Colin Murray
Colin Murray is a TV and radio presenter who currently anchors the BBCs Match of the Day 2 programme and the BDO Lakeside World Darts Championship.
He is the figurehead of the acclaimed BBC Radio 5 Live Saturday morning show Fighting Talk, as well as hosting a popular Friday night sports preview show as part of 5 Live Sport, called Kicking Off.
He was also a key part of the BBCs World Cup 2010 coverage in South Africa, presenting the main highlights show, as well as two live games.
Colin began his career as a journalist, something that he has maintained throughout his broadcasting career. He recently published his first novel ‘A Random History Of Football’, which sold well in hardback and has been reprinted in its paperback version, and is currently working on his second book.
Colin made his name over a successful decade at BBC Radio 1, which began by co-hosting the Session In Northern Ireland, before going on to forge a relationship with Edith Bowman, eventually co-hosting the weekday afternoon slot, during which figures rose to a decade high. His love of alternative music saw him return to the coveted 10pm to midnight slot for his final three years at the station, during which time he scooped the coveted Sony Award for Music Broadcaster Of The Year, before deciding he wanted to leave BBC Radio 1 to concentrate on sporting projects.
He 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.
In fact, he was crowned IPR Northern Ireland Entertainment Journalist Of The Year 2002, and it was this journalistic ethos that helped him win another Sony Gold – The Feature Award - for a documentary he made with All Out Productions entitled “The Trouble With Drugs”.
Currently, Colin also presents a weekly Friday night music programme from 10 until midnight for BBC Radio Ulster, called The Late Show, which he records from his own bedroom.
Other major TV credits include anchoring the UEFA Cup/Europa League for Channel Five over a number of years, as well as heading up their American Football coverage. He also co-wrote and presented the BBC2 sports documentary The 85 Final: Davis vs Taylor.
A full list of his various professional activities and personal interests and can be found on his Wikipedia, but don’t believe everything you read on there!