Larry gogan RIP (mod note #1)

Always came across as a gentleman whenever he was on TV

Remember listening to the Golden Hour and the "Just A Minute Quiz"

"They didnt suit you today"

A legend of Irish entertainment

RIP Larry

Larry Gogan was the first DJ who made Pop/Rock music sound cool on the official airwaves here in Ireland from the time he began broadcasting on Radió Éireann>RTÉ Radio until he helped with the original launch in May 1979 of RTÉ Radio 2 > (later 2FM) and finally on digital station RTÉ Gold over the past 12 months. He seemed very fair and balanced to all those artists & bands looking for a step up the ladder and he also promoted Irish indigenous acts including Irish Country+Western genre, Irish Showbands, emerging up and coming Irish pop/rock across the length & breadth of this island. Larry is best remembered on radio for his "Just-A-Minute Quiz" and "The Golden Hour" and he also presented tv shows down through the years like John Player Tops of the Towns competition, Eurovision Song Contest commentary, Voiceover work on so many commercial advertisements. Larry was the DJ who used always present Ireland's Top Thirty Chart Shows on radio which was a very big deal back in the day when vinyl, cassette tapes and eventually CDs enjoyed massive sales in record shops around the country which was long before streaming downloads over the internet. If Larry turned up in a local area in the 2FM Roadcaster it was a big deal as he was such a star to his massive radio audiences. Larry was an Irish radio legend and Ireland was fortunate that he never took up offers to move abroad and work for Radio Luxembourg or at the BBC in London as he was highly regarded outside Ireland. Listening to tributes from Larry's former colleagues both young and old, you can tell he was a generous man who was willing to share his knowledge and experience with those trying to make it in the industry.

Rest-In-Peace Larry Gogan

Over the past few months Ireland has lost Brendan Grace, Gay Byrne, Niall Tóibín, Marian Finucane and now Larry Gogan - they all made an invaluable contribution to entertainment & social discourse for such a long time. We need to develop and nurture new talent for current and future generations as the baton needs to be passed on.

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Over the past few months Ireland has lost Brendan Grace, Gay Byrne, Niall Tóibín, Marian Finucane and now Larry Gogan - they all made an invaluable contribution to entertainment & social discourse for such a long time. We need to develop and nurture new talent for current and future generations as the baton needs to be passed on.

"What "S" is a native of Santry?"

"Scumbag!"

m17 wrote: »

Rte radio 2 djs back in 1982

who is the guy at the very back and the one standing in the car?

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

who is the guy at the very back and the one standing in the car?

Jimmy Greely and Jim O Neill?

Patrick2010 wrote: »

Jimmy Greely and Jim O Neill?

You are correct.. with the other guy at the front being Philip King

Sir Oxman wrote: »

He's trying his best to make it a happy memories show but you can hear it in his voice every minute or so - they were both very, very good friends with each other.

Ronan Collins was said to be a close friend of Larry Gogan and said earlier this morning that he had got to know Larry a short time before he himself started in Radio 2 back in 1979. Ronan stayed with Radio 2 for 6 years before he made the move across to Radio 1. Larry was a mentor to many of the newer voices on Radio back in the day.

Rip i used to love his quizzes