Sean O'Rourke Today Show

djemba djemba

Out of interest Sean said a few times he isn't even the best broadcaster in his house. Is one of his children in the industry or just a bit of self depreciation.

HeidiHeidi

djemba djemba wrote: »

Out of interest Sean said a few times he isn't even the best broadcaster in his house. Is one of his children in the industry or just a bit of self depreciation.

His wife is/was a broadcaster.

Can't remember what she mainly did, but I remember her doing What It Says In The Papers, and tennis commentating!

wildwillow

His wife is Caroline Murphy, also broadcaster.

serfboard

wildwillow wrote: »

His wife is Caroline Murphy, also broadcaster.

Caroline Murphy used to do sports reporting.

IIRC, Sean said before that the first job that he went for in RTE was a sports reporter job and that it was Caroline who got it instead of him!

blinding

ya need the right connections to get into Rte. Look at Turgidy.

Odyssey 2005

blinding wrote: »

ya need the right connections to get into Rte. Look at Turgidy.

Never mind Tubridy, look at the talentless lotty ryan.

rdwight

rdwight wrote: »

RTE employees doing what they do best: telling each how wonderful they are

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

In fairness, one of the best current affairs broadcasters of our generation is finishing up today, a few words of praise certainly won't be begrudged by this listener anyhow.

A few words of praise: absolutely. 60-90 mins of platitudes from politicians, hagiography from the RTE canteen crew and self indulgence (a family dirge)?

HeidiHeidi

rdwight wrote: »

A few words of praise: absolutely. 60-90 mins of platitudes from politicians, hagiography from the RTE canteen crew and self indulgence (a family dirge)?

He worked there for 38 years ffs.

Get over it.

Badabing

Hopefully Audrey Carville gets the job from September, Sarah Mcinerney is very good aswell and should continue on the Late Debate or else give her the 1oclock news, imo 2 presenters does not work on that show.

Tork

Badabing wrote: »

Hopefully Audrey Carville gets the job from September, Sarah Mcinerney is very good aswell and should continue on the Late Debate or else give her the 1oclock news, imo 2 presenters does not work on that show.

I really hope they don't give it to Miriam O'Callaghan or Cormac Ó hEadhra. I found myself moving the dial to Newstalk any time she came on. She was an absolute dose any time she stood in for Sean and those mmm mmm mmm sounds she made quickly became very irritating. Cormac Ó hEadhra hasn't done himself any favours either on his show. Hopefully RTE don't drop the ball on this one. They didn't when they replaced Pat Kenny so we'll see.

HeidiHeidi

I'm happy with Sarah McInerney for the moment, I think she's well suited to a more magazine style show, which that slot is, as much as current affairs.

Audrey Carville I think is better suited to straight current affairs (although to be fair I haven't heard her in that role, she might be brilliant).

popa smurf

It's going to be a female presenter anyway me think

sliabh 1956

Yes I would like to see Audrey Carville take over from Sean who I thought was excellent during his stint . I tuned in nearly every morning to listen to him .

jippo nolan

blinding wrote: »

ya need the right connections to get into Rte. Look at Turgidy.

Turgidy has been hanging around Montrose since he was in nappies!

Gen.Zhukov

I liked the SOR show a lot. I would have toggled between him and PK but mainly SOR.

Was his own man in there too. In Jan this year the producers seemed to be trying to shoehorn interviews/pieces about up and coming RTE TV programs into his show, as happens with D'Arcy and other programs. I don't think Sean was happy about it at all and after the first or second TV program plug...handled by a very disinterested Sean, it stopped:D

elperello

All the best to Sean.

Gas the way he couldn't resist the scoop about the nuns and the hospital site, a newsman to the end.

Nevin Parsnipp

Badabing wrote: »

Hopefully Audrey Carville gets the job from September, Sarah Mcinerney is very good aswell and should continue on the Late Debate or else give her the 1oclock news, imo 2 presenters does not work on that show.

Nah! McInerney much too lightweight...no gravitas ...just a shrill voice trying too hard .

Not good enough in this posters opinion...

Drifter50

I understood the replacements had been agreed and sorted. Sara McInerney for the summer slot and then Audrey Carville as the permanent job or is that not correct.

Sean O`Rourke, Marian Finucane and Mary Kennedy all now lost to RTE. What have we got instead. Ray Darcy, Mary Wilson etc. Not in the same league

newcavanman

Did i not hear somewhere, that the Bookies had stopped taking money on SORs replacement as there were truckloads going on Claire Byrne?
Im very disappointed to see Sean go, he was a cracking interviewer, who didnt just allow people to witter on with the answer they wanted to give as opposed to the answer he wanted to get.
Its the dawn of a new age, with his replacement, who will definitely be a woman. The only problem is that all the usual suspects, are, i believe, crap

Spanish Eyes

Wish SOR all the best. But we must move on with our punditry on his replacement, and a possible shake up.

Now if only Sarah Mc was on the weekend show instead of that whiny grumpy fella BOC, he is just not suited to that show at all IMO. But I don't know where to put him!

Audrey Carville is a straight up former BBC World Service journo. A bit too serious for the weekday show. I'm tying myself up in knots here. But interested in other people's views.

boardise

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Marie Louise And And And And And And And And And And And O' Donnell

And And

:mad:

A bad case of conjunctionitis.

sligojoek

Best o luck and a happy retirement to Sean..

His show and sometimes PK would be the soundtrack to my working morning.

Was his interview with Willie O Dea mentioned on the wireless today?

ford fiesta

Does his replacement really need to be a woman?

pc7

sligojoek wrote: »

Best o luck and a happy retirement to Sean..

His show and sometimes PK would be the soundtrack to my working morning.

Was his interview with Willie O Dea mentioned on the wireless today?

It was on the news on one tribute to him, they did a nice piece of his best bits. I didn’t get to hear all of his show.

pc7

After the summer I hope who ever gets the gig is given a chance.

blinding

Thank God he is off the Payroll but we the Taxpayer still have to fork out for his overly generous pension.

blinding

ford fiesta wrote: »

Does his replacement really need to be a woman?

Well obviously it can’t be a Man.

newcavanman

sligojoek wrote: »

Best o luck and a happy retirement to Sean..

His show and sometimes PK would be the soundtrack to my working morning.

Was his interview with Willie O Dea mentioned on the wireless today?

Yes it was

Tork

blinding wrote: »

Thank God he is off the Payroll but we the Taxpayer still have to fork out for his overly generous pension.

Change the record.

blinding

Tork wrote: »

Change the record.

Another Rte-er I suppose ! ! !