RT Announces New RT Six One News Presenters

RT Announces New RT Six One News Presenters

RT News today announced that Keelin Shanley and Caitriona Perry will be the new presenters of the RT Six One News from January 2018.

Broadcaster Keelin Shanley who currently presents News at One on RT Radio 1 and Crimecall on RT One, will be joined by RT s current Washington Correspondent Caitriona Perry, as co-presenters on the flagship programme.

The current presentation team of Bryan Dobson and Sharon N Bheolain are moving to new presenting roles within the RT newsroom. Sharon N Bheolain will present the Nine O Clock Newson rotation with Eileen Dunne, and remain as a presenter of Leaders Questions. She will also be the new presenter of Crimecall on RT One. Bryan Dobson joins the Morning Ireland team on-air from 1 November.

Announcing the new appointments, Director of RT News & Current Affairs Jon Williams said:

"For over a decade, Bryan and Sharon have set the standard for TV News in Ireland and I couldn t be more grateful and more excited as each embarks on new challenges for RT News.

I'm thrilled that Keelin and Caitriona will bring their intellect, competitive drive, and focus on storytelling to RT s Six One News. In a news environment where we are bombarded by opinions and half-truths all day long, there's no bigger challenge than to make sense of it all on Six One - and no better new presenting team to do so."

Broadcaster and journalist Keelin Shanley originally studied biochemistry in Trinity College. before switching to journalism and presenting a number of science and technology TV and Radio shows. Working as a reporter and presenter with RT 's flagship current affairs television programme, Prime Time over 10 years, she made a number of award wining documentaries. Keelin has previously presented special budget and election coverage, Morning Edition, The Consumer Show and documentary Hacked on RT One, as well as Morning Ireland, Today with Sean O Rourke and The Late Debate on RT Radio 1. She has also worked as a news reporter for Radio France International and for CNN World Report.

Multi-award-winning journalist Caitr ona Perry joined RT in 2007 and was appointed Washington Correspondent in late 2013. During her current tenure as Washington Correspondent she has reported on major stories such as the Berkeley tragedy and the US Presidential election and Inauguration, and co-presented special RTE news US Election coverage from Washington DC. She has also presented and produced several special Nationwide programmes including three from the US - on the Special Olympics World Games, the Irish in Canada and and the Irish in the White House. Caitr ona has also previously spent time as an editor and reporter on the RT News at One radio programme and as a newscaster for RT Radio 1, RT 2FM and RT lyric fm, and occasional presenter of the RT Business News on Morning Ireland.

Prior to joining RT , Caitr ona worked for Today FM and Newstalk. She also holds a degree in journalism and a masters degree in International Relations from DCU and has written a book on the rise of President Donald Trump.

LINK:	http://www.rte.ie/about/en/press-office/press-releases/2017/1026/91536...
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