Richard Gaisford
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Richard Gaisford is a British journalist for ITV. He has worked on ITV Breakfast programmes since 2000 where he started as the Chief Correspondent of GMTV. He later joined GMTV's successor Daybreak in 2010 in the same role. He has continued as the Chief Correspondent of Good Morning Britain from 2014, as well as being an occasional relief newsreader on the programme. Richard occasionally reports for the ITV Lunchtime News.
In 2011, Gaisford was chosen to travel with Prince William and Kate Middleton to Canada on their first Royal Tour. He has also reported on the funerals of Pope John Paul II and Nelson Mandela. Additionally, Gaisford anchored coverage of the 2008 Olympics from Beijing and reported from South Africa during the World Cup in 2010 for GMTV.
He broadcast live from the devastated cities close to Fukushima, having previously reported from Thailand and Indonesia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Filmography
[edit]- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2010 | GMTV | Chief Correspondent / Relief News Presenter | Weekdays |
| 2003–2005 | The Sunday Programme | Reporter | |
| 2010–2014 | Daybreak | Chief Correspondent, Stand-in Presenter (2010) | Weekdays |
| 2014- | Good Morning Britain | Chief Correspondent, Stand-in Newsreader | Weekdays |
| 2014- | Lorraine | Correspondent | Occasional |
| 2015- | ITV News | News Correspondent | Occasional |
Personal life
[edit]His brother (Steve Gaisford) is also a journalist.