| Myles Dungan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 57–58)[1] |
| Residence | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Broadcaster, Author |
| Employer | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| Known for | Presenting on RTÉ Radio |
Myles Dungan is an Irish broadcaster and author. He has presented many arts programmes on RTÉ Radio.
Dungan began broadcasting in RTÉ in 1977 as a continuity announcer. He has worked as a reporter for RTÉ Television and RTÉ Radio.[2] He has presented programmes such as Five Seven Live, The Arts Show and Rattlebag on RTÉ Radio 1.[3] He is a regular stand-in presenter on Today with Pat Kenny, when Pat Kenny is absent or on holiday.[4] In 1988, he won a Jacob's Award for his radio series, Vietnam.
In May 2006, Dungan received a Fulbright Scholar Award for academic study in the United States. He undertook a research project at the University of California in Berkeley, California on Irish-Native American history.[5]
In 2008, he was key-figure in RTÉ's coverage of the 1918 Ireland and The Great War, remembering 90 years since the end of World War I.
Dungan has also written many books, mainly biographies and history.[6]
In May 2011, he fronted RTÉ radio coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to the Republic of Ireland.[7]
He is the maternal uncle of fellow RTÉ radio broadcaster Philip Boucher-Hayes.
*Conspiracy was published in parallel with the broadcast of a radio programme of the same name on RTE 1. It was presented by Myles Dungan, and produced by Peter Moooney. Streams of the full radio series are available on the RTE Website.