Sir Terry Wogan RIP
By pgn
@pgntwo (22408)
Derry, Northern Ireland
January 31, 2016 3:35am CST
Just heard the news this morning, 31-Jan-2016, that Sir Terry Wogan has passed away at the age of 77.
His wit and wisdom, from TV's Children in Need through Eurovision, to BBC Radio 2 morning and Sunday radio, will be sadly missed.
More on the BBC web site:
Veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died aged 77, after a "short but brave battle with cancer", his family says.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
31 Jan 16
I'm sorry to hear this but did not know him- seems though that many celebrities are dying of cancer- it's getting a little scary!
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
31 Jan 16
@pgntwo A thoughtful way to put it. I hope mine isn't in the chamber yet--ha!
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
31 Jan 16
I never used to enjoy his jocularity and brand of humour much at first but, over the years his evident genuineness, generosity and real care for the charitable causes he supported won me over. I had no idea that he was only two years older than I and my sympathies and condolences go to Helen and his family.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
31 Jan 16
I used to enjoy the Janet and John stories he, alongside traffic-announcer John "Boggy" Marsh, or sometimes Alan "the voice of the balls" Dedicoat, read out now and then when he hosted the Radio 2 morning show.
He made it sound so unrehearsed...
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
4 Feb 16
RIP I enjoyed this video the interview with George Michael. .
Tributes pour in for veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan who has died at the age of 77, after a "short but brave battle with cancer".
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@rahulvsmokiee (3110)
• Thiruvananthapuram, India
31 Jan 16
Oh its sucha sad news. hope he may rest in peace! i never heard of him as i am an indian!
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
31 Jan 16
Thank you. He was a person who made you think he was talking to you, not just to a microphone.
Here is one of the regular items he slotted into his morning radio show now and then:
www.charitygoods.com is where you can buy all five copies of J&J cds. This is another unbroadcast original Radio 2 Janet & John story from the hand of the in...
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan 16
just heard now.
To be honest I lost respect for him some time ago when I found out he was the only celebrity that got paid for children in need...all the rest participated for free.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
31 Jan 16
I don't know the details of his contract with Children in Need or who suggested that he should be paid. Many directors and promoters of charities are paid, of course, and most do earn their salary by bringing in far more for the charity than they are paid. I suspect that Wogan would have donated a substantial amount of his fees for Children in Need back to the charity. He was that sort of man he was, I think.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
31 Jan 16
@Mike197602 I agree that that sounds very unfair and unconscionable (regardless of the fact that the tax man would have taken a large part of it, which, in itself, is totally wrong, in my view).
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@Mike197602 (15505)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan 16
@owlwings what I said was factually correct but as I've been trying to change my ways and be a nicer person I do realise there is a time and place to say certain things and my comments fail on both counts.
Listening to the tennis on 5 live and hearing the obituary comments I'm slightly not pleased with myself so don't be surprised if my comments disappear
Edit: I'll leave them up and take the stick I expect to get from people
Maybe eventually I'll learn my lesson
Edit: I'll leave them up and take the stick I expect to get from people
Maybe eventually I'll learn my lesson2 people like this
