| Genre | News, current events, and factual |
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| Running time | Weekdays 0500–0800 GMT (Online only: 0300-0500 GMT)[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom South Africa |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC World Service BBC Radio 4 BBC Live News |
| Hosted by | Lawrence Pollard Lerato Mbele Andrew Peach Julian Keane Bola Mosuro Nuala McGovern Alan Kasujja |
| Recording studio | Broadcasting House BBC Johannesburg |
| Original release | 23 July 2012 |
| Website | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w940j |
Newsday isBBC 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 replacedThe World Today andNetwork Africa, the programme that had a particular focus on Africa. It was expected at its launch thatNewsday would have one of the largest audiences - if not the largest - of any radio programme in the world.[3]
Newsday was launched on 23 July 2012, replacingThe World Today andNetwork Africa. For the first three weeks, the programme was broadcast from the2012 Summer Olympics held inLondon. During its first six weeks, it featured interviews with Liberian PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf, Kenyan Prime MinisterRaila Odinga, Malawian PresidentJoyce Banda, African Development Bank PresidentDonald Kaberuka, and former President of the African National Congress Youth LeagueJulius Malema.[citation needed]
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 ofThe Newsroom and a replay of a selected programme features on the main BBC World Service network during this time.[citation needed]
Newsday invites listeners to comment on issues covered in the programme on social media. OnTwitter, it uses thehashtag #BBCNewsday and tweets from the @bbcworldservice[4] and @BBCAfrica[5] Twitter profiles. OnFacebook, 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.
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