Colin Murray
Colin Murray began his career as a news reporter, cutting his teeth at the Ulster News Letter. Colin then set up and co-published his own cutting-edge music magazine Blank and unexpectedly found himself co-hosting for BBC Radio 1’s Session In Northern Ireland, after attending a five minute audtition believing it was for BBC Radio Ulster. It appeared he could talk as well as write.
Since then Colin has soared through the ranks at BBC Radio 1, deputising for various major shows and doing a six month stint as host of the flagship evening music programme. He currently co-presents the “Colin & Edith show”, Mon-Fri, 1-3pm.
On TV, Colin has presented BBC3’s “EastEnders Revealed”, 4Music series “Ear Candy”, Channel 4’s “Born Sloppy” and appeared regularly on “Liquid News”. Colin has also co-presented the last three year’s BBC3 Glastonbury coverage.
Apart from being crowned IPR Northern Ireland Entertainment Journalist Of The Year 2002 - for his long-standing music column in the Irish Sunday People - he recently scooped a coveted Gold Sony Radio Broadcast Award. The Feature Award was for a documentary he made with All Out Productions entitled “The Trouble With Drugs”.
http://www.bbc.com/fivelive/programmes/fightingtalk.shtml
For more of Colin Murray listen to him every Friday on BBC Radio 5 Live, 7pm to 10pm, and don’t forget his Fighting Talk show makes a welcome return to 5 Live.
Colin’s weekly podcast for BBC Radio 5 Live provides an irreverent half hour that looks back at the week in sport. To listen to each instalment of Murray and Lovejoy’s Sports Express click below:
http://www.bbc.com/programmes/b00m749r
Colin Murray’s ‘A Random History of Football’ is a witty alternative history of the most popular sport that provides the reader with a random collection of bizarre, humorous and frankly intriguing football stories. Available from all major bookstores and online ...