Tom McGrath | |
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Born | 22 April 1930 |
Died | 10 April 1985 | (aged 54)
Occupation | Television producer |
Known for | Work on The Late Late Show and several Irish entries to Eurovision |
Thomas Patrick "Tom" McGrath (22 April 1930 - 10 April 1985) was a television producer at RTÉ Television, Ireland's national broadcaster. He is known for "pioneering" The Late Late Show in 1962,[1][2] and selecting Gay Byrne to host the show.[3][4] He was also credited with introducing Terry Wogan and Mike Murphy's first television series.[5][6] He chose the song "All Kinds of Everything" for the 1970 National Song Contest, and selected Dana to sing it. It won both the national final therefore becoming Ireland's entry, and went on to win the 1970 Eurovision contest.[7] He later produced and directed Ireland's staging of the 1971 Eurovision contest.
Tom McGrath [..] pioneered 'The Late Late Show' and presided over Ireland's first involvement in the Eurovision Song Contest
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