[3] He has worked for ITV Tyne Tees on and off as a continuity announcer and then newsreader, since 1990, and in 1996 joined the newsroom as a bulletin editor and then reporter/presenter.
His role as a presenter was made more permanent as he became co-presenter of the new North edition of ITV News Tyne Tees in January 2006, following the departure of Mike, initially alongside Pam Royle and from September 2006 with Philippa Tomson.
[4] In December 2008, it was announced that Morrell would leave as part of a round of job cuts at ITV Tyne Tees.
[7] In his spare time, Jonathan produces and presents an 80s Rewind Music Show for a number of stations around the UK and in Europe.
Morrell returned to the UK in November 2015 and joined BBC Wiltshire to present its daily mid-morning show.