The Ryan Tubridy Show Wednesday 17 February 2021
The Ryan Tubridy Show
The Ryan Tubridy Show is a fast paced entertaining and informative sixty minutes of morning radio.
News Round-Up of the Day
The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.
Michael Dowling - After the Roof Caved In
Michael Dowling grew up in a thatched cottage in the rural village of Knockaderry in West Limerick.
He joined Ryan on the line from New York to share his incredible story which saw him go from penniless Irish immigrant to captain of industry as CEO of Northwell Health, New York's largest healthcare provider.
Michael Dowling's memoir 'After the Roof Caved In: An Immigrant's Journey from Ireland to America’ is available now.
Music Played on the Show
Beggin (Version 2)
Frankie Valli
2:45
Love Really Hurts Without You
Billy Ocean
3:01
Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
3:33
Move On Up
Curtis Mayfield
3:41
My Doorbell
The White Stripes
4:01
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Programme Highlights
Hugh Bonneville
Star of Downton Abbey and Paddington, Hugh Bonneville, spoke to Ryan about portraying beloved children's author Roald Dahl in the Sky Arts film 'To Olivia' and how he's been helping out with the vaccine roll-out in the UK.
Paul Oakley Stovall
American actor Paul Oakley Stovall plays George Washington in the first national tour of 'Hamilton'. He joined Ryan on the line from Cork to talk about following in the footsteps of historical figure Frederick Douglass as part of plans for a new musical.
Ruth Coker Burks
Ruth Coker Burks is someone who has defied disapproval in America's Deep South to help and care for men with Aids since the 1980s. She joined Ryan on the line from the US to tell her remarkable story of compassion and combating prejudice.
Presenter: Ryan Tubridy