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Tips for PRs: “Know our programme” The best advice for any guest is “Be yourself – be natural”. Don’t try and name drop your company into every answer. Much of BBC Breakfast’s business content is pegged to events especially like announcements on unemployment and growth. Minimum size for any survey covered by the BBC is 2,000. BBC Breakfast never covers launches. The BBC cannot accept traditional product press releases because the BBC cannot endorse products. The best time to call the news team is before 9:30am or after 11:00am The best editorial contacts for the show are the Forward planners. There is a weekly forward planning meeting on Wednesdays 11:30am - 12:00pm The number for Business Breakfast is +44 (0)161 335 7631 Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Monday 2 April 2012 BBC Breakfast will broadcast from MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, for the first time on Tuesday 10 April. The programme will continue to be presented by the well known team, with Bill Turnbull, Susanna Reid, Louise Minchinand Charlie Stayt forming the main family of presenters. Business Presenter Stephanie McGovern and Sports Presenters Sally Nugent and Mike Bushell will continue in their current roles. BBC Breakfast broadcasts daily from 6.00am on BBC One and the News Channel. The team can be reached at breakfastplanning@bbc.co.uk Gorkana Alert: Thursday 15 July 2010 A decision has now been made to move BBC Breakfast to the BBC's new production hub in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester. The move is part of the measures aimed at building a new relationship with audiences across the UK from the base in the north of England, which opens next year. Teams from BBC Sport, Children's, Learning, Radio 5 Live, Future Media & Technology and all staff in BBC Manchester are already due to relocate.