''Daybreak'' was a short-lived early morning news programme, on the former United Kingdom breakfast station

TV-am TV-am was a TV company that broadcast the ITV franchise for breakfast television in the United Kingdom from 1 February 1983 until 31 December 1992. The station was the UK's first national operator of a commercial breakfast television franchis ...

. It originally ran from 06:00 to 07:00 with an emphasis on news stories. The first edition was broadcast on the TV-am launch date of 1 February 1983. ''Daybreak'' was presented by

Robert Kee Robert Kee (5 October 1919 – 11 January 2013) was a British broadcaster, journalist and writer, known for his historical works on World War II and Ireland. Life and career He was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham, and read history ...

and

Angela Rippon Angela May Rippon (born 12 October 1944)"Angela Rippon," ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Detroit: Gale, (2008) ''Gale Biography In Context'' is an English television journalist, newsreader, writer and presenter. Rippon presented radio and tele ...

who both took turns in presenting. As TV-am's viewing figures fell rapidly after its launch, and major shake ups took place, ''Daybreak'' was cut back to 30 minutes from 28 February 1983.

and

were both replaced, with Gavin Scot (Weekdays) and Lynda Barry (weekends). Daybreak was then cut to only 15 minutes, as well as moving to a green screen studio. ''Daybreak'' was axed on Monday 23 May 1983. The name was revived in 2010 for ITV's replacement for GMTV. It lasted for four years.Mark Sweney,
ITV rebrands GMTV as Daybreak
at guardian.co.uk, Friday 9 July 2010 14.13

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External links

Transdiffusion Website - First edition of ''Daybreak''
1983 British television series debuts 1983 British television series endings Breakfast television in the United Kingdom TV-am original programming {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub