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Éamonn Lawlor

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Éamonn Lawlor
Born1951 (age 72–73)[1]
NationalityIrish
EducationMA in Modern English and American Literature,University College Dublin[2]
OccupationRadio presenter
EmployerRTÉ

Éamonn Lawlor(born 1951) is anIrishradio broadcaster onRTÉ lyric fm.

Éamonn Lawlor was born inDelvin,County Westmeath.[citation needed]He was educated atRockwell College,Cashel,[citation needed]andUniversity College Dublinwhere he received a Master of Arts in Modern English and American Literature. Lawlor is one ofIreland's leading current affairs broadcasters. He wasRTÉ News and Current Affairs'sEuropeCorrespondent from 1979 to 1989.[1]He became the second male presenter ofRTÉ News: Six One,from 1992 to 1996. He then joinedBrian FarrellandMiriam O'Callaghanas one of the co-presenters of the current affairs programmePrime TimeonRTÉ One.[2]

In May 1999 Lawlor left the current affairs department of RTÉ and joinedRTÉ lyric fm.He currently presentsThe Lyric Concertevery weekday nights.[2]Lawlor is also a visiting lecturer at the International Academy of Broadcasting in Montreux, Switzerland.[3]

References

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  1. ^ab"Broadcaster Eamonn Lawlor (1976)".RTÉ Libraries and Archives.Retrieved6 March2010.
  2. ^abc"Eamonn Lawlor".RTÉ lyric fm.Retrieved6 March2010.
  3. ^"List of Professors".International Academy of Broadcasting.Retrieved6 March2010.