Newsday (radio programme)

Newsday
Genre News, current events, and factual
Running time Weekdays 0500–0730 GMT
Country of origin United Kingdom
South Africa
Language(s) English
Home station BBC World Service
Hosted by Lawrence Pollard
Lerato Mbele
Andrew Peach
Julian Keane
Bola Mosuro
Nuala McGovern
Alan Kasujja
Recording studio Broadcasting House
BBC Johannesburg
Original release 30 October 2013 – present
Website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w940j

Newsday is BBC World Service's international early morning news and current affairs programme. It premiered on 23 July 2012.[1] Replacing The World Today and Network Africa, the programme has a particular focus on Africa. It was expected at its launch that the programme would have one of the largest audiences - if not the largest - of any radio programme in the world.[2]

History

Newsday was launched on 23 July 2012, replacing The World Today and Network Africa. For the first three weeks the programme was broadcast from the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London. During its first six weeks it featured interviews with Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Malawian President Joyce Banda, African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka, and former President of the African National Congress Youth League Julius Malema.

In May 2017 various early-morning editions of the programme were replaced by half-hour editions of The Newsroom.

Presenters

Years Presenter Current role Time (UK) Location
2012–2015 Nuala McGovern Main presenters Monday - Wednesday (0300–0600) London
2012–present Alan Kasujja London
2012–present Bola Mosuro Main presenters Thursday - Friday (0300–0600) London
2012–present Julian Keane London
January 2017 Lawrence Pollard Main presenters Monday - Friday (0600–0830) London
November 2013 until December 2015 Lerato Mbele Johannesburg
October 2013 Andrew Peach London
2012–present Tom Hagler Main presenters Occasional presenters London
2012–present Tulip Mazumdar

Interviews

Newsday interviews are often written up as online stories for BBC News Online.

Social media

Newsday invites listeners to comment on issues covered in the programme on social media. On Twitter, it uses the hashtag #BBCNewsday and tweets from the @bbcworldservice[3] and @BBCAfrica[4] Twitter profiles. On Facebook, it posts on the BBC World Service[5] and BBC Africa[6] pages. Newsday uses these social media profiles Mon-Fri, 2100–0900.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBC - New BBC Radio Breakfast show aimed at African audiences - Media Centre". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.dailyguideghana.com/?p=55932
  3. ↑ "BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "BBC Africa (@BBCAfrica) on Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "BBC World Service | Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
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