{"id":66371,"date":"2023-08-26T21:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/?p=66371"},"modified":"2023-08-26T21:05:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T21:05:54","slug":"bbc-news-presenter-left-in-tears-live-on-air-during-her-last-ever-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newcelebworld.com\/tv-movies\/bbc-news-presenter-left-in-tears-live-on-air-during-her-last-ever-show\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC News presenter left in tears live on air during her last ever show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A news reporter with over four decades of experience broke down in tears live on air..<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Louise Priest, a regular on BBC Look East and a recognisable face to many across Norfolk, Cambridge, Suffolk and Essex wept during the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday (August 23) marked the 62-year-old&apos;s final show, leading to a teary-eyed departure.<\/p>\n<p><b> READ MORE: DPD driver &apos;ambushed and killed by blade-wielding gang during broad daylight delivery&apos; <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The famed presenter revealed she began working at Look East in the 1990s, before making her way up to lead presenter on morning and lunchtime bulletins.<\/p>\n<p>But the impact of 4am work starts for so long has been a driving factor in her career change.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30775551.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_News-reporter-of-40-years-breaks-down-in-tears-live-on-air.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in the segment, she gave a saddened goodbye to viewers, saying: \u201cWell, this is my last bulletin for Look East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&apos;d just like to say how much I&apos;ve enjoyed bringing the news to you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then the waterworks started, as she told herself off saying she \u201cwasn&apos;t going to do this\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cThank you for keeping me company over the years and don&apos;t forget Look East is here at six thirty.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30775554.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_News-reporter-of-40-years-breaks-down-in-tears-live-on-air.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30773973.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_chinesespy_main.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Chinese spy trying to con secrets from Government bosses with fake LinkedIn profiles<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI have been so lucky to have a variety of jobs at the BBC it never occurred to me to leave but, after almost 40 years, I felt the time was right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe impact of the 4 am starts on my home life was the biggest factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel I have made the right decision to go, but I&apos;m also slightly nervous about life after the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the credits rolled on the screen, she set down her papers for the final time and looked sad.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30775553.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Louise-Priest-BBC-star-quits-channel-after-40-years.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30773936.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_Ex-Gurkha_main.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Ex-Gurkha says AI going rogue on battlefield could spark Terminator-style takeover<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Viewers took to social media to wish their farewells, with one writing: \u201c40 years and\u2026 that&apos;s it?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould of been nice if someone had walked on with some flowers to say thank you,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<p>She began her career with the BBC in 1983 when the Loughborough, Leicestershire woman started working in Birmingham and Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>She then moved to BBC Radio Norfolk \u2013 she also worked for BBC Radio Guernsey.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30775552.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Louise-Priest-BBC-star-quits-channel-after-40-years.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article30773289.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_prison_main.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Sex-mad female prison officer had &apos;love like never before&apos; with drug dealer inmate<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI had a romantic notion about being a marine biologist for a while, but I wasn&apos;t great at science so that was that,\u201d she told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI almost went down the home economics teacher route but the thought of showing children how to make shortcrust pastry year after year just didn&apos;t excite me enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The veteran presenter, speaking before her departure, insisted she felt she had made \u201cthe right decision\u201d but admitted: \u201cI&apos;m also slightly nervous about life after the BBC.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added she had no plans beyond the BBC, but now might write a book.<\/p>\n<p><b> <i> <i> <i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking<\/i> here<i>.<\/i> <\/i> <\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/tv\/bbc-news-presenter-left-tears-30775524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A news reporter with over four decades of experience broke down in tears live on air.. 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