Martin King (born 7 April 1963) is an Irish broadcaster who was the Monday to Thursday co-host of ''

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'' on

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(formerly TV3) and presents his own radio show on Saturday Mid Morning on

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. King was TV3's first ever weather anchor when it launched back in 1998.

Career

King got involved in radio when he was 15 years old working for

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radio stations including Big D and Sunshine 101. He joined

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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

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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

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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

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, co-hosted ''

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'' which ran from 2009 until it was axed in 2013. King went on to co-host its replacement show called ''

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'' that was also co-hosted by

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and Claire Solan. After TV3 lost the right to ''

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'' and ''

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'' to

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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. When TV3 got the rights to air ''Emmerdale and Coronation Street'' again in 2016 after buying UTV Ireland, the show moved and became ''

'' where King was the Monday to Thursday co-host. Since 2017, King has presented a daily Monday to Friday show on

. In November 2022 King left the Six O'Clock Show and joined Ireland AM on the weekends.

Personal life

King lives in

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in South Co.Dublin with photographer Jenny McCarthy and their children. They met when King was an 98FM presenter and McCarthy was one of the "Thunder Girls". They married in Killashee House Hotel in

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, on 7 November 2011 and honeymooned in the Canaries. King is a keen sports fan, especially GAA and soccer. He supports

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References

External links

The Six O'Clock Show

Martin King on Q102
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