OHMYGOSSIP — Paul Brand is to become the new host of ‘Tonight’.
The current ITV News UK Editor will take the reins of the current affairs programme in a presenting role previously filled by Julie Etchingham and Sir Trevor McDonald.
In a statement, Paul said: “To present a show previously fronted by two titans of broadcasting – Julie Etchingham and Sir Trevor McDonald – is a huge honour. Having reported for the Tonight programme in the past, I have already had the pleasure of working with many of the enormously talented team behind Britain’s most-watched weekly current affairs programme.”
The journalist – who is set to make his debut on the programme in April 2022 as Julie continues to focus on presenting ‘ITV News at Ten’ as well as fronting other documentaries for the broadcaster – vowed that when he takes over, the show will continue to “play a vital role” in current events, especially at a time when the word is in “perpetual crisis”.
He added: “I am delighted to be making this a weekly commitment, alongside my role as UK Editor for ITV News. At a time when the world often feels as if it is in a perpetual state of crisis, Tonight will continue to play a vital role in exploring and explaining the events around us.”
Paul started his career as a production journalist at ITV Wales, before becoming a reporter and later covered politics for ‘Good Morning Britain.’
Michael Jermey, Director of News and Current Affairs at ITV, thinks Paul will be a “great asset” to the programme because of of his “natural empathy” with people.
He said: “Paul is an excellent journalist with an impressive track record of finding and reporting exclusive stories. He cares about people and how their lives are affected, for good or ill, by decisions taken by those in authority. Paul’s forensic reporting and his natural empathy will both be great assets for the Tonight programme.”
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