Jenny Kendall-Tobias

Jenny Kendall-Tobias (born Guernsey 1967) was a presenter on BBC Guernsey until late 2006, where she used to present Studio 1, a late-morning interview show featuring local celebrities and classic music.

Life in media

After studying as a flautist 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 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

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.

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.

External sources

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/ BBC Guernsey]