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| name = Mike Murphy |
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| birth_name = Michael James Murphy |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1941|10|20|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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| education = St. Louis National School<br>Terenure College<br>[[Synge Street CBS]]<br>Coláiste Mhuire |
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| occupation = Broadcaster |
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| children = 4 |
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| spouse = Eileen Murphy (divorced)<br>Ann Walsh |
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| credits = ''[[The Live Mike]]'',<br>''[[Winning Streak]]'',<br>''[[The Big Interview]]'' |
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'''Michael James "Mike" Murphy''' is a veteran [[Irish people|Irish]] broadcaster. He is best known for his long broadcasting career with [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]], presenting many TV shows such as ''[[The Live Mike]]'', ''[[Winning Streak]]'' and ''[[The Big Interview]]''. |
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==Early life== |
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Murphy was born in [[Dublin]] on the 20 October 1941. He was the eldest of five children born to Ned and Kitty Murphy. He was educated at St. Louis National School, Terenure College, Synge Street CBS and Coláiste Mhuire. |
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==Early career== |
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Murphy worked as a draper in a Dublin drapery shop, before finding a job with the Castrol Oil Company. He later became involved in acting with the Dublin Shakespeare Society and wrote scripts for sponsored programmes on Radio Éireann. He later joined the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting in Dublin where his acting took him all over Europe. He also went on to play a small part in ''The Girl with Green Eyes'', the film of the novel by Edna O'Brien.<ref>http://www.dublinshakespearesociety.ie/about_03.html</ref> |
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This led him to further acting parts in a number of films on the newly-established Telefís Éireann. |
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==Broadcasting career== |
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Murphy began his broadcasting career as an announcer with RTÉ Radio in 1965. By 1968 he had established his reputation as an announcer and a radio presenter. He then began presenting on television, starting with one series of a pop show called ''The Go-Two Show'', and filling in as an announcer on the game show, ''Jackpot''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/features/2011/0314/428070-tvlegends/|title=TV hall of fame|last=Ten|first=RTE|work=RTÉ|date=14 March 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> In 1969 he joined the RTE’s newsroom as a sports announcer. |
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His big break in television came in 1971 when he was asked to present the ''National Song Contest'', one of the highest rated programmes at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.eurovision-fr.net/finales_nationales/finale.php?code=IE197100|title=Irish final 1971|last=Ten|first=|work=eurovision-fr.net|date=21 February 2015|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> He regularly hosted the ''[[Castlebar Song Contest]]''. This led to him getting his own variety show, The Likes of Mike. The show did well, running for a few series. |
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From 1972 until 1977 and again in 1979 and 1988, Murphy was the regular ''[[Eurovision Song Contest]]'' commentator for RTÉ television viewers. In addition he also hosted The National Song Contest (Irish heats for the Eurovision) between 1971 and 1972 and from 1974 until 1979, then in 1981 and 1982 and again in 1986. |
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He went on to present a travel programme called ''Murphy’s America'', and later the spin-off show, ''Murphy’s Australia''. Following the success of the former programme, he was asked to present ''Morning Call'' on radio. |
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Between 1979 and 1982, he presented his own Friday night show, [[The Live Mike]], which was a success and ran for three series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/features/2011/0314/428070-tvlegends/|title=TV hall of fame|last=Ten|first=RTE|work=RTÉ|date=14 March 2011|accessdate=21 February 2014}}</ref> |
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Murphy won four Jacob's Awards. He received his first in 1978 for ''Murphy's America''. A year later, ''The Live Mike'' brought him a second trophy. His third award was in 1988 for his series, ''Murphy's Australia''. Meanwhile, in 1980, his Morning Call show on RTÉ Radio led to Murphy winning a Jacob's Radio Award. He also presented the TV quiz show ''Murphy's Micro Quiz-M''. |
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In 1988, he began presenting ''The Arts Show'' on [[RTÉ Radio 1]], and in 1990, the Saturday night television game show, ''[[Winning Streak]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyedge.ie/winning-streak-contestants-1263815-Jan2014/|title=15 contestants Winning Streak wouldn’t be the same without|last=Doran|first=Sarah|work=Daily Edge|date=18 January 2014|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2000 he retired for the first time from radio broadcasting and was the subject in the same year of a special tribute edition of ''[[The Late Late Show]]''. He gave his last radio broadcast as the presenter of The Arts Show that year and continued to present ''Winning Streak'' until 2001.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://joejacksonjournalist.com/news-view/praesent-vestibulum-molestie/|title=MIKE MURPHY REVISITED. THE IRISH TIMES 2013.|last=Jackson|first=Joe|work=joejacksonjournalist.com|date=29 June 2013|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> |
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===Break from broadcasting=== |
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Between 2001 and 2011, he took a break from broadcasting to focus on property developing, though continued to appear in the media during this time. A two-part documentary series, ''The Lives of Mike'',<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/thelivesofmike/index.html The Lives of Mike] RTÉ Television. Retrieved: 2013-07-21.</ref> was broadcast in 2008. The series focused on Murphy's part in ''[[The Live Mike]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/the-bourne-supremacy-1510144.html|title=The Bourne Supremacy|date=25 October 2008|accessdate=2 November 2008|work=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media}}</ref> |
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===Return to broadcasting=== |
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In 2011, Murphy returned to broadcasting by presenting a new show called ''[[The Big Interview]]'' where he meets people who have made a significant impact on Ireland. In 2012, he presented the arts show ''Masterpiece: Ireland's Favourite Painting'', in which Murphy criticised RTÉ for having the show air after ''[[Prime Time]]'', at 22:15 on [[RTÉ One]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/rte-presenter-mike-murphy-lashes-station-over-excruciating-boring-prime-time-show-26846822.html|title=RTE presenter Mike Murphy lashes station over ‘excruciating boring Prime Time’ show|last=|first=|work=Irish Independent|date=25 April 2012}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Mike Murphy and his first wife Eileen divorced in 1995. They had four children. He later married Ann Walsh, who was his producer on The Arts Show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/the-man-in-the-canali-suit-26789191.html|title=The man in the Canali suit|last=Casey|first=Carisa|work=Irish Independent|date=6 November 2011|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2001, Murphy underwent heart surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2001/0517/393615-murphym/|title=Murphy recovering from heart surgery|publisher=RTÉ|date=17 May 2001}}</ref> |
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Murphy has an interest in the arts and property developing, in which he became and executive director of Harcourt Developments, a property company founded by Pat Doherty with interests throughout Ireland, Britain, the Caribbean and the United States. He was responsible for marketing, and the job allowed him to continue his interest in the arts. |
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On March 28 2011, Murphy announced he was to resign from Harcourt Developments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/business/kfeysnojcwid/|title=Mike Murphy resigns from property firm board|last=Percival|first=Geoff|work=Irish Examiner|date=28 March 2011|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* ''[http://www.rte.ie/tv/thebiginterview The Big Interview]'' |
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* ''[http://www.rte.ie/tv/masterpiece/index.html Masterpiece: Ireland's Favorite Painting]'' |
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before=[[Noel Andrews]] | |
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title={{nowrap|[[Eurovision Song Contest]] [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Ireland]] Commentator}}| |
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years=[[Eurovision Song Contest 1972|1972]] - [[Eurovision Song Contest 1977|1977]] | |
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after=[[Larry Gogan]] |
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before=[[Larry Gogan]] | |
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title={{nowrap|[[Eurovision Song Contest]] [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest|Ireland]] Commentator}}| |
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years=[[Eurovision Song Contest 1979|1979]]| |
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after=[[Larry Gogan]] |
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{{Persondata |
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| name = Murphy, Mike |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Irish presenter |
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| date of birth = 20 October 1941 |
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| place of birth = Dublin, Ireland |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Mike}} |
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[[Category:1941 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:People from Dublin (city)]] |
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[[Category:Castlebar Song Contest]] |
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[[Category:RTÉ Radio 1 presenters]] |
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[[Category:RTÉ television presenters]] |
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[[Category:Irish game show hosts]] |
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[[Category:Irish television talk show hosts]] |
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[[Category:Jacob's Award winners]] |
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