RYAN TUBRIDY

'Ryan Tubridy', (born 28 May 1973), is a television and radio presenter on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland.

Contents

Early Life and Education

Early Television Career

Later Television/Radio Career

Interests

References

Early Life and Education

Ryan Tubridy was born in Blackrock, Dublin to Dr. Patrick Tubridy and Catherine Andrews.
Tubridy was educated at Blackrock College and University College Dublin, where he studied Arts. He was a member of the Kevin Barry Cumann of Fianna Fáil while in UCD and was active in the UCD Students' Union, as well as the Dun Laoghaire branch of Ógra (Young) Fianna Fáil.

Early Television Career

Tubridy started in broadcasting at the age of 12, reviewing books for the Radio 2 show ''Poporama'' presented by Ruth Buchanan. After leaving college he became a runner in RTÉ initially working on the Gerry Ryan show. Later he worked as a reporter for ''Today with Pat Kenny'', as well as occasionally presenting the radio news show ''Five Seven Live.''

Later Television/Radio Career

In the summer of 1999 Tubridy presented ''Morning Glory'' on RTÉ Radio 1 and in July 2000 he moved to ''The Sunday Show,''. From 2002 until 2005 he presented RTÉ 2fm's morning show, ''The Full Irish''. In 2006 he commenced presenting ''The Tubridy Show'', on weekday mornings on RTÉ Radio 1.
Tubridy hosted the ''Esat BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition'' at the Royal Dublin Society, in 2003 and 2004. Also in 2003 and 2004 he presented ''Rose of Tralee'' competition.
In 2004 Tubridy presented a game show, ''All Kinds of Nothing''.
In October 2004, Tubridy began presenting ''Tubridy Tonight'', a live Saturday night chat show, a successor to ''Kenny Live'' (formerly ''Saturday Night Live'') which ended with Pat Kenny's transfer to the ''Late Late Show'' in 1999.
Tubridy presented The RTÉ People in Need Telethon in 2004, replacing veteran broadcastor Gay Byrne as the anchor, and is due to host the main show again in 2007.

Interests

Tubridy is noted for his passions for such things as lounge music^[1], Inspector Morse. ^[2]

References

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