Biographies

Presenter, Radio 1 and 5 Live

Belfast born Colin Murray began his career as a news reporter, cutting his teeth at the News Letter newspaper.

His print journalism background has stayed with him ever since and, while developing his radio and TV career, he has picked up awards for his news presenting and column writing.

After setting up and co-publishing his own cutting-edge music magazine, Murray unexpectedly found himself co-hosting for BBC Radio 1's Session in Northern Ireland, after attending a five-minute audition believing it was for BBC Radio Ulster.

He then deputised for various major shows and landed a six month stint as host of the flagship evening music programme, The Session, from 8.00 to 10.00pm, Tuesdays to Thursdays.

He joined up with Edith Bowman to present Saturday and Sunday Morning shows on the station, and in 2004 they moved to a weekday slot, Monday-Friday, 1.00-4.00pm.

Since 2006 Colin has gone solo taking over a new weeknight (10.00pm-1.00am) slot, previously held by John Peel. The show includes a mix of new music and alternative classics.

His TV presenting career has seen him front Channel 4's 4Music and BBC Three's EastEnders Revealed. He has co-hosted both the BBC Three and Radio 1 Glastonbury coverage, co-presented the Kerrang Awards and co-presented ITV2's coverage of The Brit Awards.

An avid sports fan, he presents the sports-based BBC Radio 5 Live show Fighting Talk (Saturdays, 11.00am-midday) as well as sports programming on Channel 5.

Apart from being crowned IPR Northern Ireland Entertainment Journalist Of The Year 2002, Colin has scooped two Gold Sony Radio Broadcast Awards. Firstly, The Feature Award in 2005 for a documentary he made with All Out Productions entitled The Trouble With Drugs. And in 2007 The Music Broadcaster of the Year where the judges called him: "a broadcaster with a winning blend of charisma and charm".

Colin also DJs at various clubs and Universities across the country.