Jeanie Johnston is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist

Journalist

A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

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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

Kate Smith (presenter)

Kate Smith is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.-Broadcasting career:Smith began her broadcasting career at Downtown Radio as a newsreader and reporter. She later worked as a presenter and reporter for RTÉ in 1980 and moved to UTV in 1983.Smith hosted her last edition of...

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Johnston is a patron of the charity Heartbeat. She has two children.