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Uploaded by on Apr 9, 2007

A little compilation of clips from TVS News and Coast to Coast in 1988, including a seriously botched bulletin intro, and Mike Debens getting much too emotionally involved in a story.

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  • Too right Mike. One is too much. I wish he were still in Meridian.

  • I wanted to give mike a hug. I bet the TVS switchboard was jammed. TVS and coast to coast won the royal television awards for best regional three times. The BBC only won it twice in 30 years. We lost this responsible broadcaster thanks to thatcher and the ITC.

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  • Mike was a fantastic broadcaster some of his handovers to Ron loebeck were so funny he is so missed in the South East when Meridian took over the franchise and sanitised the news it was a sad day for all.Where ever Mike is now i wish hiome well !!!

  • Agreed all. Grew up with TVS and Mike was a cornerstone of it. Ron Loebeck was a bit of a star too. Sold him some watercolours once.

  • Wow, truly moving footage of Mike at his best. I never saw this at the time but I stumbled onto the tale recently on google that he'd made the national press over this story and his public breakdown on live TV.

    Mike really was the greatest presenter ever known. I miss him. There was never even an announcement he was leaving or retiring he just seemed to become part time and then vanished!

    I wish we could have him back again, he was SUPERB and had a connection with the people!

  • He was a fantastic broadcaster and he was abused as a youngster and thank god for the likes of him prepared to take on the authorities .His sense of humour and banter with Ron Loebeck wasone the best comedy acts on Tv .That is why TVS and Coast to Coast South East won the awards they did .There entire style was comical ,entertaining and profesional.

  • Well, look at the Baby P issue.....Mike Debens is spot on, 21 years later.

  • Mike - as a TVS presenter - is one of the most memorable faces of my growing up. I'm so pleased to see so many clips on YT of him. Sorely missed.

  • Mike Debens was one of the most profesional news readers in the country a great loss when he left .His banter with Ron Loebeck was very funny .

  • BTW I wrote this before I found out he spent some time in care when a child!

  • Well done to them. I feel jealous now that I lived in London and didn't get TVS.

  • Good on you Mike Debens! He should be working for Social Services. At least he seemed to care for children

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