Tyne Tees turns 55
Tyne Tees is 55. The service launched on the 15th January 1959 at City Road in Newcastle.
The singer who performed on first Tyne Tees show 'remembers it vividly'
Eileen Brennan, now Eileen Grinsell, performed on the first ever Tyne Tees show in 1959. At 6pm, she will be on ITV News Tyne Tees talking about her memories of the programme.
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