Vicky Locklin
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Vicky Locklin is a British newsreader.
She is best known for working as a freelance newsreader with ITV
. She now focuses on her core work with her company In-the-Media.
in South Yorkshire and her quick wit and ability to interact with the listeners led to her being offered her own show and co-hosting the ratings winning breakfast show. She was head hunted to present in the bright lights of Leeds at Aire FM where she continued to flex her news and programming skills.
in 2000, presenting North East News
bulletins during GMTV
. She then went onto presenting various regional programmes for ITV
regions, Granada
, Tyne Tees
and Yorkshire
.
Programmes include: Homes, Property Matters, which was later bought by the Property Channel, Boot Sale Challenge, Call Dr Jane and Baby shock.
Other credits include presenting up to four hours of live studio based interactive television on the health and beauty channel Wellbeing.
From mid-2000s until 2009, Vicky could be seen presenting Yorkshire Television
's Calendar News
every Tuesday to Thursday. She also returned to Tyne Tees Television
occasionally, at weekends, presenting North East Tonight
.
In January 2010, Vicky could be seen presenting for TV adverts.
She is best known for working as a freelance newsreader with ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
. She now focuses on her core work with her company In-the-Media.
Radio Work
Vicky began as a broadcast journalist for Hallam FMHallam FM
Hallam FM is an independent local radio station serving South Yorkshire and the North Midlands from studios in Sheffield. The station is owned and operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations.-History:...
in South Yorkshire and her quick wit and ability to interact with the listeners led to her being offered her own show and co-hosting the ratings winning breakfast show. She was head hunted to present in the bright lights of Leeds at Aire FM where she continued to flex her news and programming skills.
TV Work
Her TV career began at ITVITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
in 2000, presenting North East News
North East Tonight
North East Tonight is a regional television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border at its studios in Gateshead, and serving the "Tyne Tees" part of the region .The remainder of the ITV Tyne Tees & Border...
bulletins during GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
. She then went onto presenting various regional programmes for ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
regions, Granada
Granada Television
Granada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
, Tyne Tees
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
and Yorkshire
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
.
Programmes include: Homes, Property Matters, which was later bought by the Property Channel, Boot Sale Challenge, Call Dr Jane and Baby shock.
Other credits include presenting up to four hours of live studio based interactive television on the health and beauty channel Wellbeing.
From mid-2000s until 2009, Vicky could be seen presenting Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
's Calendar News
Calendar (News)
Calendar is a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ITV Yorkshire at its studios in Leeds, serving Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and parts of the North Midlands and North West Norfolk...
every Tuesday to Thursday. She also returned to Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television
Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television franchise for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire. As of 2009, it forms part of a non-franchise ITV Tyne Tees & Border region, shared with the ITV Border region...
occasionally, at weekends, presenting North East Tonight
North East Tonight
North East Tonight is a regional television news and current affairs programme, also including local sports news and local features of interest, produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border at its studios in Gateshead, and serving the "Tyne Tees" part of the region .The remainder of the ITV Tyne Tees & Border...
.
In January 2010, Vicky could be seen presenting for TV adverts.
Personal life
She graduated with a degree from Leeds University in Drama, film and photography and manages to combine her hectic life with her husband Jonathan and her son Will.External links
- Vicky Locklin (Official website)
- Tyne Tees at itv.comItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...
- Yorkshire at itv.comItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...