Name Allyson Hennessy | ||
Died May 7, 2011, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
Curry Chicken with Allyson Hennessy
Allyson Hennessy (January 4, 1948 – May 7, 2011) was a veteran Trinidad and Tobago television news presenter. She was trained in the United Kingdom.
Contents
- Curry Chicken with Allyson Hennessy
- Allyson Hennessy Trinidad style Stephen Lee Pow Productions 2007
- Media career
- Veni Mange
- Personal life
- Death
- References
Allyson Hennessy - Trinidad style - Stephen Lee Pow Productions (2007)
Media career
Hennessy entered at Trinidad and Tobago Television and hosted the program Community Dateline for several years with other presenters including Terrance Greaves, Wendell Constantine, Judy Alcantara, Lisa Wickham (1999–2000) and Judy Chong Dennison until 2005 when the station closed. In 2009 she was received the "Media Excellence" award from the Trinidad & Tobago Publishers and Broadcasters Association.
In 2010, she began co-hosting The Box, a daily TV talk show on the Gayelle network, with a talk show format styled after the U.S. morning program The View. She also had her own television program, Allyson 10-12. Hennessy was a familiar face as host of carnival activities and special events. .
Veni Mange
A Cordon Bleu trained chef, Hennessy was a co-owner of the Veni Mange Restaurant.
Personal life
She was married to Emmett Hennessy, a fellow journalist; they had no children.
Death
Hennessy fell ill in late April 2011, with an undisclosed illness, and was hospitalised in the intensive care unit at the St. Clair Medical Centre in Port-of-Spain. She never recovered and died at St. Clair Medical on May 7, 2011, aged 63.
