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Tyne Tees TV Launch in 1959

S1 · E12 · 20 Sep 2025 · 5 min

With the start of Tyne Tees, North East people could hear their accents on TV for the first time. The station also broke new ground, employing the first black British TV reporter and first female weather presenter on ITV.