John Caden is an

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independent television producer. He began his media career in

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in the 1970s. In 1985 he won a

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for producing ''

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''. For most of his time in RTÉ, Caden was a member of the Workers' Party. He, along with his friend

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, strongly supported the operation of Section 31 of the Broadcasting Act 1960, which prevented members of

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from being interviewed on RTÉ. In 1987, Caden took charge of the investigation into the "Lambo incident", involving the RTÉ DJ

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. In the 1990s, John Caden left his employment with RTÉ. He is the father-in-law of '' Sunday Independent'' journalist Brendan O'Connor. He was briefly associated with the campaign of Derek Nally to become

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in the

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before disassociating himself with the campaign over disagreements with the candidate.www.anphoblacht.com/news
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