Michael James Murphy was born on 20 October 1941 and is an Irish broadcaster, actor and property developer.
25 Facts About Mike Murphy
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Mike Murphy is best known for his long broadcasting career with RTE, presenting many TV shows such as The Live Mike, Winning Streak and The Big Interview.
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Mike Murphy was the eldest of five children born to Ned and Kitty Murphy.
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Mike Murphy was educated at St Louis National School, Terenure College, Synge Street CBS and Colaiste Mhuire.
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Mike Murphy later became involved in acting with the Dublin Shakespeare Society and wrote scripts for sponsored programmes on Radio Eireann.
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Mike Murphy later joined the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting in Dublin where his acting took him all over Europe.
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Mike Murphy went on to play a small part in The Girl with Green Eyes, the film of the novel by Edna O'Brien.
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Mike Murphy began his broadcasting career as an announcer with RTE Radio in 1965.
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Mike Murphy then began presenting on television, starting with one series of a pop show called The Go-Two Show, and filling in as an announcer on the game show, Jackpot.
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From 1972 until 1977 and again in 1979 and 1988, Mike Murphy was the regular Eurovision Song Contest commentator for RTE television viewers.
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Mike Murphy went on to present a travel programme called Murphy's America, and later the spin-off show, Murphy's Australia.
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Between 1979 and 1982, he presented his own Friday night show, The Live Mike Murphy, which was a success and ran for three series.
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Mike Murphy received his first in 1978 for Murphy's America.
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Meanwhile, in 1980, his Morning Call show on RTE Radio led to Mike Murphy winning a Jacob's Radio Award.
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Mike Murphy presented the TV quiz show Murphy's Micro Quiz-M.
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Around this time, Mike Murphy was the face of the Warner Gift Portfolio promotion from Warner Home Video in the UK and Ireland.
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Mike Murphy gave his last radio broadcast as the presenter of The Arts Show that year and continued to present Winning Streak until 2001, when he retired from television broadcasting.
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In 2011, Mike Murphy returned to broadcasting by presenting a new show called The Big Interview where he meets people who have made a significant impact on Ireland.
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In 2012, he presented the arts show Masterpiece: Ireland's Favourite Painting, in which Mike Murphy criticised RTE for having the show air after Prime Time, at 22:15 on RTE One.
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In December 2015, Mike Murphy returned with a new show called Play It By Year on RTE One, a new archive footage quiz show.
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Mike Murphy later married Ann Walsh, who was his producer on The Arts Show.
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In May 2001, Mike Murphy underwent heart surgery, which involved him receiving a triple bypass.
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Mike Murphy has an interest in the arts and property developing, and he became an executive director of Harcourt Developments, a property company founded by Pat Doherty, with interests throughout Ireland, Britain, the Caribbean and the United States.
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Mike Murphy was responsible for marketing, and the job allowed him to continue his interest in the arts.
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On 28 March 2011, Mike Murphy announced he was to resign from Harcourt Developments.