Paul Murray (Triple M radio presenter)
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Paul Murray is the regular drive presenter on 2UE
, an AM radio station in Sydney. He also hosts Paul Murray Live
on Sky News Australia
(a panel show examining the day’s news from a different perspective).
In 2004, Murray started hosting a wide-reaching weekly talk show on Nova 96.9. At the end of that year, he was nominated for current affairs commentator of the year at the annual radio industry awards. He was nominated alongside Alan Jones
and Ray Hadley
. His show, titled "The Paul Murray Show", was then extended to air from 10pm to midnight Sunday to Thursday.
Late in 2005, Murray left Nova 96.9 to commence his television career. In November 2005, he began reporting and hosting segments for the Seven Network
's morning current affairs & variety program Sunrise
; later he was a regular guest on Weekend Sunrise
.
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 Night Cap on 7 HD. The latter program debuted with the first known public discussion of the child-hood accident that left him with only nine toes. He also joined Sky News Australia
where he began hosting 180 with Paul Murray (now known as Paul Murray Live).
At the start of 2009 Murray began hosting the All New Paul Murray Show on Sydney and Melbourne's Triple M from 7pm-10pm weekdays and on Brisbane's Triple M from 10pm-1am. Later that year, he was replaced by Ugly Phil
and began hosting a drive program, Paul & Rach with Rachel Corbett.
In November 2010, it was announced that Murray will move to 2UE
.
network replaced Murray's show with an 80s music hour, but in August Murray returned hosting a similar program, The Paul Murray Show, but in the 7-9pm timeslot. In 2007, Lisa Millard (Millie, Millhouse) joined the show as co-host. The show broadcast out of Sydney
to multiple cities throughout Australia. Murray often announced the frequency as 104.9 MHz, the relevant frequency in Sydney. The show ended at the end of 2007, although in 2009 it was reinstated on Triple M
in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The 2006-2007 show almost always ended with the song "Watermelon Man" and included:
On Tuesdays, there was a guest expert who would answer questions about their trade.
When an inadequate number of callers rang in, Mashup (music)
of The Doors
' Riders on the Storm and Blondie (band)
's Rapture was played as punishment music until enough contestants called.
The quiz was normally run in the last 5 minutes of the show. Hints were given to ensure that the quiz finished on time. These got as simple as just say
Initially, the prize was absolutely nothing but eventually it became the chance to hear the song "Watermelon Man", which was often the answer to the fifth and last question.
personalities include:
2UE
2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
, an AM radio station in Sydney. He also hosts Paul Murray Live
Paul Murray Live
Paul Murray Live is an Australian nightly television current affairs and commentary program, shown on Sky News Australia and hosted by broadcaster Paul Murray...
on Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available in 2.5 million homes on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television and Neighbourhood Cable subscription platforms....
(a panel show examining the day’s news from a different perspective).
Career
In 2002, Murray won the Brian White Award for radio reporter of the year for his journalistic work on Sydney's Bushfires, the federal election and the collapse of Ansett.In 2004, Murray started hosting a wide-reaching weekly talk show on Nova 96.9. At the end of that year, he was nominated for current affairs commentator of the year at the annual radio industry awards. He was nominated alongside Alan Jones
Alan Jones (radio broadcaster)
Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian radio broadcaster, former rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator.Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB...
and Ray Hadley
Ray Hadley
Raymond Morris Hadley OAM is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster. He presents 2GB Sydney's morning show, and leads the Continuous Call Team, a rugby league-based talkback radio panel program.-Early Life:...
. His show, titled "The Paul Murray Show", was then extended to air from 10pm to midnight Sunday to Thursday.
Late in 2005, Murray left Nova 96.9 to commence his television career. In November 2005, he began reporting and hosting segments for the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
's morning current affairs & variety program Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
; later he was a regular guest on Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise
Weekend Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On Saturdays, it runs from 7am to 9am whilst on Sundays it runs from 7am to 10am.-History:...
.
In 2008, Murray joined The Shebang
The Shebang
The Shebang was a radio show broadcast weekday mornings from 6am to 9am AEST in Sydney, Australia on 2MMM, the local Triple M outlet. It was hosted by Marty Sheargold, Fifi Box and Paul Murray with Anthony Maroon as the show anchor...
with Marty Sheargold
Marty Sheargold
Martin "Marty" Sheargold is an Australian stand-up comedian and radio broadcaster. He is best known for his role on the Triple M radio show The Shebang with Fifi Box...
and Fifi Box
Fifi Box
Fifi Box is an Australian radio broadcaster and television personality, formerly hosting The Shebang with Marty Sheargold on Triple M, and presenter on the Seven Network's Sunrise program....
on Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
's Sydney breakfast shift and also co-hosted the short-lived chat show The Night Cap on 7 HD. The latter program debuted with the first known public discussion of the child-hood accident that left him with only nine toes. He also joined Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia
Sky News Australia is an Australian 24 hour cable and satellite news channel available in 2.5 million homes on Foxtel, Austar, Optus Television and Neighbourhood Cable subscription platforms....
where he began hosting 180 with Paul Murray (now known as Paul Murray Live).
At the start of 2009 Murray began hosting the All New Paul Murray Show on Sydney and Melbourne's Triple M from 7pm-10pm weekdays and on Brisbane's Triple M from 10pm-1am. Later that year, he was replaced by Ugly Phil
Ugly Phil
Ugly Phil O'Neil is a radio DJ/announcer. He was born in the United Kingdom, and lived the majority of his life in Australia. Before adopting the on-air name of Ugly Phil he was known on-air as Phil O'Neil...
and began hosting a drive program, Paul & Rach with Rachel Corbett.
In November 2010, it was announced that Murray will move to 2UE
2UE
2UE is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia owned by Fairfax Media. It is Sydney's and Australia's oldest commercial radio station, first broadcasting on 26 January 1925 on 1025 kHz AM before moving to 950 kHz in 1935 when virtually all Australian radio stations were assigned new...
.
Show formats
In March 2006, he commenced as the new Triple M network presenter from 6-7pm Monday to Thursday, with an hour long current affairs radio show titled The Paul Murray Hour. In July, the Triple MTriple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
network replaced Murray's show with an 80s music hour, but in August Murray returned hosting a similar program, The Paul Murray Show, but in the 7-9pm timeslot. In 2007, Lisa Millard (Millie, Millhouse) joined the show as co-host. The show broadcast out of Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to multiple cities throughout Australia. Murray often announced the frequency as 104.9 MHz, the relevant frequency in Sydney. The show ended at the end of 2007, although in 2009 it was reinstated on Triple M
Triple M
The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
The 2006-2007 show almost always ended with the song "Watermelon Man" and included:
- interviews with media personalities
- fictitious advertisements eg for La De Da Magazine
- sketches satirising current events
- characters parodying other well-known voices
- Pauly's Pub Trivia
- The ever so lovely Milly
Interviews and Guests
These included:- Anna CorenAnna CorenAnna Coren is an Australian journalist who is a reporter and a presenter for CNN International, based in Hong Kong, where she anchors the 1 a.m. CET/7 a.m. HKT and the 6 a.m. CET/12 p.m. HKT editions of World Report...
- Dan Ginnane and Mathew Thompson on Mondays summarising the weekend's sport
- the Nerds: science fiction enthusiasts who would attempt to answer any question on any topic
- Chas LicciardelloChas LicciardelloChas John Licciardello is a comedian from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser...
and Dominic KnightDominic KnightDominic Sebastian Knight is an Australian comedy writer, best known as a member of the Australian political satire comedy group The Chaser, as well as being an independent writer and former blogger for the Sydney Morning Herald...
from The ChaserThe ChaserThe Chaser are an Australian satirical comedian group, known for their television programmes on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation channel. The group take their name from their production of satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste...
On Tuesdays, there was a guest expert who would answer questions about their trade.
Pauly's Pub Trivia
This climactic competition every evening followed the common radio-quiz format in which callers call in and the first contestant answers as many questions as they can before the compere passes to the next caller. There were five questions so the winner was the person who answered the fifth question correctly.When an inadequate number of callers rang in, Mashup (music)
Mashup (music)
A mashup or bootleg is a song or composition created by blending two or more pre-recorded songs, usually by overlaying the vocal track of one song seamlessly over the instrumental track of another...
of The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
' Riders on the Storm and Blondie (band)
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
's Rapture was played as punishment music until enough contestants called.
The quiz was normally run in the last 5 minutes of the show. Hints were given to ensure that the quiz finished on time. These got as simple as just say
Initially, the prize was absolutely nothing but eventually it became the chance to hear the song "Watermelon Man", which was often the answer to the fifth and last question.
Characters
Murray's parodies of SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
personalities include:
- Ian Waley (not Jim WaleyJim WaleyJim Waley is a veteran & experienced Australian television presenter best known for his work on the Nine Network, an Australian television network.-Career:In 1981, Waley was appointed founding presenter of Sunday...
) - the Love Muscle (not Richard (the Love God) Mercer of Mix 1065)
- Alan JonesAlan Jones (radio broadcaster)Alan Belford Jones AO is an Australian radio broadcaster, former rugby union and rugby league coach and administrator.Jones hosts Sydney's most popular breakfast radio program, on radio station 2GB...
- Bob CarrBob CarrRobert John "Bob" Carr , Australian statesman, was Premier of New South Wales from 4 April 1995 to 3 August 2005. He holds the record for the longest continuous service as premier of NSW...
- Richard Aspen