Kathryn Thomas

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (June 2010) Kathryn Thomas Born (1979-01-01) 1 January 1979 (age 34), Carlow, Ireland Residence Mount Brown, Dublin, Ireland Nationality Irish Education English, Sociology and Information Studies Alma mater King's Hospital School. University College Dublin (UCD) Occupation Presenter Employer Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) Known for Rapid, No Frontiers, Winning Streak, Operation Transformation, The Voice of Ireland Kathryn Thomas (born 1 January 1979) is an Irish television presenter. Early life edit: Thomas attended the national school on the Green Road, Carlow and began her secondary school years in St Leo's College, Carlow. In her second year, she transferred to The King's Hospital in Dublin as a boarder. She studied Arts (English, Sociology and Information Studies) at University College Dublin but left before finishing as she won a contract to present the children's television programme Rapid. She also took London Guildhall acting exams to Grade 8. Television edit: Thomas's break into television came when she co-presented Rapid, a youth sports show, with Dublin GAA star Jason Sherlock during the 1990s. Thomas worked on the television series No Frontiers, which included assignment stories about boomeranging in Australia, bungee jumping in New Zealand, child trafficking in Namibia, and American football. In 2008, Thomas co-presented Winning Streak: Dream Ticket with Aidan Power. From 2009, she co-presented Winning Streak, with Marty Whelan. She left Winning Streak in December 2011. In 2011, she became the new presenter of Operation Transformation on RTÉ One. In August 2011, it was announced that she would host the Irish version of The Voice, The Voice of Ireland. Thomas stormed the stage during a performance by Alabama 3 at the 9th Irish Film & Television Awards, and wagged her finger at the rock band after they sang a song with the lyrics "fuck the police". She accused Alabama 3 of inciting people to violence. Radio edit: Thomas has stepped in for John Murray on RTÉ Radio 1 and also hosts an RTÉ Radio 1 quiz show. Personal life edit: Thomas is currently single after her 5 year relationship with Garda Enda Waters ended in July 2012 . Awards edit: In 2005, Thomas won the Travel Extra Irish Travel Writer of the Year. In 2008, Thomas won the Sony Bravia TV Personality of the Year at the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTAs) in Dublin, as well as Best Female Presenter at the TV Now Awards. In February 2012, she came third in a poll to find Ireland's most desirable Valetines.

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