Seán Munsanje | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | B.A., Media Studies at National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) |
Occupation | Entertainment presenter |
Employer | TV3 |
Known for | Total Xposure, Xposé |
Seán Munsanje (born 10 July 1981) is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3.
On 11 August 2009, he won the TV3 reality television programme, Total Xposure, thus becoming the new presenter of the channel's prime time entertainment magazine programme Xposé. A public vote saw him beat Simon Atkins and Ruth O'Neill in the final on 11 August 2009. [1] Munsanje thus became the first ever male presenter of Xposé . [1]
Munsanje was born in Dublin to an Irish mother and Zambian father. He spent his early years in Zambia and England, before his family returned to Ireland in 1993. [2] Munsanje attended St. Flannan's College in Ennis, Waterford Institute of Technology, and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, where he earned a degree in Media Studies. [1] He has presented for both RTÉ Two and Channel 6. [1] On TTV, he presented a ‘gig guide' each week for the former, while he presented the film show Take Six for the latter. He is also the resident movie critic on Dublin radio station FM104. [1]
Musanje was one of ten hopefuls who took part in Total Xposure aiming to win a prize of a presenting contract with TV3. He has said he rang his parents, who were holidaying in France, throughout the show and they flew in especially to attend the final. [3]
He was named the new host of Xposé live on television after the final results show of Total Xposure on 11 August 2009. [4] [5] He had been the "hot favourite" to win the show, with one bookmaker paying out early to those who had gambled on him. [5] He was awarded a six-month contract in television presenting worth €20,000 and was welcomed by his fellow Xposé presenters afterwards. [6] [7] Producer Debbie O'Donnell later spoke of her delight to have a male working on Xposé. [5] [6] Munsanje was soon being approached by strangers and offered free items of clothing. [8] Following the show, he stated that he had not at that stage finalised his salary. [7] On 5 July 2010, it was announced that Munsanje would leave the show at the end of August, a year after he won Total Xposure. [9]
Munsanje married his partner, Chris Doyle, in 2013. [10] [11] [12] In 2015, he and Doyle had a daughter. [13]
The fourth photo has the following caption: "Sean Munsanje & boyfriend Chris Doyle"
Seán Munsanje | |
---|---|
Born | |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | B.A., Media Studies at National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM) |
Occupation | Entertainment presenter |
Employer | TV3 |
Known for | Total Xposure, Xposé |
Seán Munsanje (born 10 July 1981) is an Irish television presenter from Dublin. He has presented shows for several channels in his native country, including Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Channel 6 and, most recently, TV3.
On 11 August 2009, he won the TV3 reality television programme, Total Xposure, thus becoming the new presenter of the channel's prime time entertainment magazine programme Xposé. A public vote saw him beat Simon Atkins and Ruth O'Neill in the final on 11 August 2009. [1] Munsanje thus became the first ever male presenter of Xposé . [1]
Munsanje was born in Dublin to an Irish mother and Zambian father. He spent his early years in Zambia and England, before his family returned to Ireland in 1993. [2] Munsanje attended St. Flannan's College in Ennis, Waterford Institute of Technology, and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, where he earned a degree in Media Studies. [1] He has presented for both RTÉ Two and Channel 6. [1] On TTV, he presented a ‘gig guide' each week for the former, while he presented the film show Take Six for the latter. He is also the resident movie critic on Dublin radio station FM104. [1]
Musanje was one of ten hopefuls who took part in Total Xposure aiming to win a prize of a presenting contract with TV3. He has said he rang his parents, who were holidaying in France, throughout the show and they flew in especially to attend the final. [3]
He was named the new host of Xposé live on television after the final results show of Total Xposure on 11 August 2009. [4] [5] He had been the "hot favourite" to win the show, with one bookmaker paying out early to those who had gambled on him. [5] He was awarded a six-month contract in television presenting worth €20,000 and was welcomed by his fellow Xposé presenters afterwards. [6] [7] Producer Debbie O'Donnell later spoke of her delight to have a male working on Xposé. [5] [6] Munsanje was soon being approached by strangers and offered free items of clothing. [8] Following the show, he stated that he had not at that stage finalised his salary. [7] On 5 July 2010, it was announced that Munsanje would leave the show at the end of August, a year after he won Total Xposure. [9]
Munsanje married his partner, Chris Doyle, in 2013. [10] [11] [12] In 2015, he and Doyle had a daughter. [13]
The fourth photo has the following caption: "Sean Munsanje & boyfriend Chris Doyle"