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- Sue Lawley - presented the Nine O'Clock News (1983-84) and the Six O'Clock News at its launch in 1984 alongside Nicholas Witchell. She went on to present Desert Island Discs, but has now left the BBC.
- Jan Leeming - was a BBC newsreader in the 1980s, covering most of the main bulletins. She had previously been a presenter on Pebble Mill At One, Westward Television and HTV News.
- Martyn Lewis - was the first presenter of the One O'Clock News in 1986, having previously worked for ITN. He also presented the Six O'Clock (1994-1999) and Nine O'Clock News until 1994. He left BBC News in 1999.
- Chris Lowe - joined the BBC as a graduate journalism trainee in 1972. Worked on BBC News channel from 2000 until his retirement on 4 January 2009.
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