- Jennifer Byrne
Jennifer Byrne is an Australian print, radio and television journalist.
Byrne was educated at
St Margaret's School, Melbourne as a boarding student [http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20060614-Famous-alumni-on-Lathams-hit-list.html Crikey.com.au: Famous alumni on Latham's hit list] (accessed:26-06-2007)] , and began her career in journalism at age 16 as a cadet at Melbourne's "The Age " newspaper. At 23 she became the paper'sSan Francisco correspondent , and later a feature writer.cite news |first = Simon |last = Kent |title = The Guide: Stars on the Way Up |work = Sydney Morning Herald |publisher = John Fairfax Group Pty Ltd |date =1987-10-12 ]Byrne's television career began as a reporter on "Nationwide". After returning to print media as assistant-editor of the "The Age"'s Monthly Review, in 1982 she moved back to television on Channel 9's "Sunday". On "Sunday" in 1985 Byrne won a Logie for her story on
Paul Keating 's tax summit.cite web | url = http://sunday.ninemsn.com.au/sunday/help/about2.asp
title = About Sunday: Our History (Pt 2) | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | publisher = Ninemsn]From 1986 to 1993 she worked on the Australian current affairs program "60 Minutes".cite web | url = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1147488/
title = Jennifer Byrne (II) | accessdate = 2006-07-18 | publisher = iMDB] She has presented "Foreign Correspondent" on theAustralian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).In 2005 Byrne narrated the ABC
mockumentary television show "". Since 2006, also on the ABC, she has hosted "First Tuesday Book Club ", a panel book review program, alongside regular commentatorsMarieke Hardy andJason Steger . In the mid-1990s she was publishing director at Reed Books.cite news |first = Lucy |last = Beaumont |url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/ networking/2006/05/17/1147545333713.html |title = Networking |work = The Age |publisher = John Fairfax Holdings Limited |date =2006-05-18 |accessdate = 2006-07-18]In 2008 Byrne joined ABC NewsRadio as a co-host during the evening drive slot (4 - 7pm).cite web | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23944398-22822,00.html | title = Byrne books herself new radio show | accessdate = 2008-09-02 | work = The Australian | publisher = News Limited]
Byrne is married to ABC presenter
Andrew Denton with whom she has a son, Connor.References
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