Gay Byrne looks back on his career with Olivia O’Leary.
He explains why he became his own producer and looks at the changes in broadcasting over the years. He says he was the first to use telephones live on the air in Ireland. He found that people were more likely to be intimate and confessional over the phone because they were sitting in their own environment, whereas the studio environment could be inhibiting.
| Title: | In My Life: Gay Byrne |
| Clip Duration: | 00:04:27 |
| Material Type: | Audio |
| Clip Title: | “I Was the First to Use Telephones Live on the Air” |
| Series Title: | In My Life |
| Information: | ‘In My Life’ was a ten-part radio series presented by Olivia O’Leary. Each programme was an in-depth interview with an Irish person who had helped to shape Irish society. O’Leary was interested in the influences on their lives and what made them tick. Guests included musicians, writers, politicians and sports people. ‘In My Life’ began on 30 November 1999 and ended on 8 February 2000. The accompanying image shows Gay Byrne in Montrose House in 2004. The photographer was Tom Holton.© RTÉ Archives 2064/031 |
| Local Keywords: | Gay Byrne, Broadcasting, RTÉ, Olivia O'Leary, In My Life |
| Coverage: | Ireland |
| Genre: | Entertainment and Performing Arts |
| Topic: | The Media |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Olivia O'Leary (Presenter) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| First Broadcast Channel: | RTÉ Radio One |
| Production Year: | 2001 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | RTP10315 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Language: | English (eng) |
