Did you know?!

Did you know?

that gay byrne in ireland is the host of the longest talk show ever ???

Gabriel Mary Byrne, known as Gay Byrne and nicknamed Gaybo (born 5 August 1934) is an Irish broadcaster. He was the presenter of the Late Late Show, from 1962 to 1999 except for one year.[2] He also presented a regular morning radio show on RTE. He is seen as a catalyst in the influencing Irish social values since the 1960s.[1] He broke many Irish social taboos by discussing many topics like contraception and abortion. At his height in the early 1980s, Byrne had the highest viewership statistics for months on end on television, and a similar position on radio.
Gay Byrne was born in Dublin. Byrne came from a family on Dublin's southside, who had depended on the Guinness Brewery for employment, for at least two previous generations. Byrne's father was the highest ranking Catholic in the brewery at one stage, which is a testamount to his ambition, in an organization dominated by members of the Anglican Church of Ireland. After being educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at the Synge Street CBS he worked at the North Strand cinema. He subsequently became a clerk in an insurance company. He also worked as a salesman, and as a steward in receiving important foreign visitors arriving to Dublin airport. In 1958 he moved over to broadcasting when he became a presenter on Radio Éireann. He also worked with Granada Television and the BBC in England.
In 1961 Telefís Éireann (later RTÉ) was set up. He finally worked exclusively for the new Irish service after 1969. He introduced several popular programmes, with his most popular and successful programme being the The Late Late Show.
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