Career
Byrne's career began at Kiss 102 in Manchester, reading the breakfast show news. After moving to London he freelanced at Independent Radio News and Virgin Radio.
Byrne has also interviewed many celebrities for the show including Tom Cruise, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Alan Sugar, David Schwimmer, Uma Thurman, Goldie Lookin' Chain, and more recently Reese Witherspoon, William Shatner, Al Gore, Richard E. Grant, Daniel Craig, Bruce Willis, Bono, Adam Clayton, Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Downey Jr, Jennifer Aniston, Jedward, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jennifer Lopez, Elton John, Cameron Diaz and Peppa Pig.
On 27 April 2007, Dominic Byrne co-hosted BBC Radio Norfolk's The Chris and Nicky Show. Byrne says he has always been a fan of local radio and has always wanted to host a local radio phone in show. The Chris Moyles Show was also broadcast from BBC Radio Norfolk's building, The Forum, on the same day so that Byrne could continue his news reading duties. Byrne also provided the voice of an alien called Zorst in the CBeebies show Space Pirates. He does voice-overs for the entertainment channel Watch.
In 2010, Byrne also narrated children's storybooks for mobile phone applications under the iStorytime brand - the titles which Byrne narrated include Invisible Alligators (written and illustrated by Hayes Roberts), Inca Dink, the Great Houndini (written, illustrated and also narrated by M. Nicole van Dam), and Olivia the Octopus (written and illustrated by Damien Clenet).
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