Rodney Rice ends his forty year broadcasting career with a final instalment of 'Saturday View'. He had started out as a television reporter on "7 Days". Then in 1972, he began presenting 'Here and Now' for radio, a role he filled for nine years. In 1986 he moved on to 'Saturday View'.

Rodney Rice established the show as a debate forum for the country's most senior politicians. It became a natural round-off to the week, often pointing to where the focus would lie in the following seven days. His final guest on "Saturday View" was the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen.

Rodney Rice ends his forty year broadcasting career with a final instalment of 'Saturday View'. He had started out as a television reporter on "7 Days". Then in 1972, he began presenting 'Here and Now' for radio, a role he filled for nine years. In 1986 he moved on to 'Saturday View'.

Rodney Rice established the show as a debate forum for the country's most senior politicians. It became a natural round-off to the week, often pointing to where the focus would lie in the following seven days. His final guest on "Saturday View" was the Taoiseach, Brian Cowen.

The photograph accompanying this clip shows Rodney Rice in a radio studio in 1991.

The photographer was Tom Holton.

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