Pat Kenny doing Primetime??

vicwatson

Whats going on eh?

Skid

vicwatson wrote: »

Whats going on eh?

I have seen him present it before once or twice.

No harm, he is the best interviewer around. Miriam has gone downhill recently.

Lady Chatterton

Skid wrote: »

I have seen him present it before once or twice.

No harm, he is the best interviewer around. Miriam has gone downhill recently.

I'd say ratings for Primetime have dropped since the 'Mission to Prey' pay out. Pat Kenny is a great addition to the programme and it could be RTE's way of saving this programme and giving it some credibility.

RayM

Miriam O'Callaghan would probably be very good on the Frontline. They should swap.

tayto lover

Skid wrote: »

I have seen him present it before once or twice.

No harm, he is the best interviewer around. Miriam has gone downhill recently.

No he is not.
There should be new blood brought in. These old fogies have had their day. Greedy sods.

Side Show Bob

Great to see someone who knows the £uck what he's talking about, he's the only one in RTE who does, bit wooden at times though

RayM

tayto lover wrote: »

No he is not.
There should be new blood brought in. These old fogies have had their day. Greedy sods.

No, Pat's good at what he does. It's such a shame he wasted most of the last twenty years conducting cringe-worthy interviews with vacuous celebs. He's the nearest we have to a Dimbleby.

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

No he is not.
There should be new blood brought in. These old fogies have had their day. Greedy sods.

Ah Tayto Lover, I'm shocked :eek::eek::eek:

I think Pat Kenny is one of RTE's greatest assets, he is an incredibly intelligent man and he is always so well researched and prepared for his interviews.

Skid

tayto lover wrote: »

No he is not.
There should be new blood brought in. These old fogies have had their day. Greedy sods.

Nonsense.

You don't kick out the best in the business just because he has a few grey hairs.

amdublin

Pat does a great job at these type of programs.

Max Power

Because of Pat's indepth knowledge of the Irish Soccer Team. :pac:

vicwatson

I think he was drafted in to tackle Phil "Phat Head" Hogan, not sure RTE are allowed actually call him a w***er on tv though. Not sure Kenny is the man to tackle him either, throw Sean O'Rourke into the ring with Hogan I say !

tayto lover

Never rated Kenny at all. Felt he was always very biased and pushed his own agendas.

lertsnim

tayto lover wrote: »

No he is not.
There should be new blood brought in. These old fogies have had their day. Greedy sods.

You are wrong

Lady Chatterton

Skid wrote: »

Nonsense.

You don't kick out the best in the business just because he has a few grey hairs.

Ah, the few grey hairs only make him more distinguished. In fact I think he is very attractive for his age, it is hard to believe he is in his 60s :eek:

Skid

tayto lover wrote: »

Never rated Kenny at all. Felt he was always very biased and pushed his own agendas.

I couldn't disagree more. If you want a biased interviewer who pushes his own agenda then switch over to TV3 at 11pm. Although you probably think he is another of the 'old fogies have had their day'

tayto lover

lertsnim wrote: »

You are wrong

He could host a show called "Past It" or "Back to the Future" especially for all the usual R.T.E. pensioners like Nell McCafferty, Mammy O'Rourke and Nora Owen. I once saw a grave stone with the legend "Not dead but sleeping" another name that would suit.

Skid

MrsD007 wrote: »

Ah, the few grey hairs only make him more distinguished. In fact I think he is very attractive for his age, it is hard to believe he is in his 60s :eek:

Hard to believe he started out as a Childrens TV Presenter





http://www.rte.ie/tv50/essays/patkenny.html

Lady Chatterton

Skid wrote: »

I couldn't disagree more. If you want a biased interviewer who pushes his own agenda then switch over to TV3 at 11pm. Although you probably think he is another of the 'old fogies have had their day'

I wonder who that could be? :D:D

Answers on a postcard please

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

He could host a show called "Past It" or "Back to the Future" especially for all the usual R.T.E. pensioners like Nell McCafferty, Mammy O'Rourke and Nora Owen. I once saw a grave stone with the legend "Not dead but sleeping" another name that would suit.

Nora Owen belongs to TV3 (Midweek and Celebrity Mastermind).

I'm more than a little surprised that the wonderful Marie Louise O'Donnell didn't appear on your list :D:D

Yamanoto

RayM wrote: »

Miriam O'Callaghan would probably be very good on the Frontline. They should swap.

Never thought of that, but it'd be a good fit given their skill-sets and perhaps provide both formats with a shot in the arm.

vicwatson

So, back on topic, is Kenny filling in for someone or has he now jumped into Tuesday nights aswell? Does anyone know?

Lady Chatterton

vicwatson wrote: »

So, back on topic, is Kenny filling in for someone or has he now jumped into Tuesday nights aswell? Does anyone know?

He has appeared on the show a few times in the last couple of months. I'd say that he is only filling in when Richard Crowley and Keelan Shanley are not available.

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

He has appeared on the show a few times in the last couple of months. I'd say that he is only filling in when Richard Crowley and Keelan Shanley are not available.

Only a thought........Is PK up for a bit of a paycut?...........and is he trying to get a "nixer" to fill up the gap in the pay check????.....

Oh, cynical cynical me.............:eek:

tayto lover

grey_so_what wrote: »

Only a thought........Is PK up for a bit of a paycut?...........and is he trying to get a "nixer" to fill up the gap in the pay check????.....

Oh, cynical cynical me.............:eek:

Hope you're right and that it's a large bit of a paycut. He should be put out to grass.

Lady Chatterton

grey_so_what wrote: »

Only a thought........Is PK up for a bit of a paycut?...........and is he trying to get a "nixer" to fill up the gap in the pay check????.....

Oh, cynical cynical me.............:eek:

I really doubt it Grey, I'd say he hardly needs the money.

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

I really doubt it Grey, I'd say he hardly needs the money.

I'ts a funny thing about money and RTE MrsD....

They can never let it go and retire completely imo.............:(

No-one in RTE ever seems to let the gauntlet go and let the new blood in....more the ego and letting go of the power trip..........

Skid

grey_so_what wrote: »

Only a thought........Is PK up for a bit of a paycut?...........and is he trying to get a "nixer" to fill up the gap in the pay check????.....

Oh, cynical cynical me.............:eek:

If things ever get really tough Pat can always fall back on his One Man Band act again. I'm sure he would go down a storm busking on Grafton Street

grey_so_what

Skid wrote: »

If things ever get really tough Pat can always fall back on his One Man Band act again. I'm sure he would go down a storm busking on Grafton Street

Skid, you're such a cynic.............Sure he'd be grand doing the job in the streets of Dalkey.......:D:D:D

tayto lover

Skid wrote: »

If things ever get really tough Pat can always fall back on his One Man Band act again. I'm sure he would go down a storm busking on Grafton Street

He probably need the money to buy that little piece of land on Gorse Hill.

Lady Chatterton

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'ts a funny thing about money and RTE MrsD....

They can never let it go and retire completely imo.............:(

No-one in RTE ever seems to let the gauntlet go and let the new blood in....more the ego and letting go of the power trip..........

I understand what you mean but lets take a look at Gaybo.

His two programmes -'For One Night Only' and 'The Meaning of Life' have very high viewership figures. I have no issue with someone staying on if the audience wants them. It is obvious that people still want to see Gaybo on their screens. Even when Mike Murphy returned last year with his series of one to one interviews, viewers tuned in in their hundreds of thousands.

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

He probably need the money to buy that little piece of land on Gorse Hill.

Tayto Lover, I bet your surname is Charlton

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/battle-for-gorse-hill-to-cost-kennys-up-to-2m-1349085.html

tayto lover

MrsD007 wrote: »

Tayto Lover, I bet your surname is Charlton

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/battle-for-gorse-hill-to-cost-kennys-up-to-2m-1349085.html

Yes. Jack. I take my cap off to you MRS007

Skid

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'ts a funny thing about money and RTE MrsD....

They can never let it go and retire completely imo.............:(

No-one in RTE ever seems to let the gauntlet go and let the new blood in....more the ego and letting go of the power trip..........

Sure why retire when you are still as good as ever?

As MrsD says, Mike Murphy, Gay Byrne and Pat Kenny are the best in the business. If RTE didn't want them you can be sure TV3 would give them a gig, and then there would be uproar here that RTE don't keep their talent.

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

Yes. Jack. I take my cap off to you MRS007

Did you hear that we have arranged for you to fill in for Vinny during the Midterm Break?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81265360#post81265360

tayto lover

MrsD007 wrote: »

Did you hear that we have arranged for you to fill in for Vinny during the Midterm Break?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81265360#post81265360

I am watching Ming now.
The broadband in this area seems to be breaking down every night around 11 p.m.

grey_so_what

Skid wrote: »

Sure why retire when you are still as good as ever?

As MrsD says, Mike Murphy, Gay Byrne and Pat Kenny are the best in the business. If RTE didn't want them you can be sure TV3 would give them a gig, and then there would be uproar here that RTE don't keep their talent.

Seriously, how many goodbye parties have they had Skid???????????

They are like revolving doors the amount of time they have left..........

They only come back when they are broke............What other job could you do that?.....:rolleyes:

demanufactured

Pat Kenny......The cardboard cutout.

Lady Chatterton

tayto lover wrote: »

I am watching Ming now.
The broadband in this area seems to be breaking down every night around 11 p.m.

I'm in the West and my broadband has dropped a couple of times this evening.

washman3

Agree with Tayto, Kenny should be put out to grass now. good on current affairs but definately pushed his own agendas. new blood needed.
a cival servant on €500k + per annum simply cannot perform a proper interview with a government minister and ask the hard questions, simple as.
Ever wondered why Enda has always refused to appear with VB..??

grey_so_what

MrsD007 wrote: »

I'm in the West and my broadband has dropped a couple of times this evening.

You have no idea MrsD.........trying to run around the room.....or maybe not!!!:D:D:D

Skid

washman3 wrote: »

Agree with Tayto, Kenny should be put out to grass now. good on current affairs but definately pushed his own agendas. new blood needed.
a cival servant on €500k + per annum simply cannot perform a proper interview with a government minister and ask the hard questions, simple as.
Ever wondered why Enda has always refused to appear with VB..??

By your logic (which I don't agree with in any way), presenters close to retirement age would have less to lose career wise than their younger colleagues, so would be more likely to ask tough questions.

Does this logic apply worldwide, that the more successful an interviewer is, the more he/she is paid, and the less effective they are?

What agenda do you think Pat Kenny is pushing, and could you give some examples?

grey_so_what

Skid wrote: »

By your logic (which I don't agree with in any way), presenters close to retirement age would have less to lose career wise than their younger colleagues, so would be more likely to ask tough questions.

Does this logic apple worldwide, that the more successful an interviewer is, the more he/she is paid, and the less effective they are?

What agenda do you think Pat Kenny is pushing, and could you give some examples?

Supposing, Just Supposing..............

As Pk is close to retirement age and (as it happens) maybe his pension is not coming up to scratch AND he has to do a bit more to supplement it i.e. little bit extra work he is going to all the current affairs he can do???....which, bty, he does so very well.....

But it is like the dog with the bone...........Just a thought???

Yamanoto

washman3 wrote: »

Agree with Tayto, Kenny should be put out to grass now. good on current affairs but definately pushed his own agendas. new blood needed.
a cival servant on €500k + per annum simply cannot perform a proper interview with a government minister and ask the hard questions, simple as.
Ever wondered why Enda has always refused to appear with VB..??

Pat Kenny's a Contractor, not an employee.

washman3

Yamanoto wrote: »

Pat Kenny's a Contractor, not an employee.

Registered as a contractor and the main reason being for tax purposes.
similar to Bill O'Herlihy et al. this way these guys can cream it off.
Are you aware of this..???
The wage he receives from RTE is the proceeds of TV licence fees, ie our cash. quite similar to being a civil servant.

Yamanoto

washman3 wrote: »

Registered as a contractor and the main reason being for tax purposes.
similar to Bill O'Herlihy et al. this way these guys can cream it off.
Are you aware of this..???

Negotiating a favourable deal for themselves, while availing of whatever avenues are open to them to reduce tax liabilities would seem to make perfect sense.

The DG & Controller of Radio are well positioned to adopt a markedly more robust approach to contract negotiation with marquee talent. It'd be wholly appropriate for them to do so at the next opportunity.

washman3 wrote: »

The wage he receives from RTE is the proceeds of TV licence fees, ie our cash. quite similar to being a civil servant.

The public purse recompenses thousands of individual contractors for the provision of professional services, across all sectors of the State. I'd imagine their terms differ quite substantially from their contemporaries within the Civil Service.

Your initial point suggested some conflict of interest - that Kenny as a well paid 'civil servant' is somehow reluctant to put hard questions to Government Ministers. Conspiracy theory stuff, that simply doesn't hold up imo. Were he to engage in such folly, the end result would see him hosting 'A Prayer at Bedtime' between now and retirement.

Side Show Bob

Is pat a full time replacement now?

Greenman

Good to see PK on PM.:)

tayto lover

Greenman wrote: »

Good to see PK on PM.:)

Yuck. Just got sick on my shoes :mad:

grey_so_what

tayto lover wrote: »

Yuck. Just got sick on my shoes :mad:

Hope they are not blue suede tayto lover...........

That would be just awful............:eek::eek::eek:

I think I have a cleaner bottle of goo they sell you in shops thought..........Pm me..............:D:D:D

Ain't life tough........:p

JoeA3

He's only filling in for Richard Crowley while he's on holidays. Claire Byrne did it last week.

I would also consider him by far and away the most competent current affairs broadcaster in the country.