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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 credited with being a catalyst in the transformation of Irish society since the 1960s.^[1] He broke many Irish social taboos by discussing many topics like contraception and abortion. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Gabriel Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the American late-night talk show presented by Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson, see The Late Late Show (CBS). ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; English: Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national state broadcaster of Ireland. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Catalysis. ...

Early career

Gay Byrne was born in Dublin. 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. 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. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ... Synge Street CBS is a Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate...

In 1961 Telefís Éireann (later RTÉ) was set up. He finally worked exclusively for the new Irish service after 1969. He introduced many popular programmes with his most popular and successful programme being the The Late Late Show. Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio [and] Television of Ireland) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Late Late Show

On 6 July 1962, the first episode of the Late Late Show was aired. Originally the show was scheduled as an eight-week summer filler. The programme, which is still broadcast, has become the world's longest running chat show. The show became a forum where controversial topics such as the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, contraception, AIDS, unemployment, homosexuality, clerical sexual abuse, divorce, and other hitherto taboo subjects were discussed openly in Ireland, alongside book reviews, celebrity visits, and music acts like U2, Sinéad O'Connor, the Boomtown Rats and Noel Gallagher. Other guests included Presidents of Ireland,successive Archbishops of Armagh, minor members of the British Royal Family, politicians, actors, authors and countless others.
On 21 May 1999, he presented his last Late Late Show. From September 1999 the show has been presented by Pat Kenny. The show had much to do in shaping the new Ireland that was emerging from the 1960s. Byrne himself as a presenter, was not a radical social reformer and his style was less challenging than the style[3] of the current Late Late Show presenter Pat Kenny. The show and its guests have had a radical effect on the people of Ireland. Indeed it was famously said by politician and Papal knight Oliver J. Flanagan that, there was no sex^[2] in Ireland before television."
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Radio broadcaster

Byrne was also a radio broadcaster. He is best remembered for his two hour morning show, The Gay Byrne Hour, later renamed The Gay Byrne Show (1972 - 1999). Joe Duffy was a reporter on The Gay Byrne Show and subsequently succeeded him as presenter. Byrne presented the annual Rose of Tralee festival for 17 years until 1994. Joe Duffy (born 1956) is an Irish radio personality. ... The Rose of Tralee is a nineteenth century Irish ballad that recounts the story of a woman called Mary, who because of her beauty was called The Rose of Tralee. An international competition called The Rose of Tralee is now held every year in Tralee, County Kerry, to find a...

Retirement

Byrne has not completely retired and continues to feature occasionally on radio and television. He has hosted the Irish version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, The Gay Byrne Music Show and Make 'Em Laugh, a series about comedy in Ireland. and a series Class Reunion. He features on radio occasionally, in 2006 presenting a weekly Sunday afternoon show entitled Sunday Serenade on Lyric FM. In March 2006 Byrne was apppinted as the Chairman of the Irish Road Safety Authority [4], a public body given the task of improving road safety in the Republic of Ireland. Logo from the UK version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers very large cash prizes for correctly answering successive multiple-choice questions. ... RTÉ Lyric FM, part of Radio Telefís Éireann, is an Irish radio station. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...

Trivia

Byrne has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin. In 1999 he was awarded the Freedom of Dublin City. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award in February 2007.[5] Trinity College, Dublin TCD,corporately designated as the Provost, Fellows and Scholars of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by Elizabeth I, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... Freedom of the City is an award made by some municipalities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, the United States and Italy to esteemed members of its community; such people may then be termed Freemen or Freewomen of the City. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: 01, +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

Byrne published his autobiography co-written with Deirdre Purcell.^[3]

Byrne is married to Kathleen Watkins, formerly a well-known harpist and they have two daughters.^[4] They live in Howth, County Dublin. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dublin Code: D Area: 921 km² Population (2006) 1,186,821 County Dublin (Irish: Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath), or more correctly today the Dublin Region[1] (Réigiúin Átha Cliath), is the area that contains the city of Dublin, the capital and largest city...

In an RTÉ television documentary aired in March 2007 about the life and career of Gaybo, many trivia titbits were revealed. One amazing fact revealed was that during the early years of Gay's time hosting The Late Late Show, up to about 1978 when the second national Irish TV channel was launched, he was emplyoyed by RTÉ on a continuously renewing 3-month contract, lest his employer might want to fire him any time they choose.

References

1. ^ The Impact of RTÉ 1962-1972 (HTML). ScoilNet. Retrieved on 2006-12-17.
2. ^ Public discussion of.
3. ^ The Time of My Life: An Autobiography Author: Byrne, Gay & Deirdre Purcell. Published by Gill & Macmillan Dublin 1989. ISBN 0-7171-1615-8.
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See also

• List of people on stamps of Ireland

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