Ian Robert Payne (born 25 November 1968 in
Ipswich
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,
Suffolk
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[Ian Payne: Staying at the sharp end of TV]
Francesca Craggs, The Journal, April 2010) is an English
presenter
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* News presenter, person who presents news during a news program
* Sports commentator, an announcer who presents analysis of a sporting event
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currently employed by
ITV.
Career
Prior to his TV work he studied sport at
Northumbria Polytechnic and did a placement with TV Sport and Leisure (TSL) in 1988.
He appeared on an edition of ''
Blockbusters'' in the early 1990s.
In 1992 he joined
Tyne Tees Television
ITV Tyne Tees, previously known as Tyne Tees, Channel 3 North East and Tyne Tees Television, is the ITV (TV network), ITV television franchisee for North East England and parts of North Yorkshire.
Tyne Tees launched on 15 January 1959 from stu ...
as a sports assistant. Ten years later he became a sports presenter. On 25 September 2006, Payne was promoted to a news presenter on the now defunct South edition ''
ITV News Tyne Tees
''ITV News Tyne Tees'' is a British television news service produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border and broadcasting to the Tyne Tees region.
Overview
The news service is produced and broadcast from studios at The Watermark, Gateshead with repo ...
''. On 13 February 2009 the final North and South editions of the programme aired. On 25 February 2009, ITV Tyne Tees and
ITV Border
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merged news output whilst the respective programme titles were retained, Payne now presents both ''ITV News Tyne Tees'' and ''
Lookaround
''ITV News Lookaround'' is the name of a British television news service produced by ITV Tyne Tees & Border and broadcasting to the ITV Border region.
Overview
''Lookaround'' is produced and broadcast from studios at The Watermark, Gateshead w ...
''.
Payne signed a new contract until 2030.
Awards
In 2008 Ian was honoured by Northumbria University for ‘Distinguished Services to Sport’ and in 2009 he was named ‘Best Presenter’ by the
Royal Television Society
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North East and Cumbria.
Personal life
He has two sons.
In an interview Payne said the aspect of his job he enjoys the most is current affairs, sport and the passion he has for the North East.
Ian Payne, Presenter
Skillset
References
External links
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Ian Payne
LinkedIn
1968 births
Living people
Mass media people from Ipswich
English sports broadcasters
English television personalities
ITV regional newsreaders and journalists
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