Jenny Woodward
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Jenny Woodward is a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...

 for ABC Queensland. She has presented the weather for ABC News in Queensland for 25 years. She also conducts frequent live broadcasts, including annual broadcasts from the Brisbane Show or 'Ekka' as well as preparing reports for the Queensland edition of "Stateline". She has been the compere of the nationally televised “Spirit of Christmas” concert series at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre for seven years.

In 2004 Woodward won a Queensland Media Award. She was further honoured on 8 April 2008 when a species of Geranium was named after her. The Jenny Woodward Geranium is a pink flowered bush. She lives in Brisbane with her family. She was approached by the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
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 to run as a candidate in the 2010 Australian Federal Election, but declined to change professions.

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