Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
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Hobbies and Interests
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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Penny Hart

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Summary

Experienced professional with expertise in programme curation, podcast and programme production, and editing across online, radio, TV, and print platforms. Demonstrates strong skills in budget management, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership while consistently delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines. Proficient in IT tools including Microsoft Office, with a proven ability to manage complex projects efficiently and effectively.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Series Producer, The Late Debate/Saturday with Colm O Mongáin

RTÉ Radio 1
01.2021 - 09.2025
  • Identifying key political stories of interest to listeners
  • Dealing with political parties and politicians daily
  • Finding new journalistic voices
  • Managing a team along with the programme budget and resources
  • Piloting new presenter talent

Deputy Editor, Current Affairs

RTÉ Radio 1
01.2018 - 01.2021
  • Editorial responsibility for Brendan O’Connor, Marian Finucane, The Late Debate, Saturday View, Ray D’Arcy show, and Sunday with Miriam and more
  • Making editorial decisions for programmes
  • Working with the management team to allocate staff and manage resources, and to schedule programmes
  • Setting editorial direction for existing and new programmes
  • Supporting presenters and production staff
  • Editorial responsibility for creative audio and commercial outputs of the station
  • Editorial direction for communications and marketing of programmes

Producer

RTÉ Radio 1 & 2fm
03.2005 - 01.2018
  • Producer across genres of current affairs, entertainment, and arts
  • Developing new voices and media training presenters and contributors
  • Planning outside broadcasts
  • Programming festival output for all major Irish festivals including planning schedules, live music recording
  • Assisted in drawing up schedules for programmes
  • Represented RTÉ at the Eurosonic Conference in Belgium in 2007
  • Worked with presenters and contributors new to the station
  • Project leader for Culture Night: 2016 and Cruinniú na Cásca 2017

Producer

RTÉ Lyric FM
01.2005 - 01.2005

Broadcast Assistant

RTÉ 2fm
01.2002 - 01.2005

Administrative Assistant

RTÉ Television
01.2000 - 01.2002

Autocue operator

RTÉ Television
01.2000 - 01.2002

Runner/overnight news assistant

RTÉ News
01.1999 - 01.2000

Education

Diploma of Higher Education - Leadership and Management

OU
01.2014 - 01.2018

Dip - Public Relations

Fitzwilliam Institute
01.2001 - 01.2003

BA - Journalism

DIT Aungier St
01.1996 - 01.1999

Skills

Programme curation

Programme and podcast production

Budget management

Working to tight deadlines

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

IT skills including Microsoft Office

Editing and writing for online, radio, tv & print




References

References Available on Request

Hobbies and Interests

Running, Live music, Theatre, Visual Arts, Astrophysics

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Series Producer, The Late Debate, RTÉ Radio 1 2021-Present
  • Deputy Editor, RTÉ Radio 1 2018-2021
  • Producer RTÉ Radio April 2005-2018

Timeline

Series Producer, The Late Debate/Saturday with Colm O Mongáin

RTÉ Radio 1
01.2021 - 09.2025

Deputy Editor, Current Affairs

RTÉ Radio 1
01.2018 - 01.2021

Diploma of Higher Education - Leadership and Management

OU
01.2014 - 01.2018

Producer

RTÉ Radio 1 & 2fm
03.2005 - 01.2018

Producer

RTÉ Lyric FM
01.2005 - 01.2005

Broadcast Assistant

RTÉ 2fm
01.2002 - 01.2005

Dip - Public Relations

Fitzwilliam Institute
01.2001 - 01.2003

Administrative Assistant

RTÉ Television
01.2000 - 01.2002

Autocue operator

RTÉ Television
01.2000 - 01.2002

Runner/overnight news assistant

RTÉ News
01.1999 - 01.2000

BA - Journalism

DIT Aungier St
01.1996 - 01.1999

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