Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2022) Excellence Award
John Creedon
ジョン・クリードン
Jon Kurīdona
Aliases:
Creedo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958 （Cork, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English, Irish
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Goatstown, Dublin → Cork
Career
- Occupations
- Broadcaster
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- RTÉ
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Jacob's Award | Risin' Time | — | Jacob's Awards | winner |
Jacob's Award
1992
Work:
Risin' Time
Organization:
Jacob's Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Popular Irish broadcaster with RTÉ, known for hosting The John Creedon Show on RTÉ Radio 1. Presented numerous TV series exploring Irish history and geography, passionate about music, sports, and the Irish language.
Quotes
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Death is not the opposite to life. It's the opposite to birth.
Source: The Late Late Show (2008) -
The big fat guy never wins anything, this is great.
Source: Fáilte Towers (2008)
Trivia
- Raised in a family with eleven siblings.
- Avid Irish language enthusiast.
- Supporter of Cork City F.C.
- His daughter Katie suffered from kidney problems as a child.
- Lost his prematurely born granddaughter Lucie in 2007.