While she has one of the most recognisable voices in Irish media, former Anne Doyle found the whole experience “extremely strange”.
Speaking to The Anton Savage Show today, Anne said she was a “greenhorn” entering RTÉ in the early 80s.
“There weren't very many of us presenting news,” she said.
“There were obviously quite a lot of people working in news - in fact, that was one of the one of the things that astounded me.
“I was a total greenhorn; I had no idea how news arrived, where it came from.
“There was not the same extensive news coverage there is now, but there was there was a lot of news - and, of course, technically, it was far more difficult to produce, so that was a big eye opener for me.”
From her roles in Newstime, the Six One News and more, Anne has become one of the most recognisable journalists in Ireland.
“The idea of being recognised, I found that extremely strange,” she said.
“I don't mean that I found it awful - I'd have to say that the huge majority of people and that would remain the case would be extremely civil to you.
“But yeah, I found it I found it quite nerve wracking, and I wasn't a shy person, but it took a lot of getting used to.”
Anne's preference for radioWhile she became one of the most famous figures in Irish news and television, Anne was “practically grown up” by the time her family had a television, meaning she had a preference for another medium altogether.
“I always listened to the radio, to the wireless,” she said. “I had for many years a boyfriend who was very keen on television... but I wasn’t overly pushed.”
Anne did end up, however, getting “pushed” into the world of television when becoming a newsreader.
“I applied for the job of newsreader in RTÉ that included television, it was television and radio,” she said.
“I would have to say that many of my colleagues then would have favoured television and I favoured radio - so I was put on television and my colleagues were on radio and so it goes.”
