Rick O'Shea
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Broadcaster Rick O'Shea, 2019
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| Born | Paul Crossan (1973-05-07) 7 May 1973 (age 51) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Employer | RTÉ |
| Known for | Daytime Radio Show; Books; Cinema |
| Website | Personal weblog |
Paul Crossan (born 7 May 1973, also known as Rick O'Shea) is an Irish radio personality. He was born in Drimnagh, Dublin, grew up in Crumlin,[1] and attended Drimnagh Castle Secondary School and University College Dublin. He has been a presenter on RTÉ 2fm since 2001.[2][3] O'Shea also presented The Poetry ProgrammeonRTÉ Radio 1 in 2015 and 2016.[4] Since 2017 he has been presenting the morning show on RTÉ Gold. He has presented The Book ShowonRTÉ Radio 1 since 2019.
Before joining RTÉ 2fm in 2001, he had worked for East Coast Radio,[5] Atlantic 252, South East Radio and FM104. Rick had previously been involved with hospital radio.[6] O'Shea presented the weekday afternoon show on 2fm until 2015, when the show was moved to the weekend schedule.[7][8]
He presented The Poetry ProgrammeonRTÉ Radio 1 in 2015 and 2016.[9]
O'Shea was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 16.[10] and has been a patronofEpilepsy Ireland, formerly known as Brainwave, the Irish Epilepsy Association, since 2006.[11] He represented the charity in an Irish celebrity version of the quiz show Mastermind in 2012, winning the competition.[12][13]
He runs The Rick O’Shea Book Club – Ireland's largest book club[non-primary source needed] with over 28,000 members and recommends the Eason Must Reads lists 4 times a year with author Sinéad Moriarty. He is currently presenting The Book ShowonRTÉ Radio 1.[14][15]
O'Shea has been nominated for Best Irish Radio DJ at the Meteor Music Awards on three occasions, in 2002,[16] 2008[17] and 2009.[18] In 2009 he was winner of Entertainment.ie's "Sexiest Radio Voice" award.[19]
