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Ryan Tubridy
Irish TV and radio presenter (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973)[4] is an Irish broadcaster.[5][6] He currently presents the weekday mid-morning programme The Ryan Tubridy Show on Virgin Radio UK, as well as a weekend programme on Sundays.[7]
Ryan Tubridy | |
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Born | (1973-05-28) 28 May 1973 (age 51)[1] Booterstown, Dublin, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Carysfort National School Blackrock College |
Alma mater | University College Dublin (BA) |
Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, writer |
Employer | Virgin Radio UK |
Agent | Noel Kelly[2][3] |
Known for | The Tubridy Show and The Ryan Tubridy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 The Full Irish and Tubridy on RTÉ 2fm All Kinds of Everything, Tubridy Tonight and The Late Late Show on RTÉ One |
Spouse | separated |
Children | 2 |
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His broadcasting career with RTÉ spanned over two decades, where he presented many shows on radio and television, most notably The Late Late Show on RTÉ One from 2009 to 2023. Other shows he presented include RTÉ 2fm's The Full Irish (2004–2009) and Tubridy (2010–2015), RTÉ One's Tubridy Tonight (2004–2009), RTÉ Radio One's The Tubridy Show (2005–2010) and The Ryan Tubridy Show (2015–2023). He also hosted the Rose of Tralee contest on two occasions and worked for BBC Radio.
Tubridy wrote several books, including JFK in Ireland, The Irish Are Coming and Patrick and the President. He was known as the highest-paid person at RTÉ over several years; related controversies included his refusal to take a voluntary pay cut in 2009, and, most importantly for his career, in 2023 over misstatement of his total earnings and additional payments, at least some made via a costly "barter account" mechanism. The latter scandal led to RTÉ dispensing with Tubridy's services in August 2023.