Charles Mitchel

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Charles Mitchel (1920-1996) was an Irish actor and television newsreader.

Charles Mitchel was born in Dublin in 1920. He was educated at Clongowes Wood and Trinity College Dublin. During his college days he became a leading member of the Trinity Players. He left college in 1947 without taking a degree and joined the Gate Theatre. In 1961 he joined the newly formed Telifís Éireann as a newsreader. Mitchel read the first news bulletin on January 1, 1962. He received numerous honours, being awarded television personality of the year and was the first RTÉ presenter to be awarded a prestigious Jacobs Award. Mitchel retired as a newsreader in November 1984.

Charles Mitchel died on August 18, 1996 in Dublin.


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 | Brian Cleeve | 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 | George Hook | 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