ITV news anchor Lucy Meacock is to leave Granada Reports after 36 years, it was announced tonight. The popular presenter's final show will air on Thursday, August 1 at 6pm.
Meacock began her broadcasting career at Tyne Tees TV covering the miners strike in 1984. Since then, she's become a hugely respected presenter and journalist in the north west.
Making the announcement on Monday night, ITV said audiences have welcomed her into their homes across the region since 1988 - and described her as a 'broadcasting icon'. READ MORE: Missing Jay Slater in Tenerife LIVE updates as rescue workers find human remains Meacock said: "This has been one of the most difficult decisions I have ever made.
But the time is right to move on now. For me it has always been the best job in the world, with the best people in the world, in the best region in the world. "I am very grateful that I was given this job so many years ago.
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