BBC East Midlands Today
Title card used since April 2022
Theme music composer	David Lowe
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producers	BBC News BBC East Midlands
Production locations	London Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 4UU
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes (main 6:30pm programme) 10 minutes (1:30pm and 10:30pm programmes) Various (on weekends and Breakfast)
Original release
Network	BBC One East Midlands
Release	7 January 1991 (1991-01-07) – present
Related
Midlands Today (for the West Midlands) ITV News Central

BBC East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for the East Midlands.

The programme is broadcast on BBC One from studios at the BBC's East Midlands broadcasting centre in Nottingham, also home to Radio Nottingham. The main transmitter for the programme is Waltham near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.

The programme can be watched in any part of the UK (and Europe) from Astra 1N on Freesat channel 952 and Sky channel 960. The latest edition of BBC East Midlands Today is also available to watch on the BBC iPlayer.

History

BBC East Midlands Today was established as an independent programme on 7 January 1991, having previously been a part of Midlands Today, which now solely covers the West Midlands region.

The split arose from criticisms of Midlands Today as being too centric on West Midlands coverage, although a service of separate opt-out bulletins for the region had been provided during the 1980s.

On 5 February 1996, the show introduced a double-anchored presentation with Quentin Rayner and Kathy Rochford. The programme's newer (generic) 'look', in line with most other BBC regional TV news programmes, was introduced on 16 September 2002, with an update on 6 September 2004. The current titles and graphics were introduced in July 2019.

Coverage area

Parts of the Government-defined East Midlands region may also receive BBC Look North (from Leeds or Hull), Look East, South Today or even, towards the Buxton area of Derbyshire, North West Tonight.

All of Northamptonshire can receive East Midlands Today, but most of this area is covered by Look East and South Today. Some parts of south and west Leicestershire receive Midlands Today, which covers the West Midlands.

In most of Lincolnshire, BBC regional news is supplied by Look North East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, broadcast from Hull. East Midlands Today still covers South Kesteven.

On air

• Brief news updates air each weekday at around 06:25, 07:25, 08:25, and 09:05 during BBC Breakfast.
• A 15-minute lunchtime bulletin airs each weekday, between 13:30 and 13:45, following the BBC News at One.
• A 30-minute main edition of East Midlands Today airs each weekday, between 18:30 and 19:00, following the BBC News at Six.
• A 10-minute late evening bulletin, (separately branded as East Midlands Tonight from March 18, 2019 to January 22, 2021, airs each weekday, between 22:00 and 22:30, following the BBC News at Ten.
• 5 minute early-evening bulletins air on Saturdays and Sundays, following the BBC Weekend News.
• A 5 minute late evening bulletin, airs each Sunday, between 22:25 and 22:30, following the BBC News at Ten.

Presenters

News

Regular Presenters

(Main)

• Anne Davies (Lead Anchor) - Lunchtime Bulletin (Tuesday/Wednesday), & Main Programme (Monday-Thursday)

Weather

• Kaye Forster
• Sara Blizzard

Former on air team

• Dominic Heale (ex-main presenter, 2001–2020)
• Lukwesa Burak (now with the BBC News channel & BBC World News)
• Jo Wheeler (freelance with Sky News)
• Des Coleman (now with ITV News Central)
• Martine Croxall (now with the BBC News channel & BBC World News)
• Shiulie Ghosh (now with Al Jazeera English in Doha)
• Kylie Pentelow (now with ITV News)
• Priya-Kaur Jones (now with France 24)
• John Hess (Political correspondent until retiring in 2015, briefly returned for coverage on the EU Referendum in 2016)
• Maurice Flynn (ex-weekend presenter 2009–2019)
• Ivan Gaskell (now with BBC Sport)
• Sarah Stirk (now with Sky Sports)
• Nina Warhurst (now a business presenter on BBC Breakfast)^[1]