Annoying traits of radio presenters.....

johnmacward · 11-11-2011 2:11pm

Larry Gogan!

For someone who has been on radio for so long he still has absolutely no confidence and sounds annoyingly weak. He has no tact in his 60 second quiz - someone gets something wrong and he makes a remark which to him is really mild but comes out a bit like the participant is surprisingly stupid. He doesn't mean it but has no idea how to socially handle it.

That_Guy · 11-11-2011 2:37pm

I hate the way Mairead Farrell speaks for all women of Ireland.

"We much prefer when men are dressed a certain way" etc.

Fúck off.

15-11-2011 7:52pm

Tom Dunne - hard to put my finger on it but mainly for the desperation of him to try to get a few more listeners - hence all the ads for the "Tom Dunne show" at other times of the day on Newstalk - they come across as very pathetic.
Apart from that just for being so anodyne. He's basically a male Orla Barry, but slightly less annoying.

johnmacward · 16-11-2011 1:50pm

glasso wrote: »

Tom Dunne - hard to put my finger on it but mainly for the desperation of him to try to get a few more listeners - hence all the ads for the "Tom Dunne show" at other times of the day on Newstalk - they come across as very pathetic.
Apart from that just for being so anodyne. He's basically a male Orla Barry, but slightly less annoying.

I'm with you, he lacks confidence and doesn't realise which makes all his pathetic "ads" seem all the worse, like a desperate man who doesn't get it. The stuff like "Georgio Burnio" is a good example, I mean it's just funny Tom. Do you not listen to yourself.

johnmacward · 16-11-2011 2:05pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

It's probably not their choice to have to say "53106, 30c" etc. One of Newstalk's themes is "Join the Conversation", so they have to ask for texts to make people feel like they're involved.

Twitter on the other hand is the most annoying thing to happen to radio since [2FM DJ NAME REDACTED].... Follow us on twitter!! We'll follow you!!! Tweet us!!! We've got a Tweet! Tweeeeeeeeet!!!! Ugh. And the people who think deliberately mispronouncing it is funny (I'M LOOKING AT YOU FOLEY!!) really annoy me.

It sounds like you work for the station! Making people feel more involved at 30c a time - come on man! It's revenue they extract from phone companies or deals they do with them for payment or free advertising. You can barely get any thoughts across in a single text, they never push their e-mail address as much, if they even have any.

barking1503 · 17-11-2011 1:49am

summerskin wrote: »

Hector on 2fm is ridiculous for this "hairdressing salons with funny names, it's such an irish thing, you'd only get it in ireland!" utter tripe1

apparently many things that are done on a daily basis in the UK, US and half the known world are "uniquely irish" (like having a cup of tea...) according to that plank.

"Keep her lit man, keep her lit":mad::mad::mad::mad:

Drives me insane and has driven me to Today fm in the morns.
Think Paddy McKenna is one of the best new people knocking around 2fm, he covered recently for Hector and was only great. They should swap slots and send Hector off to w'ends where he can talk horses and GAA til the cows come home;)

Pintoplain · 19-03-2012 1:26pm

Derek Mooney: "...And we have a letter here from ... Haley. Wasn't there an actress once called Haley?"
One of Mooney's Doltish Sidekicks: "Haha, don't think so Derek."
DM: "I'm sure there was. Wasn't she a Bond girl?"

As Haley Mills was never a Bond girl, we must assume he had Halle Berry in mind.

europa11 · 20-03-2012 6:42pm

Pintoplain wrote: »

Derek Mooney: "...And we have a letter here from ... Haley. Wasn't there an actress once called Haley?"
One of Mooney's Doltish Sidekicks: "Haha, don't think so Derek."
DM: "I'm sure there was. Wasn't she a Bond girl?"

As Haley Mills was never a Bond girl, we must assume he had Halle Berry in mind.

I can only imagine then that the Peoples' Republic of Jerwardonia must have selected Halle Berry to blast out their tune at the forthcoming Gaymusicfest Eurovision.

Can't see why Mooney would have her wandering about in his mind for any other reason

....mind you, there's a first time for everything!

MJ23 · 21-03-2012 10:53am

The way Colm Hayes says "bobeye bobeye" to some caller on the phone. Drives me nuts.

ntlbell · 21-03-2012 12:59pm

Every time Marty makes a "link" he announces it.

"Speaking of biscuits,cup and saucers, here's a little ensemble from The Jacobs Orchestra conducted by John Fig, How about that for a link?"

surely the idea of linking is you don't have to explain you're linking!!!!!

Aidric · 21-03-2012 3:28pm

ntlbell wrote: »

"Speaking of biscuits,cup and saucers, here's a little ensemble from The Jacobs Orchestra conducted by John Fig, How about that for a link?"

Hahaha, now that would be a link.

NIMAN · 26-03-2012 2:35pm

Not sure if this one has been mentioned, but had the displeasure to listen to a sports programme this morning on RTE1 and think it might have been Des Cahill.

I have never heard a guy snort and sniff as much everytime he breathed in.

Blow your nose Des before your start the bulletin for Christ's sake !!

Dirigent · 26-03-2012 2:37pm

NIMAN wrote: »

I have never heard a guy snort and sniff as much everytime he breathed in.

Maybe he went to the Made Marion School of Presentation. She needs the extra few quid to pay the Household Charge.

NIMAN · 04-04-2012 8:37pm

Some of the pronounciations are getting strange on radio (and indeed TV) too.

Since when did the word Fi-nance become F'nance?

Another one that bugs me is the use of "the President of the United States, Barack Obama". Surely there isn't someone out there who, if they heard Barack Obama read out, would say "who's that"?

And finally, padding on news bulletins. You get the newsreader reading out a story, telling you the basic gist of it. Then they hand over to another reporter who basically says exactly the same stuff with a little bit of padding the lengthen out the article.

ootbitb · 05-04-2012 2:49pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Some of the pronounciations are getting strange on radio (and indeed TV) too.

Since when did the word Fi-nance become F'nance?

Another one that bugs me is the use of "the President of the United States, Barack Obama". Surely there isn't someone out there who, if they heard Barack Obama read out, would say "who's that"?

And finally, padding on news bulletins. You get the newsreader reading out a story, telling you the basic gist of it. Then they hand over to another reporter who basically says exactly the same stuff with a little bit of padding the lengthen out the article.

tomorrow, Friday( loved by weather readers) annoys me as does the phrase...not to mention.

paulhannon · 06-04-2012 6:28pm

Dub Ste wrote: »

Newsreaders who cannot say off,they say orf,as in the game kicks orf at 7.30.

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF,IT'S NOT F*CKING DIFFICULT YOU SHOWER OF CANTS:mad::mad:

The spacebar not work on your computer?

BrianJD · 06-04-2012 6:30pm

Ray Darcy playing an incorrect track EVERY DAY.

BrianJD · 06-04-2012 6:31pm

Aaaahh aaaaah aaahh Moncrief Aaaaah

chasmcb · 06-04-2012 6:43pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Some of the pronounciations are getting strange on radio (and indeed TV) too.

Colin Murray on MOTD2 annoys the feck out of me the way he pronounces Wolves as though it had two o's.

paulhannon · 06-04-2012 7:03pm

Meesared wrote: »

Chris Greene from i105/iRadio needs a good punch in the face with his "yuh" thing he does, I swear I cant listen to him because of that. Im not sure why he does it, does he think it's funny?

I know Chris really well and also had the pleasure of presenting alongside him many moons ago. His "yuh" is a piss pull at the whole "cool, try too hard" presenters of the world.

On air Chris, is COMPLETELY different to Chris off air. He's so tongue in cheek it's easily lost on most. His "annoying" traits, I guarantee you, are pre-planned and calculated to do just that.

One of the most intelligent and nicest people you could ever meet and is destined to go on to huge things, I promise you that!

NIMAN · 10-04-2012 11:23am

Why would you aim to be annoying on the radio?

paulhannon · 10-04-2012 6:24pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Why would you aim to be annoying on the radio?

Ask Howard Stern.

I love coming here to this radio part of boards.ie, makes me glad I now live 12,500 miles away!

MJ23 · 10-04-2012 7:22pm

BrianJD wrote: »

Aaaahh aaaaah aaahh Moncrief Aaaaah

aaaah ehhhh not chew badge aaaah aaaah ehhhh.

Okocim · 11-04-2012 8:47pm

Marc Coleman on Newstalk with his dreadfully off putting throat noises every couple of minutes. Not a good sound to come across on the radio. His show is actually good, but he shouldn't be on the radio for that reason alone.

DuckStab · 12-04-2012 11:39pm

"This country is a complete and utter kip. I personally despise it, I despise the people running it and most of all the gob****e populace that elected them. ... ...that's according to a report released today by..."

An all-too-common tendency of newsreaders and current affairs presenters to start a piece in the guise of an inflammatory editorial, only to hang the opinion on someone else following a pregnant pause.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 12-04-2012 11:58pm

Not a presenter as such but Newstalk sport reporter Cian Murtagh has an annoying habit of elongating the syllables in his first name while signing off on his bulletins.

'For Newstalk sport I'm CIAAAAAAAAN MURTAGH!'

NIMAN · 18-04-2012 10:04pm

Tony Fenton.

I listen to him most days I can, and generally enjoy his choice of music.

I know many people can't stand his style. It is cheesy but I can put up with that.

However, one thing I noticed a while back and I now find it grating, is how often he repeats things.

Anyone who listens to him, listen out for it. He might say that John driving his van from Dublin to Cork has asked for a song. But he will tell us that John is driving from Dublin to Cork 3 or 4 times before he moves on to something else.

Please Tony, cut it out.

cassElliot · 18-04-2012 10:14pm

ray d'arcy and his compulsion to talk about sex.
shut up you creep.

mike65 · 18-04-2012 10:58pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Not a presenter as such but Newstalk sport reporter Cian Murtagh has an annoying habit of elongating the syllables in his first name while signing off on his bulletins.

'For Newstalk sport I'm CIAAAAAAAAN MURTAGH!'

Today FMs Michael Michael McMuuuuuuuuuullannnnn can best him any day!

MJ23 · 19-04-2012 12:13am

Derek Mooney. "fantastic". And his obsession with Jedward, Eurovision, Mayerdy Button and Tits. And his sidekick Brek, she is unbearable."Byyyeeeeeee"

NIMAN · 20-04-2012 11:28pm

Michael McMullan's pronounciation of Newcastle United

"Nu Cassel United".

AAAAHHHHHHhhhhh!!

radharc · 21-04-2012 12:46am

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Not a presenter as such but Newstalk sport reporter Cian Murtagh has an annoying habit of elongating the syllables in his first name while signing off on his bulletins.

'For Newstalk sport I'm CIAAAAAAAAN MURTAGH!'

This. It took me months to figure out his name was Cian, sounds like Keelan or Kee N Murtagh or something the way he says it!

Lapin · 21-04-2012 1:03am

Up until now, I actually thought his name was Cillian.

bennyineire · 21-04-2012 1:26am

Can't believe how lightly Tom Dunne is getting it her, the man finds himself hilarious, he is his no.1 fan, get fcuked dunne, I don't care about ur T.K. lemonade or whatever rose tinted memories you had fom the 80's ffs. I grew up in the 80's on a council estate and while I turned out ok I would hate to put my kids through my upbringing

Bard · 21-04-2012 10:59am

NIMAN wrote: »

Michael McMullan's pronounciation of Newcastle United

"Nu Cassel United".

AAAAHHHHHHhhhhh!!

Er... what? Do you pronounce the T then?

blowtorch · 21-04-2012 11:05am

Greenman wrote: »

Whats this "Thank you indeed" it classic RTE 1 :mad:

Or as she used to say at the beginning of the Marion Finuchane show' Well, hello out there!' In other words, you little band of beggars!

blowtorch · 21-04-2012 11:23am

Does this count....... The female Traffic news presenters in their D4 accents, where a Roundabout becomes a Rindabout?

cocoshovel · 23-04-2012 3:00pm

Their annoying habbit of laughing at everything when they clearly dont find it funny.

Dub Ste · 23-04-2012 4:40pm

I'm sure this has been mentioned on here,but this really pisses me off,cutting songs off before they finish cause you've got to go to the news/ad break/run out of time.

This is not brain surgery,if a song is say 3mins 28secs,then make sure you have 3mins 28 secs,OR DON'T PLAY THE F*CKING SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad::mad::mad:

Dempsey,I'm looking at you..............:mad:

mike65 · 23-04-2012 6:24pm

That giggling tit (Patrick) who does the TV on the Last Word, he's not even gay.

yungb · 25-04-2012 8:21pm

tony fenton playin the same songs every single day. so predictable...

MJ23 · 25-04-2012 9:18pm

Hector - "Naaavan, gingar hayar, hosse racin lads, da craic, Rahoo Rahoo Rahoo". Gobshìt

LordSutch · 29-04-2012 12:42pm

Matt Cooper = too close to the microphone, making it sound like its half way down his throat. Same for Marian Finucane, where every gulp and swallow is exaggerated. Then there is the 'laughing at anything' phenomenon, the best exponent being Mr Tom Dunne who would probably laugh if you told him that your gran had some incurable illness! Then there is that old chestnut that still irritates me, and that is the incessant use of the term "In Studio" which now pervades every corner of Irish broadcasting (apart from Matt Cooper's show) strangely enough.

GastroBoy · 30-04-2012 3:47pm

MJ23 wrote: »

Hector - "Naaavan, gingar hayar, hosse racin lads, da craic, Rahoo Rahoo Rahoo". Gobshìt

Haha, priceless!!!

Also, Ian Dempsey's most annoying trait...being Ian Dempsey.
That man would flog any product if it got him more air time to blather on.
And jesus, his laugh....:mad:

buckfasterer · 30-04-2012 6:51pm

GastroBoy wrote: »

Haha, priceless!!!

Also, Ian Dempsey's most annoying trait...being Ian Dempsey.
That man would flog any product if it got him more air time to blather on.
And jesus, his laugh....:mad:

Dont forget "singing" over the end of songs.......or putting up with that twat Paul Collins........good old P.C.......annoying **** more like it who hasnt a clue between a rugby ball and tennis racket.

gnfnrhead · 30-04-2012 9:41pm

Surely having to listen to Paul Collins every morning earns Dempsey a little leeway?

Rega · 05-05-2012 4:09pm

I cringe every time I hear Paul Collins put on his over the top English accent when he talks about soccer. On a national station it's pathetic.

Yakuza · 05-05-2012 11:44pm

Bard wrote: »

Er... what? Do you pronounce the T then?

Most folks this side of the Atlantic pronounce it Nyucassel, he says Noocassel. A bit of an Americanism is all.

mike65 wrote: »

That giggling tit (Patrick) who does the TV on the Last Word, he's not even gay.

+1
He annoys the shoite (as Moy-kel from the sports news presumably would say) out of me. He always seems to be on the verge of breaking his ar5e laughing, even if the subject matter is serious.

On the plus side, I haven't heard Tara "and eh and eh" Brady in a long time, so you win some, you lose some.

Sappa · 05-05-2012 11:48pm

Rick o sheas voice just irritates me,it's like a whisper monotone drone.

mike65 · 07-05-2012 6:03pm

"down the country" - any number of presenters sat on their arses in Dublin.

Annoying traits of radio presenters.....

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