Joe Harrington is an
Irish
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presenter of radio employed by
Dublin's Sunshine 106.8. He is a multi nominated award winning broadcaster who has vast experience in radio programming and management. His brother
Paul Harrington won the
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Dublin, Ireland, following the country's victory at the with the song "In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh. It was the first time that any countr ...
. He co-wrote a number of tracks on the Paul Harrington album ''What I'd Say''. The album entered the Irish charts in the early nineties.
Career
He worked as a presenter with Ireland's first Independent National Broadcaster Century Radio, he then worked with Dublin's Rock 104 and subsequently
FM104
FM104 is an independent local radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited (unconnected with, and not to be confused with, Capital Radio plc), and is a subs ...
, he joined
East Coast FM
East Coast FM (formerly known as BLB, Horizon FM, then East Coast Radio) is an Irish local radio station broadcasting from Bray, County Wicklow under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
The station operate ...
in 1994 as Head of Music and then became Programme Controller, a position he held until 2011.
In 2009, he joined with his brothers as "The Harrington Brothers" to record
Molly Malone
"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a traditional song set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become its unofficial anthem.
A statue representing Molly Malone was unveiled on Grafton Street by then Lo ...
with The Official Leinster Supporters Group and the song became the Official Anthem for The
Leinster Rugby Team. The song Molly Malone entered the Irish Charts in 2009 and was number one in the download charts. The Harrington Brothers performed Molly Malone live at The RDS Dublin just before Leinster played Edinburgh in the Heiniken Cup.
Harrington is a multi
PPI Radio Award Nominee and in 2006 won the much coveted award for his lunch-time programme. He was nominated again in 2008 for his Drive Time. Show. He was also nominated for Best Music Presenter 2014 in The important ' People Awards for the 2014 PPI Radio Awards.
He was the first and only person to present a weekly programme dedicated to Elvis Presley on a National Radio Station ( Century Radio )
He also presented Elvis Extra which was one of the longest running programmes on
Dublin's Sunshine 106.8
In 2011, Harrington was appointed General Manager of
Dublin's Sunshine 106.8 to coincide with the station's new brand and programming. He also presents Mellow Moments Monday to Friday 7pm-1am.
In late 2016, Sunshine 106.8 in association with Sony Music Ireland, released an album entitled 'Sunshine presents Mellow Moments' 16 relaxing mellow songs selected from the show Mellow Moments presented by Joe Harrington.
References
External links
''Joe Harrington''– Home website
''Joe Harrinton''–
Sunshine 106.8
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Living people
Irish radio presenters
East Coast FM presenters
FM104 presenters
Year of birth missing (living people)
Broadcasters from County Dublin