Eamon Horan Explained

Eamon Horan
Birth Name:Eamon Horan
Birth Place:Ballycumber, Co Offaly
Nationality:Irish
Children:3
Employer:Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)
Occupation:Sports journalist
Years Active:1992–present
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Eamon Horan (born 1975) is an Irish sports journalist employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), Ireland's national radio and television station, where he currently works for RTÉ Sport as a sports news presenter on .[1] [2] [3] [4]

Career

Horan began his broadcasting career with Midlands 103 in 1992. He worked for KISS fm in Boston and WKLB-FM in Massachusetts in 1995.

In 2008, Horan filled in as the presenter of The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show with Caroline Morahan.[5] In 2007, he reported on the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. He also reported on the London Paralympic Games in 2012 and the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.[6]

Personal life

Horan graduated from University College Galway in 1997 with a higher diploma in communications.[7]

Horan is married to Nicola Anderson, a journalist with the Irish Independent and together they have three children.[8] [9]

On 2 April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Horan supported the launch of HSE Midlands's video campaign appealing to the public to continue supporting those in frontline services.[10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Eamon Horan. RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 2 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Photographic Archive - RTÉ Archives. RTÉ Archives. 5 October 2018. 2 August 2021.
  3. News: My Kind of Exercise. The Irish Times. 10 August 2004. 2 August 2021.
  4. News: Me and my money: Eamon Horan. Irish Independent. 21 November 2006. 2 August 2021.
  5. Web site: RTÉ 2fm Radio Press Pack Week 34 (16-22 August). presspack.rte.ie. 16 August 2008. 3 July 2022.
  6. News: Inside RTE's Eamon Horan's family life with fellow journalist Nicola and three kids- and his TV career. RSVPLive.ie. Shauna. Bannon Ward. 31 August 2021. 3 July 2022.
  7. Web site: NUI Galway Students and Alumni Head for Croke Park with Mayo Senior Football Finalists. NUI Galway. 17 September 2013. 3 July 2022.
  8. News: Eamon leaves his TV sports job to become a full-time dad for a year. But don't worry -- he will be back. Irish Independent. Kevin. Doyle. 8 January 2009. 2 August 2021.
  9. News: At home with... RTÉ Sport's Eamon Horan. RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 10 June 2020. 2 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Support the Frontline #PlayYourPart. hse.ie. Health Service Executive. 2 April 2021. 2 August 2021.
  11. News: Midlands personalities call on public to #PlayYourPart. Westmeath Independent. 2 April 2020. 2 August 2021.
  12. News: Personalities From TV, Radio And Sport Create Supportive Message For Frontline Workers. Midlands 103. 2 April 2020. 2 August 2021.

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