1962 in Irish television

none February 2023 January 2024 1962 Irish television The following is a list of events relating to television in Ireland from 1962. Events February 2023 1 January One of the longest running programmes in Irish news and current affairs history, RTÉ News: Six One, began broadcasting, with Charles Mitchel reading the news. He continued to host the programme until his retirement in 1984.February 2023 First broadcast of the weekday topical news magazine programme Broadsheet on Telefís Éireann.http://www.rte.ie/laweb/brc/brc_timeline.html RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life Rte.ie 1 January 2012 12 January – First broadcast of the long-running religious and social documentary series Radharc.February 2023 20 February – The BBC relayed commentary of the Friendship 7 spaceflight when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.February 2023 17 March – US animated series The Flintstones (television's first animated prime time sitcom) began broadcasting on Telefís Éireann.February 2023 April – Telefís Éireann staff moved to newly-built studios in Donnybrook, Dublin. Previously, they were in temporary accommodation in the city centre.February 2023 May – Telefís Éireann showed the first party political broadcast following that year's Budget.February 2023 6 July – The Late Late Show, one of the longest-running talk shows in the world, aired for the first time.February 2023 Autumn – Edward J. Roth resigned as Director-General of RTÉ. He was succeeded in December by Kevin C. McCourt.February 2023 October – Irish broadcaster Gay Byrne became the first person to introduce The Beatles on television as the band made their small screen debut on local news programme People and Places in Manchester, England.Lynne Kelleher http://www.independent.ie/national-news/in-my-life-fab-four-asked-me-to-manage-them-reveals-gaybo-2567697.html In my life: Fab Four asked me to manage them, reveals Gaybo Independent News and Media Irish Independent 6 March 2011 15 April 2012http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0213/1224264325263.html Byrne Gay The chameleon of Montrose 13 February 2010 15 April 2012 The Irish Times Irish Times Trust https://web.archive.org/web/20101118184127/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0213/1224264325263.html 18 November 2010 live dmy December – The first Irish Television Awards were presented. The event was originally called the Jacob's Awards after its sponsor, Jacob's Ltd., until the late 1970s.February 2023 Debuts 1 January – Broadsheet (1962–1963) 1 January – RTÉ News: Six One (1962–present) 2 January – School Around the Corner (1962–1986) 6 January – Jackpot (1962–1965) 17 March – USA The Flintstones (1960–1966) 6 July – The Late Late Show (1962–present) 31 December – Dáithí Lacha (1962–1969) Undated – Radharc (1962–1996) Ongoing television programmes RTÉ News: Nine O'Clock (1961–present) Births Undated – Enda Oates, film, stage and television actor Undated – Úna O'Hagan, journalist and newsreader See also 1962 in Ireland References 1962 1960s in Irish television