British presenter Chris Evans has admitted that listening to Gerry Ryan inspired him to pursue a career in radio.
Filming in Kerry for the upcoming series of Top Gear, the radio star revealed the ate Gerry Ryan inspired him to get back on the airwaves.
“I’ve been around in the Ring of Kerry before and it changed my life,” he told the Irish Independent.
Radio: Chris revealed listening to Gerry Ryan on radio inspired him to get back on the airwaves | RTE
“I listened to Irish radio in the car and it inspired me to get on a plane and go back to England because I missed the radio so much.
“It was because I was listening to Gerry Ryan, he was amazing, and when I returned to England I bought a radio station because of him,” he divulged.
“Kerry has so many fond and happy memories for me. Gerry was the best of the best, he’s sadly missed.”
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