Last updated February 2007
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Terry Wogan presents Wake Up To Wogan every weekday from 7.30-9.30am on BBC Radio 2.
Sir Terry was born in Limerick, Ireland, on 3 August 1938 and educated at Crescent College, Limerick.
After leaving college, Terry went into banking, where his innate ability to separate half crowns from two bob bits soon marked him down for greater things.
Five years later, he joined Radio Telefis Eireann (the Irish national radio and TV service) as a newsreader/announcer.
After 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 deputised for Jimmy Young and started presenting his own daily show on Radio 1 and 2 in October of the same year.
In April 1972, he took over the 7.00-9.30am morning show on Radio 2.
Terry's extensive television credits include his live chat show series, Wogan, which he presented three times a week for seven years on BBC ONE; Making Your Mind Up; A Song For Europe; The Eurovision Song Contest; Lunchtime With Wogan; Come Dancing; Celebrity Squares; New Faces; Blankety Blank; Auntie's Bloomers and National Lottery Live.
He has been voted TV Personality Of The Year 10 times by TV Times.
In January 1993, Terry rejoined Radio 2 to present Wake Up To Wogan.
He won the Sony Radio Award for Best Breakfast Show the following year, setting a winning precedent which has been followed with a TRIC Award in 1997, Silver Sony in 1998, Gold in 2002 and Bronze in 2004.
In 2005, he was awarded Radio Broadcaster of the Year at the Broadcasting Press Guild.
Terry was awarded an honorary OBE in the 1997 New Year's Honours List, and a Knighthood in the 2005 Birthday Honours.
He is married and has two sons and a daughter.
Wake Up To Wogan – Monday to Friday, 7.30-9.30am, Radio 2
