David Moore

I’m David Zachary John Moore. I was born under a wandering star in March 1975, or was it a dodgy lightbulb in the Coombe? I grew up with my folks and two sisters in Portmarnock and I hung out under the shelter on the beach there throughout my teens. I was, and still am, a rocker. Skin-tight jeans and parkhas, long hair and zits, I had it all. Not much has changed today. Well, baggy jeans and hoodies, I suppose. Oh, and short hair and clear skin. Ok, a lot has changed but I’m still a rocker. Oh yeah, I got the job with The Morning Crew because the bosses said they had never seen anyone with a better face for radio.

Are you married or single? I am married to Tracy since the 12th of June 2007. It’s a perfect partnership. I make the tea and she drinks it.

Do you have any children? We are currently childless.

How old are you? I am 33. That's Jesus' age. No, I'm not saying I'm bigger than The Beatles.

What’s your favourite TV show? My favourite TV show ever is Father Ted. Currently, I’m addicted to Holmes on Homes and Rob & Big. I love the mini horse.

What do you listen to on your ipod/cd player when you’re not working? I listen to thrash metal and speed metal and nu metal and death metal and S Club Juniors.

Who is the most famous person you have ever met/your idol? The most famous person I’ve ever met is Johnny Logan. What a legend!

What actor do you admire the most and why? I admire Jack Black. He’s a frickin’ legend. His band, Tenacious D, are the best band in the world. I want to be just like him when I grow up.

Do you have a pet? I have a wonderful dog called Lorna. She’s a lurcher (that’s a small greyhound cross) that we rescued from a sanctuary and she’s my favourite thing in the entire universe. I like her more than cheese and I love cheese.

What do you get up to when you hang up your headphones and get home/pastimes? I am a technology freak so I spend a lot of time online. I walk the dog at least once every day. I write and record songs in my recording studio at home. We’ve all witnessed “Gay Enya”, now let’s move on.

Your most embarrassing moment? I have loads of embarrassing moments but my best is this: My friend plays for Drogheda United. He used to play for Bohemians. When he left Bohs, he gave me some of his official training gear because, obviously, he wouldn’t need it any more. I went to Alsaa one afternoon in late January and I grabbed a Bohs sweatshirt to train in. As I sauntered into the gym and made my way over to free weights, I noticed that about 30 lads were all doing weights there. They all looked at me. I wondered why they were looking at me. Then I recognized Kevin Hunt, the Bohs captain, and I copped on who the lads were... The entire Bohemians squad in pre-season training! What kind of a psycho, loser fan finds out where the team is training and goes along in his Bohs gear to see if the lads on the team will come up and talk to him!?!?! That’s what I thought they were thinking anyway. Maybe they just thought, “Hey, who’s the fat lad the gaffer’s after signing?” Either way, I legged it, bleeding scarlet, into the other room in the gym to whip the sweatshirt off. It was in there that I met up with Tony Grant, Ken Oman and a few other players who looked at me in exactly the same way as the rest of the team had done. I went home shortly afterwards. Nice.

What dish do you like? Do you cook? Crap cook… Man, I love food. Like seriously love it. My favourite is good Italian. I do a good bit of cooking and thanks to Jamie Oliver’s books and TV shows, I’m not half bad either. My rosemary-skewered monkfish is outstanding.

Do you have any bad habits? My worst habit is food. See above. Oh, and shouting.

How did you get the job at 98FM? I was plucked from obscurity and thrust into the limelight in 2002, all because of a comedic, impersonation-filled voice-over showreel that I had put together to earn a bit of extra cash from ads and such. I had no previous radio experience and I’ll probably have no further radio experience. One day, I’d like to set up a radio station that broadcasts useless facts 24 hours a day, Dave FM.