Biography
Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Byrne attended St Ivo School before attending Bournemouth University. He read the news and 'made-up' weather on The Chris Moyles Show and on Fearne Cotton's show on BBC Radio 1 until 14 September 2012 when The Chris Moyles Show came to an end, ending his career on BBC Radio 1 after 15 years.
In addition, he has also presented Newsbeat's Oddbox video clip show on BBC News and Dragon's Den Online, the online spin off from the Dragons' Den TV programme. On 14 September 2012, The Oddbox's final episode was shown on BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat Website.
In December 2011 Dominic Byrne championed the song Dominick the Donkey by Italian American singer Lou Monte on The Chris Moyles Show, helping it achieve a peak chart position of number 3 on the UK Top 40 during Christmas 2011.
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