Myles Dungan
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Myles Dungan is an Irish
broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio
.
Dungan began broadcasting in RTÉ in 1977 as a continuity announcer. He has worked as a reporter for RTÉ Television
and RTÉ Radio
. He has presented programmes such as Five Seven Live
, The Arts Show and Rattlebag on RTÉ Radio 1
. He is a regular stand-in presenter on Today with Pat Kenny
, when Pat Kenny
is absent or on holiday. In 1988, he won a Jacob's Award for his radio series, Vietnam.
In May 2006, Dungan received a Fulbright Scholar Award for academic study in the United States
. He undertook a research project at the University of California
in Berkeley, California
on Irish-Native American history.
In 2008, he was key-figure in RTÉ's
coverage of the 1918 Ireland and The Great War, remembering 90 years since the end of World War I
.
Dungan has also written many books, mainly biographies
and history.
In May 2011, he fronted RTÉ radio coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland
.
* Conspiracy was published in parallel with the broadcast of a radio programme of the same name on RTE 1. It was presented by Myles Dungan, and produced by Peter Moooney. Streams of the full radio series are available on the RTE Website.
Irish people
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broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....
.
Dungan began broadcasting in RTÉ in 1977 as a continuity announcer. He has worked as a reporter for RTÉ Television
RTÉ Television
RTÉ Television is a department of Ireland's state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann.The first channel to broadcast was Telefís Éireann which began broadcasting on 31 December 1961...
and RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio
RTÉ Radio is a department of Irish national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Radio broadcasts four analogue channels and five digital channels....
. He has presented programmes such as Five Seven Live
Five Seven Live
Five Seven Live was an Irish radio rolling news programme, produced by RTÉ News and was aired each weekday evening on RTÉ Radio 1 between 17:00–19:00, between 1997 and 2006, the final edition being broadcast on 1 September 2006.-Programme format:...
, The Arts Show and Rattlebag on RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1
RTÉ Radio 1 is the principal radio channel of Irish public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is the direct descendant of Dublin radio station 2RN, which began broadcasting on a regular basis on 1 January 1926...
. He is a regular stand-in presenter on Today with Pat Kenny
Today with Pat Kenny
Today with Pat Kenny is a current affairs magazine broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1, presented by Pat Kenny. The programme is broadcast weekdays, at 10:00 and ends at 12:00. As of 2008, the average audience for the show was 291,000....
, when Pat Kenny
Pat Kenny
Patrick "Pat" Kenny is an Irish broadcaster and former disc jockey and continuity announcer. He is employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann and is their highest paid presenter. He presents Today with Pat Kenny on RTÉ Radio 1 each weekday morning between 10:00 and midday...
is absent or on holiday. In 1988, he won a Jacob's Award for his radio series, Vietnam.
In May 2006, Dungan received a Fulbright Scholar Award for academic study in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He undertook a research project at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
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on Irish-Native American history.
In 2008, he was key-figure in RTÉ's
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
coverage of the 1918 Ireland and The Great War, remembering 90 years since the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Dungan has also written many books, mainly biographies
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
and history.
In May 2011, he fronted RTÉ radio coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland
Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh made a state visit to the Republic of Ireland from 17 May to 20 May 2011, at the invitation of the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese....
.
Books
- How the Irish won the West' '
- The Captain and the King
- The Stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels
- Irish Voices from the Great War
- They Shall Grow Not Old: Irish Soldiers and the Great War
- Good Walk Spoiled: Book of Golf Quotes
- Speaking Ill of the Dead (ed.)
- Distant Drums
- Conspiracy