- Newsbeat (Irish TV series)
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Newsbeat Format Current affairs Created by Telefís Éireann Presented by Frank Hall
Michael Ryan
Cathal O'ShannonCountry of origin Ireland Language(s) English Production Running time 20-40 minutes Broadcast Original channel Telefís Éireann Original run 7 September 1964 – 11 June 1971 Chronology Related shows Broadsheet Newsbeat was a Telefís Éireann television current and regional affairs programme presented by Frank Hall and broadcast in Ireland live on weekday evenings from 1964 until 1971.
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Background
Newsbeat was created by Telefís Éireann as a replacement for the station's flagship current affairs programme Broadsheet. The programme was originally broadcast live from Monday to Friday between 6:01pm and 6:40pm. It was the first television programme by Telefís Éireann to be jointly-produced by the News and Programming divisions of the new station.[1]
Content and style
The programme opened with a ten-minute summary of the news and, unlike Broadsheet, concentrated on more off-beat and light-hearted regional filmed reports and unscripted interviews from around Ireland. Frank Hall, as well as being editor of the programme, was also the main presenter. He was assisted in reporting duties by Michael Ryan and Cathal O'Shannon.
News and Newsbeat were subsequently split into two separate back-to-back programmes before the latter found a regular 25-minute slot weekdays at 7:00pm. Newsbeat was broadcast for the last time on 11 June 1971.[2]
Presenters
Frank Hall later went on to present the satircial programme Hall's Pictorial Weekly while Michael Ryan currently presents Nationwide.
References
RTÉ News and Current Affairs Bulletins Irish-language Internet Radio Current The Late Debate · Morning Ireland · Today with Pat Kenny · RTÉ News at One · Drivetime · Saturday View · World Report · This Week · The Marian Finucane ShowPast Five Seven Live · The Gay Byrne ShowTelevision Current Capital D · Nationwide · Oireachtas Report · One to One · Prime Time · Prime Time Investigates · The Frontline · The Week in PoliticsPast Broadsheet · Newsbeat · 7 Days · Later with Finlay and Dunlop · Questions and Answers · Today TonightPeople Presenters John Bowman · Richard Crowley · Rachael English · Avril Hoare · Pat Kenny · Aine Lawlor · Cathal Mac Coille · Miriam O'Callaghan · Sean O'Rourke · Michael Ryan · Mary WilsonNewscasters Anne Cassin · Bryan Dobson · Anne Doyle · Eileen Dunne · Brian Jennings · Sharon Ní Bheoláin · Siún Nic Gearailt · Úna O'Hagan · Eileen WhelanReporters Charlie Bird · Philip Boucher-Hayes · Tony Connelly · Paul Cunnigham · David Davin-Power · Richard Downes · Tommie Gorman · Ray Kennedy · George Lee · David McCullagh · Brendan O'Brien · Paul Reynolds · Margaret Ward · Sean WhelanFormer Gerald Barry · Brian Cleeve · Don Cockburn · Barry Cowan · Derek Davis · Sean Duignan · Brian Farrell · Gerald Fleming · Shane Kenny · Éamonn Lawlor · Mark Little · Charles Mitchel · Jonathan Mullin · John O'Donoghue · Olivia O'Leary · John Skehan · Vere Wynne-JonesCategories:- RTÉ television programmes
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