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Unusual Presenters on Calendar

(April 2001)

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AN
Andrew Founding member
HI

This week, Calendar is being presented by Christa Ackroyd and Fraser Maude, Mike Morris is on holiday.

Fraser, only appeared last Autumn, and replaced Lesley Alexander in January 001 as the late news and Calendar News Round up presenter. He's now co-presenting Calendar and also did last week's 'Missing' programme!

Geoff Druet or John Shires usually fill-in for Mike.

Meanwhile, the 'Calendar News Round Up' section of Calendar was presented, unusually by Jason McCartney, who is Yorkshire's 2nd Sports presenter. I half expected him to reappear after the break in the main studio, to do the Sports update, but YTV's 1st Sports presenter John Shires was in.

Also, the last 2 weekends previous, Raj Shukla has presented Calendar News. Raj usually does Weekday mornings, Karen Petch usually covers weekends.
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A former member
From what I've seen, Granada have had all of their usual presenters:
Morning - Anne O'Connor
3.15 - Rachel Bullock
5.30 - Lucy Meacock or Rachel Harrison and James Cooper
11.20 - So Rahman or Rachel Bullock
Weekends - Andrew Brittain

Does anyone else who's seen Granada agree that Granada Tonight presenter Rachel Harrison is really really lovely? God, she must only be about 20!
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Raj Shukla used to do the breakfast bulletins too didn't she ? Katy Lampurt I think this week. And why have they given the breakfast bulletins that awful yellow background mixed in with the calendar stripes and dots, it really is bad, not the kind of thing you want to look at first thing in the morning. Enjoy a Mike Morris free week !
AN
Andrew Founding member
Yes, The presenter who does the GMTV bulletins also presents the Calendar (Normal) programme at 10.56am.

Mike or Christa usually present the 12.45 and 3.05 editions of Calendar News (Normal)
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
Cock Up on Calendar Late News tonight. Announcer stated 'Calendar News with Fraser Maude' and up popped Nicola Crompton, she looked a bit miffed.
AN
Andrew Founding member
square eyes posted:
Cock Up on Calendar Late News tonight.  Announcer stated 'Calendar News with Fraser Maude' and up popped Nicola Crompton, she looked a bit miffed.



The fact that they didn't say 'Now a late news update....from the region' was unusual in itself.

Anyway, I think Nichola Crompton always looks like that, I doubt she'd be able to hear the annoucer anyway??

In conclusion, unusual presenters all round today, Nicola doesn't usually do the 11.20 one, she's usually found on GMTV/mornings/lunchtime.

I remember once, Christa Ackroyd appeared at 11.20, she looked like she'd been roped in, because somebody had done a 'sickie'

Anyone in the East and South Calendar areas, able to confirm who did their bulletins today?, I expect Nichola in the East, and as the South editions are made in Sheffield, I don't know?
DA
Davidjb Founding member
im glad i get carlton and not calender as the name sounds old fashioned.
ND
Nick D
I think Calendar is rubbish, but I would love the headline thundercalps, it's so cool!
Anyone have it, to give to Asa or myself?

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