Mike Murphy

 Michael James Murphy, a broadcaster, actor, and property developer from Ireland, was born on the 20th of October, 1941. He is well-known for his extensive broadcasting career with RTE as a host of television shows , including The Live Mike, Winning Streak and The Big Interview.Murphy was born in Dublin on October 20, 1941. He was the youngest of five children born to Ned Murphy and Kitty Murphy. He was educated at St. Louis National School, Terenure College, Synge Street CBS and Colaiste Mhuire.Murphy worked as an assistant 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 shows for Radio Eireann. Then, he joined the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting. His acting career took him across Europe. He was also part of The Girl with Green Eyes which is the film adaptation of Tom McGrath's novel that introduced Mike Murphy to RTE. [2] Murphy began his broadcasting career as an announcer at RTE Radio in 1965. He was a well-known announcer as well as radio presenter by 1968. The Go-Two Show was his first television show. Later, he became an announcer on Jackpot. [3] In 1969 he joined the RTE's newsroom as a sports announcer.