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Andrews married Gráinne Bourke in 1951. They raised three adopted children. Civic recognition. For his work in British broadcasting, Andrews was awarded an honorary Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1970. Andrews' contribution to radio in the United Kingdom is commemorated in the Radio Academy Hall of Fame.
- 3 adopted children
- Irish citizenship
- 1946–1987
- Noel Andrews (brother)
9. Dez. 2022 · Andrews was born in Synge Street, Dublin on December 19, 1922, and educated at Synge Street CBS. He began his career as a clerk in an office — the Hibernian Insurance Company paid him £1 a week. But his interests lay elsewhere — in boxing, journalism and broadcasting. He was a keen amateur fighter — at 6ft 1in, Andrews weighed 13st at ...
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Andrews, Eamonn (1922–87), broadcaster, was born 19 December 1922 at 11 Synge Street, Dublin, eldest among five surviving children (two sons and three daughters; another son died in infancy) of William Andrews, an ESB carpenter, and Margaret Andrews (née Farrell). During his childhood the family moved to a new corporation house on St Thomas ...
He was devoted to Grainne and their three adopted children. Eamonn Andrews with his wife Grainne and their children, Emma, Fergal and Niamh. 'Growing up with Mum and Dad was bliss, a little piece of heaven really,' says the eldest, Emma, who still lives in Dublin. 'We were so blessed to have ended up where we did.
Eamonn Andrews (1955–1964) Leslie Crowther (1964–1968) Michael Aspel (1968–1974) Ed Stewart (1975–1979) Stu Francis (1980–1984) Sam & Mark (2020–2021)
He Was Their Life... On a grey and windy November day Eamonn Andrews' wife, Grainne, and their three adopted children were gathered together in the bleak Balgriffin graveyard, a few miles from the family home in Dublin, to bury the man who meant everything to them. Grainne (pronounced Gronya and Gaelic for Grace) was devastated by the loss of ...
He moved into children's programmes, presenting Playbox (BBC 1955) and Crackerjack (BBC 1955-64); the latter including his own invention: parlour game 'Double or Drop'. His place in the pantheon of British television came as the bearer of the big red book, with the long-running This is Your Life, originally devised in America.
