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Babysitter charged with murder of baby 35 years later

<p>In 1985, Terry McKirchy was given a light sentence of attempted murder for shaking five-month-old Benjamin Dowling so severely, he suffered permanent brain damage.</p> <p>But the baby never recovered from his injuries and lived his entire life with severe disabilities. He was never able to communicate, needed metal rods inserted near his spine to keep him upright and used a feeding tube to eat.</p> <p>In 2019, a medical examiner from Florida said Dowling finally succumbed to his injuries and died, aged 35.</p> <p>At the time of the incident, McKirchy, 59, told his parents Dowling had fallen off the couch, according to Fox News. The baby was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with shaken infant syndrome.</p> <p>When his mother, Rae, saw him on the night he suffered his injuries, she told police her boy's hands "were clenched and he was turning blue," according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.</p> <p>Ms Dowling and her husband, Joe, said their first son never progressed past a five-month-old after suffering his injuries and continued to depend on his family and others for support all his life.</p> <p>The couple said in a statement: “Benjamin never crawled, fully rolled over, walked, never talked, never fed himself, he never enjoyed a hamburger or an ice cream cone, he could never tell us when he had an itch or anything hurt."</p> <p>“When he cried in pain, we as a family and caregivers had to guess as to what was wrong and hope that we could satisfy his need,” they added.</p> <p>The babysitter spent weekends in jail as part of her sentence but a Broward County Grand jury recently indicted McKirchy as guilty of first-degree murder and she is now jailed near her home in Sugar Land, Texas, pending her return to Florida.</p> <p>Confusion as to why McKirchy wasn't charged with a harsher sentence at the time centres around the fact she was pregnant at the time. David Weinstein, a Miami defence lawyer and former prosecutor who's not involved in the case, said perhaps witnesses were not available or the available medical evidence was not strong.</p> <p>Now the homicide case appears stronger because the medical and scientific evidence has progressed. As prosecutors said in a statement: “The passage of time between the injuries sustained and the death of the victim were considered by the forensic experts who conducted the autopsy and ruled the death was directly caused by the injuries from 1984."</p> <p>“This case was presented to the grand jury, which determined that this was a homicide.”</p> <p>Mr Dowling’s parents said their son “would never know how much he was loved and could never tell others of his love for them.”</p> <p>“Benjamin did smile when he was around his family, although he could never verbalise anything, we believe he knew who we were and that we were working hard to help him,” they said.</p> <p><em><strong>Image credit: AAP</strong></em></p>

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Terri Irwin shares sweet image for Bindi's birthday

<p><span>Bindi Irwin is 23 and her family is paying tribute in the sweetest way they know how.</span><br /><br /><span>It is The Crikey! It's The Irwins star’s first birthday as a mother to baby Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, who was born in March this year.</span><br /><br /><span>Bindi's mother Terri Irwin was one of the first to wish her daughter a happy birthday on July 24, after taking to Twitter to post a sweet message alongside an image of Bindi, Terri, and the late Steve Irwin.</span><br /><br /><span>"Happy birthday, beautiful Bindi. You have always been our greatest adventure!" the 57-year-old wrote, alongside the beautiful throwback.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Happy birthday, beautiful Bindi. You have always been our greatest adventure! <a href="https://t.co/regYdMy5fr">pic.twitter.com/regYdMy5fr</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1418685505449857029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <p><br /><span>Bindi's husband Chandler Powell, 24, also took to social media to honour his wife.</span><br /><br /><span>Sharing a photo of Bindi holding a smiling Grace as Chandler holds a turtle, he wrote: "Happy birthday to the most amazing woman I know. Wife, mother, and Wildlife Warrior.</span><br /><br /><span>“My favourite thing about you is your kind heart.</span><br /><br /><span>"You dedicate each day to bringing happiness and love to everyone around you. Today it's our turn to celebrate how incredible you are. I love you ❤️"</span><br /><br /><span>Chandler also shared an image of Bindi cradling baby Grace in her arms to his Instagram Story.</span><br /><br /><span>Bindi's 17-year-old brother Robert Irwin shared his own well wishes on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>The young Irwin posted a photo of Bindi, Chandler, himself and Grace, who is sporting a very fashionable pair of purple sunnies.</span><br /><br /><span>"Happy birthday @bindisueirwin 😊," Robert's message began.</span><br /><br /><span>"You've always been the best sister, and now it's so cool to see you as such a wonderful mum to little Grace! I'm so proud of you! (Ps. You and Chandler are raising an absolute fashion icon 😂😎)"</span></p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRtWhHkDIC9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRtWhHkDIC9/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Robert Irwin (@robertirwinphotography)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /><span>Australia Zoo also shared a heartfelt message for the now 23-year-old ahead of her birthday.</span><br /><br /><span>"Tomorrow is @BindiSueIrwin's first birthday as a mother💕 She has inspired the world with her kindness and passion for making the world a better place," Australia Zoo wrote on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>Bindi herself closed out her special day with a post of her own on Instagram.</span><br /><br /><span>"My first birthday as a mama has been the most beautiful gift. Our sweet Grace Warrior's face says it all," Bindi's message read.</span><br /><br /><span>"Today I celebrated by feeding Monty the crocodile and hugging my gorgeous girl (not at the same time!). 💛</span><br /><br /><span>“Thank you for the lovely birthday messages and kind support, it means the world to me."</span></p>

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Terri Irwin says family found "meaning of life" after Steve's passing

<p>A 2019 interview has resurfaced about how close the Irwin family are and how the passing of father Steve, 44, brought them closer together.</p> <p>Terri, 56, revealed that the tragic death of her husband made the bonds between the family even stronger and built the foundation for a family tie that is incredibly close.</p> <p>"We are a family who works together, lives together and holidays together – we spend almost every moment in each other's company, whether it's at Australia Zoo or on one of our conservation properties here in Australia or making a documentary somewhere in Africa, so it's vitally important that we have great relationships – and we do," says Terri to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/terri-irwin-steve-irwin-death-53777" target="_blank"><em>Now To Love</em></a>.</p> <p>"We communicate well, and I think it's a natural effect of losing Steve. I think we became closer and stronger as a family and we have developed this awareness that allows us to truly value the people closest to us even more than we already did.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLARU85BvCU/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CLARU85BvCU/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"It's sad that it takes a tragedy such as Steve's death to amp that up in your life, but it does make you want to live every day to the fullest and appreciate the people you love. I'm the first to admit that I can be a little overwhelming sometimes, but I have a saying that I think is very true. It's that the meaning of life is unconditional love and that's what we have for each other."</p> <p>The bonds between Bindi, 22 and her 17-year-old brother Robert have only become stronger as Bindi announced she was expecting with husband Chandler Powell.</p> <p>The couple recently said that they are waiting to meet their daughter before they name her.</p> <p>"We are waiting to meet her before we decide on a name. We want to hold her and make sure the name that we choose fits her perfectly,” she said.</p> <p>“We have been looking through family history on both my side and Chandler’s side for family name inspiration.</p> <p>“Once she arrives I think we’ll know exactly what to name her.”</p>

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Terri Irwin to reveal new home videos in Netflix documentary

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>The Irwin family have been a household name for decades, and a new rumoured Netflix documentary about the beloved family is set to ensure they'll be one for years to come.</p> <p>According to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.newidea.com.au/terri-irwin-feud-family-tapes" target="_blank"><em>New Idea</em></a><em>,<span> </span></em>Terri Irwin has a "treasure trove of VHS tapes" that are about key moments in the lives of her family.</p> <p>“Terri has had a recorder permanently attached to her for years,” tells the insider.</p> <p>“She’s been documenting almost every moment of Bindi and Robert’s lives. She’ll likely have it in the birthing suite, too, when Bindi has her baby!”</p> <p>"Terri's one step ahead of the game, as usual, and is pulling it all together for a really lush documentary. TV networks would write blank cheques for some of the stuff she has!" the insider continued.</p> <p>According to the insider, Terri often looks at the family videos as they are some of the last moment she had with late husband Steve.</p> <p>"She loves how some big stars have had their own stories produced for Netflix and would like to give her story the same treatment – she knows it's what fans would enjoy," they added.</p> <p>While it is something fans might enjoy, there is one Irwin that could put a stop to it before it's even aired.</p> <p>“Steve’s father, Bob, would take real issue with this,” says the insider. “He’s always had it in his head that Terri commercialised Australia Zoo and made it into this big theme park, which he felt was her selling out the family’s conservation mission.</p> <p>“I doubt he’d be too happy about her turning private moments with his only son into a big production. Bob himself will be in some of those old movies – he would definitely not give over permission to be included.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Terri Irwin gives big clue on Bindi’s baby name

<p>Terri Irwin has given fans a major “clue” on Bindi’s baby name.</p> <p>As the world waits in anticipation for more details about the wildlife conservationist’s first child with husband Chandler Powell, Terri has given a big clue.</p> <p>In a new interview with <em>The Morning Show,</em> the grandmother to-be revealed that Bindi and Chandler are likely to name their first child after someone in the family.</p> <p>“I do have a bit of a scoop, which is that they are looking at family tree names,” Terri said.</p> <p>She said that Bindi and her husband were looking at “some of the names within my side of the family and Chandler’s side of the family to get ideas”.</p> <p>“You know how people go to baby names online - they’re looking at the family tree.</p> <p>“So there’s a clue for all of us.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhUpvmhDc6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CKhUpvmhDc6/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The 56-year-old also revealed what she would like Bindi’s baby to call her.</p> <p>“In Europe they often call grandmothers bunny, so I’m going to be ‘grandma bunny.’</p> <p>“I thought that was really cute.</p> <p>Bindi’s brother, Robert Irwin, said his big sister and her husband were yet to settle on a name for their impending bundle of joy.</p> <p>“I think they’ve got ideas, but they really want to see the little one, that’s what Bindi and Chandler are saying,” he explained.</p> <p>“They want to see this beautiful little girl, hold her and then come up with a name.”</p>

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Terri Irwin sweetly reveals Steve Irwin's dying wish

<p>Terri Irwin has revealed the promise she made to her late husband Steve Irwin before his tragic death.</p> <p>She opened up about the crocodile hunter's dying wish in a new documentary called <em>Crikey! It's the Irwins: Life in Lockdown</em>.</p> <p>She explained that she promised Steve that she would continue to run the zoo he established on the Sunshine Coast and it would continue operate.</p> <p>"He said to me, if anything happens to me, just make sure Australia Zoo continues. So it is really important that we keep this going," Terri explained in the emotional clip, which you can watch in the player above.</p> <p>Australia Zoo has faced financial hardship due to the loss of the tourism dollar as well as Australia closing its borders to international travellers.</p> <p>Terri informs Bindi, 21, and Robert, 16 that she was unsure how long the zoo would need to be closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZJyPBBuYy/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZJyPBBuYy/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Jul 8, 2020 at 12:34pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>"We don't really know how long we're going to be shut down for," Terri said.</p> <p>"It might be another month, it might be another six months."</p> <p>In the video, Bindi said that she wishes her father was still around to help out the family during the tough time.</p> <p>"I just keep thinking gosh, I just wish dad was here to help us out with everything, you know," Bindi said.</p> <p>"We have enough food to continue on for about six weeks," Bindi explained about the zoo, adding, "But after that we are going to seriously be running out of funds."</p> <p>Terri said that the family have been brought closer together after the death of Steve, who passed away after being stabbed in the chest by a stingray on the Great Barrier Reef.</p> <p>"We communicate well, and I think it's a natural effect of losing Steve. I think we became closer and stronger as a family and we have developed this awareness that allows us to truly value the people closest to us even more than we already did," Terri told <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/terri-irwin-steve-irwin-death-53777" target="_blank" class="_e75a791d-denali-editor-page-rtflink"><em>The Australian Women's Weekly</em></a> in 2019.</p> <p>"It's sad that it takes a tragedy such as Steve's death to amp that up in your life, but it does make you want to live every day to the fullest and appreciate the people you love," she added.</p>

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Bindi Irwin shares touching wedding anniversary tribute to Steve and Terri

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Daughter Bindi Irwin shared a sweet tribute to her late father Steve Irwin and her mother Terri Irwin on their 28th wedding anniversary.</p> <p>She shared the tribute on Instagram, which showed Terri cradling a baby kangaroo and Steve has his arm around Terri in his signature khaki outfit.</p> <p>“Mum &amp; Dad, Happy Anniversary. There are no words to describe how much I love you both. Thank you for teaching me and Robert the meaning of unconditional love,” Bindi wrote.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBAo2TehMse/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CBAo2TehMse/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">‪Mum &amp; Dad,‬ Happy Anniversary.‬ There are no words to describe how much I love you both. Thank you for teaching me and Robert the meaning of unconditional love. ❤️‬</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/bindisueirwin/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Bindi Irwin</a> (@bindisueirwin) on Jun 4, 2020 at 3:33am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Steve and Terri were married in Terri’s hometown of Eugene, Oregon on June 4th, 1992.</p> <p>The pair were married for 14 years before Steve was killed after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming a wildlife documentary in 2006.</p> <p>Bindi has spoken about how the pair are still soulmates despite her father’s passing.</p> <p>"My dad is still very much my mum's soul mate. And I think that no matter what, Mum always says that they'll always be married," Bindi told<span> </span><em>E! News</em><span> </span>in 2017, on what would've been her parents' 25th wedding anniversary.</p> <p>Terri also made a tribute, explaining that Steve asked her to marry him in Australia Zoo.</p> <p>"It was 28 years ago today, here at @AustraliaZoo, that Steve asked me to marry him. Life is constantly changing. Love is forever," she tweeted.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">It was 28 years ago today, here at <a href="https://twitter.com/AustraliaZoo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AustraliaZoo</a>, that Steve asked me to marry him. Life is constantly changing. Love is forever. <a href="https://t.co/KKBRjEQwvq">pic.twitter.com/KKBRjEQwvq</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1223870032502906880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 2, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Bindi followed in her father’s footsteps as she was married in Australia zoo and her husband Chandler Powell proposed at the wildlife park in 2019.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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Tributes flow in upon the passing of Monty Python's Terry Jones

<p>Monty Python stars Michael Palin and John Cleese have led the tributes to Terry Jones, who has died at the age of 77.</p> <p>The actor and writer died at his North London home on Tuesday evening, four years after he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.</p> <p>“His work with Monty Python, his books, films, television programs, poems and other work will live on forever, a fitting legacy to a true polymath,” Jones’ family said in a statement.</p> <p>“We, his wife Anna, children Bill, Sally, Siri and extended family would like to thank Terry’s wonderful medical professionals and carers for making the past few years not only bearable but often joyful. We hope that this disease will one day be eradicated entirely.”</p> <p>Tributes have flowed for the late Python, with fellow <em>Flying Circus </em>stars leading the remembrance.</p> <p>“It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away,” John Cleese wrote.</p> <p>“Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of <em>Life of Brian</em>. Perfection.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Just heard about Terry J<br /><br />It feels strange that a man of so many talents and such endless enthusiasm, should have faded so gently away...<br /><br />Of his many achievements, for me the greatest gift he gave us all was his direction of 'Life of Brian'. Perfection<br /><br />Two down, four to go</p> — John Cleese (@JohnCleese) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnCleese/status/1219979583719690241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>“It’s too sad if you knew him, but if you didn’t you will always smile at the many wonderfully funny moments he gave us,” said Eric Idle.</p> <p>Co-writer Sir Michael Palin told PA news agency: “He was kind, generous, supportive and passionate about living life to the full.</p> <p>“He was far more than one of the funniest writer-performers of his generation, he was the complete Renaissance comedian – writer, director, presenter, historian, brilliant children’s author, and the warmest, most wonderful company you could wish to have.”</p> <p>Other celebrities and comedy figures also honoured Jones on social media.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">Farewell, Terry Jones. The great foot has come down to stamp on you. My god what pleasure you gave, what untrammelled joy and delight. What a wonderful talent, heart and mind</p> — Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) <a href="https://twitter.com/stephenfry/status/1219968120686813184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">May the dear, great Terry Jones find eternal peace in the loving embrace of Jesus Christ. Or more likely of Brian.</p> — Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1220026467070832640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">May the dear, great Terry Jones find eternal peace in the loving embrace of Jesus Christ. Or more likely of Brian.</p> — Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) <a href="https://twitter.com/rustyrockets/status/1220026467070832640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr">💔 <a href="https://t.co/GRiFTZXztV">pic.twitter.com/GRiFTZXztV</a></p> — Pegg News (@simonpegg) <a href="https://twitter.com/simonpegg/status/1219971220801753089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2020</a></blockquote> <p>Jones’ comedy series <em>Monty Python’s Flying Circus </em>first aired in October 1969. The show propelled the Monty Python group’s popularity and was followed by a number of films, including <em>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</em> (1975), <em>Life of Brian</em> (1979) and <em>The Meaning of Life</em> (1983).</p>

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Why Steve Irwin didn’t want kids with wife Terri

<p>Terri Irwin has revealed that she and late husband Steve were not planning to have children.</p> <p>In a new interview with <a href="https://www.pressreader.com/australia/who/20190128/282102047847575"><em>Who</em><span> </span>magazine</a>, the 54-year-old mother of two said they were not thinking of having children until six years into their marriage.</p> <p>The couple, who starred in <em>The Crocodile Hunter</em> together until Steve’s death in 2006, got married in 1992.</p> <p>“When we got married, Steve said, ‘I’m just an action man. I don’t know how we would ever have kids.’ And I didn’t feel strongly one way or another,” said Terri.</p> <p>“But after almost six years of marriage, he burst through the door one evening and said, ‘We’ve got to have children! Who do we leave all this to? Who will carry it on?’</p> <p>“I go, ‘Just because you have children doesn't mean they'll like or do what you do’. He said, ‘Nope! We have to have children and they will love wildlife and so this’.”</p> <p>They later welcomed daughter Bindi in 1998 and son Robert in 2003.</p> <p>At one point, Steve was considering leaving television to spend more time with their children. </p> <p>“I remember him saying to me, ‘I don’t think I’m going to film anymore, I think I’m just going to spend time with my kids’,” Terri told the ABC’s <em>Anh's Brush With Fame</em>.</p> <p>“He never thought he would have a long life. He had this sense that his life would be cut short.”</p> <p>Steve died in 2006 at the age of 44 during a documentary shooting, where he was attacked by a stingray in Batt Reef, Queensland.</p> <p>Terri, Bindi and Robert are now starring in <em>Crikey! It’s the Irwins</em> on Animal Planet, as well as working for their wildlife park Australia Zoo in Queensland, and conservation non-profit Wildlife Warriors.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Good morning Australia and New Zealand! We’ll be back in khaki tonight for “Crikey! It’s the Irwins” at 6:30pm (5:30pm Qld) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnimalPlanet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AnimalPlanet</a>. <a href="https://t.co/q9Sgir6p7J">pic.twitter.com/q9Sgir6p7J</a></p> — Terri Irwin (@TerriIrwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/TerriIrwin/status/1086374146630504449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“Dad always said that he didn’t care if people remembered him, as long as they remembered his message,” Bindi told <em>People</em>.</p> <p>“Every day we work with the beautiful animals at Australia Zoo and do the best we possibly can to ensure dad’s dreams and goals continue.”</p>

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Terri Irwin opens up in rare interview about her love life after Steve

<p>It’s been 12 years since Aussie icon Steve Irwin was killed in a freak accident, but the Crocodile Hunter’s wife is still in no rush to get back out onto the dating scene.</p> <p>In a new interview with <a href="http://people.com/tv/terri-irwin-hasnt-dated-since-steve/" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">People</span></strong></em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em> </em>magazine</strong></span></a>, the 53-year-old admitted she hasn’t been on one date since Steve’s death, explaining, “I’ve already had my happily ever after.”</p> <p>The mum-of-two added, “I think it’s wonderful when people who have lost someone find love again, but I’m not personally looking. </p> <p>“In fact, it’s been so long, I’ve had a couple of lovely women ask me out because they figured that’s the case. But I’m content. I have two beautiful kids, a really full plate.”</p> <p>But it hasn’t been easy for Terri, and her children Bindi and Robert. </p> <p>“No matter the circumstances are that you lose someone, nobody’s truly prepared,” Terri explained. “Steve’s accident was so unexpected, it was extremely challenging.”</p> <p>And although she misses him every day, Terri says the family is now focused on carrying on his legacy.</p> <p>“Steve was someone who was larger than life and really did live life to the fullest,” she says. </p> <p>“Even though he died at 44, years of age he lived such a full life and that’s what I want to do and share.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: Bindi Irwin/Instagram.</em></p>

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Bindi Irwin shares emotional tribute to her mother Terri

<p>The Irwin family have proven just how strong their bond is since Steve Irwin was taken from them in a devastating underwater accident.</p> <p>On Tuesday, Bindi Irwin gave fans a glimpse into the special family bond after she shared an emotional tribute to her mother Terri.</p> <p>The 19-year-old called her mother the “extraordinary light of my life” in a touching message shared alongside a picture of the two.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5/p8/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc23MtSHLkr/" target="_blank">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin)</a> on Dec 18, 2017 at 12:36pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The photo shows the pair sharing a sweet moment, smiling at the camera as they eat pannacotta and fruit while Terri enjoys a glass of champagne.</p> <p>In the photo, the duo are both wearing denim and Terri is wearing a hat with the logo of Australia Zoo on it.</p> <p>“Thankful every day to have the most beautiful mum in the world," Bindi said of her American-born mum.</p> <p>“She is always such an extraordinary light in my life.”</p> <p>The photo touched fans hearts as they responded with encouraging messages about the family, including Steve who died in 2006 from a stingray barb.</p> <p>“Always so impressed with your mom ... I bet she was the rock and guiding force of your family when your dad was alive and even moreso after he passed, having to be the only parent," a fan wrote. “You three are lucky to have each other!!”</p> <p>Bindi has grown up before Australia’s eyes, with her father gaining an international following before he passed away.</p> <p>Recently, Bindi was forced to <a href="http://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/books/2017/12/bindi-irwin-forced-to-deny-new-idea-rumours/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">deny rumours that she was engaged</span></strong></a> to her 21-year-old boyfriend Chandler Powell.</p> <p>Bindi’s representative told <em>Daily Mail Australia</em>, “'He didn't propose. This is another false tabloid report from <em>New Idea.</em>"</p>

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How Terri, Bindi and Robert are honouring Steve Irwin's legacy

<p>Twenty years has passed since Steve Irwin first appeared on Animal Planet with his show <em>The Crocodile Hunter</em>.</p> <p>The show was a huge success, giving Steve Irwin an international platform and turning him into a household name.</p> <p>More than a decade since his tragic death, Steve Irwin’s family is returning to the network where it all started.</p> <p>On Wednesday, Animal Planet announced that Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin will be carrying on Steve’s legacy with new television projects on the network.</p> <p>It has not yet been revealed what the shows will be, but it is safe to assume they will feature a great range of exotic animals.</p> <p>"Steve Irwin was a champion for all wildlife and he and Terri's excitement and enthusiasm brought viewers from around the world in touch with nature," Patrice Andrews, general manager of Animal Planet, said in a press release.</p> <p>“Their passion for animals, love for their family, and leadership in conservation awareness left a strong legacy that continues today. We are thrilled to have Terri, Bindi and Robert back in the Animal Planet family."</p> <p>In recent years, Bindi has appeared on TV as a contestant on the US version of <em>Dancing with the Stars </em>in 2015 and Robert has hosted the Discovery Kids series <em>Wild But True</em>. Robert has also appeared on <em>The Tonight Show </em>several times. Terri has been busy continuing her efforts as an activist for conservation and supporting the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 28.10185185185185% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5/p8/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BaZLQrgHu9h/" target="_blank">Crikey! So excited to announce that we are officially returning to @AnimalPlanet next year! We love the @DiscoveryChannel family 💙</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin) on Oct 18, 2017 at 7:54am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Bindi posted a video on Instagram featuring her mum and brother to celebrate the exciting news.</p> <p>"Watch out for next year," Bindi said in the clip. "We have wonderful new adventures coming to your television screen."</p>

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Great white shark jumps into fisherman’s boat

<p>On Saturday afternoon, a 73-year-old fisherman had a close encounter with a great white shark who jumped onto his fishing boat.</p> <p>Terry Selwood was two kilometres off the coast of Evans Head when the shark launched itself onto his 5.5 metre vessel.</p> <p>The great white knocked Terry off his esky onto the deck, where they were eye-to-eye with each other as the shark thrashed about.</p> <p>"There I was on all fours and he's looking at me and I'm looking at him, and then he started to do the dance around and shake, and I couldn't get out quick enough onto the gunnel [side of the boat]," Terry <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-28/great-white-shark-jumps-into-fishermans-boat-at-evans-head/8567166" target="_blank">told the ABC</a></strong></span>.</p> <p>A Department of Primary Industries spokeswoman confirmed that fisheries had identified the shark as a great white and it was estimated to be 2.7 metres long.</p> <p>Terry was not bitten but has various cuts to his right arm from the shark’s rough skin.</p> <p>Thankfully, Terry had the opportunity to reach for his radio and make a distress call which was received by Marine Rescue Evans Head.</p> <p>Lance Fountain, a member of Marine Rescue Evans Head, explained that he and two other crew members immediately took a boat and found Terry "standing up on the port side ... covered in blood with numerous lacerations on his right forearm".</p> <p>"A large shark was also found in the cabin of the not-so-large fishing boat," Lance said.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img width="499" height="665" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/37258/in-text-1_499x665.jpg" alt="In Text 1 (8)"/></p> <p>Terry was transferred to the rescue boat and his injuries were treated.</p> <p>The fisherman explained to the Marine Rescue members the events that had unfolded and how the shark had launched itself from the water, cleared the engine and landed on the deck.</p> <p><span style="text-align: center;">"In the process, it knocked the stunned 73-year-old fisherman onto the deck as well," Lance posted on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MarineRescue/posts/10155192132156259" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Marine Rescue Evans Head Facebook page</strong></span></a>.</span></p> <p>"Fighting to get to his feet and as far away from the shark as possible, the fisherman was relentlessly knocked about the deck and cabin, which is where he sustained most of his injuries.</p> <p>"Eventually the fisherman was able to clamber up onto the port side gunwale of the boat where he remained while the shark continued to thrash about the deck of the boat."</p> <p>Once the rescue boat reached the shore, Terry was taken by NSW Ambulance paramedics to Lismore Base Hospital where he received stitches for his arm wounds.</p> <p>The Marine Rescue team then went to Terry’s boat and towed it to shore with the shark on board.</p> <p>The shark had died and its body was taken by Department of Primary Industries staff to do a necropsy.</p> <p>Authorities believe it would have been impossible for Terry to have caught the 200kg shark as the fishing line he had for snapper only weighs 10kg.</p> <p>A forklift removed the shark from the boat once it was brought to shore. </p> <p><em>Image credit: Marine Rescue NSW</em></p>

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Russell Crowe speaks out about Terri Irwin romance rumours

<p>Last Monday, <a href="/lifestyle/relationships/2017/05/terri-irwin-addresses-russell-crowe-romance-rumours/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">we reported</span></strong></a> on Terri Irwin addressing the rumours she was romantically involved with Russell Crowe. After describing him as a “dear friend” and revealing she hasn’t dated since Steve’s death, Crowe has finally spoken out about the rumours for the first time himself.</p> <p>“The reality break is though that I was great friends with Steve and his wife and his kids are really important to me,” the actor told Dave Hughes and Kate Langbroek on their KIIS FM radio show. “They’re beautiful people, Terri is one of the greatest women I’ve ever met in my life without there being implication for intimacy or whatever.</p> <p>“You know I do love Terri Irwin, I love her kids and I love how she’s kept the memory of Steve alive and respected the work that the two of them had begun and she’s an absolute champion, but we’re not in a relationship.”</p> <p>Upon being asked how the rumours affected his and Terri’s friendship, Crowe said they were a source of amusement for both – and even had a positive effect on their relationship. “It actually gets us on the phone every now and then which is a great service because we just talk and we laugh and then she catches me up on stuff and I catch her up on stuff, so in a funny way magazines with their bulls**t are doing us a service because they’re reminding us to stay in touch.”</p>

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Terri Irwin’s heartbreaking revelation about life after Steve

<p>Terri Irwin has opened up about life after the death of her beloved husband Steve with a candid and heartbreaking confession.</p> <p>Despite being linked to other men (including Russell Crowe) since Steve’s death a decade ago, Terri has made a shocking revelation to <a href="http://www.aww.com.au/latest-news/in-the-mag/terri-irwin-gives-an-interview-to-the-australian-womens-weekly-about-honouring-late-husband-steve-irwins-legacy-28270" target="_blank"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Australian Women’s Weekly</span></em></strong></a>. “I haven't been on a single date since Steve died,” the 52-year-old said.</p> <p>The couple met in the early 1990s after Terri came to Australia on an educational trip. They fell madly in love and married just months after meeting. “If I hadn't met Steve, I probably would never have married because I wasn't looking for love when I met him,” she revealed. “What we had was incredible.”</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/bindi-irwin-shares-photo-of-steve-irwin/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Bindi Irwin shares touching photo of Steve Irwin</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/07/bindi-irwin-baby-photo-terris-birthday/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Bindi Irwin shares gorgeous baby photo to celebrate mum’s birthday</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/08/clint-eastwood-slams-the-youth-of-today/"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Clint Eastwood slams the youth of today</span></strong></em></a></p>

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Veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan passes away, aged 77

<p>Terry Wogan, whose warm Irish brogue and sly, gentle humour made him a star of British television and radio for decades, has died. He was 77.</p> <p>His family said in a statement that Wogan died Sunday surrounded by his loved ones "after a short but brave battle with cancer".</p> <p>"Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer. He passed away surrounded by his family. While we understand he will be missed by many, the family ask that their privacy is respected at this time."</p> <p>The disc jockey and presenter was a staple of British broadcasting, best known for his long-running BBC radio morning show Wake Up To Wogan, his annual hosting duties for Britain's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest and his longstanding association with the Children in Need telethon.</p> <p>Born in Limerick, Ireland in 1938, Wogan began his broadcasting career on Irish network RTE before moving to the UK and the BBC, for whom he hosted quiz programmes, game shows and a 1980s television talk show.</p> <p>His strengths were a deep, buttery voice, dollops of Irish charm and a wry sense of humour. His Eurovision commentary affectionately mocked the kitsch pop music competition, at which Britain generally fared badly.</p> <p>He hosted Wake Up To Wogan between 1972 and 2009 – with a break from 1984 to 1993 – and made the show the most popular on British radio, with 8 million listeners. Wogan called his fans TOGS, for Terry's Old Geezers or Gals.</p> <p>Prime Minister David Cameron said: "Britain has lost a huge talent – someone millions came to feel was their own special friend."</p> <p>Former CNN talk-show host Piers Morgan tweeted that Wogan had been "one of the greatest broadcasters who ever lived".</p> <p>Fellow BBC broadcaster Jeremy Vine said someone once asked Wogan how many listeners he had.</p> <p>"Instead of answering 9 million, which would have been accurate, he said: 'Only one'. And it was this approach that made him one of the greatest broadcasters this country has ever seen. He only ever spoke to one person."</p> <p>Wogan, who had joint Irish and British citizenship, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2005. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.</p> <p>First appeared on <a href="http://www.Stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Stuff.co.nz</strong></span></a>.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/02/cat-shows-dog-how-to-escape/"><strong>Hero cat shows anxious dog how to escape</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/petition-to-put-fred-hollows-on-5-dollar-note/"><strong>Petition to put Fred Hollows on $5 note gains support from high profile Aussies</strong></a></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><a href="/news/news/2016/01/can-you-find-the-6-words-hidden-in-this-picture/"><strong>Can you find the 6 words hidden in this picture?</strong></a></em></span></p>

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