Joe and Keith breakfast show

muckwarrior

Heard an ad promoting their show there earlier. It consisted of them arguing over whether something was or wasn't an omelette.

Seriously, how are these asshats still on air? I know Keith basically gave himself the job but surely there must be someone higher up capable of pulling the plug

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

muckwarrior wrote: »

Heard an ad promoting their show there earlier. It consisted of them arguing over whether something was or wasn't an omelette.

I heard an ad a few weeks ago for it where they were talking about how one of them writes down things he thinks of that he needs during the week so he has them all in a list when he goes shopping. Amazing.

ghostdancer

if someone could post in here next time they're on holiday and someone (hopefully Orlagh D after the excellent stint last time) replaces them, that would be great.
first thing i do when i get into the car in the morning is change it off Phantom, so might miss the rare week when their "wacky banter" has been replaced by something good.

e: unless it's EAMONN BLEEDIN FENNELL WHATS THE STORY LADS?!?! in which case i might throw the radio out the window.

The_Captain

I like Eamon and Orlas show

room_149

I was passing through the dial on my car radio and heard Joe or Keith mocking 'Nova' this morning- something about them (Nova that is) being on 'life support' and badly needing listeners?
Any truth in this?
Also Does anyone have current listener ratings for the Morning Show?
Last time I checked Phantom's figures as a whole were on the slide.

Slutmonkey57b

Phantom's figures are in the toilet. See the jnlr thread in the radio forum. They lost their entire weekend audience after the bloodletting last September but nobody had figures for the breakfast show. I wouldn't be surprised if they were similar.

muckwarrior

Heard an ad earlier stating that Jack Hyland is fill in in for j&k this week. Happy days :-)

mightybashful

Is it all week? Thought it was just Friday & tomorrow. Jackpot if so

whiskeyman

Great to hear music on the radio this morning instead of the usual woeful 'banter'.

gugleguy

mightybashful wrote: »

Is it all week? Thought it was just Friday & tomorrow. Jackpot if so

not quite. Phantom is blighted again from Wednesday. Well, savour today and tomorrow.

Barna77

gugleguy wrote: »

not quite. Phantom is blighted again from Wednesday. Well, savour today and tomorrow.

They should take a permanent holiday break...

paulbok

I used to refer to them as dumb and dumber, not it's just dull & duller.
Like so many others, I change the radio in the morning off Phantom because of them.

If there is a demographic out there that they are suited to, I fear for humanity in the future.

Adiaga 2

According to the currant bun, keef is being touted as a replacement for hector on 2fm. Could the madcap duo be on their way out of phantom?

Barna77

Hope so.

Declan A Walsh

Adiaga 2 wrote: »

According to the currant bun, keef is being touted as a replacement for hector on 2fm. Could the madcap duo be on their way out of phantom?

The speculation at the moment is Keith and his former iRadio co-host Bernard O'Shea along with Jennifer Maguire (Bernard's workmate from The Republic of Telly). Maybe Joe will stay put or could he come in as a producer (he did a stint as producer for Tom Dunne on Newstalk)?

rwg

Anyone know if i can get the playlist for 10-12 last night?

The_Captain

I don't like slating people anonymously on the internet but who ever thought a breakfast show headed by two middle-aged men with thick country accents would draw in a teenage/college-age audience in a Dublin area only channel?

Everyone who came after them on Spin has been young and has a Dublin or neutral accent, and the only other 'country' accent I can think of on mainstream Dublin radio is Dermot Whelan.

mightybashful

Adiaga 2 wrote: »

According to the currant bun, keef is being touted as a replacement for hector on 2fm

If only it was some other paper saying that. Then maybe there'd be a glimmer of hope....

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

The_Captain wrote: »

I don't like slating people anonymously on the internet but who ever thought a breakfast show headed by two middle-aged men with thick country accents would draw in a teenage/college-age audience in a Dublin area only channel?

Everyone who came after them on Spin has been young and has a Dublin or neutral accent, and the only other 'country' accent I can think of on mainstream Dublin radio is Dermot Whelan.

Their accents are the least of their issues.

Personally I can't stand Eamon Fennell or his Dublin accent, but if he played decent music I'd still listen. He doesn't, so it's not an issue.

Plus, a rather large percentage of college students in Dublin are from outside of Dublin, so I can't see how non Dublin or "neutral" accents would be a problem?

catch--22

rwg wrote: »

Anyone know if i can get the playlist for 10-12 last night?

http://www.phantom.ie/shows/190.191.196.251/1055/1/The_Lounge

rwg

nice one catch - this was the badboy I was lookin for

ghostdancer

The_Captain wrote: »

I don't like slating people anonymously on the internet but who ever thought a breakfast show headed by two middle-aged men with thick country accents would draw in a teenage/college-age audience in a Dublin area only channel?

Everyone who came after them on Spin has been young and has a Dublin or neutral accent, and the only other 'country' accent I can think of on mainstream Dublin radio is Dermot Whelan.

Why would they be looking to draw in a teenage/college age audience? I would have thought teenagers/college students would be the least desirable audience age bracket.

And as mentioned above, I'd much prefer their accents to Eamonn Fennel's.

Barna77

ghostdancer wrote: »

And as mentioned above, I'd much prefer their accents to Eamonn Fennel's.

Let alone his constant hey lads I'm so cool Dublin GAA malarkey...

The_Captain

ghostdancer wrote: »

Why would they be looking to draw in a teenage/college age audience? I would have thought teenagers/college students would be the least desirable audience age bracket.

And as mentioned above, I'd much prefer their accents to Eamonn Fennel's.

Irreverant 'banter', playlist filled with Vampire Weekend and Kodaline on repeat, I really can't see what audience they're aiming at aside from young students

super_furry

Everytime I see this thread on the front page my heart jumps as I think they might have been dumped and every time I'm disappointed.

gugleguy

super_furry wrote: »

Everytime I see this thread on the front page my heart jumps as I think they might have been dumped and every time I'm disappointed.

You forget my friend you are in Ireland. So it does matter how downright brutal one (or two) are at their jobs in some circles. Plus ¢a change. This is across a spectrum of professions here not confined to media.

muckwarrior

Looks like keith is gone. Phantom website lists a new breakfast show with Joe and Charlotte. This is more like a step sideways than an improvement. I guess there's a chance that Joe will be less annoying without keith, but I doubt it!

mightybashful

muckwarrior wrote: »

Looks like keith is gone. Phantom website lists a new breakfast show with Joe and Charlotte. This is more like a step sideways than an improvement. I guess there's a chance that Joe will be less annoying without keith, but I doubt it!

It's a start!! Happy new year

Dwoogle

He is off to 2fm

Big Nasty

muckwarrior wrote: »

Looks like keith is gone. Phantom website lists a new breakfast show with Joe and Charlotte. This is more like a step sideways than an improvement. I guess there's a chance that Joe will be less annoying without keith, but I doubt it!

Good - got lots of time for Charlotte.