Newsbeat (Irish TV programme)
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Created by | Broadsheet |
Newsbeat was a
Background
Newsbeat was created by Telefís Éireann as a replacement for the station's flagship current affairs programme
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 satirical programme