SBS Eight O'Clock News
SBS Eight O'Clock News (Also known as SBS 8 News (SBS 8 뉴스 in Korean)) is the flagship nightly newscast of the Seoul Broadcasting System. Airing from 19:55~20:50 KST, the newscast is known for breaking the tradition of airing news at 21:00 mastered by KBS with KBS News 9, MBC with MBC Newsdesk and JTBC with JTBC Newsroom, which gave the slogan: "News an hour earlier".
| SBS Eight O'Clock News SBS 8 뉴스 | |
|---|---|
| Created by | SBS |
| Developed by | SBS News Division |
| Presented by | Weekdays: Kim Hyun-woo Choi Hye-rim Weekends: Kim Bum-joo Kim Min-hyung |
| Narrated by | Weekdays: Choi Hye-rim (headlines) Weekends: Kim Min-hyung (headlines) |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 Minutes (Seoul, Weekdays, including commercials) 30 minutes (Provincial Areas, Weekdays, including commercials) 40 minutes (Seoul,Weekends, including commercials) 15 minutes (Provincial Areas, Weekends, including commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Original release | 9 December 1991 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
It premiered on 9 December 1991, in conjunction with SBS' launch. In commemoration of the broadcaster's 20th anniversary on 9 December 2011, SBS 8 News celebrated its 20th anniversary, making it the longest-running nightly newscast airing on a private broadcaster.
Anchors
Currently, SBS 8 News is presented by Kim Hyun-woo and Choi Hye-rim on weekdays, while Kim Bum-joo and Kim Min-hyung present it on weekends. Kim Yoon-sang and Joo Si-eun present the sports news on weekdays and weekends respectively. Lee Yeo-jin presents the weather forecast on weekdays, and Jung Joo-hee does it on weekends.
Main presenters
| Role | Name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Main anchor (weekday) | Maeng Hyung-kyu 맹형규 |
December 9, 1991—September 18, 1995 |
| Kim Hyung-min 김형민 |
As weekend main anchor:
October 28, 1994—September 24, 1995 As weekday main anchor: September 19, 1995—October 11, 1996 October 19, 1998—August 7, 2000 | |
| Song Do-kyun 송도균 |
October 14, 1996—June 27, 1997 | |
| Jeon Young-hak 전용학 |
June 30, 1997—October 16, 1998 | |
| Lee Young-joon 이영춘 |
As weekend main anchor:
October 24, 1994—April 16, 2000 As weekday main anchor: August 8, 2000—February 27, 2004 As one-time weekend main anchor: February 29, 2004 | |
| Park Sang-kyu 박상규 |
March 1, 2004—October 28, 2005 | |
| Shin Dong-wook 신동욱 |
October 31, 2005—March 18, 2011
January 1, 2015—December 16, 2016 | |
| Kim Sung-joon 김성준 |
March 21, 2011—December 31, 2014
December 19, 2016—May 19, 2017 | |
| Kim Hyun-woo 김현우 |
As weekend main anchor:
December 24, 2016—May 21, 2017 As weekday main anchor: May 22, 2017—present | |
| Sub-anchor (weekday) | Choi Young-im 최영임 |
March 23, 1992—April 15, 1994 |
| Han Soo-jin 한수진 |
As weekend sub-anchor:
June 5, 1993—April 17, 1994 As weekday sub-anchor: April 18, 1994—March 29, 2002 | |
| Kwak Sang-eun 곽상은 |
As weekday sub-anchor:
April 1, 2002—February 27, 2004 As one-time weekend sub-anchor: February 29, 2004 | |
| Kim So-won 김소원 |
As weekend sub-anchor:
April 6, 2002—February 28, 2004 As weekday sub-anchor: March 1, 2004—March 18. 2011 | |
| Park Sun-young 박선영 |
As weekend sub-anchor:
May 10, 2008—March 20, 2011 As weekday sub-anchor: March 21, 2014—July 18, 2014 | |
| Choi Hye-rim 최혜림 |
As weekend sub-anchor:
July 23, 2011—January 15, 2012 July 7, 2012—September 14, 2014 As weekday sub-anchor: December 19, 2016—present | |
| Main anchor (weekend) | Jung Sung-hwan 정성환 |
December 14, 1991—March 22, 1992 |
| Jung Sung-geun 정성근 |
July 7, 1995—April 25. 1993
October 7, 2000—March 31, 2002 | |
| Lee Seung-yeol/b> 이승열 |
May 1, 1993—October 22, 1994 | |
| Shin Won-soo 신완수 |
October 26, 1996—June 29, 1997 | |
| Park Soo-taek 박수택 |
April 22, 2000—October 1, 2000 | |
| Hong Ji-man 홍지만 |
March 6, 2002—February 28. 2004 | |
| Park Jin-ho 박진호 |
March 6, 2004—March 20, 2011 | |
| Song Wook 송욱 |
March 26, 2011—July 17, 2011 | |
| Pyeon Sang-wook 편상욱 |
July 23. 2011—February 21, 2016 | |
| Park Hyun-suk 박현석 |
February 27, 2016—December 18, 2016 | |
| Kim Yong-tae 김용태 |
May 27, 2017—July 1, 2018 | |
| Kim Bum-joo 김범주 |
July 7, 2018—present | |
| Sub-anchor (weekend) | Kim Young 김영 |
July 5, 1992—November 29, 1992 |
| Song Sun-kyung 송선경 |
December 6, 1992—April 25, 1993 | |
| Choi Young-joo 최영주 |
April 23, 1994—October 23. 1994 | |
| Lee Ji-hyun 이지현 |
October 29, 1994—June 29, 1997 | |
| Lee Hyun-kyung 이현경 |
July 6, 1997—June 28. 1998 | |
| Go Hee-kyung 고희경 |
July 4, 1998—April 16, 2000 | |
| Choi Young-ah 최영아 |
April 22, 2000—April 29, 2001 | |
| Kim Sung-kyung 김성경 |
May 5, 2001—March 31, 2002 | |
| Yoon Hyun-jin 윤현진 |
March 6, 2004—May 4. 2008 | |
| Jang Sun-yi 장선이 |
March 26, 2011—July 17, 2011 | |
| Jung Mi-sun 정미선 |
As weekday sub-anchor:
July 21, 2014—December 16, 2016 As weekend sub-anchor: January 21. 2012—July 1, 2012 May 27, 2017—March 17, 2019 | |
| Lee Hye-seung 이혜승 |
September 20, 2014—December 18, 2016 | |
| Jang Ye-won 장예원 |
December 24. 2016—May 21. 2017 | |
| Kim Min-hyung 김민형 |
March 23, 2019—present |
Broadcast times
Local versions
Local newscasts are aired after SBS 8 NEWS at 20:35 on weekdays. A typical newscast runs for 20 minutes on weekdays and 10 minutes on weekends. The local newscasts pre-empt the SBS 8 NEWS Sports news and Business news segment.
| Station | Local Newscast | Time |
|---|---|---|
| KNN | KNN NEWS eye | 20:25 |
| TBC | TBC 8 NEWS | 20:25 |
| UBC | UBC PRIME NEWS | 20:25 |
| TJB | TJB 8 NEWS | 20:25 |
| G1 | G1 8 NEWS | 20:25 |
| CJB | CJB 8 NEWS(Weekday) CJB News at 8:30(Weekend) |
20:25 20:30 |
| JTV | JTV 8 NEWS | 20:25 |
| KBC | KBC 8 NEWS | 20:25 |
| JIBS | JIBS 8 NEWS now | 20:25 |
External links