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'''Michael McMullan''' is a [[Sports commentator|sportscaster]] and radio presenter from [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]]. |
'''Michael McMullan''' is a [[Sports commentator|sportscaster]] and radio presenter from [[County Antrim]], [[Northern Ireland]]. He presented ''[[Premier League Live]]'' (formerly ''Premiership Live'') each Saturday on national radio station [[Today FM]]. On each occasion he was joined in studio by [[BBC]] television analyst and former [[Republic of Ireland]] [[Republic of Ireland national football team|international footballer]], [[Mark Lawrenson]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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In July 2007, he achieved the personal highlight of his reporting career, when he stood at the back of the 18th green at [[Carnoustie]] as the Irish golfer, [[Pádraig Harrington]], holed the winning putt in [[The Open Championship]]. |
In July 2007, he achieved the personal highlight of his reporting career, when he stood at the back of the 18th green at [[Carnoustie]] as the Irish golfer, [[Pádraig Harrington]], holed the winning putt in [[The Open Championship]]. |
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In 2015, it was announced that McMullan had left Today FM. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Originally from [[County Antrim]], McMullan has since moved to [[Dublin]]. His favourite sports are [[Association football|football]], [[snooker]] and golf (he often has disagreements with D'Arcy over their differing opinions on the latter). He appeared on front of a newspaper with |
Originally from [[County Antrim]], McMullan has since moved to [[Dublin]]. His favourite sports are [[Association football|football]], [[snooker]] and golf (he often has disagreements with D'Arcy over their differing opinions on the latter). He appeared on front of a newspaper with incoming [[Taoiseach]], then [[Minister for Finance (Ireland)|Minister for Finance]], [[Bertie Ahern]] in 1992, after winning a competition.<ref>''[[The Ray D'Arcy Show]]''. Today FM. 3 November 2008.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 13 June 2023
Michael McMullan | |
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| Born | County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Known for | Presenting Premier League Live on Today FM, appearances on The Ray D'Arcy Show, disagreements with Ray D'Arcy |
Michael McMullan is a sportscaster and radio presenter from County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He presented Premier League Live (formerly Premiership Live) each Saturday on national radio station Today FM. On each occasion he was joined in studio by BBC television analyst and former Republic of Ireland international footballer, Mark Lawrenson.
Career
[edit]McMullan joined Premiership Live in 2001, six years before it underwent a name change to Premier League Live. He presented Today FM's coverage of the 2002 FIFA World Cup from Japan/South Korea.[1]
McMullan also features on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM each Monday, where he discusses the previous weekend's sporting events.
In July 2007, he achieved the personal highlight of his reporting career, when he stood at the back of the 18th green at Carnoustie as the Irish golfer, Pádraig Harrington, holed the winning putt in The Open Championship.
In 2015, it was announced that McMullan had left Today FM.
Personal life
[edit]Originally from County Antrim, McMullan has since moved to Dublin. His favourite sports are football, snooker and golf (he often has disagreements with D'Arcy over their differing opinions on the latter). He appeared on front of a newspaper with incoming Taoiseach, then Minister for Finance, Bertie Ahern in 1992, after winning a competition.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michael McMullan profile". Speaker Solutions. 5 November 2008.
- ^ The Ray D'Arcy Show. Today FM. 3 November 2008.