Rory Nugent is a reality television participant and radio presenter. He first came to fame during his appearance on Channel 4

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...

's reality show Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2006

Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2006

Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands 2006 is a British reality series that premiered on Channel 4 in 2006. It is the fourth series of the RDF Media programme, Shipwrecked, and featured a radically different format from the first three series, in that contestants were divided into tribes, with...

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Nugent comes from the north Dublin town of Malahide

Malahide

Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:...

 in Ireland. After studying Communication Studies at Dublin City University

Dublin City University

Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...

 (DCU), Nugent currently works on Dublin radio station Spin 1038

Spin 1038

Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band , but on 103.8 FM...

 where he is a radio news broadcaster ("Rory with the story") and presenter.

He was shortlisted for the 2008 PPI Radio Award for News Broadcaster of the Year.http://www.ppiradioawards.com/shortlist.asp

External links

• Rory Nugent at Spin 1038
  Spin 1038
  Spin 1038 is an Independent Local Radio station in Dublin, Ireland. It is owned by Denis O'Brien's Communicorp group and broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract with the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland. Despite their name, they do not broadcast on the medium wave band , but on 103.8 FM...