Newsday (radio programme)

Newsday is BBC World Service's international hard news and current affairs programme. It acts as an afternoon programme for Asia, a breakfast broadcast in Europe and the UK and an overnight news programme for the Americas. It premiered on 23 July 2012.[2] It replaced The World Today and Network Africa, the programme that had a particular focus on Africa. It was expected at its launch that Newsday would have one of the largest audiences - if not the largest - of any radio programme in the world.[3]

For the TV programme on BBC World News, see Newsday (TV programme).

Newsday
GenreNews, current events, and factual
Running timeWeekdays 0600–0830 GMT (Online only: 0300-0500 GMT)[1]
Country of originUnited Kingdom
South Africa
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC World Service
Hosted byLawrence Pollard
Lerato Mbele
Andrew Peach
Julian Keane
Bola Mosuro
Nuala McGovern
Alan Kasujja
Recording studioBroadcasting House
BBC Johannesburg
Original release23 July 2012 – present
Websitehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w940j

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, the 05:00 GMT edition became a dedicated broadcast featuring news for and from Africa. It is broadcast exclusively on African partner stations. An additional edition of The Newsroom and a replay of a selected programme features on the main BBC World Service network during this time.

Presenters
YearsPresenterCurrent roleTime (UK)Location
2012–2015Nuala McGovernMain presentersMonday - Wednesday (0300–0600)London
2012–presentAlan KasujjaLondon
2012–presentBola MosuroMain presentersThursday - Friday (0300–0600)London
2012–2019Julian KeaneLondon
2012–presentLawrence PollardMain presentersMonday - Friday (0600–0830)London
November 2013 until December 2015Lerato MbeleJohannesburg
2012–presentAndrew PeachLondon
2012–presentTom HaglerMain presentersOccasional presentersLondon
2012–presentTulip Mazumdar
2015–presentAndrew WoodBusiness presenterMonday - Friday (0300–0530)Hong Kong

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[4] and @BBCAfrica[5] Twitter profiles. On Facebook, it posts on the BBC World Service[6] and BBC Africa[7] pages. Newsday uses these social media profiles Mon-Fri, 21:00–09:00.

See also

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