From 1983 to 1996 he was married to the broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan. Currently he is a columnist with the Sunday Business Post.

In 1972 he won a Jacob's Award for his RTÉ Radio documentaries on Ireland's islands.

He is the presenter of RTÉ Sport's coverage of the Six Nations. McGurk also spent time in the 1980's and 90's as a presenter on the regional ITV station for the North West of England, Granada Television

He also performed seven songs for Spy Fox 3: "Operation Ozone" in 2001.