Tom
McGurk
Tom McGurk is one of Ireland's most distinguished journalists
and broadcasters. He has been over thirty five years working in newspapers,
radio and television in Ireland and for a decade in the UK. From 1983 to
1996 he was married to the broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan. He is an award-winning
journalist, current affairs broadcaster and the main anchor in Ireland's
Heineken Cup and 6-Nations Rugby coverage. His RTE television credits include
presenting programmes like Tangents, Last House, Folio and he currently
anchors major RTE sports coverage especially rugby. In the UK he fronted
Granada Reports and reported for Channel 4 news and Newsnight BBC. In the
late 1980s he was Foreign Correspondent with The Mail On Sunday (London)
reporting from Latin America, Africa and the USA and he covered the end
of the cold war in Europe. His major television documentary credits include
among many the award winning Stolen Children - Argentina's Dirtiest War
(Thames TV), From Russia With Love (Channel 4) and the 6 part Family Fortunes
for RTE. He co-produced the Emmy award winning documentary series The Long
Journey Home and The history of Irish America for Disney/PBS. His extensive
radio credits include presenting Start the Week Radio 4 and a wide variety
of interview and current affairs programmes with RTE. He is currently presenting
his new radio series McGurk and Company. He also won a Jacob's Award for
his radio documentary work. His screen writing credits include the television
dramas Dear Sarah (Thames TV/RTE) and The Need to Know (BBC TV). He has
also been a columnist with The Sunday Business Post in Dublin.
