Colin Murray

Quick Facts

Full Name	Colin Murray
Occupation	Radio Host
Date Of Birth	Mar 10, 1977(1977-03-10)
Age	47
Birthplace	Dundonald
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Northern Ireland
Horoscope	Pisces

Colin Murray Biography

Colin Murray is one of the most popular and richest Radio Host who was born on March 10, 1977 in Dundonald, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The 2007 winner of a Sony Radio Academy Award for Music Broadcaster of the Year The Northern Irish host is known for hosting the shows Talksport, Match of the Day 2, Fighting Talk, The Colin Murray Show and The Late Show with Colin Murray.

In 2003, Colin along with Scottish anchor In 2003, he and Scottish presenter Edith Bowman began co-hosting a popular music program called the Colin and Edith Show. began hosting a popular music program known as The Colin and Edith Show.

Colin Murray (born Colin Wright on 10 March 1977) is a Northern Irish sports and music radio and television presenter. In 2010, he became host of BBC Television’s Match of the Day 2 on BBC Two, while still anchoring shows on BBC Radio 5 Live, including 5 Live Sport and Fighting Talk and was still presenting on BBC Radio Ulster. He has previously hosted regular Channel 5 television and BBC Radio 1 shows. In 2007, he was named ‘Music Broadcaster of the Year’ at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.

After leaving school, Murray went on to study journalism full-time. He started work as a news journalist, working both in Northern Ireland as a trainee for The News Letter, before in 1994 moving to Toronto, Canada, for a year, working on a fellowship for the Toronto Sun. After returning from Toronto he moved into music journalism, writing for newspapers about rock and pop bands, including establishing a long-standing column in the Irish Sunday People, before moving into the music magazine business with a new title called BLANK. After Murray set it up and acted as co-publisher, Blank became the highest circulating music magazine in Ulster. After Blank was merged with another title, Murray left the magazine.

The three brothers and sisters were raised within Dundonald, Northern Ireland. The year 2012 was the time he was married Canadian musician and pianist Carly Paradis.

Colin Murray Net Worth

Colin Murray is one of the richest Radio Host from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Colin Murray 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career being the host for The Session, the Radio 1 music program The Session and also the Channel 4 television show RI:SE.

In addition to his duties as a television and radio host, he wrote pieces to The Guardian, as well as a book called A Unusual History of Football.

Murray was born in 1977 in the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, a suburb of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, and grew up in Dundonald’s Ballybeen estate. He was educated at the Regent House Grammar School in Newtownards, and later at Dundonald High School, leaving after GCSEs. Hyperactive since childhood, Murray was asked to leave the grammar school due to what was perceived by teachers as a tendency to disruption – always asking awkward questions or telling jokes – traits he later identified as ideal for his future career in presenting, and which he felt should really have been nurtured by teachers.

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Who is Colin Murray Dating?

According to our records, Colin Murray married to Carly Paradis. As of December 1, 2023, Colin Murray’s is not dating anyone.

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By 2003 Murray had teamed up with Edith Bowman (his former co-host from RI:SE) to work together on Radio 1, presenting their own Colin and Edith show. It began in September 2003 in the weekend late-morning slot, but from March 2004 it was moved to the weekday afternoon slot. The partnership increased the listener figures to a decade high of 5.5 million.

Facts & Trivia

Colin Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Colin Murray celebrates birthday on March 10 of every year.

As a game show presenter, Murray has co-presented the Channel 4 challenge show Born Sloppy with Sara Cox; he also fronted the Sudoku-based game show Street- Cred Sudoku broadcast on UKTV G2 in 2005 and the Channel Five quiz show Payday in 2007. Other TV work has included presenting shows on BBC Three such as EastEnders Revealed, a companion show to the popular soap series. As a narrator, Murray has appeared on the BBC television series Can’t Take It With You, and Boys Will Be Girls on E4. He has also provided the narration for the gameshow Scream if You Know the Answer! on Watch, alongside host Duncan James.

Why is Colin Murray not on 5 live?

Colin Murray quits Radio 5 Live just weeks after BBC apology over Clare Balding ‘gay slur’ Colin Murray is quitting Radio 5 Live for talkSPORT a month after BBC bosses had to apologise when his weekly Fighting Talk show included a section on how openly gay presenter Clare Balding could be “turned around”.

Why is Colin Murray not on radio?

Despite a popular and successful run with Talksport, Murray announced he would be leaving the station with his final show being on 2 September 2016. Murray’s decision to leave was triggered by the purchase of Talksport by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp , who in turn owns The Sun.

Who does Colin Murray support?

Murray has been a fan of Liverpool and the Northern Ireland national team since childhood. He got five stars tattooed on his arm when Liverpool won the European Cup for the fifth time.

Does Colin Murray have children?

It’s clear that his career has blossomed, but he’s chosen not to have a family or children.

Does Colin Murray have a partner?

Carly Paradis