George Hook

George Hook

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George Hook (born May 19 1941) is an Irish journalist and broadcaster. He had a career as a rugby union coach and businessman, before becoming a rugby pundit with Irish television station RTÉ. He hosts the 'Right Hook' on the Irish national radio station Newstalk.

Hook grew up in Cork and attended Presentation Brothers College, a fee-paying school and rugby union stronghold. Subsequently he attended Rathmines College of Commerce.

Hook has had a number of jobs, beginning as a temporary clerk for CIÉ, and later becoming a travelling salesman for the Burroughs Corporation (now Unisys). He also ran a catering business for over twenty years. He coached London Irish, Connacht, and St. Benildus College, as well as the American National Team in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.

Hook's 'The Right Hook' radio show on Newstalk 106 is a popular [ [http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=MEDIA+AND+MARKETING-qqqs=mediaandmarketing-qqqid=25267-qqqx=1.asp "Still in its start-up phase, with George Hook as its biggest draw"] - The Sunday Business Post reports on Denis O'Brien's radio station.] evening drive-time programme. Hook appears as a rugby pundit on RTÉ on a regular basis and appears as a judge on RTE celebrity dancing show 'Jigs & Reels'.

In 2005, he published an autobiography, "Time Added On".

Bibliography

*Hook, George "Time Added On", Penguin Ireland, 2005. ISBN 1-84488-076-1

Notes

ee Also

*Newstalk
*The Right Hook

External links

* [http://www.newstalk106.ie Newstalk website]
* [http://unhooked.wordpress.com/ 'UnHooked' - Official George Hook Blog]
* [http://www.village.ie/Sample/Sample/Profile:_Off_the_Hook/ Profile in Dublin-based magazine Village (magazine)]


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