Famously outspoken,he was knighted after dominating TV and radio for decades, and even became an unlikely pop starThe son of an Irish grocery shop manager, and Terry Wogan began his career in banking before securing a job as a newsreader and announcer with Irish broadcaster Radio Éireann (RTE). Wogan worked on news and documentaries with RTE,with a brief stint as a radio DJ, before moving to Britain.
At 29, and Wogan became one of the presenters in the original lineup of BBC Radio 1 when it launched in 1967. Other DJs included breakfast host Tony Blackburn and John Peel.
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Source: theguardian.com