Jenny Kendall-Tobias
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Jenny Kendall-Tobias was a presenter on BBC Guernsey until late 2006, where she used to present , a late-morning interview show featuring local celebrities and classic music.
and singer at London College of Music
, Jenny put these skills to work as an actress, food writer and freelance journalist in London
and Brussels
before joining BBC Guernsey on 1 October 2001.
Her cheerful manner gained her a willing string of Guernsey's most interesting residents as subjects for telephone, ISDN or studio interviews during her regular programme, which she presented Monday to Thursday from ten in the morning to one in the afternoon, and was produced by Tom Girard from January 2005 until June 2006
After broadcasting an interview with two leading British BookCrossers
on 7 November 2005, Jenny rapidly gained an international following, with regular listeners in the U.S.
, Australia
, New Zealand
, Borneo
and Vietnam
.
On 17 November 2005 Jenny established a new world record for the most people interviewed during a radio program - 60.
On 21 March 2006 Jenny did the Tim Tam Slam live on air. Her inexperience showed when she left the withdrawal too long and revealed to listeners that the bottom of her cup was now "very gloopy".
14 December 2006 It appears Jenny has now left BBC Guernsey - as no references can be found of her on www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey and her 'Studio 1' morning show is now presented by Jim Cathcart and produced by Helen Spoelstra. Jenny has left on maternity and gave birth to her first child on Monday 25 December 2006. She named him William Kendall-Tobias
Over Easter 2006 she participated in an amateur dramatic production of Singin' in the Rain
where she played multiple roles as a radio cinema critic and a scantily-dressed showgirl.
She is also on a number of charity committees and actively promotes Guernsey tourism whenever she can.
Life in media
After studying as a flautistFlautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
and singer at London College of Music
London College of Music
The London College of Music is a music school which is part of the University of West London in England.The LCM was founded in 1887 and existed as an independent music conservatoire based at Great Marlborough Street in central London until 1991...
, Jenny put these skills to work as an actress, food writer and freelance journalist in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
before joining BBC Guernsey on 1 October 2001.
Her cheerful manner gained her a willing string of Guernsey's most interesting residents as subjects for telephone, ISDN or studio interviews during her regular programme, which she presented Monday to Thursday from ten in the morning to one in the afternoon, and was produced by Tom Girard from January 2005 until June 2006
After broadcasting an interview with two leading British BookCrossers
BookCrossing
BookCrossing is defined as "the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise." The term is derived from bookcrossing.com, a free online book club which began in order to encourage the practice, aiming to "make the whole world a library."The...
on 7 November 2005, Jenny rapidly gained an international following, with regular listeners in the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
On 17 November 2005 Jenny established a new world record for the most people interviewed during a radio program - 60.
On 21 March 2006 Jenny did the Tim Tam Slam live on air. Her inexperience showed when she left the withdrawal too long and revealed to listeners that the bottom of her cup was now "very gloopy".
14 December 2006 It appears Jenny has now left BBC Guernsey - as no references can be found of her on www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey and her 'Studio 1' morning show is now presented by Jim Cathcart and produced by Helen Spoelstra. Jenny has left on maternity and gave birth to her first child on Monday 25 December 2006. She named him William Kendall-Tobias
External activities
Jenny's heavy workload of charity work brought her to the notice of the Guernsey Special Constabulary on 9 December 2004, when she was arrested, handcuffed, charged with being a notorious public figure on the island's roads and detained until she could raise at least £750. After a few hours she had attracted £1,265 from supporters, the funds being donated to the Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood (CLIC) charity.Singin' in the Rain (musical)
Singin' in the Rain is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown.Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the plot closely adheres to the original...
where she played multiple roles as a radio cinema critic and a scantily-dressed showgirl.
She is also on a number of charity committees and actively promotes Guernsey tourism whenever she can.