TELEVISION presenter and former Tavistock College student Steve Wilson has signed a lucrative new contract with ITV ? he will be leaving the BBC after seven years.
Steve, who comes from Townlake near Horsebridge, will front three new shows for the commercial channel, having turning down an exclusive contract with the BBC.
He has already started filming ?Play the Game?, a high tech extreme sports gaming competition show which will run for 13 episodes from November 4.
He presents the show with Sarra Elgan, his former co-presenter from CBBC?s ?X-Change?. On one of his last X-Change shows he played and sang with West Devon musician Seth Lakeman.
The second programme is ?Splash Camp?, a reality camping show due to be screened in the new year, and the third ?Anything you can do? will be an adventure show based around his previous training with the BBC as a stuntman.
Steve?s final commitment for the BBC is on the magazine programme ?Inside Out?, where he will be commentating on an attempt to kite surf around the Isle of Wight. He is also providing the voice over for Channel 5?s ?Rooted?.
Steve, who received a BAFTA nomination for ?Reach for the Stars?, has fronted a wide range of programmes, including ?Live and Kicking? and ?Call the Shots?.