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BBC Look North's Jeff Brown to leave show after 21 years as presenter

Popular Look North presenter Jeff Brown has announced he is leaving the BBC show after 21 years on the team

• 13:32, 14 MAR 2024

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Jeff Brown has announced he is leaving Look North after 21 years on the much watched North East new show.

A well known face to everyone in the region, Jeff has been a hugely popular member of the team for the last two decades, with sport his speciality, but him also helping to front the bulletins on a regular basis. Jeff's prowess as a sport anchor recently saw him nominated for a Royal Television Society award , for Best Sport, an accolade he won in 2022.

It was Jeff himself who broke the news that he was leaving Look North, taking to X on Thursday lunchtime to write; "News just in…after nearly 21yrs with BBC Look North ⁦ @BBCLN I’m moving on. Projects in the pipeline with BBC & others, but (as you can see) it’s been fun, and a huge, wonderful part of my life. Thanks for watching."

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It didn't take long for responses to come flooding in for Jeff's announcement, with former Chronicle Live NUFC editor Mark Douglas writing: "Wow, end of an era! Good luck for the future Jeff. Hopefully see you around" and fellow journalist Daniel Wales telling him: "Best of luck, Jeff. It’s been a pleasure to chat to you at SAFC pressers! You’ll be a real miss from our screens!"

Many longstanding Look North viewers were also quickly to reply, with one commenting: "Good luck for the future Jeff - my evening meal won’t be the same!!" and another posting: "Sorry to hear you're going Jeff but I know you'll have a load of projects on the way. 21 years is a heck of a run and you're Mr Look North! Thanks so much for everything"

In a statement released by the BBC, Jeff, who is set to undertake new onscreen projects at the BBC and elsewhere. said: ""Presenting BBC Look North - filling the seat once occupied by the great Mike Neville - has been the undoubted highlight of my career, something I could never have imagined when I set out as a journalist.

“It has been an absolute pleasure and a privilege to work with such talented and dedicated teams over the years, and I’m proud to count them as my friends. I’m also truly grateful to the many people and organisations across the North East and Cumbria who have allowed me to tell their stories, and to be welcomed into hundreds of thousands of homes every night."

He added: "Sport has always been my passion – whatever colour the team is wearing, or the shape of the ball! I hope I’ve been able to reflect the depth of feeling fans have for their teams, because in that respect our region is unique”.

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Why is BBC Look North not on today? Viewers baffled as local news goes missing on Friday, July 21

The July 21 broadcasts of Look North are missing from BBC One and replaced by BBC North West

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• Updated 07:32, 21 JUL 2023

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BBC Look North is missing today, July 21, leading thousands of confused local news viewers to search for answers as to why Look North isn't on and has been replaced by BBC North West.

Look North is normally on BBC One at 1.30pm, 6.30pm and 10.30pm and has two variations for different regions.

Look North Yorkshire is not being broadcast on July 20 or July 21 and the reason for the change is believed to be local news strike action at the BBC.

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It is the third time that Look North has been taken off air by local news strikes this year.

Viewers took to Twitter to report that BBC Look North in Yorkshire has been replaced by BBC North West last night, July 20.

@johnsutcliffe4 said: "any reason why BBC Look North, normally from Leeds I’d now BBC North West?"

The protests come in retaliation to cuts the BBC is making to local radio stations and staff at Look North along with other local news programmes at the BBC have reportedly walked out in solidarity with their radio colleagues.

A spokesperson for the NUJ said: "The placards, flags and posters will be dusted off for the third time this year for picket lines at England’s local radio stations.

"Despite the dispute winning huge support among the 5.4m loyal local radio listeners, MPs and councillors of all parties, a huge range of charities, non-league football fans, and community groups, the BBC is going ahead with plans to cut local content by almost half, with many popular presenters losing their jobs or choosing to go."

“This strike action will again have a huge impact on BBC Local output, with many stations and programmes expected to be off air. NUJ members would much rather be working in newsrooms on Thursday and Friday, but the BBC’s damaging plans for job cuts, slashing local radio and changing ways of working remain deeply unpopular. We’re asking Tim Davie to pause and rethink.

"We believe there are ways to protect and promote digital investment without cutting much loved and valued local radio content. With an election around the corner, holding local politicians to account is more important than ever. Let’s protect and promote BBC Local, not eviscerate it.”

The BBC previously issued a statement about previous strikes which said: "We have a plan to modernise local services across England - including more news journalists and a stronger local online service - which will see no overall reduction in staffing levels or local funding.

"Our goal is a local service across TV, radio and online that delivers even greater value to communities.

"We will continue to engage with the trade union and do everything possible to minimise the impact on staff."

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