Tom McGrath (producer)
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Tom McGrath (producer)
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Thomas Patrick "Tom" McGrath was a television producer at RTÉ Television, Ireland's national broadcaster. He is known for "pioneering" The Late Late Show in 1962, and selecting Gay Byrne to host the show. He was also credited with introducing Terry Wogan and Mike Murphy's first television series. 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 19
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Irish television producer (1930–1985)
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2023-12-25T11:17:32Z
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