Past Late Date. Presenters

Red Fred

With Lillian Smith gone from Late Date I was trying to remember other past presenters.

The earliest I remember was Morgan O'Sullivan (early 80s)
Myles Dungan
Neil O'Shea
Val Joyce
I know Marty Whelan filled in for hols as did Aonghus MacAnally. Also I seem to remember Maxi presenting but not sure if that was as fill in or as a long term presenter.

Have I forgotten anybody else?

clappyhappy

I think maxi did it for a good few years, (iirc). I haven't heard it in years though. Any good??

Mykola

Liam Nolan, Derek Davis, Mark Costigan. John creedon in the late 80s and again from 2006-2009. Maxi presented it at weekends from the early 90s till 2000. Val Joyce presented it weekdays from 1989-2006.

Red Fred

Mykola wrote: »

Liam Nolan, Derek Davis, Mark Costigan. John creedon in the late 80s and again from 2006-2009. Maxi presented it at weekends from the early 90s till 2000. Val Joyce presented it weekdays from 1989-2006.

Had forgotten about Liam Nolan and Mark Costigan. I seem to remember John Creedon not being too happy when he was moved to that slot. At least that's the impression he gave on air.

Mykola

Red Fred wrote: »

Had forgotten about Liam Nolan and Mark Costigan. I seem to remember John Creedon not being too happy when he was moved to that slot. At least that's the impression he gave on air.

Yep he was pissed off about losing his afternoon show as well as being back to where he started 20 years earlier.

Losty Dublin

Did Flo McSweeney do a stint on the show at one stage?

reg114

So sorry to hear Lillian is no longer , she was a lovely antidote to my daily stresses.

John Joe Jones

It was nice to hear Derek Davis's stint being remembered on the show last night.

Fred Ruane

Does anyone know the opening music that was used on Late Date back in the day? It was a trombone feature

Losty Dublin

Fred Ruane wrote: »

Does anyone know the opening music that was used on Late Date back in the day? It was a trombone feature

So the story goes, it's supposed to have been a track which somebody in Montrose selected from a vinyl LP and carted up donkey years ago solely to use as a theme for the show. However, nobody took note of the particulars so it's title remains unknown, as does the performers name and, crucially, the record details and where it even came from. If it ever came to pass that they finally identify the track then it's performer and author will bw in for a mini windfall as there must be 3 decades of royalties owed on it.

denishurley

Answer here - is it not still used? I recall for a time in the mid-90s on her nights Maxi used to have a completely different, more modern, tune. When Lilian started, she didn't have any but then began to use the Husby's Rag one, though beginning slightly after the start of the tune

Brother camping

Did Val Joyce always have trouble using the Equipment or did it only happen in later years ? Do you think Ana leddy did him a favour by axing him ? I thought at the time he should have been given a once a week pre recorded show.

thesandeman

Veeerryy interesting response from Cathal just now when he was asked wether he preferred the mornings or the nights.

School Socks

Karen Shields, whatever happened to her ? https://stillslibrary.rte.ie/indexplus/image/2212/054.html