ITV News Tyne Tees [SEP] original network
ITV News Tyne Tees
ITV News Tyne Tees is a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ITV Tyne Tees from its studios in Gateshead, and serving County Durham, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Teesside and Tyne and Wear.
History.
History 1959–1996.
On 15 January 1959, the original Tyne Tees Television news service was launched with short evening bulletins and a weekly magazine programme, "North East Roundabout" which was broadcast each Friday. On 30 March 1964, it begun airing nightly with the modified
Tyne Tees and ITV Border. Armstrong was announced as Features Correspondent for the service on a freelance basis. Her work took her to Cambodia to report on the work of landline charities and to West Africa to cover the work of the Mercy Ships. Armstrong returned to network television news on 15 February 2010 as a presenter for the BBC News Channel. She is currently presenting 'Border Life', a current affairs programme for ITV Border. Whilst working as a journalist for the BBC News Channel, Armstrong interviewed the civil rights activist