Mike Murphy (broadcaster)

For other people named Michael Murphy, see Michael Murphy (disambiguation).

Mike Murphy
Born	Michael James Murphy (1941-10-20) 20 October 1941 Dublin, Ireland
Education	St. Louis National School, Terenure College, Synge Street CBS and Coláiste Mhuire
Occupation	Presenter, announcer
Years active	1965 - 2002 2011 - present

Mike Murphy (Irish: Maidhc Ó Murchú) is an Irish presenter. He is best known for presenting the television shows The Live Mike and Winning Streak.

Career

From 1972 until 1977 and again in 1979, Murphy was the regular Eurovision Song Contest commentator for RTÉ television viewers.

He presented his own Friday night show, The Live Mike, which was a success and ran for three series. This went out on RTE 1.

In 1988 he began presenting The Arts Show on RTÉ Radio 1, and also the Saturday night television game show, Winning Streak.

Broadcasting comeback

In April 2011, it was announced that Murphy would return to RTÉ to present a new show in which he will interview people who have made a significant impact on Ireland. The show is to be called The Big Interview with Mike Murphy and is to broadcast as part of the RTÉ 2011-2012 season.

References

Media offices
Preceded by Noel Andrews	Eurovision Song Contest Ireland Commentator 1972 - 1977	Succeeded by Larry Gogan
Preceded by Larry Gogan	Eurovision Song Contest Ireland Commentator 1979	Succeeded by Larry Gogan