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| Birth name | Tom McGurk | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 December 1946 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cookstown, County Tyrone[1] | ||||||||||||
| University | Queen's University Belfast | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Miriam O'Callaghan (1983–1996) Caroline Kennedy (m. 2003) | ||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Journalist | ||||||||||||
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Tom McGurk (Irish: Tomás Mag Oirc) (born 20 December 1946) is an Irish poet, journalist, radio presenter and sportscaster from Brockagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He attended Portadown College.[2] He studied English and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast.[3] He was involved in the Civil Rights demonstrations while at Queen's.
- ^ Kennelly, Brendan, ed. (1970) The Penguin Book of Irish Verse. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books; p. 27
- ^ "Portadown College Alumni". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Tom McGurk Profile RTE Archives.