Jenny Huston (born 24 August 1973) is a Canadian presenter of radio and television in Ireland. She was disc jockey on RTà2fm, an occasional presenter on RTàRadio 1 and a television presenter with channels operated by Raidió TeilifÃÂs ÃÂireann.; Huston presents an indie rock and pop music show on Friday nights and a rock anthems show which is broadcast on Sunday nights. A highlight of her television career was co-hosting RTÃÂ's Electric Picnic coverage with Tom Dunne in 2006.
In July 2006, Huston fronted RTÃÂ 2fm's coverage of Oxegen that summer. She has broadcast for RTÃÂ 2fm at Oxegen 2007, Oxegen 2008 and Oxegen 2009, as well as continuing her coverage of the Electric Picnic for the radio station. She is regularly dispatched to musical events such as Electric Picnic, Oxegen and South by Southwest for live broadcasting purposes.
In 2011 she gained listeners in the JNLRs.
Huston's book In BloomâÂÂIrish Bands Now was released on 27 November 2009. The book features interviews with fifteen contemporary musical acts. Several of the bands featured in the book accompanied her to the book's launch at Wicklow Street's Tower Records.
Huston's family live in Canada and Ireland; her mother in Kilkenny, a brother and sister in Canada. On her official website, Jenny lists the PJ Harvey album To Bring You My Love or Pixies album Surfer Rosa as "probably" her favourite album of all time, and Beastie Boys, Ministry and Radiohead asâÂÂso farâÂÂthe best gigs she has ever been to.
She is a close friend of rival Canadian disc jockey Alison Curtis from Today FM. Huston showed Curtis a picture of Future Kings of Spain and said, "I think you'd like him [bassist, Anthony Hegarty]", with Curtis replying, "Oh I don't think so. He's kinda pretty". Curtis met him later that night, then deciding: "Actually I do [like him]. I'll have a piece of that [Hegarty] please". This piece turned into a 2007 marriage after a long-term relationship.
Huston received Best DJ nominations at both the 2005 and 2006 Meteor Awards but lost out on both occasions to Ray D'Arcy from Today FM.
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