''Call Nick Ross'' was a

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between November 1986 and 1997. Replacing the similar ''"Tuesday Call"'', the programme was heard each Tuesday between 9am and 10am, immediately following the ''Today'' programme, and so attracted an audience of politicians and journalists who were encouraged to phone in themselves. It was not uncommon for a listener to be able to talk directly to a government minister or someone else who was making news that day. The series won Nick Ross an award as broadcaster of the year in 1997. It was cancelled that year, soon after Ross left the show, saying that he wanted to "leave on a high". However there was speculation that Ross had resigned due to the show being replaced during the election season with ''Election Call'' with

Peter Sissons Peter George Sissons (17 July 1942 – 1 October 2019) was an English journalist and broadcaster. He was a newscaster for ITN, providing bulletins on ITV and Channel 4, before becoming the presenter of the BBC's '' Question Time'' between 1989 ...

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