Don Cockburn

Don Cockburn
Born 1930
Dublin, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Education Synge Street CBS, Dublin[1]
Occupation Former newsreader
Years active 1958 - 1992
Notable credit(s) RTÉ News, Nine O'Clock News

Don Cockburn (born 1930) is an Irish journalist, presenter and former newsreader. He is best known as a long-serving newsreader for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), who anchored the broadcaster's main evening television news programmes during over 30 years of service. He originally joined RTÉ as a part-time announcer in 1958, and was made a full-time employee in 1972.[2] He retired 20 years later on 15 December 1992,[3] having served as a newsreader for many years.[4] His one eccentricity was that he cycled to RTÉ's Montrose Studios every day.[3]

References

  1. "Synge Street: Who's Who". Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. "7 RTÉ newsreaders we’ve known and loved". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "RTÉ: Veteran Broadcaster Retires". EUScreen. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "RTÉ newsreader Don Cockburn". RTÉ Stills Library. RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 12 July 2013.


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