Noel Curran
| Noel Curran | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 49–50) County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Residence | Carrickmacross, County Monaghan |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Citizenship | Irish |
| Education | Dublin City University (DCU) |
| Occupation | Radio and television producer, editor in chief |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) |
| Known for | Director-General of RTÉ |
| Salary | €250,000 (2011) |
| Term | 1 February 2011 – 1 February 2016 (or later if extension sought and approved) |
| Predecessor | Cathal Goan |
| Spouse(s) | Eimear Quinn |
Noel Curran (born 1967 in County Monaghan, Ireland) is a media executive and former Director-General of RTÉ, (Ireland's National Broadcaster), who has worked in the Editorial, Management and Commercial areas of media. According to RTE's Annual Report 2015 the Director General was responsible for four TV channels (RTE ONE, RTE TWO, RTE Jnr, RTE News Now), four radio stations (Radio 1, 2FM, RnaG and Lyric), RTE Digital output (App, Web and Digital Radio), two orchestras (National Concert and Symphony Orchestras), Ireland's transmission Network (2RN) and 334 million Euro in revenue. According to the report 155m Euro of that revenue was generated through commercial activity, which means that, as a percentage of total income, commercial income is higher at RTE than at most other European Public Service Media organisations.
Curran was born in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan where he attended both primary and secondary school. He studied Communications in Dublin City University where he specialised in Irish and International Broadcasting Policy. He also wrote about European Broadcasting Policy while studying for post-grad.
He joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) as a Business and Investigative reporter in 1992 after a period working as Deputy Editor for Business & Finance magazine. While working at 'Business & Finance' Curran was involved in several prominent investigations.He became Deputy Editor of Business & Finance before leaving for RTÉ. He joined Current Affairs as a Senior Financial Journalist before becoming a Television producer.
He then became Executive Producer of live Entertainment series and productions. producing several live television shows at the Point Theatre before being appointed as Executive Producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, held in Dublin and presented by Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley. He was a member of the EBU Eurovision and Entertainment group. His younger brother is Richard Curran, Deputy Editor of the 'Sunday Business Post' and presenter of TV's 'Dragons Den' series.
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