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Central TV presenter Jo Malin to quit the station

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CENTRAL TV presenter Joanne Malin is to quit the station just a week after the company announced 60 job cuts and a major overhaul of its output.

Malin, pictured, said: “After 10 fantastic years at ITV Central I have decided it’s time for me to leave and move on to new challenges.

“I’ve known about major changes to come in 2009, involving our regional news output, for the past 12 months and during that time I have thought long and hard about my future.

“After a decade working with Bob Warman and the team, it seems now is a good time to pursue the new and exciting opportunities that have been offered to me.”

Earlier this month, the company announced long-expected proposals for the Central West ITV region to merge with Central East to create a new Midlands-wide service based in Birmingham.

Each of the former regions will get just six minutes of dedicated programming each evening.

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