Jerome Hughes

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Jerome Hughes is an Irish television reporter from Laghey in County Donegal. He currently works as a senior reporter for TV3 where he signs off each report with the line: "Jerome Hughes, TV3 News". Prior to joining TV3, Jerome worked for Sky News where he was responsible for filming, editing and reporting on news stories across Ireland.

Early career

After attending a communications course at LYIT, Jerome began his career with NWR. He spent six years at NWR before moving to Highland Radio, an independent radio station based in Letterkenny, County Donegal. He lasted one year in the tough environs of Highland before leaving on Friday December 13 to work for TV3 before a spell with Sky News. [http://www.donegaltimes.com/2002/11_2/other.html] He eventually moved backed to TV3.

Presenter/Producer/writer

Jerome presented The Property Game on TV3. [ [http://www.thepropertygame.ie/presenters.htm The Property Game] ] He also produced and wrote the TV3 documentary - Maddie: Secrets of the Dossier - which promised revelations about the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. [ [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/no-ray-of-light-in-this-kerry-codology-1466050.html No Ray of light in this Jerome codology] ]

High points

Throughout Jerome's career he has interviewed many household names such as:
* Sarah Jessica Parker
* Arnold Schwarzenegger
* Meryl Streep
* Bill Clinton

Jerome was also one of TV3's foremost reporters in the 2007 Irish general election, joining newsreader Alan Cantwell at the country's largest count centre, the RDS in Dublin, on Friday May 25 2007 as the counting got underway.

Death threat

On Friday the 13th of July 2007 while Jerome was reporting for TV3 (at an inquest into the death of an Irish prisoner) outside Dublin City Coroner's Court he received a death threat live on air. Jerome was reporting for the main evening news when shouting could be heard coming from behind him. A man wearing a brown hoodie approached Jerome and pulled up his hood. "I'll blow your f**king head off", the man shouted. The man continued to make a gun shape with his hand at Jerome's face and said, "Ya f**kin' muppet" and gun shots can be heard before it cuts back to the shocked studio. [Irish Daily Star, Saturday 14 July 2007.] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iroLg-M1AQ&feature=related Video Evidence] ]

There were fears for Jerome's life while the Irish Daily Star and his local radio station Highland Radio reported on the incident. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_/ai_n21062634 Jerome - YOU TUBE] ]

Awards

* He and Joanne Sweeney won News Broadcaster of the Year at the 2002 PPI Radio Awards while at Highland Radio. [http://www.ppiradioawards.com/2002/short_list2002.htm]

References

External links

* " [http://www.donegaltimes.com/2002/11_2/other.html Jerome goes National] " - Donegal Times article
* [http://www.ppiradioawards.com/2002/short_list2002.htm 2002 PPI Radio Awards Winners]