- In 1997 he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire.He was promoted to honorary Knight in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2005. He later obtained dual citizenship (of the UK as well as his native Ireland) so he became a substantive Kinght Commander of Order of the British Empire from 11 October 2005. He received the accolade from the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 6 December 2005.
- He was awarded an Honorary OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997 New Year Honours List for his services to Broadcasting.
- Ranked #46 on the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".
- Attended the ceremonial funeral of Margaret Thatcher in 2013 on the personal invitation of her family.
- Referred to his listeners on Radio 2 as "TOGs" - "Terry's Old Geezers". After he was knighted, he joked that they are now going to be called "STOGs" - "Sir Terry's Old Geezers".
- Mentioned in the song 'The Dark of the Matinee' by Franz Ferdinand.
- Three children: Alan (born 1967), Mark Wogan (born 1970) and Katherine Wogan (born 1972).
- Radio DJ and TV personality.
- Played golf with Michael Parkinson.
- Holds the record for the longest televised putt. It was at Gleneagles golf course in a Pro-Celebrity golf tournament in Britain
- On 16 November 2016, the BBC renamed BBC Western House, the building from which Terry used to broadcast his Radio 2 breakfast show, to BBC Wogan House, in memory of his "warmth, wit and endless charm". His widow and children were present at the unveiling of the new name.
- He attended a Jesuit College in Ireland.
- In 2006, he was one of several BBC star presenters whose salaries were leaked to a national newspaper by a temporary agency worker at the corporation. Following this, the BBC Trust launched a review into whether the BBC was paying its stars above the market rate, which was published in 2008 and vindicated the corporation.
- Tv commercial with his wife and children for Electrolux Vaccum cleaner.
- A memorial service was held for him at Westminster Abbey, London on 27 September 2016.
- Gave out a prize to people writing in to his radio show: The Wake Up to Wogan Alarm Clock, or "Wutwac".
- Won Top Male Televison Personality Award 1981.
- According to Matt Goss, he was a major supporter of Bros and they named their documentary Bros: After The Screaming Stops (2018) after a question he had once asked of them.
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