Jenny McCudden is an Irish journalist, newspaper editor, author and television producer.
11 Facts About Jenny McCudden
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Jenny McCudden's credits include presenting news reports and programmes for BBC News in the United Kingdom, and TV3 News in Ireland, where she was the station's Western Correspondent for several years.
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Jenny McCudden has written fiction and poetry, having her work published as part of an anthology and in The Irish Times.
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Jenny McCudden later joined the Sunday World, and in 2012 was briefly a reporter with the Irish Sun.
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Jenny McCudden left the broadcaster in 2012, returning to print journalism, and later that year took up the role of editor at The Sligo Champion.
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In doing so, Jenny McCudden became the first woman to edit the newspaper since its foundation in 1836, and the first editor not to have previously been employed there.
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Jenny McCudden was in the audience, and her book was mentioned by host Ryan Tubridy following a segment about drink driving, but her presence itself was ignored.
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In March 2010, Jenny McCudden worked with veteran broadcaster and television presenter Gay Byrne on a TV3 documentary based on her book.
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Byrne, who is chair of the Road Safety Authority was keen to present the programme after Jenny McCudden sent him a copy of her book and TV3 decided to make the documentary.
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Jenny McCudden has written fiction and poetry, contributing some of her work to Three Times Daily, an anthology of short fiction and poetry published in 2010.
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Jenny McCudden was a featured reader at the 2009 Cuirt International Festival of Literature.