Sentencing of Ashley Blake was set for 2 September
A BBC presenter who hit a teenager with a wooden pole has been sacked.
A crown court judge has told Ashley Blake, 40, who presented Midlands Today, it was "almost inevitable" he would be jailed.
He denied the attack outside a bar in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, but was convicted of wounding and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
A BBC spokesman said on Thursday that Blake had been dismissed with immediate effect.
The spokesman said: "Ashley Blake was found guilty last week of two serious charges.
"An internal process has resulted in Ashley's dismissal which is effective immediately."
Blake, who also presented Inside Out, denied attacking Greg Jones, 17, outside the bar in January.
Blake told Birmingham Crown Court he used the pole as a "bat" to deflect bottles and other missiles thrown at him by up to 30 people.
He had been arrested at the scene and, when interviewed by police, denied wielding the pole.
He changed his story when shown CCTV footage of him fetching the pole from behind the bar.
Speaking after the trial ended on 3 August, he said: "(I am) just gutted, absolutely gutted... it's all over, isn't it? My job - everything."
Blake, who was remanded on bail, will be sentenced on 2 September.
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A BBC newsreader has lost his job after he was found guilty of unlawful wounding of a teenager. Ashley Blake, 40, who presented ''Midlands Today'', attacked Greg Jones, 17, with a wooden pole outside a bar in Birmingham in January. Jones received injuries to his lip and chin.

The trial took place at Birmingham Crown Court and concluded on August 3. The presenter, who was arrested at the scene, denied the attack and claimed he used the pole to protect himself from bottles being thrown at him by up to thirty people. Blake was also convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The judge told Blake it was "almost inevitable" he was going to be sent to jail.

A BBC spokesman released a statement that said, "Ashley Blake was found guilty last week of two serious charges. An internal process has resulted in Ashley's dismissal which is effective immediately."

After the conviction, Blake spoke to reporters, saying, "I am just gutted, absolutely gutted ... it's all over, isn't it? My job — everything." Blake is scheduled to be sentenced on September 2.