Bobby McVay

Bobby McVay

Bobby McVay is a British broadcaster and musician, currently the presenter of the breakfast show on Real Radio in South Wales.

In 1983, he represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest [cite news |title=Fox flops at Euro-pops |url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_objectid=14245786&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=fox-flops-at-euro-pops-name_page.html |work=icWales |date=2004-05-16 |accessdate=2008-03-14 ] as a member of the band Sweet Dreams. Singing the song "I'm Never Giving Up", the trio came sixth, with 79 points. McVay had previously fronted the group Lovin' Feeling in the 1982 A Song For Europe contest, singing "Different Worlds, Different People". This song placed =4th of the 8 entries.

After his pop career, Bobby became a local radio presenter.

He worked at Radio Wyvern in Worcester before joining Red Dragon Radio in South Wales.

At one point, Bobby moved to sister station Touch AM but later returned to Red Dragon.

After over a decade at Red Dragon and Touch, including stints on the breakfast show, mid-mornings and afternoons Bobby left in March, 2007, to co-anchor the breakfast show on rival South Wales regional station Real Radio.

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