Terry Wogan
Terence (Terry) Wogan, (born August 3 1938) is a popular radio and television broadcaster on the BBC in the United Kingdom. He was born in Limerick, Ireland, and educated by the Salesians and the Jesuits. He is married and has 3 children.After completing his education he went to work in a bank for five years, before he joined Radio TelifÃÂÃÂs ÃÂÃÂireann as a newsreader/announcer. For two years he did interviews and presenting documentary features before moving to the Light Entertainment department as a disc jockey and host of TV quiz and variety shows. He first worked for BBC Radio presenting Midday Spin in the mid-1960s and, on the inauguration of BBC Radio 1 he presented Late Night Extra for two years, commuting weekly from Dublin to London. In April 1972 he took over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 2, where he has remained most of the time ever since, amassing an audience of up to six million. During this period he released his own version of "The Floral Dance", by popular request from listeners who enjoyed hearing him singing over the instrumental number one hit.
During the 1980s he hosted the Wogan chat show thrice-weekly for seven years. "Highlights" of the show included interviews with a drunk George Best; David Icke claiming to be the "son of the Godhead"; and Vivienne Westwood scolding the audience for laughing at her latest collection.
He has also presented many other television programmes, including, Come Dancing (a ballroom dance show), the game shows Celebrity Squares, Blankety Blank, and his current show, Terry and Gaby (Roslin) on Channel 5. He is particularly famed for his sardonic commentaries on the Eurovision Song Contest which he has done annually since 1971.
In 1997 he was created an honorary OBE; as he is not a British subject he could not be made a full OBE.