Jeanie Johnston (born Carrickfergus) is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.
Broadcasting career
Johnston joined UTV in 1978, reporting for news programmes Good Evening Ulster, Six Tonight and UTV Live. She later became UTV's Health and Education Correspondent.
In 2000, Johnston was appointed Features Editor at the station, responsible for the content on UTV Life. She took voluntary redundancy from UTV in January 2009.
Personal life
In an interview discussing her departure from UTV, Johnston stated a desire to work in health consultancy with her friend and former UTV colleague Kate Smith.
Johnston is a patron of the charity Heartbeat. She has two children.
References
- WebArchive.org: Jeanie Johnston's profile on u.tv; captured 16 January 2003, accessed 5 April 2009
- ^ The News Letter: "Another news veteran to leave UTV screens": dated 24 January 2009; accessed 5 February 2009
- Belfast Telegraph: "I lost my lovely baby but now I want to help other children": dated 22 March 2005; accessed 5 February 2009
- Living people
- Television presenters from Northern Ireland
- Journalists from Northern Ireland
- UTV (TV channel) people
- People from Carrickfergus
- Broadcasters from County Antrim
- 20th-century women journalists from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century women journalists from Northern Ireland
- 20th-century journalists from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century journalists from Northern Ireland