Terry Wo-gone

[MartyG]

The hero of Eurovision commentary has died: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35453541

[charlesr]

Great thread title.

[EDDIE M0NS00N]

Really crappy year this is.

Was not a huge fan but still a sad loss. Eurovision was only bearable due to his commentary.

RIP Terry

[Wools]

Another idol of mine growing up has died. 2016 is continuing to be a **** year for news.

[kryss]

Sad news once again, bringing January to a melancholy close.
Our thoughts are with "the present Mrs wogan" as he used to say.

[Nu-Eclipse]

"Thank you for being my friend."

No, Sir Terry. Thank You.

[wakka]

Very sad news. The man was an institution.

[Colin]

The guys banter was brilliant, and when I heard it on the radio in the car at the weekend I was saddened to hear of his passing. I'm hoping that he's not going to be another BBC star that turns out to have a had a murky past, which my brother was wondering last night.

[nakamura]

That might seem like a horrible thing to think, Colin, but I can't help but wonder that myself every time a major celebrity dies, especially one that was linked with the BBC.

Let's hope not. Guy was hilarious.

[Nu-Eclipse]

The guys banter was brilliant, and when I heard it on the radio in the car at the weekend I was saddened to hear of his passing. I'm hoping that he's not going to be another BBC star that turns out to have a had a murky past, which my brother was wondering last night.

That might seem like a horrible thing to think, Colin, but I can't help but wonder that myself every time a major celebrity dies, especially one that was linked with the BBC.

Let's hope not. Guy was hilarious.

I totally understand the skepticism (and I do feel that it is more of a damning indictment of the BBC on the way that they covered stuff up), but does 35 years of tireless charity work with Children In Need (generating over half a billion pounds in the process) not grant him some benefit of the doubt at least?

(And yes, I know the likes of Savile and others implicated did charity work too but never ever for the same length of time or remotely near the same impact.)

[gunrock]

I am still scarred by the memory of being forced to dance a Mayday dance ( wiv girls! ) to the lumpy oompah- oompah of The Floral Dance....