Dave Guest (born June 1959) is a journalist, and until October 2020, chief reporter and occasional presenter for ''

BBC North West Tonight ''BBC North West Tonight'' (known as ''BBC North West Today'' during daytime) is the BBC's regional television news programme covering North West England and the Isle of Man. Produced by BBC North West, the programme broadcasts from the BBC's ...

''. Guest started work at the BBC in 1983 after working as a reporter at the ''

Lancaster Guardian ''The Visitor'' is a weekly paid-for newspaper published in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It covers Morecambe and the surrounding district including Overton, Middleton, Heysham, Slyne, Hest Bank, Bolton-le-Sands and Carnforth. Until 2014 t ...

'', the '' Wigan Evening Post'' in

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. It is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its ad ...

and for national newspapers in

Manchester Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...

. He has been chief reporter at ''North West Tonight'' since 2006, having previously covered education and social affairs. In 2009 Guest won the O2 Media Award's Broadcast Journalist of the Year for his interviews with Jessica Knight, a schoolgirl who was stabbed while walking through a park in Lancashire. In 2014 he received the judges’ award for outstanding contribution at the BBC's Ruby Awards for regional television. In September 2014 Guest was nominated for the award for Best Regional News Journalist by the

Royal Television Society The Royal Television Society (RTS) is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present, and future. It is the oldest television society in the world. It currently has fourteen r ...

. On 23 October 2020, Dave retired from his role at the BBC. On 5 June 2022 Guest returned to ''

'' to report on the attempt in

Morecambe Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, on Morecambe Bay, part of the Irish Sea. In 2011 the parish had a population of 34,768. Name The first use of the name was by John Whit ...

to break the world record for the longest Jubilee street party. He is married with two daughters.

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