Education
He was educated at Haydon Bridge High School and studied geography at the University of Wales, Lampeter.
He was educated at Haydon Bridge High School and studied geography at the University of Wales, Lampeter.
John Murray was brought up on a family farm in Northumberland, which straddles Hadrian"s Wall. His career in radio began at TFM Radio on Teesside. He joined British Broadcasting Corporation Tees in 1994.
In 1995 he transferred to the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio Sport department in London and, by 1998, he had become part of the football commentary team
Murray is the second choice football commentator on 5 Live behind Alan Green regularly commentating on the Saturday 3pm game. He has also commentated on Golf, Cricket and Olympic Equestrian.
He is now established as the first choice Saturday 12.45 commentator. In August 2014 John Murray followed in the footsteps of Bryon Butler and Mike Ingham by becoming the British Broadcasting Corporation"s Football Correspondent.
He lives in North Yorkshire with his family.
