Edwin Myer Doolan MBE was an Australian born naturalised British radio presenter who was a veteran of Birmingham's first commercial radio station BRMB, and subsequently the BBC.
15 Facts About Ed Doolan
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Ed Doolan was honoured by the British Radio Academy, earning a place in the Radio Hall of Fame.
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Ed Doolan was presented with Honorary Doctorates from Birmingham's three universities and was the first person to have ever achieved that honour.
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On Ed Doolan's lunchtime show of 22 February 2011 he announced he was cutting down on the number of shows he would be presenting, stating he could no longer "continue the current work schedule".
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From 1974 until 1981 Ed Doolan worked at BRMB Birmingham's first commercial radio station, then moved to BBC Radio WM in 1982.
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Ed Doolan began his consumer programme on BBC WM in 1988.
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Ed Doolan was a writer and television presenter who has featured on news programmes BBC Midlands Today and has written approaching 950 weekly columns for the Birmingham Mail.
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On his consumer show, Ed Doolan aimed to 'make a difference' to the less fortunate and in his radio and charity work he can proudly claim to have had great success, being heavily involved in the many charities carrying his name.
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Ed Doolan had a huge collection of radio and television programmes on cassette, reel to reel, VHS, CD and DVD.
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Ed Doolan discovered a 1968 "Christmas Night with the Stars" containing a ten-minute lost segment of Dad's Army.
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In 1993, Ed Doolan co-presented the live and local TV talk show Central Weekend Live, but preferred radio to television.
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Famous people Ed Doolan interviewed included: Telly Savalas, Rolf Harris, Leonard Nimoy, Slim Dusty, Jim Davidson, Ian Smith, Princess Anne, and all high-profile West Midland politicians since 1974.
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Ed Doolan interviewed every British Prime Minister since Sir Alec Douglas-Home, except Harold Wilson.
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In January 2015 Ed Doolan revealed that he had been coping with dementia for two years, and that was the reason why he had stopped working on live radio, although he plans to continue working "as long as the BBC will let me".
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Ed Doolan's funeral was held on the afternoon of 5 February 2018 in a private ceremony in Redditch.