Wogan Gets Freedom Of Limerick

Terry Wogan was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Limerick last Friday.

The TV and radio personality travelled back to his home town to receive the award.

One of the country's leading portrait artists, Dr. Tom Ryan, was also honored at a ceremony at Civic Hall.

U.S. Presidents John F Kennedy, Bill Clinton and businessman J.P. McManus are among the previous high-profile recipients of the honour.

Mr. Wogan, with a successful career spanning over 40 years in broadcasting, became one of the leading figures in British broadcasting.

His BBC Radio 2 morning show, Wake up to Wogan, has the largest audience in Europe with over nine million listeners.

Born in Limerick, Wogan and his family moved to Dublin when he was 15-years-old and entered the banking industry.

In the early 1960s, he began his career in broadcasting after joining RTÉ and gradually evolved into a newsreader, announcer and radio disk jockey before hosting a number of variety and quiz shows on its new television service.

Some time later he moved to the U.K., securing a job with the BBC.