Bobby McVay
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Robert McVay (born Glasgow
Glasgow
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)is a British broadcaster
Presenter
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 and musician
Musician
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, currently the presenter of the breakfast show on Real Radio
Real Radio
Real Radio is a network of adult contemporary independent local radio stations in England, Scotland and Wales and is operated by . Each station broadcasts local breakfast through to drive time shows and network programming in the evening and through the night...

 in South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...

.

In 1983, he represented the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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 in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

 as a member of the band Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams (band)
Sweet Dreams were a British vocal trio comprising teenagers Carrie Gray, Helen Kray and Bobby McVay who represented the UK in Eurovision 1983 with the song "I'm Never Giving Up"....

. Singing the song "I'm Never Giving Up
I'm Never Giving Up
"I'm Never Giving Up", written and composed by Ron Roker, Jan Pulsford, and Phil Wigger, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983, performed by the trio Sweet Dreams....

", the trio came sixth, with 79 points. McVay had previously fronted the group Lovin' Feeling in the 1982 A Song For Europe
A Song for Europe
A Song for Europe may refer to:*A Song for Europe, former name of British pre-selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest, now known as Eurovision: Your Country Needs You...

 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
Red Dragon FM
Capital South Wales is a British independent local radio station broadcasting from Cardiff Bay . The station serves Cardiff, Newport and the surrounding areas, broadcasting to a potential audience of around 1 million people...

 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. He now co-anchors the breakfast show on rival South Wales regional station Real Radio
Real Radio
Real Radio is a network of adult contemporary independent local radio stations in England, Scotland and Wales and is operated by . Each station broadcasts local breakfast through to drive time shows and network programming in the evening and through the night...

.
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