Newsbeat

Genre	News
Running time	15 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	English
Home station	BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1Xtra
Producers	BBC News
Recording studio	Yalding House, London
Air dates	since 1973
Audio format	FM and Digital radio
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat

Newsbeat is the flagship news programme on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. Newsbeat is produced by BBC News but differs from the BBC's other news programmes in its remit to provide news tailored for a specifically younger audience.^[1]

Newsbeat is broadcast at 12:45 and 17:45 during the week on Radio 1, and at noon and 5pm on 1Xtra. Short bulletins are also heard throughout the day on both stations, on the half hour between 04:30 and 18:30, with extra bulletins broadcast at 07:00, 08:00, 17:00 and 22:00. During weekends, networked bulletins across both stations are broadcast on the half hour between 07:30 and 17:30.

Although unconfirmed by the BBC, it's widely thought that the name "Newsbeat" was taken from the Radio Caroline news service of the same name, as was the concept of short bulletins on the half hour. Caroline first used the name (and broadcast 1/2 hour headlines) in the 1960s.

History[link]

Newsbeat was launched in 1973 in response to the launch of a network of commercial radio stations across the UK which supplied a news service very different from the style of traditional BBC News. The programme's first presenter was the Radio 1 DJ Ed "Stewpot" Stewart and he was succeeded by Laurie Mayer and Richard Skinner.

Newsbeat's jingles were produced on-and-off by Music 4 between 1998 and 2011, and from 2005 to 2011 have been notable for using the four note Radio 1 'logo'. A new logo and jingles were introduced in June 2011 produced by Koink.

Location[link]

In keeping with its specific targeting of young audiences, Newsbeat has its own set of reporters based at Yalding House in Central London (as opposed to the main Newsroom BBC Television Centre, where most BBC News operations come from). The team's reporters are themselves young, and often report on the location of the big news stories of the day.

Presenters and reporters[link]

Current team members on Newsbeat include:

Editors[link]

The current editor and controller of Newsbeat is Rod McKenzie, himself a former presenter of the programme and the news presenter on the Simon Mayo breakfast show on Radio 1 from 1988-1993. Newsbeat's first editor was Mike Chaney - hired from The Sun by the Director-General to inject a populist flavour to the news coverage of Radio 1.

Other current duty editors include:

• Jack Baine
• Adrian Pearce
• Anubha Chaturvedi
• Debbie Randle
• Julian Marshall
• Debbie Ramsay
• Charmaine Cozier
• Gabriella O'Donnell

Newsbeat's Oddbox[link]

In 2007, Newsbeat's Oddbox was launched. A four minute video which looks at the week's strangest news, presented by Dominic Byrne and Tulip Mazumdar when he is away. It is available to watch at BBC Online, on the BBC Red Button and on the BBC News channel.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Newsbeat at BBC Online
• A different Newsbeat BBC Blogs, 17 November 2007 - A history of Newsbeat, written by editor Rod McKenzie
• BBC Odd Box Listing of Oddbox episodes

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Syed Faisal Raza Abidi
Pakistan Senator to the Pakistan Senate
In office March 2009 – March 2015
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Constituency	Sindh
Personal details
Born	Syed Faisal Raza Abidi Karachi, Sindh
Nationality	Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
Residence	Islamabad, Karachi
Alma mater	B.A. and B.B.A
Occupation	Politician, Businessman
Profession	President, Pakistan Peoples Party, Karachi Division
Committees	Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Standing Committee on Environment Standing Committee on Communications Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production Standing Committee on Labour and Manpower
Portfolio	Senator
Religion	Shia Islam

Since March 2009 he has served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan representing the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He has previously served as the President of the Karachi Division of the PPP, as well as a member of the PPP's Central Executive Committee, Now he is again appointed to his previous responsibility for the President of PPP karachi division, Syed Faisal Raza Abidi is also the Chief Executive Officer of the Al-Zulfiqar Group of Companies, Karachi, since 2008.^[1][2][3][4]

Position[link]

• Senator (Tenure = March 2009 to March 2015) Party Affiliation: PPPP
• President of PPP Karachi Division
• Political Secretary To The President of Pakistan

Information[link]

• Position: Senator, Political Secretary to the President Of Pakistan, President of PPP Karachi Division
• Party Affiliation: Pakistan Peoples Party
• Gender: Male
• Fax: 021-5879099
• Address: B-10, New Rizvia Housing Society, Near Safora Goth, Opp: Kiran Hospital, Karachi.
• City: Karachi
• Province: Sindh
• Country: Pakistan

Committee[link]

• Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications
• Standing Committee on Labour and Manpower
• Standing Committee on Communications
• Standing Committee on Environment
• Standing Committee on Defence and Defence Production

References[link]

See also[link]

• Abidi

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