Category: South
East TV
Date: 07.09.2004
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The BBC announced
today that Geoff Clark is joining the BBC as the new presenter
of BBC South East Today.
Geoff Clark is well-known in the south-east as the presenter
of ITV's Meridian Tonight programme.
He says: "I'm thrilled to be joining BBC South
East Today and I can't wait to get started.
"I'm greatly looking forward
to working with such a talented team on the only television regional
news programme that is currently being produced and presented in the
south east and will continue to be so.
"I've very much enjoyed my time at Meridian, but
it just seemed so silly to stop working in the region I love."
Mike Hapgood, Head of Regional and Local Programmes
for BBC South East, says: "I've always been a great admirer of
Geoff's on-screen presence.
"He is well-known and popular throughout the south-east
and has a warm, approachable presentation style.
"It's great news for BBC South East that someone
of Geoff's calibre is joining us."
Geoff Clark began his career as a football reporter
at LBC radio in London.
From there, he became the sports correspondent at TV-am
before moving to Sky News and Sky Sports.
Since his move to the south-east, he's become passionate about the region.
"It's such a lovely part of the world. The people
are great and I really enjoy meeting them when I'm driving around the
region or get chatting to them at the petrol pump," he says.
