Martin presents the Saturday show on Dublin’s Q102 from 11am-3pm. Martin previously co-presented Ireland AM Friday to Sunday, and presented The Six O'Clock Show with Muireann O’Connell weekdays. Previously he presented the afternoon show Late Lunch Live with Lucy Kennedy until this was moved to the evening slot in February 2015. The program features news and weather updates, showbiz, fashion, beauty, food, health, lifestyle and celebrity guests.
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. He is one of TV's most recognisable broadcasters. His personality driven style of weather forecasting has won Martin many awards and he is one of the main features of Virgin Media One’s news presentation. With over 1.8 million viewers tuning into the news every week it has firmly established itself as a benchmark for solid accessible journalism, creating the ideal blend of news and information that the modern Irish viewer is looking for.
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 was released during Christmas 2007 with all proceeds going to The Little Star Fund.
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 Virgin Media One. For 10 years until 2012, he had his own show on Today FM called The Saturday Breakfast with Martin King. Martin entertained listeners with the best music, quizzes and chat around. He also had a replay of the best of Gift Grub from during the week.
Martin also wrote a weekly column with The Irish Sun.
There are a number of other charities that Martin supports. The ISPCC, The Meningitis Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation, 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 his wife Jenny and their children.
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