Paul Murray (presenter)

Paul Murray (born 14 July 1978) is a radio and TV presenter based in Sydney, Australia. He was the former regular Mornings presenter on 2UE show "A Sydney Morning". He also hosts Paul Murray Live on Sky News Australia which airs Sunday to Thursday at 9pm AEST,[1] as well as a Saturday Edition.[2]

Paul Murray
Murray at the 2012 Radio Awards in Sydney
Born (1978-07-14) 14 July 1978
EducationEpping Boys' High School University of Western Sydney
OccupationRadio and television presenter
Years active2001–present
EmployerSky News Australia
Known forTelevision and radio presenting
AwardsASTRA Awards – Most Outstanding Performance by a Broadcast Journalist
2013 Sky News Australia
WebsitePaul Murray Live

Career

In 2008, Murray joined The Shebang with Marty Sheargold and Fifi Box on Triple M's Sydney breakfast shift and also co-hosted the short-lived chat show The NightCap on 7HD. The latter program debuted with the first known public discussion of the childhood accident that left him with only nine toes.[3][4] He also joined Sky News Australia where he began hosting 180 with Paul Murray (now known as Paul Murray Live).

In November 2010, it was announced that Murray would be moving to AM radio station 2UE. He hosted both Drive and Morning shows and in early 2013, he began hosting the morning show Sydney Mornings. In October 2013, Murray openly criticised the decision by 2UE to sack fellow radio host Jason Morrison.[5]

In December 2013, after a period of declining ratings for Murray's show,[6] it was announced that Murray was leaving 2UE (his final show was broadcast on 13 December) and moving to Sky News full-time[7] to host the show Paul Murray Live on weeknights.[8]

Radio show formats

In January 2013, Murray started working on a new show "A Sydney Morning with Paul Murray" which, unlike other 2UE programs, broadcasts out of the Sydney Morning Herald newsroom.[9]

Personal life

Murray is married and lives in Sydney. He is a lifelong Wests Tigers supporter and a Holden fan. He is an atheist.[10]

Murray's 1-day-old son, Leo, died in August 2012 due to complications from a premature birth.[11]

References
  1. Sky podcast feed
  2. "Paul Murray and PVO to work weekends too". MediaWeek. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) The NightCap episode 1, channel 7HD, 12 February 2008
  4. Archived 3 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine Media Diary, The Australian, 31 January 2011
  5. "2UE's Paul Murray: Sacking Jason Morrison is a loss for the station". 7 November 2013.
  6. "Sydney radio ratings released today 2UE breakfast small, Paul Murray show smaller".
  7. Radioinfo (12 February 2013). "Paul Murray confirms 2UE departure".
  8. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/broadcast/paul-murray-confirms-hes-quitting-fairfax-medias-2ue/story-fna045gd-1226773656932#
  9. Radioinfo (12 July 2012). "Paul Murray moves to mornings on 2UE".
  10. @skynewsaust (3 August 2016). ".@PMOnAir slams the dishonest campaign urging people to tick 'No Religion' in the census #pmlive" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/condolences-to-paul-and-sian-murray/story-e6frg996-1226455158407#
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