Lara Rostron to present first programme on ITV News Calendar No extra costs, no contracts. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. "When I walked into work they all stood up and applauded me and that set me off straight away," she said. But luckily we all went to the pub and I had a glass of wine.". Christine has reported on some of the biggest Yorkshire news stories over the last 20 years from terrible crimes and stories of true heroics to interviewing a host of A-list celebrities - and she even received a letter from serial killer Peter Sutcliffe after she compiled a special report on him. She is a multi-award-winning American journalist. Table of Content Who are the most beautiful young weather girls on UK TV? "I used to make up my own mock newspapers with my sister," she said. "So, bizarrely, they put a board up in front of me because I looked such a wreck, and I had to read the bulletin from behind that board all morning.". ITV News Calendar's new main presenter, Lara Rostron, will front her first programme on Friday night. Christine's dreams of becoming a journalist started when she was a little girl, when she would like to play at being a "newspaper editor". Over the years Christine has reported on some of the biggest, and devastating stories, in Yorkshire - covering everything from the Hillsborough trials, to the hunt for Ben Needham, the Sheffield toddler that went missing in Greece in 1991, and the murder of Leeds school teacher Ann Maguire. And Christines last day on June 30 soon crept up - a day she had been absolutely "dreading". After that she moved to Yorkshire and started working as reporter for ITV Calendar - eventually establishing herself as a popular presenter. Fletcher acted as a relief presenter and newsreader. "It was early morning so I had a big jumper on, no make-up, and wild hair. "Thats such a huge part of this areas history, we were all in tears, and it was a really historic moment.". Her net worth details are also missing online. Duncan Wood, Lara's new co-host on ITV Calendar, has expressed his admiration for her, calling her a "phenomenal talent" who "understands people well," and that he is looking forward to working with her. "I was sitting there like, 'What an earth is going on? 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Shephard was absent from the show due to injury in July 2021 and was replaced by Adil Ray (12 July), Alastair Campbell (89 July), Richard Madeley (15 July) & Charlotte Hawkins (16 July). "I was like Oh my God because I used to dance to that at the disco with my handbag and my friends. I know that as well as telling the news stories of the day, she's going to be great fun to work with too.". "I do still want to work, and will continue to support the charities I work with, but just want to give myself a bit more time to pick and choose stuff and be more available for my family.". Lara Rostron is a journalist and TV personality who has worked for a variety of news outlets. "Every day was different, I never quite knew what I would be doing from one day to the next," she said. Speaking to Leeds Live, about her decision to leave the show, Lancashire-born Christine said: "It was an incredibly tough decision and they didnt want me to go, but they were fantastic and really supportive. The regular presenters of the North edition were Duncan Wood and Christine Talbot; two other long-standing Calendar presenters, John Shires and Gaynor Barnes, became the main regular presenters of the South edition. "It was absolutely my dream job - and Ive had a ball ever since.". "I have been inundated with messages on social media, letters and cards, and everywhere I go, it seems incredible. After presenting various shows, and moving across to satellite television, in 2001 Christine got a call asking her to take over as the main presenter on ITV Calendar. And it was there, when she went into work one day for an early shift, that she landed her first big break. John Shires and Gaynor Barnes have covered the Yorkshire region for around six decades between them.