Larry Gogan

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Larry Gogan (* 6. May 1938 in Dublin , Ireland as Lorcan Gogan , † 7. January 2020 ) was an Irish radio - and television presenter .

Life

Almost nothing is known of his private life. His career began in the 1960s with the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ . When Radio 2 (now 2FM ) started in 1979, he was the first person whose words went over the airwaves; the first piece of music he played was Like Clockwork by the Boomtown Rats .

Even though he was retired, he still worked for 2FM. However, his daily program The Golden Hour was moved to a new slot at his own request. From the beginning of 2007 it was only broadcast on Saturdays and Sundays.

The main part of his program was the Just a Minute Quiz , in which the telephone candidates have to try to answer as many questions as possible within a minute. Since a lot of oldies were played in his show, it was a style break within 2FM's music program, which normally plays top 40 titles. Due to his long career as a radio host, he has received a large number of prizes and awards, including a. the award at the 5th Shanghai Radio Music Festival in 1988.

In addition to his work as a radio host, he has also hosted several television programs.

RTÉ has ​​named a studio after him in his honor, which he commented with a laugh: "They normally only do it when you're dead."

Individual evidence

  1. ^ According to other information on May 3, 1934
  2. ↑ Mick Heaney: Larry Gogan obituary: 'He was the greatest ... Simple as that'. In: The Irish Times , January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. ^ History of 2FM
  4. ↑ a b RTÉ press release of January 8, 2007
  5. ^ Official homepage of Larry
personal data
SURNAME Gogan, Larry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gogan, Lorcan (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish radio and television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH May 6, 1938 or May 3, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 2020
Place of death Dublin