and Valencia. Murray stated on his R5 show on 21 December 2020, following a reference to paganism, that he was an atheist. Murray is married to Carly Paradis. Awards Murray has won three Gold Sony Radio Academy Awards. In the 2007 Sony Awards he was named 'Music Broadcaster of the Year'; in the 2005 Awards he was given the Feature Award for a documentary, entitled The Trouble With Drugs, while in 2011 he took gold for best sport program, for Fighting Talk. In 2002 Murray was named IPR Northern Ireland Entertainment Journalist of the Year, for his long-running music column in the Irish Sunday People. References https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/major-channel-4-and-bbc-star-splits-from-wife-after-11-years/ar-AA17Hpzm?ocid=Huawei&appid=hwbrowser&ctype=news External links Fighting Talk (BBC Radio 5 Live) Colin Murray (BBC Radio 5 Live) 1977 births BBC Radio 5 Live presenters BBC sports presenters and reporters Television presenters from Northern Ireland Poker commentators Radio DJs from Northern Ireland European Poker Tour British ukulele players National Football League announcers Darts people BBC Radio 1 presenters People educated at Regent House Grammar School People from Dundonald, County Down Living people Sports journalists from Northern Ireland Male writers from Northern Ireland Top of the Pops presenters