In this first episode of the third series of Turning the Tables, Don Delaney catches up with Mark Simpson, Senior Editor, Newstalk, who is responsible for Lunchtime Live and The Hard Shoulder.

Mark takes us through a typical day, from production meetings, to programme debriefs, to presenter air checks. He also speaks about the future of radio and how it continues to expand to meet the needs of audiences, from podcasts to TikTok.

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Series 3, Episode 1. Turning the Tables with Mark Simpson, Senior Editor, Newstalk

In this penultimate episode in the third series of Turning the Tables, Don Delaney pulls up a virtual chair with Linda Maher, Assistant Editor - Features, Irish Daily Mail.

Linda has overall responsibility for features throughout the week, and gives Don the inside story behind YOU Magazine each Saturday and the Good Health supplement on Tuesdays.

Ser. 3, Ep. 5. Turning the Tables with Linda Maher, Assistant Editor - Features, Irish Daily Mail

On this week's show Niall and Dusty await the latest on Twitter and bid farewell to the fax machine and Google Hangouts. In more serious news we talk with University College London's Dr Nikolas Pontikos about his project Eye2Gene, a device that can help identify rare eye diseases at the genetic level.

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Turning the Tables is an exciting new media podcast from d2 communications featuring interviews with some of Ireland’s media movers and shakers. 

Presented by Don Delaney, a former TV and radio broadcaster, and director of d2 communications, listeners are whisked behind the scenes on some of Ireland’s leading TV and radio shows, newspapers and online news sites. 

Don delves into the careers of guests, typical and not-so-typical days at the office, some of their media highs and lows, and how for them the media landscape continues to evolve. 

Listeners can expect to be informed and entertained and there will undoubtedly be one or two surprise revelations along the way! 

So, make sure to make a date with Turning the Tables as we go on this fun journey into the minds of some of Ireland’s leading media lights. 

To find out more about our work, visit www.d2communications.ie

Series 3, Episode 1. Turning the Tables with Mark Simpson, Senior Editor, Newstalk

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