My great thanks to @LaraRostronTV @mbillingtonitv and @JonMitchellITV for the send off and the legend, my best mate and top producer of this parish @markwittyitv for the top edit. Calendar's first presenter was Jonathan Aitken. Having spent seven years as North of England correspondent and stand-in presenter at GMTV, Mr Wood joined ITV Calendar in 2003, presenting alongside Christine Talbot at Television Centre in Leeds. The regular presenters of the North edition were Duncan Wood and Christine Talbot; two other long-standing Calendar presenters, John Shires and Gaynor Barnes, became the main regular presenters of the South edition. "I've been fortunate to make many lifelong friends through the programme and to have worked with some exceptionally talented people both on and off screen. For over twenty years from June 1990, Calendar was produced and broadcast from a dedicated news centre and studio facility based in a converted roller rink opposite the main complex on Kirkstall Road. ITV Calendar's head of news, Mark Hayman, said: "Duncan has made a huge contribution to television in the region, covering the biggest stories of the last two decades. In addition to telling the days news, his sense of fun and on-screen relationship with weather presenter Jon Mitchell have established him as a favourite with viewers. His on-screen partnership with Christine Talbot was the longest in ITV News until her departure last year. ITV Calendar have confirmed that presenter Duncan Wood is to leave the programme following a period of health-related absence. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. People stick with you, It is something he clearly feels very passionate about. In later years, it was hosted by Richard Whiteley (until 1995, alongside his duties on Countdown, earning him the nickname "Twice Nightly Whiteley"), Austin Mitchell (until he became a Labour Member of Parliament in 1977), Marylyn Webb,[2] Christa Ackroyd and Mike Morris. Good luck for whats next, make sure you tackle that 18th hole..you are one of the REALLY REALLY GOOD ONES. Duncan Wood was a regular face on ITV's Calendar, alongside his co-presenter of 18 years, Christine Talbot. Both editions of the programme were broadcast from ITV Yorkshire's Leeds studios. Duncan started his career as a reporter at a local newspaper in Sunderland . He hated them with a passion.. ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood has broken his silence on his absence and issued a health update after fans noticed he has been missing from his usual slot for weeks. Harry Gration, also Yorkshire-based, won in 2015, and Stewart White from BBC Look East, won in 2016. 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With his love of sport, and golf in particular, Mr Wood says one of his most treasured interviews was with Danny Willett after the Sheffield professional won his first major title, the Masters at Augusta. Chef Jock Zonfrillo has died unexpectedly at the age of 46. London Lara will present her first programme at the start of April. Christine Talbot and her Calendar co-presenter Duncan Wood. 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[4] On 28 December 2012 it was revealed Talbot had "undergone a gruelling 12 months" and would return to work on 14 January 2013.[5]. Lara Rostron is to join ITV News Calendar as one of the main presenters at the start of April. Good Morning Britain 's Katy Rickitt, 37, has sent in a message of support to ITV News Calendar presenter Duncan Wood, after fans noticed he wasn't in his usual slot. A popular ITV Calendar presenter has announced he is to leave the news programme after nearly two decades. I was smelling the ink, seeing the presses rolling. Disney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. Bookmark. Duncan, who has worked in television for more than three decades, became synonymous with Calendar. On 28 March 1977, Yorkshire Television launched a six-week breakfast television experiment. But just who is he and where is he going next? ITV Calendar presenter Duncan Wood to leave show after 19 years following health-related absence ITV Calendar have confirmed that presenter Duncan Wood is to leave the programme. The presenter, who has presented the long-running news show alongside former presenter Christine Talbot, worked in television for more than three decades. "If I had one wish for any family I've met during my time at Calendar it would be for Ben's mother Kerry, her parents and her daughter to get the answers they deserve" said Duncan. You just hope that years of experience will let me know what I should ask and when I should ask it.. On Monday, 8 January 2007, Calendar's main 6pm programme was split into North and South editions for the region. Thank you ITV for 32 rollercoaster years of live telly and to the amazing team.". In the latter part of the 1980s, Calendar expanded its lunchtime bulletin into a half-hour magazine show, Calendar Lunchtime Live. ITV Calendar confirms new presenter who will replace Christine Talbot for 6pm news with Duncan Wood ITV has confirmed the broadcast journalist who will replace long-serving Christine. Disney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. On 30 January 2012, it was announced on Calendar that Talbot had been diagnosed with breast cancer, and would be taking a break from the programme for treatment and recovery. However, ITV confirmed that he was. During the 1970s and early 1980s, Calendar's output consisted of a main evening programme alongside lunchtime and late night bulletins on weekdays; weekend bulletins were not introduced until June 1988. ITV Calendar, the long-running regional news programme broadcast across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, has bid farewell to one of its long-standing presenters, after Duncan Wood announced his departure from the show on air. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. "But after a lot of thought I've decided the time is right for me to start the next chapter of my life and see what's round the next corner. "I'd been at my dad's paper since I could walk," ITV Calendar's Duncan Wood recalls. They are very passionate broadcasters. 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"But after a lot of thought I've decided the time is right for me to start the next chapter of my life and see what's round the next corner!". An ITV star has quit the network after 19 years. Lara will become Duncan Woods new permanent co-host on the 6pm programme. Xx., After his comment section was flooded with sweet messages he went on to thank everyone for the kind messages., He Tweeted: Thanks so much for all your very kind messages and your concern. Her first programme with Duncan Wood was on Tuesday 27 May 2003 at 6pm.[2]. Short opt-outs are retained for the North and South sub-regions within the 6pm programme and after News at Ten either the North or South opt is pre-recorded depending on the day's news.[6]. 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