Lottie Ryan

Schwartz

Lottie Ryan presented the breakfast show on 2fm last Saturday. Was anybody listening ?

hawley

Schwartz wrote: »

Lottie Ryan presented the breakfast show on 2fm last Saturday. Was anybody listening ?

Oh Gerry

SEPT 23 1989

Certainly not

lertsnim

Ridiculous. Surely someone more deserving of that slot.

Itssoeasy

Schwartz wrote: »

Lottie Ryan presented the breakfast show on 2fm last Saturday. Was anybody listening ?

2fm have a breakfast show on the weekends ?

Lapin

Who is Lottie Ryan ?

DEFTLEFTHAND

She should drop the Lottie. I presume Charlotte is her real name, much more pleasant sounding.

tipptom

Good old RTE ,still carries more passengers than CIE.
His old media friends think they owe his family a living with our money.
Cant wait until his son gets Pat Kennys slot and Bonnie produces it.

horse7

She is not my cup of tea, but was the show any good?

Itssoeasy

tipptom wrote: »

Good old RTE ,still carries more passengers than CIE.
His old media friends think they owe his family a living with our money.
Cant wait until his son gets Pat Kennys slot and Bonnie produces it.

Sure doesn't Gerrys brother work in RTE ? I've heard her spots with Colm Colm on his show and she wasn't that bad but her own show I don't know.i think her "full" name is Charlotte as far as I can remember.

downonthefarm

colm colm money for jam too

More Music

Lapin wrote: »

Who is Lottie Ryan ?

Just copied and pasted her name into Google now.

"Lottie Ryan is an Irish TV presenter, radio reporter, and dancer.

She is a daughter of the deceased broadcaster Gerry Ryan. She studied media and television in college for five years........"

I know loads of people who got jobs (or at least a chance) because somebody knows their father, mother, brother or sister etc. in all walks of life.

Construction, media, hospitality, catering, office, factory, garages and industry sectors.

It happens all the time. Everywhere.

tipptom

More Music wrote: »

Just copied and pasted her name into Google now.

"Lottie Ryan is an Irish TV presenter, radio reporter, and dancer.

She is a daughter of the deceased broadcaster Gerry Ryan. She studied media and television in college for five years........"

I know loads of people who got jobs (or at least a chance) because somebody knows their father, mother, brother or sister etc. in all walks of life.

Construction, media, hospitality, catering, office, factory, garages and industry sectors.

It happens all the time. Everywhere.

Name dj one who has landed a breakfast slot on RTE because of their father etc and with her inexperience.

We do not owe the ryans a living out of public funds,we do not need to give them extra pension entitlements and pay offs because their money grabbing father killed himself through drugs particularly through a broadcaster that is losing obscene amounts of money year after year.

Lapin

tipptom wrote: »

Name dj one who has landed a breakfast slot on RTE because of their father etc and with her inexperience.

We do not owe the ryans a living out of public funds,we do not need to give them extra pension entitlements and pay offs because their money grabbing father killed himself through drugs particularly through a broadcaster that is losing obscene amounts of money year after year.

If there is one industry that can attempt to justify engaging in nepotism, its the entertainment industry, and broadcasting on 2FM is no exception.

For a medium that relies heavily on ratings, the popularity of presenters is of prime importance. The late Gerry Ryan was an exceptionally popular presenter commanding huge audiences. He wasn't my cup of tea and I never heard of 'Lottie' until I read this thread but it seems entirely reasonable to expect her to inherit much of her fathers listenership.

I'm not defending RTÉ's decision to give Lottie her own show but I can understand why they did so. She perpetuates the Gerry Ryan brand in a way that no one else ever can and that is worth a plus in ratings.

Its not unique to RTÉ. It was and remains fairly rife in the BBC also.

Zoe Ball springs to mind immediately. Other examples include Dan Snow, Rebecca Wilcox, Justin Webb and the Dimblebys.

heybaby

Lapin wrote: »

If there is one industry that can attempt to justify engaging in nepotism, its the entertainment industry, and broadcasting on 2FM is no exception.

For a medium that relies heavily on ratings, the popularity of presenters is of prime importance. The late Gerry Ryan was an exceptionally popular presenter commanding huge audiences. He wasn't my cup of tea and I never heard of 'Lottie' until I read this thread but it seems entirely reasonable to expect her to inherit much of her fathers listenership.

I'm not defending RTÉ's decision to give Lottie her own show but I can understand why they did so. She perpetuates the Gerry Ryan brand in a way that no one else ever can and that is worth a plus in ratings.

Its not unique to RTÉ. It was and remains fairly rife in the BBC also.

Zoe Ball springs to mind immediately. Other examples include Dan Snow, Rebecca Wilcox, Justin Webb and the Dimblebys.

I'm sorry but I cant believe that RTE are attempting to perpetuate the Ryan brand beyond his death, I think its purely a case of abject laziness on RTE's part that they are resorting to using someone from within their ranks to fill rather than attempt to find outside talent.

I do have an issue comparing Lottie Ryan to the Dimblebys, a dynasty of possibly the finest tv journalists british tv has ever had. Dan Snow has a first class honours degree in History so is a specialist iin his field, Justin webb started in the BBC 30 years ago as a trainee and worked his way up through the ranks, as did Zoe ball, working as a researcher and runner for years before graduating to becoming a tv presenter.

The nepotism in this instance grates because its another illustration that RTE is plagued with nepotism to the exclusion of outsiders. In the above examples each person distinguished themselves on merit and bloddy hard work, this is not the case with RTE.

RTE reminds me of north korea, impossible to get into and virtually nobody ever leaves.

Lapin

As I said, I'm not defending the decision to give Ryan's daughter her own show but I can understand it on commercial grounds.

I agree that RTÉ should foster new talent but the fact is, Gerry Ryan was a household name and his daughter carries that name on. If she can carry some of his popularity with her she will obviously generate more listeners than an unknown presenter regardless of talent.

I'm not questioning the merits or otherwise of those I mentioned in the BBC. I'm simply illustrating that nepotism isn't unique to RTÉ.

Finally, in fairness to Lottie Ryan, she appears to have the relevant qualifications and experience necessary for the job.

From Wiki -
Lottie Ryan is an Irish TV presenter, radio reporter, and dancer.[1]
She is a daughter of the deceased broadcaster Gerry Ryan. She studied media and television in college for five years before moving to New York where she did 16-hour shifts with CBS on The Good Wife.[1][2] Several radio stations, including Radio Nova 100FM, have requested her to go on air as a DJ..........

She is probably more qualified for a career in broadcasting than her late father was.

downonthefarm

rte feeling bad for working her father to death maybe

gordongekko

I thought she was grand. Is she on again tomorrow?

hufpc8w3adnk65

What was she doing on the good wife?

Hootanany

Lapin wrote: »

If there is one industry that can attempt to justify engaging in nepotism, its the entertainment industry, and broadcasting on 2FM is no exception.

For a medium that relies heavily on ratings, the popularity of presenters is of prime importance. The late Gerry Ryan was an exceptionally popular presenter commanding huge audiences. He wasn't my cup of tea and I never heard of 'Lottie' until I read this thread but it seems entirely reasonable to expect her to inherit much of her fathers listenership.

I'm not defending RTÉ's decision to give Lottie her own show but I can understand why they did so. She perpetuates the Gerry Ryan brand in a way that no one else ever can and that is worth a plus in ratings.

Its not unique to RTÉ. It was and remains fairly rife in the BBC also.

Zoe Ball springs to mind immediately. Other examples include Dan Snow, Rebecca Wilcox, Justin Webb and the Dimblebys.

But I think the names you named had "Talent"

Lapin

Hootanany wrote: »

But I think the names you named had "Talent"

Define talent.

Hootanany

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talent



:cool:

Siosleis

She's a little silly idiot.Other hard working people deserve that slot, not nepotilistic offspring.
Also, her show is merde.

armchair fusilier

Isn't she just filling in for Louise Mcsharry, who in turn is filling in for Ryan Tubridy? Noel Kelly strikes again. He didn't get RTE to let one of his clients take over from Tubridy, as he usually does, but he manages to get someone on his books to replace Tubridy's replacement instead.:rolleyes:

As for nepotism, RTE is the national broadcaster, as such it should be held to higher standards. In fact, an equal opportunities policy is a requirement by law for all such organisation these days. Here is RTE's one...

RTÉ is an equal opportunities employer. We endeavour to handle all relationships with staff, and potential staff, with understanding, courtesy and respect, recognising the individuality and dignity of each person.
Our success depends on people. We recognise that we are a community of individuals with our own backgrounds and beliefs. Everyone working in RTÉ brings his or her own distinctive experiences, skills and talents to the Organisation. We value the uniqueness of individuals and embrace their different perspectives and experiences, recognising that this is what enhances the way we do business.
We endeavour to create an environment, representative of and responsive to different cultures and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to realise their full potential.
We, both as an employer and broadcaster, promote equality in valuing the contribution of all people. As an employer, we recognise that encouragement of diversity and provision of equality of opportunity are essential to the efficiency and effectiveness of our work and to good relations among staff. We recognise that our workforce should reflect the diversity of our society.
In implementing a diversity programme we work to ensure best practice in work/personal life balance. We acknowledge the growing social concern of staff to achieve a balance between paid work and the demands of personal life. We implement a range of practices that help people to combine and manage their working lives with responsibilities and interests outside the workplace.


http://www.rte.ie/about/en/working-with-rte/2012/0301/291782-working-with-rte/

Is giving permanent gigs to the likes of Lottie Ryan, Abie Philbin Bowman...etc really giving "everyone an equal chance to realise their full potential"? I don't think so.

GSF

MrMac84 wrote: »

What was she doing on the good wife?

16 hour shifts apparently.

le la rat

If it stops her from singing it can't be all bad
wrong daughter carry on

Joe10000

I think she is good and has lots of potential. I also think there is nothing wrong with using who you know to get what you want.

.jacksparrow.

I see jealousy bitterness and hate is alive and well still in Ireland, Jesus leave the girl alone, life is about making the most of opportunities when they present themselves in whatever form, good on her.

Cienciano

She looks like a young Gerry in drag

jimmy2flutes

downonthefarm wrote: »

rte feeling bad for working her father to death maybe

RTE didnt work Gerry to death. He was a drug addict plain and simple and killed himself by snorting drugs up his nose.

alaimacerc

Lapin wrote: »

She is probably more qualified for a career in broadcasting than her late father was.

Gerry was "qualified" by huge popularity. Inexplicable and unfortunate, but undeniably huge. Seeing no evidence of the same in his offspring's case.

Gibbonw2

From what ive seen this girl has very little charisma, no individualism, is privileged and isnt the brightest pea in the pod. She barely is comfortable reading internet reports on 'celebrities' which has been the crux of her tv and radio career thus far. People who retaliate to critics should realise that we are the people who pay the licence fee on which people like her are dining out. The nepotism card is an easy one to pull but plenty of people have 'inherited' jobs and have been suited to it. Entertainment/ broadcasting is not the most suitable, even one of the least suitable avenues to exercise nepotism (despite what that other poster said). For example G Ryan, while not my cup of tea was loud, brass, charismatic and most vitally UNIQUE . These qualities cant be just passed down to your offspring. Also to the poster who said that her qualifications make her a more ideal candidate than her ould lad. You couldnt be more wrong. Media degrees, most of which are low cao point entrys, do very little to prepare someone for the broadcasting world. You either have the personality or you dont. Maybe she will prove me wrong (very unlikely) but once again this is another poor reflection on RTE.

MJ23

She sounds like she should be in a Ross O Carroll Kelly book.
She seems to be obsessed with those Kardashian people, her slot on Colm Hayes show is pure cringe.

Itssoeasy

Lads was she on this morning or later this morning ?

Atlantic Dawn

Joe10000 wrote: »

I also think there is nothing wrong with using who you know to get what you want.

In the private sector I agree, in State ownership I don't, the licence fee shouldn't finance nepotism.

newcavanman

heybaby wrote: »

RTE reminds me of north korea, impossible to get into and virtually nobody ever leaves.

Best ever quote i have heard that totally sums up RTE

hawley

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

In the private sector I agree, in State ownership I don't, the licence fee shouldn't finance nepotism.

Pippa will be co-hosting Winning Streak alongside her husband Bugs Ormonde for the next while. Great little country we have.

Hootanany

hawley wrote: »

Pippa will be co-hosting Winning Streak alongside her husband Bugs Ormonde for the next while. Great little country we have.

Who are they related to?

ButtersSuki

Hootanany wrote: »

Who are they related to?

Say it an't so? Even by RTE standards that's bad.

niallam

She's fairly clueless from anything I've heard of her, which was about twice, after that I'd change stations when I'd hear she was coming up for her showbiz slot.
Colm Hayes was trying explain to her what an EP was one day and she couldn't really grasp it, "would they not just loike bring out an album?"... the apple fell far from the tree.

Cienciano

downonthefarm wrote: »

rte feeling bad for working her father to death maybe

Yeah, that 3 hours a day on €700k with massive amounts of annual leave drove gerry to coke. He had no other option the poor fella.

niallam

Cienciano wrote: »

Yeah, that 3 hours a day on €700k with massive amounts of annual leave drove gerry to coke. He had no other option the poor fella.

Money aside, there's a lot more to a radio dj's job than just airtime, they don't just arrive in and wing it for every show

Hootanany

What do the researchers do on that GR show.

OU812

Lads, like her or loath her, (I personally have only heard her a couple of times & would prefer if someone else got the gig), what you're doing here is mean girls ****.

It's the same as bullying & you need to knock it off.

By all means attack RTE for hiring her or attack the playlist on her show, but personal attacks should not be made or tolerated.

gordongekko

Hootanany wrote: »

Who are they related to?

since they are married im guessing each other

fred funk }{

niallam wrote: »

Money aside, there's a lot more to a radio dj's job than just airtime, they don't just arrive in and wing it for every show

I would agree with you normally but in fairness Gerry winged it every morning. Sure he was regularly late on air!

Cienciano

niallam wrote: »

Money aside, there's a lot more to a radio dj's job than just airtime, they don't just arrive in and wing it for every show

Gerry definitely did. Regularly late. Think he stayed for an hour or 2 the odd day, probably close to half a normal working week for his radio show.

L.Jenkins

OU812 wrote: »

Lads, like her or loath her, (I personally have only heard her a couple of times & would prefer if someone else got the gig), what you're doing here is mean girls ****.

It's the same as bullying & you need to knock it off.

By all means attack RTE for hiring her or attack the playlist on her show, but personal attacks should not be made or tolerated.

Mod Note: Leave the modding to the mods please.

OU812

Personal attacks permitted now. Noted. I'll do it the official way & report in future. That's me out.

Gibbonw2

The attacks are at the radio/tv persona who RTE are paying out of our pockets. Everything that has been said is a critique at her non suitability for the job, both because she hasnt the personality or SEEMINGLY brains for the job. Call it bullying if you will but these radio/tv 'showbiz' people make a living (out of our pockets, i must again reiterate) on reputation and personality so surely that is the first thing one would disect when reviewing them is such. As i said maybe she will prove us wrong and show some talent for broadcasting in the future but atm she seems very limited for such a job and is living off her late fathers name. I would regularly slag G Ryan and couldnt really listen to him BUT by god he was good at his peak and very intelligent and popular. So is me slagging him when he was with us BULLYING?

paddylonglegs

Siosleis wrote: »

She's a little silly idiot.Other hard working people deserve that slot, not nepotilistic offspring.
Also, her show is merde.

This is not bullying?