Leo J. Enright
Leo J. Enright (born 18 March 1955) is an Irish radio broadcaster and news reporter. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Ins*ute 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 and University College Dublin. As a Fellow of the World Press Ins*ute, 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's This Week programme.
In 2000, with support from NASA's Astrobiology Ins*ute, he completed the Workshop on Molecular Evolution at the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution.
In 2008 he shared in a Thea Award for his work as science advisor on "Cosmos at the Castle", an interactive exhibition at Blackrock Castle Observatory exploring extreme life on earth and in space. The award was presented by the Themed Entertainment *ociation, a worldwide *ociation of designers and producers of themed experiences such as museums, zoos and theme parks.
References
newsreaders
- Kate Carolan
- Rachael English
- Jacqui Hurley
- Sinéad Ní Neachtain
- Barry O'Neill
- Philip Boucher-Hayes
- Des Cahill
- Oliver Callan
- Brenda Donohue
- Eamon Horan
- Jenny Kelly
- Darren Kennedy
- Lucy Kennedy
- Fiona Looney
- Conor McNamara
- Evelyn O'Rourke
- Laura Woods
- John Clarke
- John McMahon
- Dan Healy
- 2fm 2moro 2our
- Death of Gerry Ryan
- "Maniac 2000"
- Nob Nation
- Operation Transformation
- Podcasts
- RTÉ 2XM
- RTÉ Radio 1
- RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
- RTÉ lyric fm