Gabriel Mary Byrne, known as Gay Byrne and nicknamed Gaybo (born 5 August, 1934) is an Irish broadcaster. He was the presenter of the Late Late Show, from 1962 to 1999 except for one year. He also presented a regular morning radio show on RTE. He is credited with being a catalyst in the transformation of Irish Society since the 1960s. He broke many Irish social taboos by discussing many topics like contraception, Homosexuality and abortion. Byrne undoubtedly had more influence in determining the current social landscape of Irish society, than any other member of his generation (per Gay Byrne), though he always adopted a more reticent view of his own role. His viewpoint was that societal change was taking place, and he was merely highlighting this change.