Colin Murray (born March 10, 1977) is a BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Five Live DJ and television presenter from the Dundonald area of east Belfast, Northern Ireland. March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Five, launched in 1997, is the fifth and final national terrestrial analogue television channel to launch in the United Kingdom. ... March 10 is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who introduces or hosts television programmes. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

His career path includes digging graves at the age of 16, and print journalism for the Belfast News Letter and publications in Canada, as well as running the music magazine BLANK. This article or section should include material from The (Belfast) News Letter The News Letter is one of Northern Irelands main daily news papers, published Monday to Saturday. ...

Radio

Colin Murray joined BBC Radio 1 with Donna Legge in 1999 as one of the original hosts of Radio 1's Session programmes. Their show went out every Thursday night between 7.30 and 9.00 focusing on the best new music from Northern Ireland. They quickly built a good rapport and went on to deputise for John Peel, Steve Lamacq and Mary Ann Hobbs. By 2001 Murray was also branching out into deputising for daytime radio hosts, and in October 2001 he spent two weeks filling in on Late Drive for Dave Pearce. By 2002 he had caught the eye of Channel 4 and in February 2002 ceased deputising at Radio 1 to host Channel 4's Morning Show- RI:SE. This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965), sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or The Cat (Due to his high goalkeeping ability), is a British disc jockey who has been broadcasting for several years on the popular BBC radio station Radio 1. ... Mary Anne Hobbs is a British DJ and music journalist from Garstang, Lancashire. ... Dave Pearce is a British dance DJ and record producer, playing gigs across the UK and the world, although he is perhaps best known for his work in radio. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... RI:SE was a breakfast television show on Channel 4 in the UK. It was scheduled after the ratings failure of The Big Breakfast. ...

However, RI:SE didn't turn out to be a ratings success and in December 2002 Murray was unveiled as the replacement to Steve Lamacq on the Evening Session. However, this move was only a temporary measure by Radio 1 since in July 2003 XFM signing Zane Lowe took over the 8-10 pm slot on a full time basis. Steve Lamacq (born 16 October 1965), sometimes known by his nicknames Lammo (given to him by John Peel) or The Cat (Due to his high goalkeeping ability), is a British disc jockey who has been broadcasting for several years on the popular BBC radio station Radio 1. ... Xfm logo Xfm is a brand of commercial radio stations focused on current and unsigned alternative music and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom. ... Zane Lowe (born Alexander Zane Reid Lowe on 7 August 1973) also known as Zipper is a radio DJ and television presenter. ...

By late 2003, Murray had teamed up with Edith Bowman (his former co-host from RI:SE) to host the Colin and Edith show. From September 2003, the show went out between 10am and 1pm every Saturday and Sunday in the slot now held by Vernon Kay. During his partnership with Bowman they also deputised for Sara Cox on the Breakfast Show. Murray also presented a late night music show on Channel 4, under the 4music strand. The show, Ear Candy, was a mix of music, interviews and comedy skits. However the comedy skits were described as 'weak observations, poorly performed', and after an editorial meeting, Murray decided to concentrate solely on the music. Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975) is a Scottish television presenter and a radio D.J. She currently presents a radio show on BBC Radio 1, from 1pm-4pm. ... From Monday to Friday on BBC Radio 1, Colin Murray and Edith Bowman jointly present between 1pm and 4pm. ... Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974, in Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom) is an English television presenter and DJ who was in an advert for crisps. ... Sara Cox Michelle Sara Cox (born Friday December 13, 1974), affectionately known as Coxy, is an English television and radio personality and presenter. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... Ear Candy can refer to: Ear Candy (Kings X album) Ear Candy (Ray Stevens album) The name is a play on the phrase eye candy. This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

By March 2004, Colin and Edith moved to weekday daytimes taking over the Lunchtime Show from Mark and Lard. On their 2 years on the Lunchtime Show, they grew their audiences to 5 million - a 10 year high. Mark and Lard Mark and Lard, the stage name of Mark Radcliffe (Mark) and Marc Riley (Lard), are former BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys. ...

In June 2006, Radio 1 announced that Colin and Edith would part company, with the latter continuing on the lunchtime show solo and Murray taking over a new weeknight 10pm - Midnight show, formerly held by John Peel.

The new late night show began on 25 September 2006 and includes a mix of New Music and alternative classics. Features include Colin's Mobile Disco, College Drop in, The Black Hole of Radio 1, Free Association and Four Reasons Why. The show is usually live, unless Murray does a football match on Five, in which case Nihal covers the show. is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Nihal talking to the crowd at a Radio 1 event in Preston Nihal Arthanyake (born June 1) also known as DJ Nihal is a British Radio Presenter and TV Personality, notably presenting on BBC Radio 1 jointly with Bobby Friction but also presents on the BBC Asian Network. ...

Recent reports have claimed that the BBC pulled a commercial for Murray's radio show which featured him being released skywards attached to 500 helium balloons, in light of an accident suffered by Top Gear host Richard Hammond, but the BBC have denied these reports, saying that the aforementioned commercial will simply not be shown, and that other commercials had been filmed and will be shown instead. The current format of Top Gear is a BAFTA[1] and Emmy Award-winning BBC television series about motor vehicles, mainly cars. ... Richard Mark Hammond (born December 19, 1969 in Birmingham), nicknamed Hamster,(and as of 2007 Princess Diana by Jeremy Clarkson) is an English television and radio presenter best known for co-presenting the television programme Top Gear along with James May and Jeremy Clarkson from 2002 onwards, and co-hosting...

Murray currently presents BBC Radio Five Live's Fighting Talk, a sport related, comedic panel game of competitive banter, similar in style to ESPN's Around the Horn, and has deputised for both Simon Mayo and Julian Worricker on Five Live. BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ... Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. ... ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Simon Mayo (born 21st September 1958 in Southgate, London) is one of the most recognised and respected voices of radio in the UK, currently presenting a daily afternoon programme on BBC Radio Five Live. ... Julian Worricker is a British TV and radio broadcaster. ... BBC Radio Five Live is the BBCs radio service providing live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries. ...

On 30 April 2007, he won a gold award at the 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards for Music Broadcaster Of The Year. is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The 25th Sony Radio Academy Awards were held on 30 April 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London. ...

Television

TV work has included presenting shows on BBC Three - including Glastonbury coverage - and on Channel 4, where he reported for RI:SE and presented Born Sloppy with Sara Cox. In 2005 he became the new co-presenter of late night American Football on five, with expert pundit Mike Carlson. However he had to leave in the 4th week of the 2006 season due to his new work commitments at Radio 1 with a show that finishes at midnight (an hour before the NFL on five starts). BBC Three, the successor to the similar BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terrestrial and satellite. ... The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or Glasto, is the largest[1] greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ... RI:SE was a breakfast television show on Channel 4 in the UK. It was scheduled after the ratings failure of The Big Breakfast. ... Sara Cox Michelle Sara Cox (born Friday December 13, 1974), affectionately known as Coxy, is an English television and radio personality and presenter. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... Five (often referred as five, as per the logo), formerly, and more commonly known as Channel 5, is the British fifth and final national analogue terrestrial TV channel. ... Mike Carlson is the regular pundit of fives NFL coverage. ...

He also commentates broadcasts of the European Poker Tour, alongside John Duthie. He appeared alongside Edith Bowman on Sky Sports 1's hit show Soccer AM. He has presented reports for Jo Whiley's The Cut and presented EastEnders Revealed on BBC Three. He has also recently begun presenting Sudoku Street-Cred on UKTV G2. When the Red Bull Flug Tag was held in Belfast Colin Murray was the presenter. The European Poker Tour (EPT) began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold em popularity. ... John Duthie (born 13 May 1958 in Yorkshire) is an English television director turned professional poker player and promoter based in London. ... Edith Eleanor Bowman (born 15 January 1975) is a Scottish television presenter and a radio D.J. She currently presents a radio show on BBC Radio 1, from 1pm-4pm. ... Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of 9 channels. ... Soccer AM is a British Saturday-morning football show presented by Helen Chamberlain, and formerly co-hosted by Tim Lovejoy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[4] and continuing to date. ... BBC Three, the successor to the similar BBC Choice, is a British television channel from the BBC broadcasting only on digital cable, terrestrial and satellite. ... UK Gold Classics was launched when UK Gold began to move towards newer programmes instead of older ones. ... The Flying Pub at the 2003 Flugtag, Hyde Park, London A Flugtag (German: flight day, airshow) is an event in which competitors attempt to fly in homemade flying machines. ...

He is also the anchorman for Five's UEFA Cup coverage, often alongside Pat Nevin, moving John Barnes to a roving reporter role.^[1] The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Pat Nevin (born 6 September 1963 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer. ... John Charles Bryan Barnes (born November 7, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) was a hugely successful and well known Jamaican-born English football player of the 1980s and 1990s, and was once the manager of Celtic F.C. // Having moved to England as a boy, Barnes was noticed by Watford whilst...

He performed in Comic Relief does Fame Academy in March 2007 where he finished fourth. Johnny Vaughan took over the Fighting Talk hotseat for one day only in place of Colin Murray on 10th March 2007 and Nihal stood in for him on Radio 1 from 7 March to 15 March. Comic Relief Does Fame Academy is a spin-off of the original Fame Academy show where celebrities (students) sing as students of the Academy. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Fighting Talk is a topical sports show broadcast on BBC Radio 5 Live during the English football season. ... Nihal talking to the crowd at a Radio 1 event in Preston Nihal Arthanyake (born June 1) also known as DJ Nihal is a British Radio Presenter and TV Personality, notably presenting on BBC Radio 1 jointly with Bobby Friction but also presents on the BBC Asian Network. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

In May 2007 Colin filmed a series of twenty new quiz shows with production company Twofour for Channel Five, called Payday, in which 8 contestants battle to win a years salary. Twofour is a UK independent broadcast production company and corporate communications agency. ...

It is believed that Colin has been in talks with Sky Sports with regards to becoming the new co-host of Soccer AM.

Other activities

While in Canada, he became a fan of baseball's Toronto Blue Jays. His passions involve the aforementioned NFL (specifically, the Chicago Bears), Poker, Watersports, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestling, Boxing and his love of Liverpool F.C. A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Major league affiliations American League (1977–present) East Division (1977–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Toronto Blue Jays (1977–present) Ballpark Rogers Centre (1989–present) a. ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National... A game of Texas holdem, currently the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... Water sport most commonly refers to a sport which is played in the water. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ...

He co-directed Chris Cox 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival Show, Everything Happens For A Reason. ^[2] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

He also DJs at student union events around the country. He was the first ever act to perform (DJ) at the University of Central Lancashire's new Students' Union building, 53 degrees, at its opening in 2005.^[3] A students union, student government, or student council is a student organization present at many colleges and universities, often with its own building on the campus, dedicated to social and organizational activities of the student body. ... The University of Central Lancashire (or UCLan) is a university based in Preston, UK, with additional campuses in Carlisle and Penrith. ... A students union, student government, student leadership, student council, or students association is a student organization present in many elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities. ...

Colin has also compered at the Leeds leg of the last three Carling Weekend music festivals. Loyset Compère (c. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...

In 1996, Colin was editor of Belfast entertainment publication 'Buzz Magazine' before creating his own indie music magazine 'Blank'.

Colin is engaged

Trivia

• Murray had 5 stars tattooed on his left wrist when Liverpool F.C. won the European Cup for the 5th time.
• He is one of the various people thanked on the Final Straw album by Belfast band Snow Patrol, being one of the first DJs to give the band national airplay.
• He is allergic to peas.^[4]

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References

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External links

• BBC Press Office: Colin Murray biography
• Colin Murray's Radio 1 Webpage
• Colin talks about his Brand New Weekday Show
• Colin Murray at MySpace
• Colin Murray at the Internet Movie Database
• Fighting Talk
• Street Cred Suduko
• Comic Relief does Fame Academy