The News Hour with Mark Austin explained

Alt Name:News Hour at Six with Mark Austin
Location:Studio 21, Sky Central
Osterley, London
Camera:Multi-camera
Runtime:120 minutes (Mon-Fri, since 2018)
Presenter:Mark Austin (Monday-Thursday)
Jonathan Samuels (Friday-Sunday)
Opentheme:Sky News theme
Genre:News
Language:English
Country:United Kingdom
Network:Sky News
Last Aired:present

The News Hour with Mark Austin is a weekday news programme in the United Kingdom on Sky News, presented by Mark Austin. It combines rolling-news coverage with analysis and interviews on the day's issues. The show airs between 5 pm7 pm Monday to Sunday.

Broadcasts

The News Hour was the name initially given to the 5pm hour of Sky News only with Sky News at Six following after, also presented by Austin. As of 2020, the 6 pm hour is branded as the News Hour at Six [1] [2] The show is broadcast as two distinctive hour long programmes with the days news summarised in each.

Mark Austin presents most Monday to Thursday programmes and occasionally hosts the show on Fridays, however, typically Jonathan Samuels presents most Friday and weekend editions.

The show is currently broadcast from the "Glass Box", actually Studio 21, Sky Central, Osterley.[3] but during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the show was presented live from Kyiv

Presenters

Presenter Role
Mark AustinMonday-Thursday Presenter
Friday-Sunday Presenter
Saima MohsinRelief Presenter
Barbara Serra

References

  1. Web site: Sky News unveils new daytime line-up, with brand new programming and on-air talent . Sky . 12 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Sky's Kay Burley and Mark Austin launch new shows . Sky News . 3 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Sky News shuffles schedule, adds branded hours . NewscastStudio . 24 September 2018 . 12 August 2019.