Ian Dempsey - Embarassing!

squonk

Did anyone hear the phone call Iano made to Tony Fenton this moning? The background is that Andrea Corr is getting married today in Co. Clare and, since the Tone is a mate, he's obviously taken the day off to go to the wedding.

Ian cold called him this morning during, as it sounded, Tony's breakfast to ask where he was. Tony was guarded about his whereabouts and sounded surprised to get acall from Ian as he did say 'Shouldn't you be on the air right now'! Ian: 'Yeah, and you're on with me so don't do the usual thing...'. It went downhil from there with Ian going 'You were only on holidays a few weeks ago.. god everyone else is off too.. I've to do an extra hour next week cos D'Arcy's off' (I'm paraphrasing) and then 'God you're always on holidays... doing anything interesting... bit of golf maybe... are you in the West at the mo... met anyone famous in the last day or two, Bono, P. Harrington..'. I never thought I'd say this but I felt so sorry for Tony Fenton! The guy was on a day off, I don't think any of us would appreciate a call from one of our workmates at 8:10AM on a holiday, let alone one wanting you to spill the beans about your whereabouts or other details of your private life. Whoever had the idea of cold-calling the guy made sucha bad call because it was a total mess.

On the other hand, it's raised my opinion of Tony Fenton. I always thought he was a bit of a blagger and hanger on with the musical types. After today, it sounds like he's genuinely mates with these people and interested in both their right to privacy along with his own. Good man Tony! Ian, you're a twat!

Poochie05

I didn't get the feeling it was a cold call, it felt staged to me.

spurious

Why don't these radio DJs just shut up and play bloody records*?



* I acknowledge that dates me.

Bondvillain

Poochie05 wrote: »

I didn't get the feeling it was a cold call, it felt staged to me.

Agree. Staged.

irish_bob

always liked tony fenton on my radio myself

hes a phoney but hes a real phoney

mental07

irish_bob wrote: »

always liked tony fenton on my radio myself

hes a phoney but hes a real phoney

Let's rename him Phoney Tenton

Singer73

Tony Fagan is the name he uses in court...

bbability

Singer73 wrote: »

Tony Fagan is the name he uses in court...

And what court might that be...Kangaroo Court!!:D

dobsdave

So were ye listening to that guy doing the Coronation St. 'update'
He was updating the listeners about the current stories etc. while impersonating their voices.
I found him both informative and very funny, I would definitely not change the channel if that guy came on ever again.:rolleyes:

vixenbees

squonk wrote: »

Did anyone hear the phone call Iano made to Tony Fenton this moning? The background is that Andrea Corr is getting married today in Co. Clare and, since the Tone is a mate, he's obviously taken the day off to go to the wedding.

Ian cold called him this morning during, as it sounded, Tony's breakfast to ask where he was. Tony was guarded about his whereabouts and sounded surprised to get acall from Ian as he did say 'Shouldn't you be on the air right now'! Ian: 'Yeah, and you're on with me so don't do the usual thing...'. It went downhil from there with Ian going 'You were only on holidays a few weeks ago.. god everyone else is off too.. I've to do an extra hour next week cos D'Arcy's off' (I'm paraphrasing) and then 'God you're always on holidays... doing anything interesting... bit of golf maybe... are you in the West at the mo... met anyone famous in the last day or two, Bono, P. Harrington..'. I never thought I'd say this but I felt so sorry for Tony Fenton! The guy was on a day off, I don't think any of us would appreciate a call from one of our workmates at 8:10AM on a holiday, let alone one wanting you to spill the beans about your whereabouts or other details of your private life. Whoever had the idea of cold-calling the guy made sucha bad call because it was a total mess.

On the other hand, it's raised my opinion of Tony Fenton. I always thought he was a bit of a blagger and hanger on with the musical types. After today, it sounds like he's genuinely mates with these people and interested in both their right to privacy along with his own. Good man Tony! Ian, you're a twat!

I'm in the knots...you know this was gift grub?? It was yer man Mario Rosenstock doing Tony Fenton. I thought it was hilarious!

SprostonGreen

There is no excuse for Dempsey still having a job, he is, was and always will be an awful DJ with no charisma.

Badabing

SprostonGreen wrote: »

There is no excuse for Dempsey still having a job, he is, was and always will be an awful DJ with no charisma.

Still beating 2FM tho in the morning.