Bernard "Bunny" Carr (31 July 1927 – 19 September 2018) was an Irish television presenter. He presented shows such as Quicksilver, Teen Talk and Going Strong on RTÉ. He later set up his own communications and public relations company.
Bernard Carr was born and raised in Clontarf, Dublin.[1] His father, James Carr, was a civil servant who had served in the British Army in India.[1] Bunny later recalled that his father hated his job and unfortunately died before he could retire. Bunny vowed never to be in the same position himself.[2]
The Carr family lived in Clontarf and he attended O'Connell School where he was taught through the medium of Irish.[1][3] One of the nuns at school gave him his nickname of "Bunny" on account of the size of his ears.[2] Carr grew up with a love of amateur dramatics.[2]
Careeredit
After leaving school he became a bank clerk for the Bank of Ireland and was eventually posted to Ballinasloe "because he spoke Irish".[1][2] Once he had returned to Dublin, he realised that wanted to change track and successfully auditioned for RTÉ just before it launched in 1962.[1] He later recounted that he had no strong desire to work in television but knew that he "just didn't want to work in the bank".[4]
On RTÉ, he hosted such shows as Quicksilver and Going Strong.[5] In 1964, he won a Jacob's Award for his television series, Teen Talk.[6] He devised and presented the political interview programme The Politicians.[4]
In 1973, Carr founded Carr Communications a public relations and communications training company, the first of its kind in Ireland.[7]
The company grew to become one of the largest public relations and executive coaching firms in the country - it trained six of Ireland's Taoisigh (prime ministers).[4][2] Carr also worked with the Catholic Communications Centre to train priests and nuns on how to make media appearances.[8] Carr was involved with the Gorta organisation in the early 1980s as a public supporter and fundraiser, and rumours circulated that he had absconded with funds.[1] He left RTÉ in the mid 1980s to concentrate on his business and retired in 2004.[4][2]
Personal life and deathedit
Carr was married to Joan, who he noticed whilst she was climbing onto the roof of the pavilion to retrieve a ball at Sutton Tennis club.[4] They had one son, Alan and two daughters, Carolyn and Philomena.[8] She contracted polio during her pregnancy with Philomena, after having cleaned down Alan who fell into a former cess pit in the back garden.[4] She was confined to an iron lung for the remaining seven months of the pregnancy and afterwards had to use a wheelchair.[4] The couple lived in Sutton, Dublin, before Joan died in 2005, after which Bunny lived alone.[4][8] He had 11 grandchildren.[2]
In 1998 Carr suffered a heart attack and had cancer diagnosed by chance during the treatment. Carr was diagnosed with macular degeneration in 2011 and was registered blind.[4] He died on 19 September 2018, aged 91 in Howth Hill Nursing Home in Dublin.[6][9] His family requested that donations in his memory be made to a charity supporting sufferers of Pitt–Hopkins syndrome.[10]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefMr. Charm School, IrishTimes.com; accessed 2 April 2017.
^ abcdefg"Bunny Carr: A man of questions and answers". Irish Examiner. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^"Former TV presenter Bunny Carr dies, aged 91". RTE.ie. 20 September 2018.
^ abcdefghiCorr, Alan (20 September 2018). "Bunny Carr - A Tribute". RTE.ie. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^RTÉ Libraries and Archives: preserving a unique record of Irish life, rte.ie; accessed 2 April 2017.
^ abCostello, Emma (20 September 2018). "Former RTE presenter dies aged 91". irishmirror. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^The Irish Examiner 2 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, tcm.ie; accessed 2 April 2017.
^ abc"Bunny Carr : Gentle, funny and changed how Ireland communicates". The Irish Times. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
^Former TV presenter Bunny Carr dies, aged 91, RTE.ie; accessed 19 September 2018.
^Hughes, Edel (20 September 2018). "Funeral details for legendary RTE presenter Bunny Carr announced". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
bunny, carr, bernard, bunny, carr, july, 1927, september, 2018, irish, television, presenter, presented, shows, such, quicksilver, teen, talk, going, strong, rtÉ, later, communications, public, relations, company, bornbernard, carr, 1927, july, 1927dublin, ire. Bernard Bunny Carr 31 July 1927 19 September 2018 was an Irish television presenter He presented shows such as Quicksilver Teen Talk and Going Strong on RTE He later set up his own communications and public relations company Bunny CarrBornBernard Carr 1927 07 31 31 July 1927Dublin IrelandDied19 September 2018 2018 09 19 aged 91 Dublin IrelandKnown forQuicksilverSpouseJoan Carr died 2005 wbr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life and death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editBernard Carr was born and raised in Clontarf Dublin 1 His father James Carr was a civil servant who had served in the British Army in India 1 Bunny later recalled that his father hated his job and unfortunately died before he could retire Bunny vowed never to be in the same position himself 2 The Carr family lived in Clontarf and he attended O Connell School where he was taught through the medium of Irish 1 3 One of the nuns at school gave him his nickname of Bunny on account of the size of his ears 2 Carr grew up with a love of amateur dramatics 2 Career editAfter leaving school he became a bank clerk for the Bank of Ireland and was eventually posted to Ballinasloe because he spoke Irish 1 2 Once he had returned to Dublin he realised that wanted to change track and successfully auditioned for RTE just before it launched in 1962 1 He later recounted that he had no strong desire to work in television but knew that he just didn t want to work in the bank 4 On RTE he hosted such shows as Quicksilver and Going Strong 5 In 1964 he won a Jacob s Award for his television series Teen Talk 6 He devised and presented the political interview programme The Politicians 4 In 1973 Carr founded Carr Communications a public relations and communications training company the first of its kind in Ireland 7 The company grew to become one of the largest public relations and executive coaching firms in the country it trained six of Ireland s Taoisigh prime ministers 4 2 Carr also worked with the Catholic Communications Centre to train priests and nuns on how to make media appearances 8 Carr was involved with the Gorta organisation in the early 1980s as a public supporter and fundraiser and rumours circulated that he had absconded with funds 1 He left RTE in the mid 1980s to concentrate on his business and retired in 2004 4 2 Personal life and death editCarr was married to Joan who he noticed whilst she was climbing onto the roof of the pavilion to retrieve a ball at Sutton Tennis club 4 They had one son Alan and two daughters Carolyn and Philomena 8 She contracted polio during her pregnancy with Philomena after having cleaned down Alan who fell into a former cess pit in the back garden 4 She was confined to an iron lung for the remaining seven months of the pregnancy and afterwards had to use a wheelchair 4 The couple lived in Sutton Dublin before Joan died in 2005 after which Bunny lived alone 4 8 He had 11 grandchildren 2 In 1998 Carr suffered a heart attack and had cancer diagnosed by chance during the treatment Carr was diagnosed with macular degeneration in 2011 and was registered blind 4 He died on 19 September 2018 aged 91 in Howth Hill Nursing Home in Dublin 6 9 His family requested that donations in his memory be made to a charity supporting sufferers of Pitt Hopkins syndrome 10 References edit a b c d e f Mr Charm School IrishTimes com accessed 2 April 2017 a b c d e f g Bunny Carr A man of questions and answers Irish Examiner 20 September 2018 Retrieved 20 September 2018 Former TV presenter Bunny Carr dies aged 91 RTE ie 20 September 2018 a b c d e f g h i Corr Alan 20 September 2018 Bunny Carr A Tribute RTE ie Retrieved 20 September 2018 RTE Libraries and Archives preserving a unique record of Irish life rte ie accessed 2 April 2017 a b Costello Emma 20 September 2018 Former RTE presenter dies aged 91 irishmirror Retrieved 20 September 2018 The Irish Examiner Archived 2 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine tcm ie accessed 2 April 2017 a b c Bunny Carr Gentle funny and changed how Ireland communicates The Irish Times Retrieved 20 September 2018 Former TV presenter Bunny Carr dies aged 91 RTE ie accessed 19 September 2018 Hughes Edel 20 September 2018 Funeral details for legendary RTE presenter Bunny Carr announced Irish Mirror Retrieved 20 September 2018 External links editA discussion of Quicksilver Bunny Carr at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bunny Carr amp oldid 1179760562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
