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Terry Wogan named as the greatest BBC radio presenter
Terry Wogan has been voted the greatest BBC radio presenter of the last 50 years by a panel of experts.
The long-serving Radio 2 host, who died last year, topped a poll carried out by Radio Times. John Peel came second, with Sue MacGregor, Radio 1's first female presenter Annie Nightingale and Alistair Cooke completing the top five. The top 10 features four women.
Wogan, who joined the BBC in 1966, hosted the Radio 2 breakfast show for 28 years, which attracted an average of eight million listeners. It was, at one stage, the most popular radio show in Europe.
Radio Times conducted the poll to celebrate 50 years since the launch of BBC Radio. Broadcasters, critics and other industry figures, including John Humphrys, Jenni Murray and Steve Wright, were asked to name their top 15 BBC broadcasters.
There was no place on the list for long-time Radio 1 Breakfast Show host Chris Moyles or Radio 4's Today presenter Nick Robinson.
50 greatest BBC radio presenters
1. Terry Wogan
2. John Peel
3. Sue MacGregor
4. Annie Nightingale
5. Alistair Cooke
6.Kenny Everett
7. Jane Garvey
8. Humphrey Lyttelton
9. Eddie Mair
10. Jenni Murray
11. Brian Redhead
12. Kirsty Young
13. John Humphrys
14. Melvin Bragg
15. Danny Baker
16. James Naughtie
17. Fi Glover
18. Linda Smith
19. Nick Clarke
20. Tony Blackburn
21. Sue Lawley
22. Paul Gambaccini
23. Corrie Corfield
24. Mark Radcliffe
25. Charlotte Green
26. Chris Evans
27. William Hardcastle
28. Mishal Husain
29. Alan Coren
30. Brian Johnston
31. Nicholas Parsons
32. John Arlott
33 Libby Purves
34. Peter Jones
35. Victoria Derbyshire
36. Steve Wright
37. Brian Matthews
38. Ken Bruce
39. Graham Norton
40. Patricia Hughes
41. Jeremy Vine
42. Peter Allen
43. Chris Morris
44. Sandi Toksvig
45. Nicky Campbell
46. Johnnie Walker
47. Paul Merton
48. Dapne Oxenford
49. Cerys Matthews
50. Jimmy Young