Daybreak presenters and reporters

This article shows the on air team members for the ITV Breakfast programme Daybreak which began broadcasting in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2010.

On 9 July 2010 it was announced ITV would rebrand GMTV as Daybreak.[1] On 31 August 2010 the new presenting line-up was announced.[2][3] On 5 December 2011 original presenters Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were "axed" from the programme.[4] On 11 June 2012, it was announced the programme would undergo a new look and presenting team.[5]

On 3 March 2014 it was announced that Sean Fletcher, Charlotte Hawkins, Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard would become presenters on the new ITV Breakfast programme Good Morning Britain.[6] The latter of the four was a one-off correspondent for the purposes of promoting Good Morning Britain.

Presenters

Programme presenters/newsreaders

Tenure(s) Person Title Related notes
2012—14 Matt Barbet[7] Monday—Friday presenter (0600—0700) Left the show on 4 April 2014. Main Presenter for 5 News Tonight & The Saturday Show on Channel 5.
2010—11
2011
Christine Bleakley[3][8] Monday—Friday presenter (0600—0830)
Monday—Thursday presenter (0600—0830)
Left the show in December 2011, hosts ITV documentaries and Text Santa on ITV.
2010—11
2011
Adrian Chiles[3][8][9][10] Monday—Friday presenter (0600—0830)
Monday—Thursday presenter (0600—0830)
BBC Radio 5 Live Presenter. Left the show in December 2011, axed from ITV in 2015.
2010—11
2011
2011—12
2012—14
Kate Garraway [11][12] Entertainment Editor
Friday presenter (0600—0830)
Monday—Friday interim presenter (0600—0830)
Friday presenter (0700—0830)
Former Lorraine presenter, stayed on as Good Morning Britain presenter.
2012—14 Aled Jones[13] Monday—Friday presenter (0700—0830) Weekend Presenter since 26 April 2014 and hosts Too Much TV for BBC Two and Songs of Praise for BBC One.
2012—14 Lorraine Kelly[14][15] Monday—Thursday presenter (0700—0830) Monday-Friday Lorraine Presenter since 28 April 2014.
2010—11
2011
2011—12
Dan Lobb[16] Sports Editor
Friday presenter (0600—0830)
Monday—Friday interim presenter (0600—0830)
Left the show in August 2012, hosts Cowboy Builders on Channel 5 and occasionally works for talksport.
2010—12 Tasmin Lucia-Khan[17] Newsreader Lorraine newsreader. The latter of the two stayed on as Good Morning Britain presenter.
2012—14 Ranvir Singh[7] Monday—Friday presenter (0600—0700),
Newsreader
2011—14
2012—14
Helen Fospero Stand-in presenter
Stand-in Newsreader
Freelancer

Weather presenters

Tenure(s) Person Title Related notes
2010—12 Kirsty McCabe [18] Meteorologist and weather presenter Weather Forecaster Sky News Sunrise
2012—14 Laura Tobin Now hosts weather for Good Morning Britain
2010—12 Lucy Verasamy [19] Weather Forecaster ITV National Weather
2012—14 Alex Beresford Weather Forecaster ITV National Weather & Relief Weather presenter for Good Morning Britain

Reporters

Note: In addition to the dedicated Daybreak reporters and correspondents listed below, ITV News and regional ITV journalists appeared for supporting or relief purposes

Tenure(s) Person Title Related notes
2012—14 Richard Arnold [20] Showbiz Editor Now hosts for Good Morning Britain Freelance contract
2010—14 Carla Eberhardt [21] News Correspondent Former New York Correspondent
2010—14 Nick Dixon [22] Features Correspondent Former New York Correspondent
2010—13 Gregg Easteal[23] North of England Correspondent
2013—14 Gamal Fahnbulleh North of England Correspondent
2012—14 Katy Fawcett Midlands Correspondent
2010—14 Richard Gaisford [2][24] Chief Correspondent
2010—12 Steve Hargrave [2][3][25] Entertainment Correspondent
2012—14 Louisa James News Correspondent Stand-in presenter/newsreader
2010—14 Sue Jameson [2] Political Editor
2010—14 Dr. Hilary Jones [2] Health Editor
2012—14 Gethin Jones [26][27] Features Reporter
2010—14 Ross King Los Angeles Correspondent Freelance contract
2010—14 Cordelia Kretzschmar Senior News Correspondent Stand-in newsreader
2010—14 Michelle Morrison North America Correspondent
2013—14 Helen Pearson News Correspondent
2010—12 Gavin Ramjaun [28] Sports Correspondent
2010—12 Phil Reay-Smith [2][3][29] Consumer Editor
2010—14 Tiffany Royce [30] News Correspondent
2010—11 Gráinne Seoige [2][31] Features Editor Stand-in presenter
2010—14 John Stapleton Special Correspondent Stand-in presenter
2010—14 Jonathan Swain Senior News Correspondent
2013—14 Philippa Tomson News Correspondent Freelance contract
2010—11
2012
2012—14
Lucy Watson News Correspondent
Interim newsreader
New York Correspondent

Guest presenters/reporters

Presenter history

Years Monday—Thursday Friday
2010—11 Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles
2011 Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles Kate Garraway and Dan Lobb
2011—12 Kate Garraway and Dan Lobb
2012—14 Matt Barbet and Ranvir Singh (0600—0700)
Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones (0700—0830) Kate Garraway and Aled Jones (0700—0830)

References

  1. Sweney, Mark (9 July 2010). "ITV rebrands GMTV as Daybreak". guardian.co.uk.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Daybreak Press Pack ITV.com, 31 August 2010
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Meet the Team | TV Presenter Profiles | Biographies Daybreak at itv.com
  4. Chiles discusses Daybreak axing RTÉ, 20 November 2011
  5. Daybreak announces new morning presenters itv.com, 11 June 2012
  6. "Susanna Reid quits BBC for ITV". BBC News Online. 3 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 Daybreak relaunch: Lorraine Kelly, Aled Jones start on September 3 Kate Goodacre, Digital Spy, 23 August 2012
  8. 1 2 Chiles and Bleakley reunited on ITV ITV Press Centre, 20 June 2010
  9. "Adrian Chiles 'gutted' over BBC spat". BBC News. 31 August 2010.
  10. 'Adrian Chiles Daybreak presenter role reduced' Digital Spy 18 July 2011.
  11. Adrian Chiles, Christine Bleakley to leave 'Daybreak' on Monday? Daniel Sperling, Digital Spy, 2 December 2011
  12. Daybreak Kate's 'special offer' website dream turns sour Richard Kay, Daily Mail, 3 August 2012
  13. New presenters of ITV's Daybreak itv.com, 4 May 2012
  14. Lorraine Kelly to leave Daybreak but stay with ITV after striking bumper new deal Piers Eady, The Mirror, 15 February 2014
  15. Lorraine Kelly leaving Daybreak to front her own show full time Radio Times, 15 February 2014
  16. Aled Jones joins The Sun's Lorraine Kelly on Daybreak sofa Colin Robertson, The Sun, 5 May 2012
  17. "Tasmin Lucia Khan becomes latest Daybreak star dropped by the show". The Mirror. 7 January 2012.
  18. Weather farewell to Kirsty McCabe The Sun, 7 February 2012
  19. Daybreak weatherman Alex Beresford quits job before he's even started Nicola Methven, The Mirror, 16 May 2012
  20. Rich Arnold is back as Daybreaks new showbiz editor The Sun, 12 May 2012
  21. Carla Eberhardt Credits TV.com
  22. Nick Dixon Daybreak, ITV.com, 12 January 2011
  23. Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley interview Tony Blair on first Daybreak Mirror.co.uk, 6 September 2010
  24. Richard Gaisford's profile Daybreak, ITV.com
  25. Aled Jones joins Lorraine Kelly on Daybreak sofa The Sun
  26. 1 2 Gethin Jones joins Daybreak ITV Press Centre, 16 May 2012
  27. 1 2 Gethin Jones 'delighted' to be joining ITV's Daybreak BBC News, 17 May 2012
  28. Gavin Ramjaun Daybreak, ITV.com, 10 November 2010
  29. Daybreak - I left in Feb. Twitter - @philreaysmith, Apr 2012
  30. Shooting Live: Sisters with Heart disease Blogspot, 1 September 2010
  31. Will Grainne return to Daybreak as Christine's co-host? by Lucy Nolan, The Herald, 29 July 2011
  32. Natalie Anderson to guest present on ITV1s Daybreak Digital Spy, 31 December 2012
  33. Rylan Clark to fill in for Richard Arnold on Daybreak Digital Spy, 30 November 2012
  34. Martin, Lara (Apr 24, 2013). "JLS announce split after six years". reveal.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  35. Off to bed. Early start for my first live as a reporter for #Daybreak John Prescott, Twitter, 26 September 2010
  36. John Prescott Reporting TV Newsroom
  37. Adam Rickitt's new day job The Sun, 4 October 2010
  38. While Im on hols the olympic torch of TVMatters is being passed onto the not entirely unattractive and rather lovely @annawilliamsTV be nice Twitter / Steve Hargrave, 23 May 2011
  39. Finalists on thin ice Daybreak, ITV.com, 25 March 2011

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