Dermot & Dave vs Ben Murray.

Mega Buddy

I know who my money is on in the next JNLR book. Would not normally listen to the commercial stations during the day, but it has to be said that Dermot & Dave really are so funny on air. They even make the ad break's funny with their own spin on some ad's. You really can tell how much work is going into their show.
I find Ben Murray bland and dry, actually just downright boring in fact. I think the show has gone down hill so much since Mark has moved to breakfast.

Guess it really is a no brainer who will be winning the figure's in the next book.

Good luck Ben. I reckon you will need it.

Fago!

Couldn't agree more Buddy. Ben is very dull, dry and speaks as if he just isn't bothered. Can't stand him.

Dermot & Dave are pure class, funny, they have good chemistry and the sketches are gas too. They're better on afternoons than on mornings.

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Ben Murray is just there as a dj essentially. He reads out competitions and plays the music. Whereas Dermot and Dave embarrassingly try to be funny and play less music. You can't really compare the two.

98fm is hoping that the morning style format (sketches, chat and less music) will work in the evening rush hour slots.

heybaby

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Ben Murray is just there as a dj essentially. He reads out competitions and plays the music. Whereas Dermot and Dave embarrassingly try to be funny and play less music. You can't really compare the two.

98fm is hoping that the morning style format (sketches, chat and less music) will work in the evening rush hour slots.

Comparing the two drivetime options is exactly what the listeners will do. Mind you listeners might not pick either. Having listened to both I would probably go with 98FM, as its more entertaining. Murray is very much in the mold of mark noble, neither having much personality, I simply cant understand why fm104 cherry pick some components from Capital London's format and totally ignore other equally important components. If your links are going to be short and snappy and essentially always involve a sell, be it a competition, or another show on the station, you gotta sound enthusiastic about it, even if as a jock you dont feel it. Too often murray and noble sound like they are going through the motions of reading their links like they are reading the phone book, its dull radio, couple that, with playing 104 liners practically between every song (recently dropped from Capital's format) its no wonder they are third place in dublin. Chaps, have a listen to roberto or the bassman on capital London's lineup for a masterclass in pithy enthusiastic hot hits radio links.

Mega Buddy

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Ben Murray is just there as a dj essentially. He reads out competitions and plays the music. Whereas Dermot and Dave embarrassingly try to be funny and play less music. You can't really compare the two.

98fm is hoping that the morning style format (sketches, chat and less music) will work in the evening rush hour slots.

Oh but the two will be compared and especially when it comes to the JNLRs. At least Mark Noble sounded like he wanted to be there where as Ben sounds like he has been dragged into the studio to do a show. He really does sound bland, bored and like he just could not be arsed putting any effort in.

Will be interesting to see how the books fair over the next twelve to eighteen months.

I personally think that Dermot and Dave are going to wipe the floor with him when it comes to the JLNRs.