John Skehan
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John Skehan (18 July 1922[1] – 18 November 1992) was a prolific broadcaster on RTÉ, radio and television, for four decades.
John Skehan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1922 |
| Died | 18 November 1992 (aged 70) |
| Occupations | Broadcaster, commentator |
Prior to joining RTÉ, Skehan served in the Irish Army, reaching the rank of captain during The Emergency.
Skehan began his television career as a reporter on Broadsheet, Telefís Éireann's first current affairs series. He went on to become a familiar face and voice on later programmes such as Discovery.
Later he moved to radio and, in 1980, he won a Jacob's Award for his radio archive series Play It Again, John.[2] In the late 1980s and 1990s he presented a weekly series on RTÉ Radio 1 entitled Words and Music, in which he interviewed notable people and played a selection of their favourite records.[3]
Towards the end of his life, Skehan returned to television as a snooker commentator.