When TV3 launched in 1998 Martin King became an instant hit. He is best known for bringing a twist to the weather and the nation’s forecasts haven’t been the same since.
His personality driven style of weather forecasting has won Martin many awards and he is one of the main features of TV3’s news presentation.
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Martin has been involved in radio since he was fifteen working with some of the more successful pirate radio stations including Big D and Sunshine 101.
He spent 9 years working at 98FM as one of their main on-air personalities before moving to TV3.
Returning to the airwaves in 2002 Martin has his own Saturday Morning show on Today FM called Roll Over with Martin King.
The busy programme is packed with comedy, the best of Gift Grub and plenty of interactive features that encourage those listening to get involved. It’s the interactive element of Martins nightly television broadcasts that seem to appeal to TV3’s viewers.
The weather photographs and end of broadcast requests and announcements have proved to be a big hit. The photographs are of a very high standard and a book featuring some of the best will be released for Christmas 2007 with all proceeds going to The Little Star Fund.
There are a number of other charities that Martin supports. The ISPCC, The Meningitis Foundation, The Baby Max Wings Of Love Fund, The Marie Keating Foundation are just a few of the causes that Martin is happy to give his time to.
Martin is a keen sports fan with GAA and soccer being the two he enjoys the most. Martin lives in Dublin with Jenny and their children.
