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| birth_place = [[Knockmore, County Mayo]], Ireland
| birth_place = [[Knockmore, County Mayo]], Ireland
| nationality = [[Irish people|Irish]]
| nationality = [[Irish people|Irish]]
| known_for = Cousin of [[President of the United States]] [[Joe Biden]], podcasting, fundraising, news reporting
| known_for = Cousin of [[President of the United States]] [[Joe Biden]], podcasting, fundraising, news reporting, partner of [[Joe Brolly]]
| education = St. Mary's Secondary School, [[Ballina, County Mayo]] <br/> [[Ballyfermot College of Further Education]]
| education = St. Mary's Secondary School, [[Ballina, County Mayo]] <br/> [[Ballyfermot College of Further Education]]
| employer = [[The Mayo News]] <br/> [[iRadio]] <br/> [[Government of Ireland]] <br/> [[MidWest Radio]]
| employer = [[The Mayo News]] <br/> [[iRadio]] <br/> [[Government of Ireland]] <br/> [[MidWest Radio]]

Revision as of 18:09, 23 March 2021

Laurita Blewitt
Born
Laurita Blewitt

1983 (age 40–41)
Knockmore, County Mayo, Ireland
NationalityIrish
EducationSt. Mary's Secondary School, Ballina, County Mayo
Ballyfermot College of Further Education
Occupation(s)Podcaster, fundraising
Employer(s)The Mayo News
iRadio
Government of Ireland
MidWest Radio
Known forCousin of President of the United States Joe Biden, podcasting, fundraising, news reporting, partner of Joe Brolly

Laurita Blewitt (born 1983) is an Irish podcaster, fundraiser and radio presenter and producer from Knockmore, County Mayo.[1] She is a podcaster on The Tommy and Hector Podcast with Laurita Blewitt since September 2020.[2][3][4] She is an experienced fundraiser for the Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation.[5][6][7]

Blewitt previously served as sports reporter for The Mayo News from 2006 to 2007, producer on i102-104FM's The Tommy and Hector Show and Breakfast with Bernard & Keith from 2007 to 2011,[8] parliamentary assistant to Fine Gael TD John O'Mahony from 2010 to 2011[9] and traffic manager for MidWest Radio from 2012 to 2015.[10][11]

Blewitt is the third cousin of the 46th and current President of the United States Joe Biden.[12][13][14]

Early life

Blewitt was born in Knockmore, County Mayo, Ireland. She attended St. Mary's Secondary School in Ballina, County Mayo from 1996 to 2002 and Ballyfermot College of Further Education from 2003 to 2005.[10][15]

Cousin of Joe Biden

Blewitt is the third cousin of the 46th and current President of the United States Joe Biden.[16][17][18]

Blewitt and her older brother Joe have met Biden several times.[19] In 2016, the Blewitts met Biden in Ireland when he visited as the 47th Vice President of the United States, and in 2017 in the White House, when Biden was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama.[20][21][22][23]

On Inauguration Day of Joe Biden on 20 January 2021, Blewitt appeared on British daytime television programme This Morning and praised Biden for overcoming "such adversity" in his life and called criticism of his age "cheap and nasty".

References

  1. ^ "A Day in the Life: Laurita Blewitt". The Mayo News. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Brian (September 2020). "Tommy Tiernan and Hector O'hEochagain are doing a weekly podcast series". Entertainment.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ O'Malley, Paul (3 September 2020). "MAYO WOMAN TEAMS UP WITH COMEDY LEGENDS FOR NEW PODCAST". Western People. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Eoghan (7 September 2020). "Podcast Corner: Tommy Tiernan, Laurita Blewitt and Hector Ó hEochagáin take matters into their own hands". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ "iDonate - Support Laurita Blewitt's fundraising page". idonate.ie. iDonate. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Staff - Mayo Roscommon Hospice". hospice.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ^ Loftus, Majella (3 November 2020). "JOE BIDEN'S MAYO COUSINS ARE HOPEFUL OF VICTORY". Western People. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Laurita Blewitt - Email and Phone - ContactOut". contactout.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Joe Biden's Mayo cousins on edge for US election". The Mayo News. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Laurita Blewitt - Podcaster - Tommy&Hector Podcast with Laurita Blewitt - LinkedIn". ie.linkedin.com. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via LinkedIn.
  11. ^ "I Radio tuned and ready". The Mayo News. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  12. ^ Stenson, Joe (12 October 2020). "Irish locals show their colours in Biden's ancestral home". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  13. ^ Quinn, Trevor (5 November 2020). "Joe Biden's cousins in Mayo bursting with pride as he got most votes in US election history". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Joe Biden tells Irish cousin: "My priority is to get to Ireland"". irishcentral.com. Irish Central. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  15. ^ "European Graduates - Ireland". graduates.name. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  16. ^ Carroll, Rory (8 November 2020). "'We're thrilled': Joe Biden's Irish relatives celebrate in County Mayo". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  17. ^ Flanagan, Eimear (7 November 2020). "Joe Biden: Meet the Irish cousins cheering on the president-elect". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  18. ^ Quann, Jack (4 November 2020). "'The whole of Ballina is behind Biden' - Mayo locals celebrate Joe Biden". Newstalk. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  19. ^ Murray, Eavan (3 September 2020). "'Joe Biden could walk into your kitchen and just sit there and have the craic' - US presidential candidate's Mayo cousins say he's proud of Irish roots". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  20. ^ D'Angelo, Bob (7 November 2020). "Joe Biden's ancestral roots run through Ireland". Fox News. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  21. ^ Newman, Meredith (24 January 2021). "Like Wilmington, Biden's Irish ancestral town claims the president-elect as a 'native son'". Delaware Online. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  22. ^ Neely, Bill; Suliman, Adela (18 November 2020). "Joe Biden's Irish ancestral hometown, Ballina, revels in win as London grows uneasy over Brexit". NBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  23. ^ Flanagan, Eimear (31 October 2020). "Joe Biden: Election fever and the Bidens' Irish relatives". BBC News. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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