The Pat Kenny Show
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The Pat Kenny Show was a television
chat show which was broadcast in Ireland
by Radio Telefís Éireann in the mid 1980s.
The show was created to fill the vacant Saturday night slot after the departure of Gay Byrne
's The Late Late Show
from Saturday to Friday nights. The Pat Kenny Show was Pat Kenny
's first attempt at hosting a chat show. He had previously been more concerned with presenting current affairs programmes. The show itself was a failure and was replaced by Saturday Live, a chat show which was presented by a different presenter every week. Kenny was given another chance when he was asked to present one edition of Saturday Live. This time he proved to be a success and went on to become the regular presenter of a new show, Kenny Live
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
chat show which was broadcast in Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
by Radio Telefís Éireann in the mid 1980s.
The show was created to fill the vacant Saturday night slot after the departure of Gay Byrne
Gay Byrne
Gabriel Mary "Gay" Byrne is a veteran Irish presenter of radio and television. His most notable role was first host of The Late Late Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999...
's The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show
The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late, or in some cases by the acronym LLS, is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster and the official flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company RTÉ...
from Saturday to Friday nights. The Pat Kenny Show was Pat Kenny
Pat Kenny
Patrick "Pat" Kenny is an Irish broadcaster and former disc jockey and continuity announcer. He is employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is their highest paid presenter. He presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday...
's first attempt at hosting a chat show. He had previously been more concerned with presenting current affairs programmes. The show itself was a failure and was replaced by Saturday Live, a chat show which was presented by a different presenter every week. Kenny was given another chance when he was asked to present one edition of Saturday Live. This time he proved to be a success and went on to become the regular presenter of a new show, Kenny Live
Kenny Live
Kenny Live is an Irish weekly chat show on RTÉ that was hosted by Pat Kenny. The show debuted in 1988 and aired every Saturday night, except during the summer months, directly after the main evening news...
.