I didn’t even know he had taken ill (it did appear to be quite sudden)
OK he’s hardly the coolest of “yoof” broadcasters but he’s never been pulled up for being a predator or bully and always came across as a decent chap.
Impressively he was even still married to his first wife as well!
Only just last year I was testing a broadcast band radio receiver or an antenna (I forget exactly which) so I needed a good known strong signal to use; for all its faults the BBC can at least usually stiill provide this; and was comforted by hearing his voice upon the loudspeakers (as then at least I know it works to start with).
Looking at his background although he claims to have abandoned his religion (unlike Cilla who had a full Catholic funeral service in her native Liverpool) but he would at least get one of the better jobs in Purgatory; probably the report at the end of the news with the funny animal story and co-presenting “pop” music programmes containing a mixture of 1970s/80s era pop, Schlager and the old Bollywood tracks middle aged Asian folk listen to (aimed at the mostly middle aged people in the various heavens for their faiths) – a bit like BBC World service but probably better than today.
Maybe the crew Upstairs will gift him with a full head of hair so he doesn’t even need to fear his toupée being blown away by any sudden wind during a live outside broadcast :laugh_at:
Sir Terry Wogan: Veteran broadcaster dies, aged 77 – BBC News
