The News Hour (TV programme)


The News Hour with Mark Austin is a 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. Jonathan Samuels is the main presenter on Fridays and weekends.

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 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 the Studio 21, Sky Central, Osterley. but during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the show was presented live from Kyiv

Presenters

PresenterRole
Mark AustinMonday-Thursday Presenter
Jonathan SamuelsFriday-Sunday Presenter
Saima MohsinRelief Presenter
Barbara SerraRelief Presenter