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Michael Smyth (other)
Michael Smyth may refer to: * Michael Smyth (journalist) Michael Smyth is an Australian journalist and broadcaster based in Adelaide, South Australia. Career Smyth was a reporter and newsreader with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in its Adelaide newsroom for almost 12 years. During that time ..., Australian journalist and broadcaster * Michael Smyth (politician) (died 1973), Irish politician * Mickey Smyth (1921–1981), Irish trade unionist and politician See also * Michael Smith (other) {{hndis, Smyth, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smyth (journalist)
Michael Smyth is an Australian journalist and broadcaster based in Adelaide, South Australia. Career Smyth was a reporter and newsreader with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in its Adelaide newsroom for almost 12 years. During that time he read the South Australian edition of the 7PM TV News. He also reported for and produced the now-defunct weekly ABC TV local current affairs program '' Stateline'' and occasionally presented programs on 891 ABC Adelaide. In 2005 he won the SA Media Award for Best TV Broadcaster. In September 2008 Smyth left the ABC to join NWS–9 as a senior reporter for ''Nine News'' and in 2011 began presenting the weekday news with Kate Collins. In October that year it was announced that Smyth's contract would not be renewed, as part of cost-cutting measures by then station owner WIN TV. Longtime weekend newsreader Georgina McGuinness was also let go. In early 2012 Smyth returned to the ABC as host of the 891 ABC Adelaide Drive program, where he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Smyth (politician)
Michael Smyth (died 21 November 1973) was an Irish politician. He was an independent member of Seanad Éireann from 1943 to 1951. He first was elected to the 4th Seanad in 1943 by the Labour Panel The Labour Panel ( ga, An Rolla Oibreachais) is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Labour Panel elects eleven senators. .... He was re-elected at the 1944 and 1951 Seanad elections but lost his seat at the 1951 election. References Year of birth missing 1973 deaths Members of the 4th Seanad Members of the 5th Seanad Members of the 6th Seanad Independent members of Seanad Éireann Labour Panel senators {{Ireland-senator-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Smyth
Michael Smyth (27 April 1921 – 7 May 1981) was an Irish trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 1971 to 1972. Smyth was one of six children born to Patrick Smyth and Barbara Crowley of Prospect Hill, Galway City. He was a shop steward in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, and in 1963 became a founder member of the city's first credit union, St. Columba's Credit Union Limited, Mervue. He was to continue working for the Credit Union for the rest of his life. He was a member, and later chairman, of the Trades Council, joined the Labour Party in the 1950s, later becoming a member of its constituency council. Smyth was elected to Galway Corporation in the early 1960s and was elected Mayor on 5 July 1971. It was under his auspices that the first Mayoral Ball was held, at Seapoint, Salthill Salthill () is a seaside area in the City of Galway in the west of Ireland. Lying within the townland of Lenaboy (''an Léana Buí''), it att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |