Did you know Noel Curran is a business executive from Ireland? This piece lets you know Noel Curran net worth, wife, children, parents, family, age, height, salary, and other information you need.
Introduction
Noel Curran is a prominent Irish CEO, Chairperson, and a former radio and television producer and journalist who has been the Director-General of the European Broadcasting Union since October 2017. He previously served as the Director-General of RTÉ (Ireland’s national broadcaster) from 2011 to 2016.
Curran has worked in the Editorial, Management and Commercial areas of media. Noel Curran is the Chair of Eurovision Services. He is the first Irish national to be Director General of the EBU. Previously he was Director-General at Ireland’s national broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).
According to RTÉ’s Annual Report 2015, the Director-General was responsible for 2000 staff, four TV channels, four radio stations, RTÉ Digital output, two orchestras, Ireland’s transmission Network (2RN) and 334 million Euros in revenue. According to the report 155m Euro of that revenue was generated through commercial activity, which means that, as a percentage of total income, commercial income is higher at RTÉ than at most other European Public Service Media organizations.
Early life
| Name | Noel Curran |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Age | 58 years |
| Height | 1.71m |
Noel Curran was born on November 13, 1965 (age 58 years) in Carrickmacross, Monaghan, Ireland. He is the son of Irish parents. Curran attended both primary and secondary school. He studied Communications in Dublin City University, where he specialized in Irish and International Broadcasting Policy, writing his final year thesis on the future of Public Service Broadcasting. He also wrote about European broadcasting policy while studying for post-grad.
Career
Noel Curran joined Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) as a business and investigative reporter in 1992, after a period working for Business & Finance magazine. While working at Business & Finance Curran was involved in several prominent investigations.
Curran became deputy editor of Business & Finance two years after joining as a reporter, before leaving for RTÉ. He joined Current Affairs as a senior financial journalist before becoming a television producer. Curran went on to win national and international awards as a documentary producer and Editor.
He then became executive producer of live entertainment series and productions, producing several live television shows at the Point Theatre, before being appointed as executive producer of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, held in Dublin, presented by Ronan Keating and Carrie Crowley.
He was a member of the EBU Eurovision group. His younger brother is Richard Curran, deputy editor of the Sunday Business Post and presenter of TV’s Dragons Den series. Curran left RTÉ in 2000 to become a director of a private independent production company. As an independent, he won an IFTA award as executive producer of the investigative documentary Bad Blood.
He returned to RTÉ as Editor of Current Affairs, where he helped launch the Prime Time Investigates series of documentaries. He was the editor of the award-winning Mary Raftery documentaries Cardinal Secrets and Broken Trust. He spoke on Radio 1’s ‘Drivetime’ programme about Mary Raftery’s contribution to journalism after her death in January 2012.
In 2003, he was appointed managing director of TV, at 37 the youngest person to hold the position, according to the Irish Independent and Irish Times. He led a policy of increased investment in Irish TV production during his tenure, as RTÉ’s commercial income grew to its highest historic level. According to the Sunday Business Post Curran’s tenure marked the first time editorial and commercial departments in TV were integrated under one managing director.
In March 2010, he left RTÉ to pursue a consultancy and other private business interests before being interviewed and then appointed DG by the RTÉ board effective from February 1, 2011. In 2017 he was appointed Director General of the EBU. He returned to Dublin City University in April 2016, where he criticized Irish broadcasting policy and warned that RTÉ and public media faced a difficult financial future without changes in policy and funding.
Wife
Noel Curran is married to Eimear Quinn, they had their wedding in 2005. His wife is a musician and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. The couple have two daughters: Joelene born in October 2009 and Marlene born in April 2012. They divide their time between Ireland and Switzerland.
Noel Curran net worth
How much is Noel Curran worth? Noel Curran net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a Media executive. Noel Curran’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $420,000 annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential media executives in Ireland. He stands at an appealing height of 1.71m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.