Language(s) English | Home station BBC World Service | |
Genre News, current events, and factual Running time Weekdays 0306–0330, 0400–0730 GMT Country United Kingdom
South Africa Hosted by Lawrence Pollard
Lerato Mbele
Andrew Peach
Julian Keane
Bola Mosuro
Nuala McGovern
Alan Kasujja | ||
Newsday is BBC World Service's international early morning news and current affairs programme. It premiered on 23 July 2012. 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.
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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.
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 and @BBCAfrica Twitter profiles. On Facebook, it posts on the BBC World Service and BBC Africa pages. Newsday uses these social media profiles Mon-Fri, 2100–0900.