Lucy Kennedy facts for kids

Lucy Kennedy (Irish: Lusaí Ní Chinnéide; born April 21, 1976) is a well-known Irish television and radio presenter. She is also a successful author of children's books.

Lucy first became famous when she co-hosted The Podge and Rodge Show on RTÉ Two. She has presented many other popular shows. These include The Ex-Files, Livin' with Lucy, and The Lucy Kennedy Show. She also co-hosted Charity Lords of the Ring. Today, she works full-time on radio, presenting The Colm and Lucy Breakfast Show. You might also know her from The Six O'Clock Show on TV3.

Early Life and Career Start

Lucy Kennedy grew up in Sandycove, Dublin. She was the middle child in a family with three girls. Her father, John Kennedy, is also a well-known person. He even played the piano for Lucy on The Lucy Kennedy Show.

Lucy went to Holy Child Killiney secondary school. Her first job was as a flight attendant for Cityjet. After that, she studied television presenting and production. In 2002, she worked as a researcher for an Irish TV show. She also helped with production for other shows like An Tuath Nua and A Scare at Bedtime. For a short time, she worked in sales for SPIN 1038 radio station.

Television Career

Lucy Kennedy started presenting The Ex-Files in 2004. In February 2006, she was asked to co-host The Podge and Rodge Show. She said the two characters were "like the older brothers I never had." She left the show after three seasons.

In 2007, Lucy appeared on many other TV shows. She was on No Frontiers and the People in Need Telethon. She also won the TV Now Award for Female Personality of the Year.

From April to May 2008, Lucy had her own show called Livin' with Lucy. The idea of the show was that she would live with celebrities for a weekend. Some of the famous people she stayed with included Brian McFadden and Calum Best. The show was shown on RTÉ2 on Monday nights. While staying with British TV star Jade Goody, Lucy was followed by photographers. She also had a memorable moment with Samantha Mumba. During their time together, Samantha used strong words about an Irish radio presenter.

Lucy also filled in for Ian Dempsey on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show in July 2008. There was talk that she might host the travel show No Frontiers, but this did not happen.

Her own chat show, The Lucy Kennedy Show, started in January 2009. Her father, John, played the piano on the show. In August 2009, she co-presented Charity Lords of the Ring with Barry McGuigan. After this, she took time off for maternity leave. She started filming the third season of Livin' with Lucy in July 2010.

In September 2013, Lucy began co-hosting Late Lunch Live with Martin King. This show later became The Seven O'Clock Show in 2015. Now, it is known as The Six O'Clock Show. This change happened because popular shows like Emmerdale and Coronation Street returned to Virgin Media One in 2016.

On August 30, 2017, it was announced that Lucy would host Ireland's Got Talent. She hosted two seasons of the show until it ended in 2019.

Radio Career

Lucy Kennedy has also worked in radio. She had a short time on RTÉ 2fm with Bazil Ashmawy.

In May 2010, she co-presented a morning show with Colm Hayes for one month. This was after the death of Gerry Ryan, a famous radio host. However, she did not get the job permanently. She felt she did not have enough experience for it at the time.

She also presented Weekend Breakfast with Baz & Lucy. In April 2018, Lucy started co-hosting a new breakfast show on Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland) with Colm Hayes. It is called The Colm and Lucy Breakfast Show.

Children's Book Author

Lucy Kennedy has also become a successful author. She writes a series of children's books called The Friendship Fairies. The first book came out in 2020. She has published five books in the series so far. Each book has lovely illustrations by Phillip Cullen.

Personal Life

Lucy Kennedy is married to Richard Governey. They have three children, two daughters and one son. She balances her career and family life. She looks up to Miriam O'Callaghan, another famous Irish presenter, for how she manages her work and family.

Awards and Recognition

In 2009, Lucy Kennedy won the Favourite Female TV Presenter award at the TV Now Awards.