Denis Murray (journalist)
Denis James Murray OBE (born 7 May 1951) is a retired United Kingdom television journalist.
Born in England, Murray was educated at St. Malachy's College, Belfast in Northern Ireland and later Trinity College, Dublin.
He began his career in journalism as a trainee with The Belfast Telegraph newspaper from 1975–1977, before working for RTÉ between 1977 and 1982. Murray joined the BBC that year, working as Dublin correspondent until 1984, when he became Northern Ireland political correspondent, based in Belfast. He was subsequently appointed as the BBC Ireland correspondent in 1988. He was appointed OBE in 1997 in recognition of his services to broadcast journalism.
On 5 June 2008, he announced his official retirement from the corporation after 26 years of service. Murray said he will be taking a break from full-time reporting, but hinted at exploring other projects that would use his experience in covering Irish politics and the Northern Ireland peace process.[1]
Awards
- Royal Television Society Journalist of the Year, 1997
- OBE, 1997
References
- ↑ Kiss, Jemima (5 June 2008). "Denis Murray steps down as BBC's Ireland correspondent". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
External links
- Royal Television Society at the Wayback Machine (archived September 28, 2007)