The
station was specially renamed "Larry Gogan FM" for the day, and the
DJ was Tracy Clifford’s guest on air after 1pm, before presenting his final
show. He is set to move RTE’s digital station, RTE Gold.
In
a special message from New Jersey, singer Jon Bon Jovi said: “I want to thank
you very much for all of your kind words over the years. Your support of Bon
Jovi has been second to none anywhere on this planet.
“I
just wanted to reach out to say you’re the best. God speed to you, and
hopefully you will come and see us at the RDS this summer."
Legendary
RTE 2FM DJ Larry Gogan who left the station after 40 years got a golden send
off from celebrities and colleagues who paid heartfelt tributes to him.
Comedian
Brendan O’Carroll described Larry as being “inspirational in so many ways,”
while Wicklow singer Hozier said: Thank you so much for all you have done for
music and championing Irish music to the extent that you did.” He described his
service to Irish radio as “an incredible achievement.”
Bob
Geldolf rang into the show and thanked the DJ for all he did for his band The
Boomtown Rats. “Thanks for everything you did for my band and in general for
bringing proper rock and roll to the country. You will always be remembered for
that,” he said.
He
paid tribute to Larry's generation of broadcasters which had a massive
influence, which also included Terry Wogan and Eamonn Andrews.
Meanwhile,
singer Niall Horan sent a message of support wishing Larry the best of luck
with his move and saying: “You're an absolute legend.”
His
RTE colleague Ryan Tubridy dropped into the studio to share his memories of
meeting Larry for the first time.
“But
you won’t remember the first time you met me.
I was about 13 years old, you were doing a road caster in Blackrock,” he
revealed.
Ryan
said that he asked Larry to play a request for his brother who was newly
qualified.
Television
host Graham Norton also rang in to the show and said that Larry’s voice still
sounds exactly the same. “You turn on the radio and you’re back home, it’s
incredible.”
He
added: “You always seemed eternally in a good mood.”
Larry
began presenting shows on RTÉ Radio in the 1960's, working primarily on pop
music programmes and he was in the original line up for Radio 2 in 1979. But he
will best be remembered on 2FM for The Golden Hour and the 'Just a Minute'
quiz.
Even
if the contestant got the answer wrong the man behind the mic was always kind
and is best known for simply saying 'they didn't suit you'.
Larry
was the voice of the 'National Chart Show' counting down Ireland's top 40 hits
each week and announcing the new number one.
No comments:
Post a Comment