Michael Terence (Terry) Wogan, (born August 3 1938) is a popular radio and television broadcaster on the BBC in the United Kingdom. He was born in Limerick City, and educated by the Salesians and the Jesuits. He is married and has 3 children.

After completing his education he went to work in a bank for five years, before he joined Radio Telifís Éireann as a newsreader/announcer. For two years he did interviews and presenting documentary features before moving to the Light Entertainment department as a disc jockey and host of TV quiz and variety shows. He first worked for BBC Radio presenting Midday Spin in the mid-1960s and, on the inauguration of BBC Radio 1 he presented Late Night Extra for two years, commuting weekly from Dublin to London. In April 1972 he took over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 2, where he has remained most of the time ever since, amassing an audience of up to six million. During this period he released his own version of "The Floral Dance", by popular request from listeners who enjoyed hearing him singing over the instrumental hit by The Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band.

Between 1985 and 1992 he hosted the Wogan television chat show thrice-weekly. Highlights of the show included interviews with a drunk George Best; David Icke claiming to be the "son of the Godhead"; and Vivienne Westwood scolding the audience for laughing at her latest collection (although Sue Lawley was guest hosting the show on this last occasion).

By 1992, something of a backlash began against the seemingly omni-present Wogan. He was released from his talk-show contract after much pushing by the BBC. He was mocked for some time after this. However, in recent years his fortunes have improved. His BBC Radio 2 breakfast show is now one of the most popular on British radio. His tendency to go off on rambling, esoteric tangents seems to have become popular with younger listeners (however ironically) as well as the older fans.

Due to the demographics of his typical listenership he refers to most of them as 'TOG's (Terry's Old Geezer) - this has led to him becoming known as 'The Togmeister'.

He has also presented many other television programmes, including, Come Dancing (a ballroom dance show), the game show Blankety Blank, Auntie's Bloomers , Wogan's Web and The Terry and Gaby Show (Roslin) on Five. He is particularly famed for his sardonic commentaries on the Eurovision Song Contest which he has done annually since 1980, although he also occasionally did it in the 1970s.

In 1997 he was created an honorary OBE; as he is not a British subject he could not be made a full OBE.