Murray was brought up on a family farm in
Northumberland, which straddles
Hadrian's Wall. He was educated at
Haydon Bridge High School and studied geography at the
University of Wales, Lampeter. His radio career began at TFM Radio (now
Hits Radio Teesside) on Teesside. He joined
BBC Tees in 1994. In 1995 he transferred to the BBC Radio Sport department in London and, by 1998, he had become part of the football commentary team. He has also commentated on
golf (including the
Ryder Cup),
cricket and Olympic
Equestrian. Murray made his FA Cup final commentary debut on 5 Live on 15 May 2010, describing Chelsea's 1–0 victory over Portsmouth alongside
Mike Ingham. He is now established as the first choice Sunday 4:30pm commentator. == References ==