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 long broadcasting career with RTE as a host of television programs like The Live Mike, Winning Streak and The Big Interview.Murphy was born in Dublin on 20 October 1941. He was the eldest of five children to Ned and Kitty Murphy. He went to St. Louis National School as well as Terenure College. He also went to Colaiste Mhuire, Synge Street CBS, Synge Street CBS as well as Colaiste Mhuire. Murphy worked as a draper at a drapery shop in Dublin before being offered a position with the Castrol Oil Company. Later, he was involved in acting with the Dublin Shakespeare Society and wrote scripts for sponsored programmes for Radio Eireann. He then joined the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting in Dublin where his acting career took him throughout Europe. He would also play a small part in The Girl with Green Eyes which is the film adaptation of the novel written by Tom mcGrath who introduced Mike Murphy to RTE. [2] Murphy began his career in broadcasting as an announcer for RTE Radio in 1965. By the year 1968, he had established his credibility as an announcer as well as a radio host. Then he began presenting on television, beginning with one series of a pop-oriented show called The Go-Two Show, and serving as an announcer on the game show, Jackpot. In 1969, He joined the newsroom of RTE as an announcer for sports.