Tom mcgurk biography
Tom McGurk (Irish: Tomás Mag Oirc) (born 20 December ) is an....
Tom McGurk
Not to be confused with Tom McGuirk.
Rugby player
Tom McGurk (Irish: Tomás Mag Oirc) (born 20 December 1946) is an Irishpoet, journalist, radio presenter and sportscaster from Brockagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
He attended Portadown College.[2] He studied English and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast.[3] He was involved in the civil rights demonstrations while at Queen's.
Tom McGurk is an Irish poet, journalist, radio presenter and sportscaster from Brockagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Career
TV and radio
McGurk first joined RTÉ in 1972, as a news reporter, moving on to present Last House and First House on television. In 1972 he won a Jacob's Award for his RTÉ Radio documentaries on Ireland's islands.[4] For 20 years was the presenter of RTÉ Sport's rugby coverage, most notably of the Six Nations and Internationals with the panel of George Hook and Brent Pope.
McGurk also spent time in the 1980s and 1990s in the UK, working for BBC Radio 4's Start the Week and as a presenter on the regional ITV station for the