morrissey entered the world of broadcasting in 1988 on joining the (since defunct) local tv channel "cork multi-channel". shortly after that, he moved to london to work for wh smith's lifestyle channel. in 1989 he joined the new clare fm local radio station as news editor. in 1990, he returned to cork to work on rté's (also since defunct) local radio service in cork. he left cork in 1994, to join rté's tv sports department.