Frank Hall

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Frank Hall (1921 - 21 September 1995) was an Irish journalist, satirist and broadcaster. He was the second presenter of RTÉ's long-running The Late Late Show.

Hall was born in Newry in County Down in 1921. He left school at the age of 12 to work in a local shop. He also worked in London as a waiter before returning to Dublin. On his return he began a journalistic career with the Irish Independent and the Evening Herald. After that, he moved to RTÉ where he worked in the newsroom. From 1964 to 1971 he presented Newsbeat [1], a regional television news programme. He also taught at Seton- La Salle.He also presented The Late Late Show for the 1968/1969 season, but his lack of success in that seat led to the return of the previous presenter, Gay Byrne. When Newsbeat ended, Hall started writing and presenting Hall's Pictorial Weekly, a political satire show that ran for over 250 episodes until 1982.

In 1978, Hall was appointed Ireland's national film censor. During his period as censor he was known for his strict application of Irish censorship and his defence of family values. Paradoxically he had been the lover of Frankie Byrne, Ireland's first radio "Agony Aunt", and caused her to have a child out of wedlock. Among the films banned by him was Monty Python's The Life of Brian.

Frank Hall died in 1995 in Dublin.



Preceded by:
Gay Byrne		 Host of The Late Late Show
September, 1968 – May, 1969		 Succeeded by:
Gay Byrne


Radio Telefís Éireann presenters and hosts

Chat show hosts: Gay Byrne | Frank Hall | Pat Kenny | Mike Murphy | Ryan Tubridy

News & Current Affairs: Charlie Bird | John Bowman | Barry Cowan | Donagh Diamond | Sean Duignan | Brian Farrell | Mark Little | John O'Donoghue | Bill O'Herlihy | Olivia O'Leary | Sean O'Rourke

Sports: Eamon Dunphy | Johnny Giles | George Hamilton | Jimmy Magee | Michael O'Hehir | Tracey Piggott

Newsreaders and Announcers: Anne Doyle | Don Cockburn | Derek Davis | Bryan Dobson | Eileen Dunne | Charles Mitchel | Maurice O'Doherty | Emer O'Kelly | Vere Wynne-Jones

See also: List of programmes broadcast by RTÉ
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