"Who was the first female presenter of ITV's, ""News at Ten""?"
ITV News at Ten popularise newscasters such as Alastair Burnet, Andrew Gardner, Reginald Bosanquet, Sandy Gall, Anna Ford, John Suchet, Mark Austin, Alastair Stewart and Trevor McDonald into well-known television personalities. When the bulletin was axed in 1999 in order for primetime entertainment programming to air uninterrupted, there was a public outcry. ITV reluctantly brought the programme back - under the name "ITV News at Ten" - in 2001, airing it at 10pm for a minimum of three nights per week, but eventually replaced it with the "" in 2004. It was not until January 2008 that "News at Ten" was reinstated to the
ITV News at Ten 2007, ITV chairman Michael Grade announced the return of "News at Ten", following comments he made in March that the original removal of the programme was "a shocking mistake [that] damaged ITV more than anything else." The bulletin returned with its original name on 14 January 2008, broadcast from Monday to Thursday at 10pm, with an 11pm bulletin titled "The Late News" airing on Friday evenings. The revived "News at Ten" saw the reintroduction of the dual-newscaster team, pairing new presenter Julie Etchingham with Trevor McDonald, who had temporarily come out of retirement. Etchingham and Mark Austin presented "The Late