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Paul Christopher Walters (15 June 1947 – 21 October 2006) was a
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radio and TV producer, best known for his work and appearances on
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 week ...
's
BBC Radio 2 breakfast show ''
Wake Up to Wogan
''Wake Up to Wogan'' (''WUTW'') was the incarnation of '' The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' that aired each weekday morning from 4 January 1993 to 18 December 2009. It was the most-listened-to radio show in the United Kingdom, and the flagship breakf ...
'' from 1995 until a few months before his death in 2006, where he was known to millions as "Dr Wally Poultry". He was also referred to by the name "Pauly Walters."
Walters was born in
Wheathampstead
Wheathampstead is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England, north of St Albans. The population of the ward at the 2001 census was 6,058. Included within the parish is the small hamlet of Amwell.
History
Settlements in this area were ...
,
Hertfordshire, where he grew up. In 1973
he joined the BBC as a trainee
Film Assistant after having worked for some time at
ATV and
Rank Radio International. In 1977 Walters became an acting producer at
BBC Radio 2, initially for only three months before returning to television. However, he soon returned full-time to radio for ''The Radio 2 Early Show''.
Walters worked on a range of programmes for
BBC Radio 2, including ''You The Night & The Music'', ''Nightride'',
John Dunn,
Ed Stewart
Edward Stewart Mainwaring (23 April 1941 – 9 January 2016), known as Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was an English radio broadcaster and TV presenter. He was principally known for his work as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 (particularly the Saturday morning '' J ...
,
David Jacobs and the ''
Eurovision Song Contest''. He also worked with many of the station's most famous presenters such as
Ken Bruce
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Early life and career
Bruce was born a ...
,
Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Mary Kennedy MBE (born 8 July 1950) is a British retired TV and radio broadcaster. She presented her daily early morning radio show, ''The Dawn Patrol'', on BBC Radio 2 from 1993 to 2010.
In the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours, Kennedy ...
,
David Hamilton,
Adrian Love
Adrian Love (3 August 1944 – 10 March 1999) was a British radio presenter, remembered for his ''Love in the Afternoon'' programme on BBC Radio 2.
Early life
Adrian Love was born in York on 3 August 1944 to Cicely Joyce (née Peters) and musi ...
and
Chris Stuart
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.
In 1995, Walters became the producer of ''
Wake Up to Wogan
''Wake Up to Wogan'' (''WUTW'') was the incarnation of '' The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' that aired each weekday morning from 4 January 1993 to 18 December 2009. It was the most-listened-to radio show in the United Kingdom, and the flagship breakf ...
'' and, together with
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 week ...
, made it one of the most popular radio programmes in the
UK. He had previously produced Wogan's breakfast show in the early 1980s. Walters became famous and a
household name
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by taking part in Wogan's infamous banter, acquiring the nickname "Dr Wally" (or, in full, Dr Wallington P. De Wynter Courtney Claibourne Magillicuddy Walters). In 1996 Walters pioneered the use of
email
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s and the
webcam
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in the programme.
In 1998, Walters and Wogan launched Wogan's Web, a short lived lunchtime show broadcast on
BBC One
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in May and June that year. The format was made up, like WUTW, of banter and viewer contributions via letters, emails and faxes, plus some topical items and guests, such as fellow Radio 2 presenter, friend and 'Pause For Thought' regular Canon
Roger Royle
Roger Michael Royle (born 30 January 1939) is a British Anglican priest and broadcaster. He is known for having presented the '' Sunday Half Hour'' programme on BBC Radio 2 for 17 years from 1990 to 2007.
Early life and education
Royle was b ...
. Walters appeared in vision and the programme also featured voiceovers from WUTW's regular newsreader,
Alan Dedicoat
Alan Dedicoat (born 1 December 1954) is an English announcer for programmes on BBC One. He is known as the "Voice of the Balls" on the National Lottery programmes, providing a voiceover for the draws since 1995. He was a BBC Radio 2 newsreade ...
.
Along with
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 week ...
, Walters is widely credited with introducing the music of
Beth Nielsen Chapman,
Eva Cassidy
Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and guitarist known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice. In 1992, she released her first album ...
and
Katie Melua
Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a Georgian and British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of com ...
to the British public, as he selected much of their music to be played during the influential show.
On 21 October 2006, the
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announced that he had died in a hospice in