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Barbara Mandell – first female newsreader in Britain, presenting ITN bulletins from 1956 to the late 1960s; died in 1998

Annie St John – announcer for HTV West, Tyne Tees and LWT during the 1980s, and later a main presenter on HTV News West. She died from a drugs overdose in 1990. Michael Nicholson – former ITN senior foreign correspondent and newscaster; original host of ITN News at 5:45 when it was introduced in 1976; died in December 2016 Tory whips spent a lot of time last week trying to persuade MPs that the Maastricht opponents were no more than frustrated non-office holders. One senior whip told colleagues that Sir Peter Tapsell, who voted against the government, had been "in and out of the whips' office begging for a cabinet job."Jon Snow – journalist and presenter for ITN, best known for presenting Channel 4 News since 1989; cousin of fellow-journalist Peter Snow. Ben Shephard – main presenter on Good Morning Britain since 2014. He was previously a presenter on GMTV and GMTV Today from 2000 until 2010, and he has also hosted quiz shows, including The Krypton Factor, Tipping Point and 1 vs. 100.

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). Elinor Goodman – long-serving reporter for Channel 4 News. She joined the programme as a political correspondent on its inception in 1982, later becoming the programme's Political Editor, a role she held from 1988 until 2005. She also occasionally reported for ITN. Matt Teale – currently presents ITV News Meridian and formerly presented ITV News London and ITV News Central. Clarke’s endorsement was not entirely glowing, however. “Theresa is a bloody difficult woman, but you and I worked with Margaret Thatcher”, he chortled. The Conservative prime minister made the remark following an interview with ITN’s political editor, Michael Brunson. He was also heard pondering “how such a complete wimp like me keeps winning everything”. 2010 – Flash Gordon battles ‘Bigoted woman’Peter Lewis (announcer) – continuity announcer for London Weekend Television from its inception in 1968 until his departure in 1997: he became their chief announcer in 1977. He was also an announcer for Yorkshire Television and HTV West, and he was a regular newsreader on 'London News Headlines' for LWT from 1982 until 1988.