Westcountry Live

Infobox Television
show_name = Westcountry Live


caption =
show_name_2 = "Westcountry News"
genre = Regional News
runtime = Westcountry Live: 30 Minutes
Westcountry News: Varies
creator =
presenter = Richard Bath
Alexis Bowater
(Main anchors)
channel = ITV1 Westcountry
country = UK
first_aired = January 4 1993
last_aired = present
producer = ITV Westcountry
related =

"Westcountry Live" is the flagship regional news programme for Westcountry Television. It broadcasts weeknights at 6pm.

The programme has been broadcasting since January 4 1993, when Westcountry took over from TSW. Like most ITV local news programmes, it uses the generic ITV logo and font.

In June 2006, former CBBC and GMTV presenter Simon Parkin joined Westcountry Live as its temporary main weather presenter whilst Kate Reeves was on maternity leave. Simon has since left to join Thames Valley Tonight, following Kate's return to the programme.

On Air

"Westcountry News" airs on ITV1 Westcountry seven days a week. ITV Westcountry provides three news bulletins during GMTV. The mid-morning bulletin airs immediately after an ITV News Summary, during "This Morning", this update airs for around 10 minutes. The lunchtime edition of the programme follows on from the "ITV Lunchtime News", giving a five minute round-up of the days developments between 1.55pm and 2.00pm. The main evening edition of "Westcountry Live" begins at 6.00pm, and ends at 6.30pm. The late news update from Westcountry follows the "News at Ten", airing between 10.30pm and 10.45pm, Mondays to Thursdays, and between 11.30pm and 11.45pm on Fridays, after "The Late News".

"Westcountry News" airs four bulletins at weekends: two on Saturday, at lunchtime, and late afternoon, and two on Sunday: at lunchtime and the evening edition at 6.25pm.

Opt-out bulletins

A short opt-out bulletin for the North, East, South and West of the region is broadcast within "Westcountry Live" at 6:00pm on weekday evenings.

The bulletins are presented and produced from Westcountry studios in Barnstaple (North), Exeter (East), Plymouth (South) and Truro (West). The station also operates other studios in Penzance, Torbay, Taunton and Weymouth.

The team

Main anchors

*Richard Bath
*Alexis Bowater

Other presenters

*Seth Conway
*Jemma Woodman

ports presenters

*Mark Tyler
*Jeff Welch

Weather Presenters

*Kate Reeves
*Dan Downs
*Peter Griffin

External links

* [http://www.itvlocal.com/westcountry/news ITV Westcountry News] at itvlocal.com