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Pat Kenny | |
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.jpg) Kenny in 2011 | |
| Born | Patrick Kenny 29 January 1948 Dublin, Ireland |
| Education | University College Dublin Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Employer(s) | Newstalk TV3 |
| Known for | Today Tonight Kenny Live The Late Late Show Today with Pat Kenny The Frontline The Pat Kenny Show Pat Kenny Tonight Eurovision Song Contest 1988 |
| Spouse | Kathy |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | The Pat Kenny Show |
Patrick Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is an Irish broadcaster, who currently hosts the daily radio show The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk and the current affairs show Pat Kenny Tonight on Virgin Media One.
Prior to this, Kenny had a 41-year high-profile career at RTÉ, in which he was their highest paid presenter for several years. He presented radio show Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday until 2013. He hosted The Late Late Show from September 1999 until May 2009, then returned as a stand-in host in January 2013.[1][2][3] He presented the current affairs programme The Frontline,[4] each Monday night from 2009 until its axing in 2013.
He was the co-host of Eurovision Song Contest 1988, as well as numerous other television shows, including Today Tonight, Saturday Live and Kenny Live, and has worked for both RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm, sometimes simultaneously, in a career that has spanned five decades. He is the holder of a Jacob's Award and was perennially cited as the highest paid employee at RTÉ. He was named 23rd most influential person of 2009 by the magazine Village.[5]
- ^ "Pat Kenny to step down as Late Late Show host". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Pat Kenny to leave Late Late Show". RTÉ Arts. RTÉ. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Pat Kenny to return to Late Late". The Journal.ie. 30 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
Pat Kenny will make an unexpected return to the presenter's chair of the Late Late Show this Friday evening...
- ^ "RTÉ Television unveils new season". RTÉ Arts. RTÉ. 13 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ "Ireland's Most Influential 100, 2009". Village. 4 November 2009. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.