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Midlands Today

Midlands Today is broadcast from the Sutton Coldfield transmitter in the West Midlands and can be watched in any part of the UK on Sky, Freesat and in the rest of Europe via Astra 1N at 28.2° East (10788V 22000 5/6).


Mary Rhodes

Rhodes also became a reporter for Midlands Today alongside her Inside Out duties and, in 2012, she became the main presenter for Midlands Today when Suzanne Virdee left the programme.


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Ashley Blake

Blake also regularly filled in for Nick Owen as presenter of the main edition of Midlands Today, and had occasionally presented the BBC Breakfasteditions in addition to presenting the Midlands regional segments of the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon with Shefali Oza and Sarah Falkland.

Suzanne Virdee

She returned to Central News West as a reporter, presenter & producer before joining the BBC's Midlands Today programme in April 2001, presenting late night bulletins before becoming a main presenter a year later, alongside Nick Owen.