The Late Late Show (season 50) The Late Late Show (season 50) The 50th season of The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show, began on 2 September 2011 and concluded on 1 June 2012. Ryan Tubridy's third season as host, it aired on RTÉ One each Friday evening from 21:30. Local guests this season included Bob Geldof, Senator David Norris, President Michael D. Higgins, Joanne O'Riordan and Micheál Martin. Ireland football players Shay Given, Paul McGrath, Niall Quinn and Ronnie Whelan all featured in different episodes (as did England football player Steven Gerrard), while other guests from the world of sport this season included
Shelley Ryan love in plants in the gardening world. She became a Master Gardener through UW Extension and worked at a number of different nurseries in the area before her idea of a television show for Public TV that would cover the wants, needs and questions of the state of Wisconsin. "Wisconsin Gardener" is a half-hour show that Ryan produced and hosted on Wisconsin Public Television. On the air since 1992, the program was one of the longest running gardening programs on North American television, with hundreds of episodes filmed. Ryan hosted and produced the program for 21 years. The show led