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Newsround was the first programme ever transmitted by YSTV, on 21st November 1967. It pre-dated the BBC programme of the same name by around five years. | Newsround was the first programme ever transmitted by YSTV, on 21st November 1967. It pre-dated the BBC programme of the same name by around five years. It continued as a regular lunchtime news broadcast shown on the then 5 college monitors. | ||
Not much is known about this apart from the details in the [[Media:1967_northern_echo.png|Northern Echo article]] on the opening of YSTV. | Not much is known about this apart from the details in the [[Media:1967_northern_echo.png|Northern Echo article]] on the opening of YSTV. | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 11 May 2007
Newsround was the first programme ever transmitted by YSTV, on 21st November 1967. It pre-dated the BBC programme of the same name by around five years. It continued as a regular lunchtime news broadcast shown on the then 5 college monitors.
Not much is known about this apart from the details in the Northern Echo article on the opening of YSTV.
The society at that time included Michael Carmody, Geraldine Bray (cameras), Moira Simmons (vision mixer). The producer was David Crossley, the news was read by Mick Jordan with an interview by Keith Carr. The title music (chosen by Michael Carmody) was from the first movement of Dvorak's New World Symphony.
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