Leo J. Enright

'''Leo J. Enright''' (born 18 March 1955) is an Irish radio broadcaster and news reporter.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/therestaurant/enright/enright_leo.html Leo Enright] rte.ie. Retrieved March 2011</ref> He is a member of the Board of Governors of the School of Cosmic Physics<ref>[http://www.dias.ie/index.php?section=cosmic&subsection=index School of Cosmic Physics] dias.ie. Retrieved March 2011</ref> at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.

==Early life and career== Leo Enright was born in London, but considers Dublin his home town. He was educated at St. Fintan's High School, Sutton and University College Dublin. As a Fellow of the World Press Institute,<ref>[http://www.worldpressinstitute.org/ World Press Institute] worldpressinstitute.org. Retrieved March 2011</ref> he studied American history, economics and culture at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota.

==Major achievements== In 1978, Enright won a Jacob's Award for his report on Dublin delinquents, broadcast on RTÉ Radio's ''This Week'' programme.<ref>''The Irish Times'', "Jacobs present awards", 31 March 1979</ref>

In 2000, with support from NASA's Astrobiology Institute, he completed the Workshop on Molecular Evolution<ref>[http://workshop.molecularevolution.org/ Workshop on Molecular Evolution] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060213001745/http://workshop.molecularevolution.org/ |date=13 February 2006 }} molecularevolution.org Retrieved March 2011</ref> at the Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution.<ref>[http://jbpc.mbl.edu/ Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution] jbpc.mbl.edu. Retrieved March 2011</ref>

In 2008 he shared in a Thea Award for his work as science advisor on "Cosmos at the Castle", an interactive exhibition at Blackrock Castle Observatory exploring extreme life on earth and in space.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0309/thea.html?rss RTÉ News: Cork observatory wins Thea award] rte.ie. Retrieved March 2011</ref> The award was presented by the Themed Entertainment Association, a worldwide association of designers and producers of themed experiences such as museums, zoos and theme parks.<ref>[http://www.teaconnect.org/node/66 THEA Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128220225/http://www.teaconnect.org/node/66 |date=28 January 2011 }} teaconnect.org. Retrieved March 2011</ref>

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