Valerie McGovern was an Irish radio and television broadcaster. She worked as a continuity announcer, and read the news on RTÉ Television starting in 1977. McGovern presented the programme Summer Lookaround with Bunny Carr on RTÉ TV. The weekly magazine programme, Summer Scene was presented by McGovern, along with Joe Mac Anthony. She was the television commentator of the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest, which Ireland won, for RTÉ.
Preceded byGay Byrne | Eurovision Song Contest Ireland Commentator 1970 |
Succeeded byNoel Andrews |
References
- Valerie McGovern RTÉ Stills Library.
- Ireland at Eurovision
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