Leo Maguire - Walton's Programme
- Author
- / Through IFC -International Feature Conference
- Published
- Tue 27 Feb 2018
- Episode Link
- http://www.rte.ie/cspodcasts/media.mp3?c1=2&c2=16951747&ns_site=test&ns_type=clickin&rte_vs_ct=aud&rte_vs_sc=pod&rte_mt_sec=radio&rte_vs_sn=radio1&rte_mt_pub_dt=2018-02-27&rte_mt_prg_name=test-documentaryononepodcast&title=Leo%20Maguire%20-%20Walton's%20Programme%20&c7=http%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rasset.ie%2Fpodcasts%2Faudio%2F2018%2F0227%2F20180227_rteradio1-documentaryonone-leomaguire_c21321958_21324794_232_.mp3&r=http%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rasset.ie%2Fpodcasts%2Faudio%2F2018%2F0227%2F20180227_rteradio1-documentaryonone-leomaguire_c21321958_21324794_232_.mp3
The indistinguishable voice of Leo Maguire, the host of RTÉ Radio's Walton's Programme which stayed on the airwaves for almost 30 years until its cancellation in 1981. Born in Dublin's inner city in 1903, Magure was a prolific composer writing over 100 songs including, "The Dublin Saunter" and his most famous hit, "The Whistling Gypsy". (1981)
