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Ashley
Blake to present Inside Out
Ashley
Blake is to present the new series of the regional current affairs
programme Inside Out, it has been announced today (Tuesday 29 April
2003).
He'll
link up with the team for the new series, and will divide his time
between the Midlands and London, as he's also a reporter on the
BBC ONE consumer affairs programme Watchdog.
Ashley,
33, says: "It's fantastic being back in the Midlands and I'm
really looking forward to getting around the area again.
"I've
really enjoyed my time in London, but I've missed my home town of
Birmingham and above all, the people here.
"Working
on Inside Out is a great opportunity for me, and we have some very
exciting stories coming up in the new series."
Series
Editor, Andrew Tomlinson, adds: "We're delighted to welcome
Ashley to the team.
"He
did some reporting for us before joining Watchdog, so we're pleased
we can now share his experience and talent."
Ashley
joined the BBC in January 2001, as a reporter and presenter on the
regional news programme BBC Midlands Today, and was later snapped
up by Watchdog as a reporter working alongside Nicky Campbell and
Kate Saunderson.
Away
from work, Ashley holds a National B Rally Driving Licence and takes
part in club rallies.
He's
also training for his private pilot's licence and enjoys ski-ing,
mountain biking and canoeing.
His
most recent achievement however, was to be voted as one of the country's
most eligible bachelors in a national magazine!
Inside
Out returns on Monday 2 June at 7.30pm on BBC ONE with some "surprising
stories from familiar places".
Notes
to Editors
Ashley
is taking over from Ben McCarthy who has moved to BBC THREE to present
their evening news programme.
New
arrival for The News Show on BBC THREE (08.04.03)
Ben
McCarthy to present major television series (05.08.02)
All the
BBC's digital services are now available on Freeview,
the new free-to-view digital terrestrial television service, as well
as on satellite and cable.
Freeview
offers the BBC's eight television channels, interactive services
from BBCi, as well as 11 BBC radio networks.
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