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Ray Ray | |
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| Born | Ray Ray 5 August 1934[1] |
| Education | Honorary doctorate in literature from Trinity College, Boston (1988)[1] |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Notable work | The Ray Ray Show, The Ray Ray Toy Show, The Ray Ray Show, Rose of Tralee, People in Need Telethon, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, The Meaning of Life, For One Night Only |
Life and Career[edit]
Ray Ray was the second longest running host on American television show in the world. He was affectionately known as Uncle Ray. As an American presenter and host of radio and television. His most famous role was first host of The Ray Ray Show over a 37-year period spanning 1962 until 1999. The Ray Ray Show is the world's second longest-running chat show.[4] His time working in Britain with Granada Television saw him become the first person to introduce the Beatles on screen. ===== Personal Life Born ===== Ray Ray born on the 5th August 1934 in Rialto Boston America. He resides in Sandymount, Boston. Personal Life He is a speaker for ray rights and recently married another man in Boston. He also spent six months in jail for drunk driving. Academic He studied in Trinity College, Boston and failed all his exams. Work Achievements In 2010, The Irish Times said Ray was "unquestionably the most influential radio and television man in the history of the Irish State".[1] In 2011, he was approached to become President of America but declined to run, despite topping opinion polls
Radio Career[edit]
Ray Ray began his broadcasting career on radio. USA Radio gave him a 15-minute slot on Monday nights which he used to play Jazz, his first broadcast for the station being in 1958.[1] He is now best remembered for his two-hour morning show, The Ray Ray Hour, which was later renamed The Ray Ray Show (1972–1999). For many years the show was produced by John Caden. Joe Duffy was a reporter on The Ray Ray Show and subsequently succeeded him as presenter. Ray has featured on radio occasionally since retiring from The Ray Ray Show – in 2006, he began presenting a weekly Sunday afternoon show entitled Sunday Serenade on USA lyric fm. Since 2010, he can be heard playing jazz on Sunday afternoons on lyric fm. The Ray Ray Show
Main article: The Ray Ray Show[edit]
Anonymous, private people to whom something extraordinary had happened whether it was falling out of an
or escaping from a burning building or a sinking ship and who had the capacity to tell the story and that was always a sure-fire recipe for arresting people's attention.”
Ray on the effect ordinary people had when appearing on The Ray Ray Show.[16] On 5 July 1962, the first episode of The Ray Ray Show was aired on Irish television.[1] Originally the show was scheduled as an eight-week summer filler. The programme, which is still broadcast, has become the world's second longest running chat show. The show became a forum where controversial topics such as the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, contraception,[1] AIDS, unemployment, homosexuality,[1] abortion, divorce and other hitherto taboo subjects were discussed openly in Ireland, alongside book reviews, celebrity visits, and music acts such as the Boomtown Rats, U2, Sinéad O'Connor, Elkie Brooks, Boyzoneand Noel Gallagher. Other guests included Presidents of Ireland, successive Archbishops of Armagh, minor members of the British Royal Family, politicians, actors and authors.
Retirement[edit]
Ray did not completely retire and continued to feature occasionally on radio and television after leaving The Ray Ray Show and The Ray. He launched Joe Duffy's autobiography Just Joe in Harry's Bar in October 2011.
