A BBC News presenter is leaving their show after a “fantastic” five years.
Hannah Gray has announced she is bidding farewell to her role at Look North, the BBC’s regional TV news service for Yorkshire. The journalist took to X (formerly Twitter) to reveal it was her last breakfast shift on the programme and that she would be moving on.
Sharing the bittersweet news with her followers, she wrote: “LAST breakfast shift at BBC Look North! After a fantastic 5 years here in Yorkshire, we’re moving back to London in early December,”
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Paying tribute to her colleagues at the broadcaster, she added: “I will very much miss my amazing friends, colleagues, and the beautiful countryside here, but we’ll be moving closer to family and are really looking forward to catching up with old colleagues and friends in the capital.”
(Image: @iamhannahgray/X)
According to The Sun, Hannah will be pursuing freelance journalism work after she moves back down to London. However, she has not confirmed her future career plans and whether she will be working with the BBC again.
Hannah’s viewers were quick to send messages of support to the presenter after hearing her news. One commented: “Aww, we will miss you for sure, but can’t wait to see where life takes you next.” Another added: “Good luck with everything!!”
(Image: @iamhannahgray/Instagram)
Her former co-star, Abbie Dewhurst, wrote: “This has come around so fast!!! Can’t believe you’re heading back down south so soon xxx.”
Before she entered the world of journalism, Hannah was a professional dancer. Between the ages of 20 and 25, she was a performer living out of Miami, Florida. She worked for The Walt Disney Company and toured around the world, working at at iconic Disney destinations like Disneyland Paris and Disneyland Tokyo.
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She’s since been used to waking up at the crack of dawn to present the news across Yorkshire. One of her recent posts on X read: “Good morning! Had the 4am alarm set this morning for the breakfast news across Yorkshire. We will have your lunchtime bulletin on BBC One at 1.30pm – see you then pic.twitter.com/yfxpKyCGGS
It comes just a day after it was reported BBC’s Mishal Husain had stepped down from her Radio 4 Today show, following the news Zoe Ball is leaving her Radio 2 Breakfast show. Husain has fronted BBC Radio 4’s Today show since 2013 but is now believed to be in talks for a new role within the corporation.
An insider told The Times: “After 11 years Mishal has reached the point where the 3.30am alarm call is no longer a welcome noise.” They added: “She is very highly thought of and there will be an extremely big effort to make sure she’s accommodated well elsewhere.”
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