BBC News presenter breaks down in tears in last report after 40 years

The Independent

A BBC presenter shared an emotional goodbye with viewers as she delivered her last report after 40 years with the corporation.  Louise Priest is leaving the BBC after a career in local radio and regional television spanning nearly four decades.  The BBC Look East presenter said “it never occurred to me to leave” until now.  Joining the BBC in 1983, she worked in Birmingham and Manchester before getting a job at BBC Radio Norfolk.  “I feel I have made the right decision to go, but I’m also slightly nervous about life after the BBC,” she said.

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00:00 Thank you. Well, this is my last bulletin for Look East.

00:03 I'd just like to say how much I've enjoyed bringing the news to you.

00:07 I'm obviously going to do this.

00:08 Thank you for keeping me company over the years.

00:10 And don't forget, Look East is here at 6.30.

00:13 Thank you. Well, this is my last bulletin for Look East.

00:19 I'd just like to say how much I've enjoyed bringing the news to you.

00:23 I'm obviously going to do this.

00:24 Thank you for keeping me company over the years.

00:26 And don't forget, Look East is here at 6.30.

00:29 [music playing]

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