Pat Kenny

Pat Kenny

Patrick "Pat" Kenny (born 29 January 1948) is an Irish broadcaster and former disc jockey and continuity announcer. He is employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and is their highest paid presenter. He presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday. He has presented the RTÉ One current affairs programme, The Frontline, each Monday night since the demise of its predecessor Questions and Answers. He hosted The Late Late Show on RTÉ One from 1999 until 2009 when he submitted his resignation to those in a higher position of authority via a live on-air announcement.

Kenny had a past career as a lecturer and has academic degrees in the fields of chemical engineering. As well as his ten-year stint as host of The Late Late Show during the 2000s, he has co-hosted Eurovision Song Contest 1988, as well as numerous other television shows, including Today Tonight, The Pat Kenny Show, Saturday Live and Kenny Live, and has worked for both RTÉ Radio 1 and RTÉ 2fm, sometimes simultaneously, in a career that has spanned four decades. He is the holder of a Jacob's Award and is perennially cited as the highest paid employee in RTÉ's possession. He was named 23rd most influential person of 2009 by the magazine Village.