Michael Lyster

Michael Lyster
Born	Michael Lyster 1954 (age 62–63) Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Education	St. Jarlath's College
Occupation	Sports broadcaster
Years active	1980–present
Notable credit(s)	The Sunday Game
Spouse(s)	Anne Lyster (1985-present)

Michael Lyster (born 1954), commonly referred to as Michael Lester, is an Irish radio and television broadcaster who works for RTÉ. He mainly covers sporting events, such as Gaelic games and Olympic Games. He best known for presenting The Sunday Game Live.

The son of a member of An Garda Síochána, Lyster was born in Dungarvan, County Waterford. When he was four years-old his father was transferred to Barnaderg, County Galway, where Lyster spent his formative years. He was educated at St. Jarlath's College in nearby Tuam. After leaving school, he started working in the lab of the local sugar factory.

Lyster began his journalistic career as a junior reporter with the Tuam Herald where he wrote a music column. He spent seven years with that newspaper before moving to television and radio.

In 1980, Lyster joined RTÉ as a sports bulletin broadcaster with Radio 2, however, as his career progressed he began presenting programmes and covering high-profile sporting events. In his first year at the national broadcaster he also covered the Olympic Games on radio.

One of the highlights of his early career was covering the 1982 and 1983 All-Ireland hurling finals for radio. In 1984 Lyster took over as presenter of The Sunday Game, a post he has held ever since. That same year he was one of the main presenters for RTÉ's television coverage of the Olympic Games, co-hosting with Moya Doherty on Daybreak LA. This was RTÉ's first venture into breakfast television.

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