Jim McCabe is an Irish presenter of radio employed by Classic Hits and
works as a freelance television presenter on both TV3 and Setanta
Sports. He has worked on many radio stations as the main breakfast
presenter since 1994 on stations such as 98FM, East Coast FM, Lite FM,
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, FM104 and now currently works on Classic
Hits.McCabe is also best known for voice acting on advertisements & is
the main voice image for South East Radio in County Wexford.McCabe
began his career in 1994 working on the Weekday breakfast for East
Coast Radio in County Wicklow & also worked on Dublin's radio station
FM104 on weekends before moving to 98FM two years later. Between 1996
and 1998 McCabe worked weekends for 98FM & FM104 and remained on the
breakfast shift on East Coast Radio Monday to Friday. In early 1999 he
was announced as the new main presenter for 98FM morning crew naming
it Jim, Deb & The Morning Crew he remained there until 2002 before
moving to Lite FM to present breakfast show naming it The Lite
Breakfast. McCabe left Lite FM in 2004 after the relaunch of the radio
station & returned to East Coast FM to present the weekday breakfast
and also did the mid-morning shift on Dublin's Country Mix 106.8. In
2005 McCabe left East Coast FM after being appointed as the programme
director for Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and worked as the breakfast
show host. In 2007 McCabe returned to full-time for FM104 after the
departure of Colm Hayes & Jim-Jim Nugent to present The Strawberry
Alarm Clock alongside Niamh Crowley. In February 2010 McCabe became
owner of Max Fitness Gym for women in Leopardstown. McCabe joined
Today FM in September, 2010 temporary after his departure from FM104
and returned to work briefly with 98FM as a weekend presenter. In June
2011 McCabe was hired in to be the new Breakfast presenter for 4fm
following schedule changes. In October 2014 McCabe moved from the
Breakfast Show to the Mid-Morning Show following the schedule
shake-Up.
works as a freelance television presenter on both TV3 and Setanta
Sports. He has worked on many radio stations as the main breakfast
presenter since 1994 on stations such as 98FM, East Coast FM, Lite FM,
Dublin's Country Mix 106.8, FM104 and now currently works on Classic
Hits.McCabe is also best known for voice acting on advertisements & is
the main voice image for South East Radio in County Wexford.McCabe
began his career in 1994 working on the Weekday breakfast for East
Coast Radio in County Wicklow & also worked on Dublin's radio station
FM104 on weekends before moving to 98FM two years later. Between 1996
and 1998 McCabe worked weekends for 98FM & FM104 and remained on the
breakfast shift on East Coast Radio Monday to Friday. In early 1999 he
was announced as the new main presenter for 98FM morning crew naming
it Jim, Deb & The Morning Crew he remained there until 2002 before
moving to Lite FM to present breakfast show naming it The Lite
Breakfast. McCabe left Lite FM in 2004 after the relaunch of the radio
station & returned to East Coast FM to present the weekday breakfast
and also did the mid-morning shift on Dublin's Country Mix 106.8. In
2005 McCabe left East Coast FM after being appointed as the programme
director for Dublin's Country Mix 106.8 and worked as the breakfast
show host. In 2007 McCabe returned to full-time for FM104 after the
departure of Colm Hayes & Jim-Jim Nugent to present The Strawberry
Alarm Clock alongside Niamh Crowley. In February 2010 McCabe became
owner of Max Fitness Gym for women in Leopardstown. McCabe joined
Today FM in September, 2010 temporary after his departure from FM104
and returned to work briefly with 98FM as a weekend presenter. In June
2011 McCabe was hired in to be the new Breakfast presenter for 4fm
following schedule changes. In October 2014 McCabe moved from the
Breakfast Show to the Mid-Morning Show following the schedule
shake-Up.
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