulletins until April 1988.
Baines died in a Bradford hospice on 30 June 2006, at the age of 75.
As well as regular newsreading duties on the early evening Look North
BBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands)
BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for West & South Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire and the North Midlands. The programmes as produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at St...
programme, Baines was also one of the main announcers for BBC North
BBC North
BBC North is a brand used by the BBC to mean any of the following.*The large BBC North region, centred on Manchester, that was active from the late 1920s until 1968....
television during the 1970s and early 1980s when the BBC's English regions utilised local continuity during peak time.
He continued to provide continuity for regional programming and read short Look North bulletins until April 1988.
Baines died in a Bradford hospice on 30 June 2006, at the age of 75.