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06/12/2005
Veteran presenter Wogan receives knighthood
TV and radio presenter Terry Wogan has received a knighthood from the Queen.
The Irish-born presenter, who currently hosts a morning show on BBC Radio 2, recently obtained dual citizenship and will be able to use the title ‘Sir’.
Sir Terry, 67, said he was “delighted” at receiving the knighthood. He said: “As an Irishman I’m doubly honoured to receive this not in the country of my birth.”
The Queen said that she had tuned into Sir Terry’s radio show this morning.
Sir Terry is renowned for his commentary of the Eurovision Song Contest, which he has hosted for over thirty years. He has held a regular position as the host of the BBC’s ‘Children in Need’ telethon and hosted his own chat show, ‘Wogan’, which ran for ten years until 1992.
Sir Terry will now revisit the stars he first interviewed on the chat show, which will be broadcast on UKTV Gold.
(KMcA/SP)
The Irish-born presenter, who currently hosts a morning show on BBC Radio 2, recently obtained dual citizenship and will be able to use the title ‘Sir’.
Sir Terry, 67, said he was “delighted” at receiving the knighthood. He said: “As an Irishman I’m doubly honoured to receive this not in the country of my birth.”
The Queen said that she had tuned into Sir Terry’s radio show this morning.
Sir Terry is renowned for his commentary of the Eurovision Song Contest, which he has hosted for over thirty years. He has held a regular position as the host of the BBC’s ‘Children in Need’ telethon and hosted his own chat show, ‘Wogan’, which ran for ten years until 1992.
Sir Terry will now revisit the stars he first interviewed on the chat show, which will be broadcast on UKTV Gold.
(KMcA/SP)
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