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Jim McCabe
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Occupation(s)	Radio presenter,Voice acting,Television presenter
Years active	1994–present
Employer	Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland)
Notable credit(s)	East Coast Radio (1994–1999 2004–2005) FM104 (1994–1999 2007–2010) 98FM (1996–2002 2004 2010–2011) Sunshine 106.8 (2004–2007) Lite FM (2002–2004) Today FM (2010–2011) Classic Hits (2011–2021) Radio Nova (2021–Present)

' Jim McCabe' is an Irish presenter of radio employed by Radio Nova. He also works as a freelance television presenter on both TV3 and Setanta Sports. He has worked on many radio stations as the main breakfast presenter since 1994 on stations such as 98FM, East Coast FM, Lite FM, Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, FM104,Classic Hits.

Biography

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McCabe has done voice acting on advertisements and was the main voice image for South East Radio in County Wexford for quite some time.

1994–present

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McCabe began his career in 1994 working on the Weekday breakfast for East Coast Radio in County Wicklow & also worked on Dublin's radio station FM104 on weekends before moving to 98FM two years later. Between 1996 and 1998 McCabe worked on freelance basis for 98FM & FM104 and remained on the breakfast shift on East Coast Radio Monday to Friday. In early 1999 he was announced as the new main presenter for 98FM morning crew naming it Jim, Deb & The Morning Crew he remained there until 2002 before moving to Lite FM to present breakfast show naming it The Lite Breakfast. McCabe left Lite FM in 2004 after the relaunch of the radio station & returned to East Coast FM to present the weekday breakfast and also did the mid-morning shift on Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 while working for 98FM on a freelance basis. In 2005 McCabe left East Coast FM after being appointed as the programme director for Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and worked as the breakfast show host. In 2007 McCabe returned to full-time for FM104 after the departure of Colm Hayes & Jim-Jim Nugent to present The Strawberry Alarm Clock alongside Niamh Crowley. In February 2010 McCabe became owner of Max Fitness Gym for women in Leopardstown. McCabe joined Today FM in September, 2010 on a freelance basis after his departure from FM104 and also made a return to sister station 98FM on a freelance basis too. In June 2011 McCabe was hired in to be the new Breakfast presenter for 4fm following schedule changes. In October 2014 McCabe moved from the Breakfast Show to the Mid-Morning Show following the schedule shake-Up. He was shortly moved back again to breakfast to co-host with comedian and actor P.J. Gallagher. This arrangement lasted until Friday 12 March 2021, when they broadcast their last show with. On 1 April 2021, they moved to sister station Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland) to co-host its breakfast show.

References

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External links

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Today FM

Formerly known as Radio Ireland Limited

Ownership history

John McColgan and Moya Doherty (1997–2002)
Scottish Radio Holdings (2002–2007)
Communicorp and Denis O'Brien (2007–present)

Notable incidents

Brian Cowen nude portraits controversy (2009)

Shows

Current	The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show The Last Word
Former	The Essential Series Here Comes the Night The Ray D'Arcy Show Small Hours

Craic agus ceol

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-'''Jim McCabe''' an [[Irish people|Irish]] presenter of radio employed by [[Classic Hits (Ireland)|radio nova 100]]. He also works as a freelance television presenter on both [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]] and [[Setanta Sports]]. He has worked on many radio stations as the main breakfast presenter since 1994 on stations such as [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]], [[East Coast FM]], [[Dublin's Q102|Lite FM]], [[Sunshine 106.8|Dublin's Country Mix 106.8]], [[FM104]].
+''' ''Jim McCabe' is an [[Irish people|Irish]] presenter of radio employed by [[Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland)|Radio Nova]]. He also works as a freelance television presenter on both [[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]] and [[Setanta Sports]]. He has worked on many radio stations as the main breakfast presenter since 1994 on stations such as [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]], [[East Coast FM]], [[Dublin's Q102|Lite FM]], [[Sunshine 106.8|Dublin's Country Mix 106.8]], [[FM104]],[[Classic Hits (Ireland)|Classic Hits]].
 ==Biography==
-McCabe has done voice acting on advertisements and is the main voice image for [[South East Radio]] in [[County Wexford]].
+McCabe has done voice acting on advertisements and was the main voice image for [[South East Radio]] in [[County Wexford]] for quite some time.
 ===1994–present===
-McCabe began his career in 1994 working on the Weekday breakfast for [[East Coast FM|East Coast Radio]] in [[County Wicklow]] & also worked on Dublin's radio station [[FM104]] on weekends before moving to [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] two years later. Between 1996 and 1998 McCabe worked weekends for [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] & [[FM104]] and remained on the breakfast shift on [[East Coast FM|East Coast Radio]] Monday to Friday.
+McCabe began his career in 1994 working on the Weekday breakfast for [[East Coast FM|East Coast Radio]] in [[County Wicklow]] & also worked on Dublin's radio station [[FM104]] on weekends before moving to [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] two years later. Between 1996 and 1998 McCabe worked on freelance basis for [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] & [[FM104]] and remained on the breakfast shift on [[East Coast FM|East Coast Radio]] Monday to Friday.
 In early 1999 he was announced as the new main presenter for [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] morning crew naming it Jim, Deb & The Morning Crew he remained there until 2002 before moving to [[Dublin's Q102|Lite FM]] to present breakfast show naming it The Lite Breakfast.
-McCabe left [[Dublin's Q102|Lite FM]] in 2004 after the relaunch of the radio station & returned to [[East Coast FM]] to present the weekday breakfast and also did the mid-morning shift on [[Sunshine 106.8|Dublin's Country Mix 106.8]].
+McCabe left [[Dublin's Q102|Lite FM]] in 2004 after the relaunch of the radio station & returned to [[East Coast FM]] to present the weekday breakfast and also did the mid-morning shift on [[Sunshine 106.8|Dublin's Country Mix 106.8]] while working for [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] on a freelance basis.
 In 2005 McCabe left [[East Coast FM]] after being appointed as the programme director for [[Sunshine 106.8|Dublin's Country Mix 106.8]] and worked as the breakfast show host.
 In 2007 McCabe returned to full-time for [[FM104]] after the departure of Colm Hayes & Jim-Jim Nugent to present ''[[The Strawberry Alarm Clock (radio programme)|The Strawberry Alarm Clock]]'' alongside Niamh Crowley.
 In February 2010 McCabe became owner of Max Fitness Gym for women in Leopardstown.
-McCabe joined [[Today FM]] in September, 2010 temporary after his departure from [[FM104]] and returned to work briefly with [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] as a weekend presenter.
+McCabe joined [[Today FM]] in September, 2010 on a freelance basis after his departure from [[FM104]] and also made a return to sister station  [[98FM (Ireland)|98FM]] on a freelance basis too.
 In June 2011 McCabe was hired in to be the new Breakfast presenter for [[Classic Hits 4FM|4fm]] following schedule changes.
-In October 2014 McCabe moved from the Breakfast Show to the Mid-Morning Show following the schedule shake-Up. He was shortly moved back again to breakfast to co-host with comedian and actor P.J. Gallagher. This arrangement lasted until Friday 12 March 2021, when they broadcast their last show with. On 1 April 2021, they will move to sister station [[Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland)]] to co-host its breakfast show.
+In October 2014 McCabe moved from the Breakfast Show to the Mid-Morning Show following the schedule shake-Up. He was shortly moved back again to breakfast to co-host with comedian and actor P.J. Gallagher. This arrangement lasted until Friday 12 March 2021, when they broadcast their last show with. On 1 April 2021, they moved to sister station [[Radio Nova 100FM (Ireland)]] to co-host its breakfast show.
 == References ==
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 [[Category:East Coast FM presenters]]
 [[Category:FM104 presenters]]
-[[Category:Irish DJs]]
 [[Category:DJs from Dublin (city)]]
 [[Category:Irish male radio actors]]
 [[Category:Irish male voice actors]]
-[[Category:People from County Wicklow]]
 [[Category:Today FM presenters]]
-[[Category:Electronic dance music DJs]]
+[[Category:Irish electronic dance music DJs]]
 [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
+[[Category:Male actors from County Dublin]]
+[[Category:Broadcasters from County Dublin]]