Martin King (born 7 April 1963) is an Irish broadcaster who presents a radio show on Saturday afternoons on Q102. King was TV3's first weather anchor when it launched in 1998 and was the Monday to Thursday co-host of The Six O'Clock Show on Virgin Media One (formerly TV3).
Martin King | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martin Boyle 7 April 1963 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Employer(s) | Virgin Media Television and Q102 |
| Agent | Noel Kelly[1] |
| Known for | TV3 Weather, The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin, Late Lunch Live, The Seven O'Clock Show, The Six O'Clock Show, Ireland AM |
| Spouse | Jenny McCarthy (2011–) |
| Children | 5 |
He is a client of Noel Kelly, of NK Management.[1]
Career
editKing got involved in radio when he was 15 years old working for pirate radio stations including Big D and Sunshine 101. He joined 98FM when it launched in 1989 where he was one of their main on-air personalities before becoming TV3's weather anchor when it launched on 20 September 1998. King also had his own Saturday morning show on Today FM from 2002 until 2017.
King's personality-driven style of weather forecasting on TV3 won King many awards and he was one of the main features of TV3's news presentation. He appeared as a guest on The Podge and Rodge Show on RTÉ Two in March 2006. As well as presenting weather bulletins, King has also presented a number of shows with TV3 such as Martin King's Commercial Breakdown in 2008 and along with Sybil Mulcahy, co-hosted The Morning Show with Sybil & Martin which ran from 2009 until it was axed in 2013.[2]
King went on to co-host its replacement show called Late Lunch Live that was also co-hosted by Lucy Kennedy and Claire Solan. After TV3 lost the right to Emmerdale and Coronation Street to UTV Ireland in 2015, King became the Monday to Thursday co-host of The Seven O'Clock Show which air in the slot where Emmerdale and Coronation Street aired.[3] When TV3 got the rights to air Emmerdale and Coronation Street again in 2016 after buying UTV Ireland, the show moved and became The Six O'Clock Show where King was the Monday to Thursday co-host.[4] Since 2017, King has presented a daily Monday to Friday show on Q102. In November 2022 King left the Six O'Clock Show and joined Ireland AM on the weekends.[5] In 2022, King announced that he would leave The Six O'Clock Show to join Elaine Crowley and Katja Mia as co-hosts of the Friday to Sunday editions of Ireland AM.[6]
Personal life
editKing lives in Rathfarnham in South County Dublin with photographer Jenny McCarthy and their children. They met when King was an 98FM presenter and McCarthy was one of the "Thunder Girls".[7] They married in Killashee House Hotel in Naas, County Kildare, on 7 November 2011 and honeymooned in the Canaries.[8][9]
King is a keen sports fan, especially GAA and soccer. He supports Bohemians.
References
edit- ^ a b Meagher, John (20 November 2011). "Why RTE stars call Noel Kelly 'The Godfather': He is agent to the big names and he negotiated their huge salaries. Who is he -- and how did he become so powerful?". Sunday Independent.
- ^ "TV3 to axe 'Morning Show' in shake-up". Irish Independent. 26 July 2013.
- ^ "'I've been bursting to tell everyone' - Lucy and Martin's 'Late Lunch Live' bumped up to 7pm". Irish Independent. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ^ Melanie Finn (16 December 2016). "Revealed: Details of TV3 shake-up including the fate of Xpose, Midday and Ireland AM". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Martin King leaves the Six O'Clock Show with Love Island star Greg O'Shea to take his place". 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Martin King leaves the Six O'Clock Show with Love Island star Greg O'Shea to take his place". Independent.ie. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Smith, Andrea (28 March 2010). "A snapshot of life with Martin King". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ Sweeney, Ken (8 November 2011). "Sun smiles on wedding day of TV3's weatherman Martin King". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Aww. We're Forecasting Luurve." ShowBiz Ireland. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.