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Noel Curran Born 1967
IrelandResidence Carrickmacross, County Monaghan Nationality Irish Ethnicity Caucasian Citizenship Irish Education Dublin City University Occupation Radio and Television Producer, Editor in Chief Employer Raidió Teilifís Éireann Known for Director-General of RTÉ Salary €380,000 (2008)[1] Term 1st February 2011 - 1st February 2016 (or later if extension sought and approved) Predecessor Cathal Goan Spouse Eimear Quinn Noel Curran (born 1967, County Monaghan, Ireland)[2] is a radio and television producer. Curran joined RTÉ as a reporter in 1992 after a period working as a business journalist for Business & Finance magazine.[3]. He later produced both Kenny Live and The Late Late Show. In 1997, he produced the hugely successful Eurovision held in Dublin and presented by Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley. He later married the 1996 winner Eimear Quinn, who sang at the Eurovision contest.
Curran left RTE in 2000 to join an independent production company but returned as editor of current affairs, where he helped launch the Prime Time Investigates series of documentaries. In 2003, he was appointed as managing director of TV -- and with an increase in the licence fee he was in command of a €100m budget. He was appointed Director-General of RTÉ from February 1st 2011 on November 9th 2010, succeeding Cathal Goan who had decided to retire after Goan's first term that ended at end January 2011. [4]
Curran was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. Noel Curran's experience in Irish media goes from the print industry to senior management level in broadcasting, into the higher level with diverse production experience in Current Affairs and Entertainment programmes in addition to work in the independent production sector. He studied Communications in Dublin City University and joined RTÉ in 1992 as a reporter and went on to produce and become editor in RTÉ Television.[5][6] He was executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 for RTÉ Television and completed two terms as Editor of Current Affairs in the News Division, where he established the Prime Time Investigates programme strand. Noel Curran joined RTÉ's Executive as Managing Director of Television in 2003.
In March 2010 he left RTÉ to pursue a consultancy and other private business interests before being interviewed and then appointed DG by the RTÉ Board effective from 1st February 2011 in November 2010.[5][1]
Speaking at Dublin City University in October 2011, Curran admitted RTÉ had paid its presenters too much money and “We may, during this process of renegotiation lose some of our most talented and loved presenters to our competitors. That would be very regrettable, but if some choose to leave, we will adjust, find new voices and new ways to deliver services and programmes."[7][8]
References
- ^ a b Colin Coyle (7 March 2009). "Ryan Tubridy joins pay-cut volunteers". The Sunday Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5864932.ece. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Profile: Noel Curran". The Irish Independent. 29 August 2010. http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/noel-curran-2316038.html. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Ronan McGreevy (9 November 2010). "Curran named RTÉ director general". http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1109/breaking42.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Eamon Ryan (9 November 2010). "Minister Ryan welcomes appointment of Noel Curran as new Director General of RTÉ". http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Press+Releases/Minister+for+Communications+Eamon+Ryan+today+welcomed+the+appointment+of+Noel+Curran+as+the+new+Dire.htm. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ a b "Curran named as RTÉ's next Director General". RTÉ News. 10 November 2010. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1109/rte.html. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "RTÉ Executive Board: Director-General - Noel Curran". RTÉ Press Centre. http://www.rte.ie/about/noelcurran.html. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ "RTÉ To Reduce Fees, Even if Talent Flee". IFTN. 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Noel Curran, the RTE pay-cuts and some brilliant propaganda". JOE. 18 October 2011.
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