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...er two years of interviewing and presenting documentary features, Terry moved to light entertainment as a disc jockey and host of television quiz and variety shows. His first regular BBC Radio show was Midday Spin and, when Radio 1 started, he presented Late Night Extra for two years, flying over from Dublin every week. In 1969 he stood in for Jimmy Young when he went on holiday and later that year, in October, Terry took over his own daily show on Radio 1 and 2. In April 1972 he took over the 7.00-9.30am morning show on Radio 2. It's been all downhill since then.
In 1978, he had a chart hit with his voiceover to the 'floral dance' (an original hit - without words - for the Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band in 1977). Terry started the voiceover on his breakfast show, but it was so popular with listeners he released it as a single! Not satisfied with domination of the music charts, Terry's autobiography 'Is it me?' went straight to number one.
Terry's extensive television credits include his live chat show series Wogan which he presented three times a week for seven years on BBC1, Song For Europe, The Eurovision Song Contest, Lunchtime With Wogan, Come Dancing, Celebrity Squares, Miss World, New Faces and Blankety Blank. More recently Terry has presented Wogan's Island, Auntie's Bloomers, the National Lottery Live, Wogan's Web, and most recently Terry & Gaby, and Points of View.
In 1993 Terry rejoined Radio 2 to present Wake Up To Wogan and won the 1994 Sony Radio Award for the Best Breakfast Show. In a moment of weakness, in 1997, Her Majesty the Queen honoured him with an OBE.
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