Robbie Keane pays tribute to Terry Wogan

Feb 14, 2016, 07:47
Robbie Keane pays tribute to Terry Wogan

Sir Terry passed away on Sunday aged 77 after a battle with cancer.

TERRY Wogan is believed to have kept his battle with cancer a secret from all but his closest family.

Whether they knew him or not, many feel that in losing Sir Terry Wogan, they have lost a friend.

"I was in love with the whole idea of it. I just loved the idea that you could be on this unusual stage talking to interesting people from all over the world and he made it look like it was just a chat as it should have been".

"I would never dare to put myself in the same paragraph or line as Terry, but I would say that during those years watching and working with him, he taught me not to take anything too seriously".

He told the Press Association: "He was warm, funny, welcoming, generous".

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Paying tribute to his friend, BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine said: "Terry started doing the Radio 2 breakfast show when I was six".

"You got the sense that he [Wogan] always respected his listeners."
A wonderful man just the same rain or shine!!

United Kingdom and Irish entertainer Sir Terry Wogan in 2012.

Comedian and actor Matt Lucas said: 'So so sad to hear the news today about Terry Wogan.

What is your favourite comment from Sir Terry Wogan?

For Irish President Michael D. Higgins, Wogan was quite simply "one of the great figures of broadcasting".

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Andrew Hampson said: "Such a sad loss to both TV and radio".

Jon Furniss/Invision for Children In Need/AP ImagesSir Terry Wogan seen at "An Evening With The Stars In Aid Of Children In Need", on Wednesday 16th October 2013 in London. "A legend of all airwaves". What a nice man" while skybluetony176 said: "RIP Terry.

The news of Terry's death has clearly had a huge impact on the BBC.

ECHO readers also left their tributes to Sir Terry on our Facebook page. For decades, he gave great pleasure to radio listeners with his wit, warmth and inimitable humour. He was a really good guy, professional, but always kind and wanting to make things fun.

Wogan then went to England and joined the BBC in 1966 and received his first big break, temporarily substituting for Jimmy Young on his morning show before being offered his own regular afternoon slot, The Huffington Post U.K. reported.

"We were brightened by his wonderful personality and charm as he woke us up every weekday morning, becoming an essential and much-loved part of our lives", he added. "We will miss him".

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