Derek Mooney
| Derek Mooney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Derek James Mooney 4 March 1967 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Radio producer, broadcaster |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Notable work |
Echo Island Mooney Winning Streak |
| Salary | €242,408 a year (2008) €268,985 (2009) |
Derek James Mooney (born 4 March 1967) is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. Until January 2015 he presented a weekday afternoon programme called Mooney on RTÉ Radio 1. He is the current executive producer across RTÉ Radio 1's nature and wildlife programming
On television he has often presented game shows and talent contests: his presentation credits include Echo Island, Gridlock, Winning Streak, the ill-fated Cabin Fever, You're a Star, The Big Money Game, Fame: The Musical, The Genealogy Roadshow and Who Knows Ireland Best?. At the end of these shows he uses his trademark farewell.
Mooney also writes occasional opinion pieces for the Evening Herald.
Mooney is one of Ireland's best-known television personalities and one of the country's most prolific broadcasters in the area of natural history. He idolised Gay Byrne as a child.
Mooney's first job in RTÉ was during the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when he acted as a runner, working through the night.
Mooney was one of the presenters of RTÉ children's television shows Echo Island from its inception in 1994 up until he left the programme in February 1996. He presented Gridlock later in the 1990s.
He has presented Habitats, The Nature Line, Nature Trails, all for RTÉ Radio 1. He won an award – the ESB Millennium Environment Award – for the best item during the year on the environment in print, radio or television. His television shows on the natural history world include on RTÉ and Nature Detectives for the BBC.
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