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Marty Whelan - Good Move or Insane Brain?

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  • 21-11-2005 12:21pm
    #1
    Cloud
    Registered Users Posts: 5,049 ✭✭✭


    Should Marty stay on 2FM's breakfast show or not?

    I won't bias you with my opinion just yet :)

    Martin Whelan is... 14 votes

    ...not suitable for 2FM's Breakfast Show
    0% 0 votes
    ...suitable for 2FM's Breakfast Show
    57% 8 votes
    ...Atari Jaguar
    42% 6 votes


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    #2
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,978 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Marty Who?

    I suspect he may be becoming a bit of a cult. I said cult.

    Mike.


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    #3
    The Muppet
    Registered Users Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭The Muppet


    Marty is certainly an improvement on his predecessors, (how MS Scott is holding down the drive time slot escapes me). Marty is very much geared towards the Terry Wogan type audience which would not be a youth audience but the again nobody really expects 2fm to be a youth orientated station, do they?

    I think he's doing a good job, some of his links and interaction with Shane (i,m not sure they get on) can be a wee bit caustic but I think thats more an effort at injecting humour into the show than anything intentional.


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    Sizzler
    Registered Users Posts: 5,430 ✭✭✭Sizzler


    I was on with marty the other morning in a quiz and he was TOTR...I didnt win tho, some spanner from carlow did me on a tie break!:mad:


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    #5
    faceman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 16,587 CMod ✭✭✭✭faceman


    Marty is a misunderstood genius. Hes like having ur grandfather on the radio. He shudnt be entertaining but he just is. I dont know why tho!


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    billy the squid
    Registered Users Posts: 12,811 ✭✭✭✭billy the squid


    I find it hard to listen to 2FM of late. So a move to 2FM for marty would be doing me a favour to be honest. as long as he stays off any station i happen to listen to then I'm cool with wherever marty wheelan goes.


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    Berkel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 47 ✭Berkel


    I think he's fine on it but the one thing that p*sses me off is when he slips into his pompous ye olde english accent which happens at least every 10 minutes! I dont even think he is aware of it - He had some Harry Potter competiton on last week so he was in his element!

    Tally ho!


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    Pigman II
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


    Cloud wrote:
    I won't bias you with my opinion just yet :)

    Ah but you already have with your phrasing. 'good move' should be coupled with 'bad move' not an emotive phrase like 'insane brain'


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    segadreamcast
    Registered Users Posts: 2,872 ✭✭✭segadreamcast


    He's a great guy, great presenter, but the oft-overlooked problem: He's too old! 2FM is supposed to be a youth (yes, yoof!) station.


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    MiCr0
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 6,265 CMod ✭✭✭✭MiCr0


    marty in the morning has made me leave 2fm
    today fm now

    i last did this when that moron ryan tubardy was on


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    #11
    Luka
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Luka


    Marty is a legend!

    He's sounds great!


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