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'''Leo J. Enright''' (born 18 March 1955) is an Irish [[radio broadcaster]] and [[news reporter]].<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/therestaurant/enright/enright_leo.html Leo Enright] rte.ie. Retrieved March 2011</ref> He is a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Cosmic Physics<ref>[http://www.dias.ie/index.php?section=cosmic&subsection=index School of Cosmic Physics] dias.ie. Retrieved March 2011</ref> at the [[Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies]].

==Early life and career==
Leo Enright was born in London, but considers Dublin his home town. He was educated at St. Fintan's High School, [[Sutton, Dublin|Sutton]] and [[University College Dublin]]. As a Fellow of the World Press Institute,<ref>[http://www.worldpressinstitute.org/ World Press Institute] worldpressinstitute.org. Retrieved March 2011</ref> he studied American history, economics and culture at [[Macalester College]], in [[St. Paul, Minnesota]].

==Major achievements==
In 1978, Enright won a [[Jacob's Award]] for his report on Dublin delinquents, broadcast on [[RTÉ Radio 1|RTÉ Radio]]'s ''This Week'' programme.<ref>''The Irish Times'', "Jacobs present awards", 31 March 1979</ref>

In 2000, with support from [[NASA]]'s [[NASA Astrobiology Institute|Astrobiology Institute]], he completed the Workshop on Molecular Evolution<ref>[http://workshop.molecularevolution.org/ Workshop on Molecular Evolution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213001745/http://workshop.molecularevolution.org/ |date=13 February 2006 }} molecularevolution.org Retrieved March 2011</ref> at the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution.<ref>[http://jbpc.mbl.edu/ Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution] jbpc.mbl.edu. Retrieved March 2011</ref>

In 2008 he shared in a [[Thea (award)|Thea Award]] for his work as science advisor on "Cosmos at the Castle", an interactive exhibition at [[Blackrock Castle|Blackrock Castle Observatory]] exploring extreme life on earth and in space.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0309/thea.html?rss RTÉ News: Cork observatory wins Thea award] rte.ie. Retrieved March 2011</ref> The award was presented by the [[Themed Entertainment Association]], a worldwide association of designers and producers of themed experiences such as museums, zoos and theme parks.<ref>[http://www.teaconnect.org/node/66 THEA Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128220225/http://www.teaconnect.org/node/66 |date=28 January 2011 }} teaconnect.org. Retrieved March 2011</ref>

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