BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
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Nation | BBC English Regions |
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Key people | David Jennings (Head of Regional & Local Programmes) |
Launch date | November 2002 |
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BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, sometimes abbreviated to BBC Yorks & Lincs, is the name for the
Services
Television
The regional output of BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire consists of the flagship
Radio
The region is the controlling centre for the local radio stations BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Both radio stations simulcast some programming from each other, the radio stations in the BBC Yorkshire region, and with BBC Radio 5 Live.
Online and Interactive
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire also produces regional news & local radio pages for BBC Red Button and BBC Local News websites for each county.
History
Announced as part of the BBC's 'Project Hull' investment in October 2001, BBC Yorks and Lincs began as a seven-minute opt-out on the
BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's first Head of Regional and Local Programmes (HRLP) was Helen Thomas, appointed in March 2004. In November 2006, Helen Thomas became HRLP of BBC Yorkshire in Leeds, and Catherine Hearne was appointed HRLP of BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. She took up her post in January 2007, but left to go to BBC West Midlands. The first Editor of Look North was Roger Farrant, whose departure to Bristol led to the appointment of Steven Punter as Editor in November 2004. Punter left the BBC soon after. Dave Betts ran Look North from 2006 until June 2007. Mark Hayman replaced him as the region's first TV News Editor running an integrated team of journalists and technicians, but has since moved to BBC West Midlands.
Studios
The first studios used by BBC Yorks and Lincs housed the opt-out service, launched in 2001, which operated from a studio above the
Eventually, to coincide with the separation of the service, a new studio complex was built and unveiled by
The region also has a news bureau in Lincoln.
See also
- BBC English Regions
- BBC Radio Humberside
- BBC Radio Lincolnshire
- BBC Radio Sheffield
- BBC Radio Norfolk
References
- ^ "Politics North (Yorkshire and Lincolnshire)". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Super League Show". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2023.