Channel Four News

Channel 4 News
Presented by	Jon Snow Krishnan Guru-Murthy Matt Frei Cathy Newman Jackie Long Fatima Manji
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
Production
Producer(s)	ITN
Running time	55 minutes (Monday–Friday) 5–25 minutes (Saturday) 20–25 minutes (Sunday)
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Original release	2 November 1982 – present
Chronology
Related shows	More4 News (defunct)
External links
Website

Channel 4 News is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since Channel 4's launch in November 1982.

Channel 4 News is the name of UK Channel 4's award-winning flagship evening news programme.

The editor is Ben de Pear, appointed in July 2012. The programme is presented by Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman and Matt Frei and is on the air Monday to Friday from 7.00pm–7.55pm on Channel 4 and at variable times on weekends. Alex Thomson is the chief correspondent.

Channel 4 News is among the highest-rated television programmes in the United Kingdom, winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers.

It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Award in 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news programme produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Award in 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.

In November 2011, Liam Dutton became Channel 4's first ever weather presenter, joining from BBC Weather.

A replacement to the Channel 4 News at Noon in the 12.00pm slot, it first aired on 21 December 2009, giving a five-minute summary of the news.

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