The David Harvey Show on 4FM

I like Harv,the anti Joe Duffy.

woysworld wrote: »

Well the "SH1T stirrer" at it again.... talking to a guy who is explaining about his mum suffering from hypothermia, and he has to bring in the people from eastern Europe & Nigeria.

He reads a text from a listener claiming that Nigerians get extra payments "to keep them warm", and then he adds to this "crap" by saying they need it because they are used to being warm "in the jungle".... Then refers to this country, that in the near future we will have loads of east european "spungers"........................

This show is for eejits who think The FM104 Phone Show is too liberal.

neris wrote: »

well at least hes a bit more topical and not afraid of heated debate on his show unlike the champagne and caviar socialist man of the people over on rte1.

Well you obviously weren't listening yesterday, great show about abortion, the issue of the moment, that he handled well, whereas the Harvey show is aimed at cnuts who find The Sun too intellectually challenging.

Anyone know why the show isn't on today?

koconnell wrote: »

Scrapped apparently... Robbie Fogarty now doing 10 - 2. Unsure if there's any other changes.

It was a bad sign when Gerald keane was doing the show.

Gareth's on 'til 6. An extended Club Classics then kicks off an hour earlier than before.

http://radionation.ie/2013/05/4fm-drop-david-harvey-show/

So it's now:

0600-1000 Jim McCabe
1000-1400 Robbie Fogarty
1400-1800 Gareth O'Callaghan
1800-2100 Suzanne Kane
2100-0100 Niall Boylan

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Aw, the David Harvey Casual Racism Hour is no more. </sarc>

The taxi drivers were right in the end! :eek:

Technocentral wrote: »

Well you obviously weren't listening yesterday, great show about abortion, the issue of the moment, that he handled well, whereas the Harvey show is aimed at cnuts who find The Sun too intellectually challenging.

And the Niall Boylan show is any different ?

Wasn't a huge fan but at least it offered an option to RTE at lunch hour.

4FM is now a far cry from its promised 30% news content

its a very bad move me thinks

I can't see them making more money from ads with the dross playlist that will replace it.

Galway K9 wrote: »

how do people know its scrapped?

I know he was holidays and others were covering for him, but not on at all anymore.

Anyone have a link to an official annoucement?

It's been removed from the schedule on the web site, with two programmes extended and one moved to an earlier start time to replace it.

The only 'announcement' was a statement from the station PD, which is quoted here.

Further proof if it were needed that 4FM continue to be in trouble. Removing Harvey will save them a substantial wage because neither Robbie nor Gareth will get any extra for doing a extra hour each. . The vast majority of people looking for talk radio between 1 and 3 pm would turn to joe duffy rather than 4 fm so Harvey's audience would have been negligible anyway no matter what he did. Financial reasons would have been the main reason for this latest change. Again i'll repeat, 4FM could have 20% share in cork and Limerick, without Dublin where they are on 1% at best, they are doomed, its a question of when the money finally runs out.

Hootanany wrote: »

Will they be bought up by the big fella then.

I presume you mean O Brien ? Well he already has a few stinkers in his radio closet including 98 fm and phantom but its unlikely he'd be allowed to buy another in the form of a quasi national from the point of view of competition within the sector in terms of owenership.

Super no more "Unfunny Friday's ":D

Proview wrote: »

It seems your mad conspiracy theory was wrong and Harvey was away doing private work and is back doing the show since last month...... God you really were so far off the mark on that and you were so sure you knew it all....... Maybe you should rethink your theories on Irish Radio and your future in it, that is indeed if anybody would give you a job in it because after all you have practically told every station that you know better than they do about how to run their ship...... It's quiet odd that you come across as having some semblance of intelligence and knowledge of the industry but yet you get it so wrong every time:-):-).........give us your next prediction , as I could do with a good laugh.

You seem more interested in attacking my views on radio than dealing with issues I raise regarding 4fm's abject failure to make an impression in Dublin. How can I have a semblance of intelligence while simultaneously getting everything wrong? My prediction stands, without Dublin, 4 is on life support. The only other station who would have the audacity to allow one of their presenters time off for the reason given is lyric in the context of gaybo, and believe me Harvey is no gay byrne. 4fm need to deliver a consistent product, giving Harvey time off in the manner they did robs a station of consistency and cheats the listener. A case in point is 98fm, dermot and dave were almost number one in breakfast then they moved to drive and the station is still adjusting because listeners detest disruption. 4fm need to consolidate what they have beyond their current fragility in dublin rather than indulge individual presenters by allowing them go on sabbatical.

Proview wrote: »

It seems your mad conspiracy theory was wrong and Harvey was away doing private work and is back doing the show since last month...... God you really were so far off the mark on that and you were so sure you knew it all....... Maybe you should rethink your theories on Irish Radio and your future in it, that is indeed if anybody would give you a job in it because after all you have practically told every station that you know better than they do about how to run their ship...... It's quiet odd that you come across as having some semblance of intelligence and knowledge of the industry but yet you get it so wrong every time:-):-).........give us your next prediction , as I could do with a good laugh.

58 posts to date Proview, 38 of which are 4FM related ...

Proview wrote: »

I attacked his/her views because they are so negative towards everything radio related, to the point of becoming bitter.

Hey baby I have made no secret of the fact that I defend 4fm from vindictive people like you. ............ What's your point .......David Harvey is a professional and you have a pop at him as well ....what is wrong with you?

I didnt realise you took such an avid interest in what I have to say. My interest doesnt merely extend to one radio station and primarily one show, namely the Niall Boylan show, which the majority of your posts actually refer to. Harvey's been in the business a long time, that doesnt mean to say he's particularly good or that I should automatically be a fan, by thats my opinion. You seem hung up on my being negative, you clearly ignored the positive posts I've made about Matt cooper, Jonathan Healy, Gay Byrne,phil cawley, Dermot and Dave, the improving Louise Duffy, the necessity to have more women on air etc etc This is a radio related forum which allows contributors to offer opinons, be they of a positive or negative disposition, at no point are my opinions meant to offend or be construed as fact, they are only my opinion.

To use the word 'vindictive', is a tad OTT , and to ask me whats wrong with me, purely because I dont share your opinions on radio matters is also more than a tad OTT.