Aonghas McAnally | |
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Born | 20 June 1955 |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, Actor, Musician, Magician |
Known for |
Anything Goes The Lyrics Board |
Website | AonghusMcAnally.com |
Aonghus McAnally (born 20 June 1955) [1] is an Irish radio and television producer and presenter, as well as an actor, musician, magician and billiards champion. [1] [2] He worked on both sides of the mic and camera for public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann for over 40 years, retiring in June 2020. [2] [1]
Aonghus is one of four children born to Abbey Theatre actress Ronnie Masterson and screen-actor Ray McAnally. [3] [4] Film and television producer Conor McAnally is his only brother. [5]
McAnally has been a guitarist [6] in a number of bands including Mushroom, [7] [8] [3] Maxband, Starband, and Crackers/The Crack [5] As a solo artist he released a novelty record I am Alergic to Christmas (written by fellow broadcaster Shay Healy) in 1981. [9]
A friend of singer-songwriter Christie Hennessy, he delivered his eulogy at his funeral. [2] He created a touring show as tribute to Hennessy. [4] [2] [10]
McAnally's first presenting work was on young people's programming, including Anything Goes [1] [3] [11] young adult affairs show Borderline, [12] and magazine show Evening Extra. [13]
Moving away from youth programming, into light entertainment, McAnally presented The Big Top TV Show, a variety show based in a circus big top.
McAnally was the presenter of the first few season of the RTÉ One song lyrics game show The Lyrics Board. [1] [3]
As a screen actor he had appearances on Wanderly Wagon in 1979 [1] [14] [4] and a regular role in the Fir Bolg drama on TG4.
McAnally presented Both Sides Now, an interview series with members of the Irish diaspora. [15] He was a regular presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Late Date. [4] [2] As a radio producer, [16] he worked on Spectrum with former South African Ambassador, Melanie Verwoerd, [17] [18] [19] and was the series producer on the daily phone-in show Liveline until his retirement in 2020. [20] [1] [3] [19]
McAnally has played billiards at an international level. [21] [1] McAnally also covered snooker as an announcer and commentator. [22] [23]
McAnally is an accomplished magician. [24] McAnally performed a number of stand-up gigs in the early 2000s. [25] He created a one-man show based on his own life in 2019. [3]
Aonghus married Billie Morton, and they have sons. [14] [26] He has spoken publicly about his father's battle with alcoholism, [27] creating the Irish language documentary Ray McAnally - M'Athair ("My Father") for TG4 in 2009. [28] [4] He has had hair replacement treatments. [11]
Aonghas McAnally | |
---|---|
Born | 20 June 1955 |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Broadcaster, Actor, Musician, Magician |
Known for |
Anything Goes The Lyrics Board |
Website | AonghusMcAnally.com |
Aonghus McAnally (born 20 June 1955) [1] is an Irish radio and television producer and presenter, as well as an actor, musician, magician and billiards champion. [1] [2] He worked on both sides of the mic and camera for public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann for over 40 years, retiring in June 2020. [2] [1]
Aonghus is one of four children born to Abbey Theatre actress Ronnie Masterson and screen-actor Ray McAnally. [3] [4] Film and television producer Conor McAnally is his only brother. [5]
McAnally has been a guitarist [6] in a number of bands including Mushroom, [7] [8] [3] Maxband, Starband, and Crackers/The Crack [5] As a solo artist he released a novelty record I am Alergic to Christmas (written by fellow broadcaster Shay Healy) in 1981. [9]
A friend of singer-songwriter Christie Hennessy, he delivered his eulogy at his funeral. [2] He created a touring show as tribute to Hennessy. [4] [2] [10]
McAnally's first presenting work was on young people's programming, including Anything Goes [1] [3] [11] young adult affairs show Borderline, [12] and magazine show Evening Extra. [13]
Moving away from youth programming, into light entertainment, McAnally presented The Big Top TV Show, a variety show based in a circus big top.
McAnally was the presenter of the first few season of the RTÉ One song lyrics game show The Lyrics Board. [1] [3]
As a screen actor he had appearances on Wanderly Wagon in 1979 [1] [14] [4] and a regular role in the Fir Bolg drama on TG4.
McAnally presented Both Sides Now, an interview series with members of the Irish diaspora. [15] He was a regular presenter of RTÉ Radio 1's Late Date. [4] [2] As a radio producer, [16] he worked on Spectrum with former South African Ambassador, Melanie Verwoerd, [17] [18] [19] and was the series producer on the daily phone-in show Liveline until his retirement in 2020. [20] [1] [3] [19]
McAnally has played billiards at an international level. [21] [1] McAnally also covered snooker as an announcer and commentator. [22] [23]
McAnally is an accomplished magician. [24] McAnally performed a number of stand-up gigs in the early 2000s. [25] He created a one-man show based on his own life in 2019. [3]
Aonghus married Billie Morton, and they have sons. [14] [26] He has spoken publicly about his father's battle with alcoholism, [27] creating the Irish language documentary Ray McAnally - M'Athair ("My Father") for TG4 in 2009. [28] [4] He has had hair replacement treatments. [11]