WORST DJ ever!

Sizzler

And the winner is.........Ruth Scott on 2fm ! Id say 98fm were breaking their bollix laughin when 2fm "poached" her back ! She has to be the worst DJ out there at the mo, what does she bring to the table? Surely she cant be sooo popular with the bogger crew that shes given prime time slots? Discuss...

faceman

Followed closely by Rick O'Shea... remember their morning show? No wonder I was getting to work early!

Sizzler

LMAO....well I think the fact they lasted all of 6 mths together on air together says it all ! One was as bad as the other, the only useful thing they did each day was read out the headlines on the papers lol!

westtip

Don't know about worst DJ, worst broadcaster I have ever heard in my entire life. Tubridy.

Neil_Sedaka

My vote goes to Rick O'Shea or Dusty Rhodes (Roads?) Or whenever Cliff Walker makes his debut:p

billy the squid

I would have to second ruth Scott. she used to do breakfasts on Live95fm, the one that replaced her isnt exactly the best either. so get ready for another crap DJ hitting the national scene soon.

Johnny_the_fox

marty in the morning.... :v:

radioman

They're mostly bad, but worst in my opinion has to be Damian Farrelly on 2fm. He has the personality of a wet sponge and is as thick as a plank. And to add insult to injury he's up for best radio dj at the Meteors, I mean WTF?!

Ryan Tubridy is a radio presenter, not a DJ, there's a difference

mike65

They're all crap before night falls. Anyone with a jokey name (rick o'shea etc) should have a Shure 57 stuck with the sun don't shine.

Mike.

tbh

Fenton.

The Muppet

mike65 wrote:

They're all crap before night falls. Anyone with a jokey name (rick o'shea etc) should have a Shure 57 stuck with the sun don't shine.

Mike.

A rode broadcaster may be a better fit.;)

At the risk of repeating myself I think Ms Scott is no more that a half decent presenter . There are much better presenters around.

BigDragon

The biggest problem with certain 'day shift' presenters in Ireland is that they are restricted by format and they are hired because of their 'offend nobody' personalities. Most are a bunch of crap.

What we need here is a Nick Abbot to wake up the dead that is the Irish radio audience.

meldrew

Michael Cahill by a mile , I think they still have him on 2fm at the weekends

SJRT2

marty and sue on q102 in the morning

billy the squid

Most presenters on Irish independent radio are restricted in how controversial they can be thanks to the stiff rules set out by the BCI. and if they get more than 4 complaints they are jumping up and down creating a stink. this is why irish radio is pretty boring in my opinion.

Ray777

Gareth "I've just received this email" O'Callaghan. Thankfully the patronizing twat seems to have disappeared from 2FM.

getyourENDAway

Tony Fenton and his mid atlantic voice is really annoying

betelgeuse

Nikki Hayes on 2fm is absolutely brutal. One of the most generic, bird-brained "personalities" you're ever likely to come across. Her attempts at "banter" with her callers are so forced and awkard it's actually difficult to listen to. And the way she spells her name warrants a good slap.

Kojak

Johnny_the_fox wrote:

marty in the morning.... :v:

Yeah, he is F**king brutal - I never listen to 2FM now in the mornings. :mad:

Zaph

Anne Marie Kelly on Today FM gets my vote. I don't listen to that much radio, but if I do at night I listen to Today FM. Consequently my clock radio is set to the station and that godawful woman is often the first thing I hear in the morning. She seems incredibly popular with truck drivers though, for some reason.

Cucullan

On national radio it has to be Tony Fenton but our local radio station Tipp FM has the biggest twat ever on in the mornings, Aaron Burchill. Listen to him online some morning on www.tippfm.com .He does be on between 6 & 10, he's such a fool

Andrew Looby

Hey Cucullan ,

Tell us what you do for a living and let us decide if your a fool or useless in your chosen profession.

Don't be so quick to talk folks down - Why don't you have a go at doing a few shows on TippFM and show us how easy it all is.

Preset No.3

I hate to say it Andrew but we would be wasting our time trying to defend the business here. We have differed in the past ourselves, but let these 'listeners' have their opinion, for they only know how to turn on the radio, and not how to put together a show. I hope JNLR dont ask them anything!

Cucullan

Andrew Looby wrote:

Hey Cucullan ,

Tell us what you do for a living and let us decide if your a fool or useless in your chosen profession.

Don't be so quick to talk folks down - Why don't you have a go at doing a few shows on TippFM and show us how easy it all is.

Are you the same Andrew Looby who used to be on Tipp FM and now on Clare FM? In case you didn't notice the thread is about the worst DJ so just because someone says one of your buddies is useless doesn't mean you have to get all defensive. I know I'd be no good on the radio thats why I stayed off it, pity Burchill can't see how much of a twat he is on the radio and do us a favour and stay off it too.

Zaph

And the nomination for the most patronising post of 2005 on Boards goes to...

Preset No.3 wrote:

I hate to say it Andrew but we would be wasting our time trying to defend the business here. We have differed in the past ourselves, but let these 'listeners' have their opinion, for they only know how to turn on the radio, and not how to put together a show. I hope JNLR dont ask them anything!

Preset No.3

Im glad I got noticed for something!;)

Andrew Looby

Cucullan wrote:

Are you the same Andrew Looby who used to be on Tipp FM and now on Clare FM? In case you didn't notice the thread is about the worst DJ so just because someone says one of your buddies is useless doesn't mean you have to get all defensive. I know I'd be no good on the radio thats why I stayed off it, pity Burchill can't see how much of a twat he is on the radio and do us a favour and stay off it too.

Yes Cucullan I did work in TippFM and your welcome to your view but why don't you vote with your Dial - In other words if you don't like TippFM just switch Stations. The people who work in Radio work hard to entertain and its way too easy for folks to knock their efforts.

tbh

In fairness Andrew, this is a thread asking people for their WORST DJ ever - you kind of knew what you were getting when you read the thread. I'm sure all DJ's mentioned on this thread work equally as hard, but that doesn't mean we have to like them! Don't take it personally, I'm sure you have your likes and dislikes as well.
You could always vote with your mouse and move on to the next thread!!

Caimin

Andrew Looby

I guess Your Right Caimin

Cucullan

Andrew Looby wrote:

Yes Cucullan I did work in TippFM and your welcome to your view but why don't you vote with your Dial - In other words if you don't like TippFM just switch Stations. The people who work in Radio work hard to entertain and its way too easy for folks to knock their efforts.

Thats exacly what I do, I don't listen to Tipp fm until Seamus Martin comes on at 10 o clock and then its on all day while I'm at work. How many more people in Tipp do the same? Until then I listen to Today fm. 8 of us work in my area in work and we all have the same view about Burchill, the girl thats on with him would do a better job if she was allowed to do the show on her own.

betelgeuse

Preset No.3 wrote:

I hate to say it Andrew but we would be wasting our time trying to defend the business here. We have differed in the past ourselves, but let these 'listeners' have their opinion, for they only know how to turn on the radio, and not how to put together a show. I hope JNLR dont ask them anything!

Why do we need to know how to put together a show in order to have a valid opinion on what we like/dislike on the radio? Does the fact I've never been involved in producing a movie mean I can't have an opinion on films I see in the cinema too? As someone else said, your post is extremely patronising.

Also want to mention a certain other message board where a lot of radio insiders post. On there they think the likes of Tony Fenton are gods gift but mention his name to any normal listener under the age of about 35 and they'll break up laughing. His presentation style has become something of a national joke ("You're a WINNER" etc). I've nothing against the guy personally, but there seems to be a wide gap between what the professionals consider to be good and what we, the listening public, want to hear.

el diablo

I have to agree with whoever said Garreth O` Callaghan and also Tony Fenton (he palys the same songs every day- The Corrs, U2 etc).

But the worst has to be "Joe and Keith" on the breakfast slot on Spin 103.8.

They try really hard to be funny but they fail miserably.....

their sketches are hilariously crap......:rolleyes:

Packard

Thats what I like about this Country ... the fact that we can have an opinion about whatever.... Andrew fair dues to you for sticking up for a fellow presenter or x- fellow presenter.... That said Burchill must be doing ok according to the last 2 JNLR results, the breakfast show received massive listenership figures.

But cucullan is entitled to his or her opinion. And my vote goes to Tony Fenton too....

DonkeyRhubarb

Anyone remember DJ slobby from Pulse? Oh dear oh dear.

Andrew Looby

I don’t want to enter into a debate about TippFM because I don’t work there anymore BUT the truth is that they are enjoying great Listenership Figures at the moment so they need to commended on that.Congrats to my ex-colleagues.

As far as people being allowed an opinion -OF COURSE I’m all for opinions and free speech but I never see posts about Postmen being bad at delivering Post or Threads entitled “Bad Truck Drivers “ …My Point is this Live and Let Live.

If you don’t like the TippFM Breakfast show TURN IT OFF If you don’t like Tony Fenton TURN HIM OFF.

tbh

Relax!! I don't like Tony Fenton, but I'm sure he's a hardworking, industrious and generally sound guy. It's just when I hear him on the radio, it makes me want to pull my nails out - so I don't listen to him. But if someone asks me "who is the worst DJ ever" I would say "tony fenton". Doesn't mean that I want him to be pulled out of Today FM and shot, just that I don't like listening to him.

Andrew Looby wrote:

As far as people being allowed an opinion -OF COURSE I’m all for opinions and free speech but I never see posts about Postmen being bad at delivering Post or Threads entitled “Bad Truck Drivers “ …My Point is this Live and Let Live.

Search is enabled again, you should have no problem finding millions of these threads!!!

thats why boards is fun, cause you can come on here and give out about the things you don't like.


EDIT: statement withdrawn, so my comments on withdrawn statement withdrawn /EDIT


ok, this is none of my business anyway but if you want to enjoy boards.ie, IMO, you have to take your own advice - don't read what you don't like.

betelgeuse

Andrew Looby wrote:

As far as people being allowed an opinion -OF COURSE I’m all for opinions and free speech but I never see posts about Postmen being bad at delivering Post or Threads entitled “Bad Truck Drivers “ …My Point is this Live and Let Live.

Well you need to take a better look around then. For instance, here's a few threads about postmen being bad at delivering post:

Postman plod problem
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054855286

An post del to wrong address
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054855837

An Post have gone to hell in the past month ...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054855639

I can't find anything specifically titled "Bad Truck Drivers" but they're often given out about on the Motors board here:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=47

Admittedly the individuals involved aren't usually named personally, but then again they're not in the public eye like someone on the radio or TV would be.

Andrew Looby wrote:

If you don’t like the TippFM Breakfast show TURN IT OFF If you don’t like Tony Fenton TURN HIM OFF.

And what if I'm in a shop or getting my hair cut or on the bus and they're tuned to something I don't like, what do I do then? Block my ears?

Andrew Looby

Ok I Give Up -

SprostonGreen

The two gimps on FM104 in the mornings, with the kids in the cars etc. I cant stand them and only have to endure them as some no-mark in the office insists on having it on.

bbop

who ever is on galway bayfm now is brutal

kc66

SprostonGreen wrote:

The two gimps on FM104 in the mornings, with the kids in the cars etc. I cant stand them and only have to endure them as some no-mark in the office insists on having it on.

The strawberry alarm clock. I think these guys can be funny at times. Matt Molloy is a legend and some of the other sketches are good. They do play the same crap songs the whole time though. Kids in the car is stupid alright.

Preset No.3

DonkeyRhubarb wrote:

Anyone remember DJ slobby from Pulse? Oh dear oh dear.

Ah Slobby aka Terry Fitzpatrick. The Man that introduced the concept of 'texting' a radio station!

BaldiePablo

Have to say .... actually a big fan of the Strawberries .... good laugh not taken seriously ....

Worst DJ for me is those two in the morning (can't remember names ... I think I had surgery to have them removed from my head they're so bad!) on Q102. The girl has some kinda Oz accent and they're both painfull to listen to!! They attempt funny and sometimes even draft in "Electric Eddie" (Time for a name change me thinks!!) for more painfull and embarressing attempts! No.1 for me!

AgainTheTime

BaldiePablo wrote:

They attempt funny and sometimes even draft in "Electric Eddie" (Time for a name change me thinks!!) for more painfull and embarressing attempts!

I had the "pleasure" of contacting Electric Eddie for some business that I was doing for him a while ago. I rang his mobile one day and I asked if he was ok to speak, he acutally said to me "Well, I'm actually out shopping with my family but sure keep it rolling there John..."

God help his missus when he comes home from work, "Hi Honey..... its Electric Eddie here!"

Teller

Tony Fenton :mad:

byte

Ruth Scott is terrible!

I'm not a fan of Whelan in the mornings either. He'd be better suited taking Ruth's place in the late afternoon, with somebody younger taking the morning slot, and no, not Ruth!

Kojak

Teller wrote:

Tony Fenton :mad:

Damn his mid-atlantic twang. :mad: :mad:

ThatBloke

Preset No.3 wrote:

Ah Slobby aka Terry Fitzpatrick. The Man that introduced the concept of 'texting' a radio station!

The stories about that guy are legendary

roykeane16

not quite a dj but plank sorry patkenny