Allyson Hennessy (4 January 1948 – 7 May 2011) was a veteran

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. She was trained in the

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Media career

Hennessy entered at

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and hosted the program ''

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'' for several years with other presenters including Terrance Greaves, Wendell Constantine, Judy Alcantara,

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(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

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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

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activities and special events.

Veni Mangé

A Cordon Bleu-trained chef, Hennessy was a co-owner of the Veni Mangé 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

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at the St. Clair Medical Centre in

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. She never recovered and died at St. Clair Medical on 7 May 2011, aged 63.

References

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