9th March 2026
- Births
- 1913 Former TV news reporter, Conrad Voss Bark.
- 1984 TV/radio weather presenter, Owain Wyn Evans.
- Events
- 1978 Anna Ford presents an ITN news programme for the first time.
- 2006 The BBC announces that Huw Edwards will present a new early evening slot (5pm - 6pm) on BBC News 24 from 10th April. Also from this date, the BBC News at One and the BBC News at Six will be simulcast on BBC News 24.
More anniversaries
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- REWIND: programmes, channels, branding, teletext, test card/in-vision teletext music, people.
- STUDIO A: broadcast buildings, studios, outside broadcast facilities.
- TX: transmitters.
- WEBFAX: teletext.
Acknowledgements
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