Terry Wogan quits Eurovision role

[Mr.Sam]

Terry Wogan has confirmed that he will no longer be presenting the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Radio 2 DJ, who has fronted the BBC's coverage for 37 years, said it was "time for someone else to take over".

"I was considering giving up before Belgrade, and now I have to say I'm very doubtful about ever wanting to do Eurovision again," Wogan told the Radio Times.

In this year's contest, Britain's Andy Abraham only earned 14 points, while the Russian winner Dima Bilan bagged 272.

Commenting on the 2008 contest, Wogan said: "Days before the show, I knew Russia would win. The fact is, Putin was getting nasty, which means the former satellite states were always going to vote for Russia in order to keep the oil coming.

"It's unfortunate, I suppose, but whereas we have always taken Eurovision with a pinch of salt, the former Eastern Bloc countries are not sufficiently versed in the ways of democracy to realise they are supposed to be voting for a song, not a next-door neighbour."


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a1219...sion-role.html

[Kardan]

Eurovision will never be the same.

[Hazza]

Eurovision is crap anyway, ever since it stopped judging the actual performance and started with politics.

[jackass]

Well the only good part about Eurovision has now quit, so there's not much point in watching it anymore..

[GommeInc]

Good on him, I hope we pull out soon. It's a terrible contest and shouldn't really exist, it's not what it should be.

[Shoed]

i fink uk shud drop out of eurovision we r always the laughing stock

[Frodo13.]

I think a great way for the UK to protest against Eurovision is to drop out, seeing as we fund most of it. Without us, Eurovision would be no more.

[MissAlice]

Actions speak louder than words, I'm glad Terry Wogan has pulled out, we need to pull out too!

[PaulMacC]

No way, He was so funny I remember laughing my head off at his comments towards countrys lol.

[mangle]

I wont watch it now LOL