Today with Pat Kenny
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Today with Pat Kenny is a current affairs magazine broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1
, presented by Pat Kenny
. The programme is broadcast weekdays, at 10:00 and ends at 12:00. As of 2008, the average audience for the show was 291,000.
Kenny's programme was a replacement of Gay Byrne
's similar programme. It features current affairs topics with interviews from journalists, politicians, celebrities and human-interest guests.
The programme also features, news, sport and weather. The show's reporter is Valerie Cox. Eoghan Corry
does weekly travel broadcasts.
The programme won a PPI Radio Award for Current Affairs Programme in 2008 and 2009, and was named Best National Radio Programme at the Plain English Campaign
awards in 2005.
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
, presented by 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...
. The programme is broadcast weekdays, at 10:00 and ends at 12:00. As of 2008, the average audience for the show was 291,000.
Kenny's programme was a replacement 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 similar programme. It features current affairs topics with interviews from journalists, politicians, celebrities and human-interest guests.
The programme also features, news, sport and weather. The show's reporter is Valerie Cox. Eoghan Corry
Eoghan Corry
Eoghan Corry is an Irish columnist, travel writer, author of sports history, and founding story-editor of the Gaelic Athletic Association Museum at Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland. Since 2002 he has edited Ireland's biggest circulation travel publication, Travel Extra, and is a regular commentator on...
does weekly travel broadcasts.
The programme won a PPI Radio Award for Current Affairs Programme in 2008 and 2009, and was named Best National Radio Programme at the Plain English Campaign
Plain English Campaign
The Plain English Campaign is a commercial editing and training firm based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1979 by Chrissie Maher, the company positions itself as a leader in plain-language advocacy, working to persuade organisations in the UK and abroad to communicate with the public in plain...
awards in 2005.
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- Today with PK at RTÉ Radio 1RTÉ Radio 1RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...