Person in history

Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television host (born 1938)

Life at a glance

Died: 2016 · January 31

Their story

Who they were

Sir Michael Terence Wogan was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in Britain for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast programme Wake Up to Wogan regularly drew an estimated eight million listeners. He was believed to be the most listened-to radio broadcaster in Europe.

Why this date

Terry Wogan appears on our January 31 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.

Sources

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Questions about Terry Wogan

When did Terry Wogan die?

January 31 2016.

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