Culture That Made Me: Miriam O’Callaghan selects her touchstones from the world of arts and entertainment 

Vietnam War films and formative years working on This Is Your Life feature among Miriam O'Callaghan's selections

Miriam O’Callaghan has just published her memoir. Picture: Evan Doherty

Born in 1960, Miriam O’Callaghan grew up in Cornelscourt, Dublin. In 1983, she got a job working as a researcher on Eamonn Andrews’ This is Your Life show. She joined BBC’s Newsnight in 1989, leaving the current affairs show to join RTÉ in 1992. She has presented RTÉ’s Prime Time show since 1996 and has anchored several television election debates. She also hosts the live radio show Sunday with Miriam. Her memoir, Miriam: Life, Work, Everything, is published by Penguin Sandycove.

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