ITV Granada Reports presenter tearful as she quits channel after 36 years

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00:00Thank you, Emma. Before we go, Lucy has some news of her own to share with you all tonight.

00:05We'll be dancing on tables right across the Northwest when you hear this.

00:09After 36 years of presenting Grenada Reports, I'm calling it a day.

00:14It is the best job in the world with the best people in the best region, of course.

00:20It has been a complete honour and privilege to serve the people of the Northwest.

00:25I want to thank everyone I've interviewed in that time,

00:28everyone who's put up with me at work, including you, Mike.

00:32And of course, I want to thank our lovely viewers for watching.

00:35We've been through a lot together, some of the happiest and saddest of times along the way,

00:40and I have really appreciated the support over the years.

00:45Well done, Lucy. Well done. I don't know what you're trying to do to us.

00:47First England and now this. We're not ready for this, are we?

00:50But I know I speak on behalf of everybody watching at home tonight when I say

00:55We're absolutely gutted to hear this news. We love you. We will miss you.

00:59You are, quite simply, the best in the business, so thank you.

01:04It's been a privilege to have you in our homes every night.

01:06I've got something in my eye now.

01:08But this isn't goodbye, is it?

01:09No, no, of course it's not goodbye. I'll still be here for a couple of weeks yet.

01:15My last programme is on the 1st of August.

01:19That's a Thursday.

01:20It is.

01:21Plenty more shows to go yet.

01:22Thanks for watching. Still upset about the football, you see.

01:25Goodnight.