John Toal is a

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and

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presenter. A native of

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he has been a radio presenter since 1989, shortly after he left

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where he read for a degree in music. His Saturday morning radio programme won a gold award at the 2015

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(PPI) Radio Awards and another gold award at the 2016

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. On television he has presented Trad Ar Fad! and the BBC NI

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References

External links

''The John Toal Show''
(BBC Radio Ulster)
''Classical Connections with John Toal''
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