Presenters

Lara Rostron

Ever since Jim'll Fix It I've wanted to be on the telly - I wrote to him once but he ignored me.

But it taught me a valuable lesson for working in the media - never give up!

After a spot of teaching in the Himalayas, a bit of building work in Zimbabwe, and a stint working in a Little Chef, my poor parents wondered If I'd ever settle to one thing! But I got there in the end.

At university I worked for the local radio station and loved it. I quickly did an MA in broadcast journalism and got a job with Radio Newcastle as their Durham district reporter.

Then I started working for Look North as the Cumbria reporter, before coming back to Newcastle to present the late Look North bulletins and stand in for Carol on Look North.

I love my job and can't think of anything else I'd rather be doing - although lying on a tropical beach sounds pretty tempting!