RTE Radio One’s Today with Claire Byrne sees big audience increase
JNLR) and some shows saw mega increases during 2020.With more people working from home due to the pandemic, it seems they were turning on the radio as well as the telly.The figures showed that overall, COVID-19 updates had an impact on listeners’ habits with even News at One on RTE Radio One seeing an increase in listeners.Claire Byrne took over the Today slot in August from Sarah McInerney who had subbed in over the summer, both to rave reviews, and the listener figures show that.The programme, which was under the stewardship of Sean O’Rourke, Sarah McInerney and Claire Byrne during the past year, has gone from 315,000 to 369,000, up 54,000, or 17 per cent since September 2019.Miriam O’Callaghan saw the biggest increase over the period,