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Jennifer Byrne Jennifer Byrne i(A21866 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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Journalist and television presenter.

A television journalist for the ABC and author of feature stories for many leading newspapers, Byrne is perhaps best known as the long-running host of The Book Club (originally First Tuesday Book Club), ABC Television's long-running book-review and interview program (2006-2017).

Born in Melbourne, Byrne was educated at St Margaret's School in Berwick, Melbourne. She began her career as a cadet journalist on the Age at age 16, and has worked as the Age's San Francisco correspondent, as a researcher for The Day Tonight (Melbourne), as a presenter on 60 Minutes and Foreign Correspondent, and as the narrator on Chris Lilley's We Can Be Heroes.

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2020 recipient City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants for A Weirdo in Isolation
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