Jeanie Johnston (born Carrickfergus)[1] is a former Northern Irish television presenter and journalist.
Johnston joined UTV in 1978, reporting for news programmes Good Evening Ulster, Six Tonight and UTV Live.[2] She later became UTV's Health and Education Correspondent.[2]
In 2000, Johnston was appointed Features Editor at the station, responsible for the content on UTV Life.[2] She took voluntary redundancy from UTV in January 2009.[2]
In an interview discussing her departure from UTV, Johnston stated a desire to work in health consultancy with her friend and former UTV colleague Kate Smith.[2]
Johnston is a patron of the charity Heartbeat.[3] She has two children.