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Wogan was the third person in the contest’s history to combine the roles of presenter and commentator. When not on stage, he was in his private sales space offering the mandatory TV commentary to BBC viewers. From 1977 till 1996, Wogan hosted the UK selection present every year, returning to the job in 1998, and again from 2003 until 2008. In 1973, 1975, every year from 1977 till 1984, and again in 1994, Wogan also presented the UK Eurovision Song Contest Previews on BBC 1. In April 1972, he took […]

He acquired the John Peel Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio from the Performing Right Society, who additionally inducted him into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame at a ceremony at which presenters of rival breakfast reveals lined up to pay tribute to him. He was also given a Lifetime Achievement award at the British Comedy Awards, and was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. He’d previously been awarded the Freedom of his house city, Limerick, and – the greatest honour of all – was the owner […]