[nwtv2003]

There was a period around the turn of the century after they phased out Granada Tonight and resurrected Granada Reports than their news presentation looks very garish for a few years. One of the few regions who benefitted from the standardisation of ITV Regional News.

In hindsight the American style package was decent enough on screen, it was the This Morning style set and format that let it down, more so when it was an hour in length.

When Granada Reports was rebooted in 2001, the presentation I would argue was the very best it had been for a long time. It was classy, Newsy and felt more like the presentation Granada offered in their other northern regions.

When Tony Morris joined 2 years later, they refreshed the look and it was a step back, the titles felt cheap and had that Granada Weather vibe to them. The set was also worse. If they knew that the generic look was around the corner why bother with the entire refresh? But you’re correct Granada was probably one of the only few regions that benefited from the generic roll out in 2004.