Originally anchored by Park Geun-sook, it aired from October 5, 1970 to present.

Jo Hyun-yong and Kim Su-ji serves as the currently anchors for weekdays and Kim Cho-rong serves as the currently anchors for weekdays.

celebrated its 50th anniversary, making it the longest-running newscast in South Korean television.

[citation needed] The newscast premiered on October 5, 1970, as MBC 뉴우스데스크 due to the orthography at the time.

1991—May 17, 1992 March 29, 2008—April 26, 2009 As weekend main anchor: March 17, 2007—March 23, 2008 November 6, 2010—February 19, 2012 April 14, 2012—May 6, 2012 April 12, 1993—September 16, 1994 October 2, 1995—August 9, 1996 As weekend sub-anchor: May 12, 1991—September 6, 1992 September 24, 1994—August 4, 1996 April 25, 1998—September 20, 1998 November 16, 1996—August 24, 1997 January 8, 2000—July 7, 2002 September 22, 1997—April 23, 1999 As weekend sub-anchor: April 17, 1993—September 18, 1994 July 13, 2002—October 5, 2003 November 11, 1996—September 19, 1997 As weekend sub-anchor: August 30, 1997—October 5, 1997 As weekend sub-anchor: May 17, 2014—December 11, 2016 July 27, 2019—June 28, 2020