Ray Kennedy (journalist)
Irish journalist
Ray Kennedy is an Irish news presenter and award winning journalist working for RTÉ, Ireland's national television and radio station, where he has presented the Nine O'Clock News since September 2023, having previously presented the weekend editions of the Six One News and One O'Clock News.
He is former Ireland Correspondent for Sky News in Dublin and was also one of the Sky News Ireland's two anchors. for its weeknightly programmes.
Career
Before joining Sky News, Kennedy worked as a reporter and news anchor for Irish channels RTÉ and TV3. His career began in 1989, working as a reporter with the Irish Independent and Irish Press newspaper groups before radio and television presenting.
He has held the posts of Political Correspondent with Independent Network News (INN). Weekend Anchor TV3, and Ireland Correspondent Sky News International.
In 2016, he won the Justice Media Award television journalist category for the coverage of the Gorse Hill repossession case. In 2017, he was shortlisted for the Amnesty International Media Awards for reporting on poverty in Brazil ahead of the Rio Olympics. In 2006, he was nominated one of Ireland's favourite news presenters at the TV Now Awards.
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