Drivetime (RTÉ)

Drivetime (RTÉ)
Drivetime
Other names Drivetime with Mary Wilson
Genre News and current affairs
Running time 16:30-19:00
Country  Ireland
Languages English
Home station RTÉ Radio 1
Hosts Mary Wilson
Des Cahill
Producers Marian Richardson[1]
Recording studio Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Air dates since 4 September 2006
Audio format FM and Digital radio
Website Official Site
Podcast Drivetime

Drivetime is an Irish news and current affairs radio programme broadcast by RTÉ Radio 1 on Mondays to Fridays between 16.30 and 19.00. It attracts approximately 229,000 listeners daily.[2]

The programme is presented by the journalist and former RTÉ legal affairs editor, Mary Wilson.[3] It includes news summaries, sports news, and traffic and weather reports as well as live interviews and reports. Fergal Keane[4] is one of Drivetime's principal reporters. Other writers and journalists who contribute to the programme include Joseph O'Connor[5], Olivia O'Leary[6], and Fergus Finlay.[5] Special extended editions of Drivetime are mounted from time to time to cover such major news stories as general elections and referenda.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Drivetime". RTÉ Radio. http://www.rte.ie/radio1/drivetime/. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
  2. ^ "RTÉ Radio, broadcasting pictures to millions of imaginations every day". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/radio/advertising/. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
  3. ^ "Court reporter Mary Wilson to fill new radio drivetime slot". The Sunday Tribune. 2006. http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2006/may/28/court-reporter-mary-wilson-to-fill-new-radio-drive/. Retrieved 2009-06-07. 
  4. ^ "Broadcasting Commission of Ireland: Complaint". Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. 17 April 2008. http://www.bcc.ie/decisions_details/June%202008/160%2008%20d%20hurley%20drivetime%20rte%20jun08.doc. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
  5. ^ a b "The 10 questions RTÉ must answer". Evening Herald. May 7, 2009. http://www.herald.ie/opinion/the-10-questions-rte-must-answer-1731513.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 
  6. ^ "Why Olivia, rachael and pat get my number one vote". Irish Independent. June 6, 2009. http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/why-olivia-rachael-and-pat-get-my-number-one-vote-1763676.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 

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