Jenny Huston
Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Jenny Huston (born 24 August 1973) is a Canadian presenter of radio and television in Ireland. She was disc jockey on RTÉ 2fm, an occasional presenter on RTÉ Radio 1 and a television presenter with channels operated by Raidió Teilifís Éireann.;[1][2] Huston presents an indie rock and pop music show[1] on Friday nights and a rock anthems show[3] which is broadcast on Sunday nights. A highlight of her television career was co-hosting RTÉ's Electric Picnic coverage with Tom Dunne in 2006.[4]
In July 2006, Huston fronted RTÉ 2fm's coverage of Oxegen that summer.[5] She has broadcast for RTÉ 2fm at Oxegen 2007, Oxegen 2008 and Oxegen 2009, as well as continuing her coverage of the Electric Picnic for the radio station. She is regularly dispatched to musical events such as Electric Picnic,[6] Oxegen[7] and South by Southwest[8] for live broadcasting purposes.
In 2011 she gained listeners in the JNLRs.[9]
Career
Books
Huston's book In Bloom—Irish Bands Now was released on 27 November 2009.[10] The book features interviews with fifteen contemporary musical acts.[10][11] Several of the bands featured in the book accompanied her to the book's launch at Wicklow Street's Tower Records.[12]
Personal life
Huston's family live in Canada and Ireland; her mother in Kilkenny, a brother and sister in Canada.[13] On her official website,[14] Jenny lists the PJ Harvey album To Bring You My Love or Pixies album Surfer Rosa as "probably" her favourite album of all time, and Beastie Boys, Ministry and Radiohead as—so far—the best gigs she has ever been to.[15]
She is a close friend of rival Canadian disc jockey Alison Curtis from Today FM. Huston showed Curtis a picture of Future Kings of Spain and said, "I think you'd like him [bassist, Anthony Hegarty]", with Curtis replying, "Oh I don't think so. He's kinda pretty".[16] Curtis met him later that night, then deciding: "Actually I do [like him]. I'll have a piece of that [Hegarty] please".[16] This piece turned into a 2007 marriage after a long-term relationship.[16]
Awards
Huston received Best DJ nominations at both the 2005 and 2006 Meteor Awards[17][18] but lost out on both occasions to Ray D'Arcy from Today FM.
<templatestyles src="Template:Awards table/styles.css" />
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Jenny Huston | Best DJ at the Meteor Awards | Nominated |
| 2006 | Jenny Huston | Best DJ at the Meteor Awards | Nominated |
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ GRS, Wednesday 20 August 2008
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ The Annex, 16 June 2007
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Huston's page on RTÉ 2fm's website
- Jenny's trip across America in aid of Temple Street Children's Hospital Template:Webarchive (included is an image of her in Arizona under a large dog)
- Cork – Jenny's involvement in the European Capital of Culture 2005
- Jenny Goes to College