Lottie Ryan to replace Jenny Greene on Saturday Nights

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Lottie Ryan is to replace the electric disco. Jenny Greene is moving to the Nicky Byrne show as a token female sidekick

Gokei

Is the lad who covered for her last week taking over? He's crap.

Also, where did you see that op? Googled there, can't find anything

gazzer

WHAT????? Is the Electric Disco being axed?

2rkehij30qtza5

Oh no....the female version of Ross O'Carroll Kelly....oh my Gawd...

bumper234

I wonder how she got that job :rolleyes:

eyescreamcone

Turn the radio on wrote: »

Lottie Ryan is to replace the electric disco. Jenny Greene is moving to the Nicky Byrne show as a token female sidekick

Very harsh on Jenny Greene calling her a token.

I imagine she has a lot more radio experience than Byrne and her input will be well north of 50%

Big loss on a saturday night though

Wise Old Elf

A quick google shows that the indo is covering this:
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/lottie-hits-the-jackpot-with-electric-disco-gig-30036248.html

I'm not really a fan of that type of music, but Jennie Greene appears to have been very popular with those who are fans, so I really don't see why 2fm would go down this route.

L1011

Thats the show, and brand as a touring entity, as good as dead then. Jenny however I'd imagine will still be able to sell out gigs.

She (Lottie) is a bit older than I thought she was but she's still FAR too young to be presenting a classic dance show.

I'd imagine there's a fair few people for whom Jenny's two shows were their only times listening to 2FM - along with getting rid of John Clarke, Dan Healy has now ensured two sets of people are unlikely to listen at all.

heybaby

Disco Stuart wrote: »

A quick google shows that the indo is covering this:
http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/lottie-hits-the-jackpot-with-electric-disco-gig-30036248.html

I'm not really a fan of that type of music, but Jennie Greene appears to have been very popular with those who are fans, so I really don't see why 2fm would go down this route.

Healy said last summer he rated Jenny Greene but putting her on with Berties son in law when Jenny is one of the best and most credible music jocks around demonstrates quite clearly that Dan Healy doesn't know what he's doing. People will say 2fm needs time, problem is 2fm doesn't have the luxury of time on its side any more as even prior to these monumentally disasterous schedule changes it was irrelevant.

vince

O ffs thats me now gone from 2fm

JDxtra

How can somebody who was wearing nappies at the start of the 90s take over this show?

I know Jenny was young herself, but not that young - plus she had been heavily involved in the dance music scene from an early age.

SEPT 23 1989

I have never heard Gerry Ryans daughter mentioning dance music once when she was crowbared into Colm's show

god help the youngsters listening to that voice when they have a yoke inside them

Greene knows her stuff pity she is now going to be associated with the nation destroyers son in law

marno21

Might as well close down 2FM at this stage.

Next thing you'll have Colm Hayes doing a drum n bass show on Friday nights

dave1982

Jenny Greene is electric disco non replaceable

Slunk

Ahh ffs. That's the end of that so. At least in Dublin there's still the pirates but used to enjoy the ED on a Saturday night. I just can't see Lottie having the knowledge to pull it off. I suspect they will lose a huge number of listeners

prunudo

I can't believe this, I'm disgusted, how can they put Lottie Ryan in place of Jenny, at least if they want to keep the electric disco keep Alan McQuilan or somebody else with a dance music background. Both of Jenny's Friday and Saturday shows were the about the only things left decent on 2fm.

The electric disco gained listeners in the last jnlr's too. So between her shows, Hector, The jukebox and Will leahy they've ditched popular shows.
I'm at a loss to what Dan Healy is playing at, I said it before but now I'm convinced he's single handedly destroying the station.

irishgrover

I remember the first time I had the misfortune to be "exposed" to Lotti Ryan. It was a couple of years ago and she was on some TV daytime show. I sat there amazed.....genuinely wondering how this person had gotten in front of anything approaching any kind of professional presenting experience. I couldn't comprehend....... the lack of basic competence and talent was hypnotically enthralling....
I sat there transfixed, wondering what bizarre set of circumstances could has accumulated to allow her in front of a camera and microphone?. Then someone mentioned her name, I realised who she was, and that I was watching RTE, the fog of confusion lifted, replaced by the reality of talentless nepotism, and I quickly turned over...... vowing to avoid, at all costs, in the future

yosser hughes

This decision encapsulates the utter contempt RTE have for their paying public.
It's blatant nepotism and they don't give a fcuk. RTE exists for the benefit of its employees. I'd be ashamed to be working there .

Rock Solid

God help us her posh D4 type voice wrecks my head, I had to switch station when she came on Colm Hayes morning Friday show ! 2Fm is gone to hell, bring back the pirates !

Oh, my giddy aunt. What next? Is Ireland so devoid of talent? Sorry, but having forced myself to listen to her in order to form an opinion of her abilities, I found she had none. Stilted, awkward, total lack of knowledge. It#s wrong on so many levels. SHAME on RTE.

Deeper Blue

I'd say Lottie's idea of dance music is the latest release from Kesha

Itssoeasy

Turn the radio on wrote: »

Lottie Ryan is to replace the electric disco. Jenny Greene is moving to the Nicky Byrne show as a token female sidekick

Right it's obvious that dan healy is trying to destroy 2fm.

joe6pack

Turn the radio on wrote: »

Lottie Ryan is to replace the electric disco. Jenny Greene is moving to the Nicky Byrne show as a token female sidekick

Nepotism still alive and well in RTÉ

end of the road

vince wrote: »

O ffs thats me now gone from 2fm

and me also, the new boss is taking the piss now

end of the road

Rock Solid wrote: »

bring back the pirates !

they haven't gone, all though stations like nova dance ministry fm energy 94 and so on are very much missed

telecinesk

"Lottie Ryan is to replace the electric disco."

OP thats utter nonsense, not going to happen.

dave1982

telecinesk wrote: »

"Lottie Ryan is to replace the electric disco."

OP thats utter nonsense, not going to happen.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/lottie-hits-the-jackpot-with-electric-disco-gig-30036248.html

Lottie Ryan is set to be given her own presenting slot and will feature in the station's new evening schedule.

A 2fm representative told the Herald that Ryan was being lined up for a different role in the new station shake up by boss Dan Healy.

Ryan (26) is set to replace popular weekend presenter Jenny Greene, who had been presenting the Late Night Disco on Friday and Saturday nights. The DJ is expected to join former Westlife star Nicky Byrne on his weekday show.

Healy wants an experienced radio host to join Byrne and saidhe would be joined by "an experienced female host, who is new to the daytime slot".

While Greene is set to make the switch to daytime, her electric disco show will continue as normal with Ryan due to be announced as the new host in the coming days

Oops69

This is only kite-flying or ****e stirring or both, Jenny is the only programme on the whole 2fm schedule worth listening to , when shes on her hols her locums are a disaster, to put this lottie girl on would be an absolute tragedy and an insult to any hard working budding deejays out there

foxy farmer

Looks like it. Well thats me finished with 2fm. Was the only show I'd listen to on 2fm. Listening to the Electric Disco on a Saturday evening during the summer while up on a tractor drawing silage was some kind of wonderful. 3 hrs of bliss. The last I saw of Ms Ryan was on rte1 doing showbiz gossip nearly 2 yrs ago. Not much good there I'm afraid. Jenny Greene was bound to have a great listenership. What are ye at at all lads? If it ain't broken don't try fix it.

dave1982

foxy farmer wrote: »

Looks like it. Well thats me finished with 2fm. Was the only show I'd listen to on 2fm. Listening to the Electric Disco on a Saturday evening during the summer while up on a tractor drawing silage was some kind of wonderful. 3 hrs of bliss. The last I saw of Ms Ryan was on rte1 doing showbiz gossip nearly 2 yrs ago. Not much good there I'm afraid. Jenny Greene was bound to have a great listenership. What are ye at at all lads? If it ain't broken don't try fix it.

I get the impression they are using her to carry Nicky Byrne

telecinesk

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/lottie-hits-the-jackpot-with-electric-disco-gig-30036248.html

Again,utter nonsense. Ask them who is the 2fm representative who said this?

prunudo

dave1982 wrote: »

I get the impression they are using her to carry Nicky Byrne

Which is an insult to Jenny because she is more than capable of hosting a weekday show on her own.

Oops69

Having thought about it , this is so ludicrously outrageous , it could be actually something they do have plans to do out in the parallel universe In Montrose, they really have become so detached from reality out in that enclave in d4

Leroy42

Another thread on the changes in 2FM? I find it hard to understand all the handwringing every time a change is announched (or to be in this case).

2FM is dying, it is irrelevant and they are losing listeners. So what do you think the new boss should do? Leave things the way they are? These shows may well have been good but didn't attract the required level of listeners. Remember that this station is paid for by our taxes. Phanthom can't make things work so they effectively shut down, and that should have happened to 2FM years ago.

Instead it has ambled on for years mainly on the back on G Ryan. Now he is gone the entire station is shown for what it has become.

If J Greene is so great she will easily find a spot on one of the other radio stations (I hope she does).

You can all him and haw all you like but the stats don't lie and things in 2FM need to change. Is this the right thing to do??? Well none of us know that at this stage

end of the road

Leroy42 wrote: »

Another thread on the changes in 2FM? I find it hard to understand all the handwringing every time a change is announched (or to be in this case).

2FM is dying, it is irrelevant and they are losing listeners. So what do you think the new boss should do? Leave things the way they are? These shows may well have been good but didn't attract the required level of listeners. Remember that this station is paid for by our taxes. Phanthom can't make things work so they effectively shut down, and that should have happened to 2FM years ago.

Instead it has ambled on for years mainly on the back on G Ryan. Now he is gone the entire station is shown for what it has become.

If J Greene is so great she will easily find a spot on one of the other radio stations (I hope she does).

You can all him and haw all you like but the stats don't lie and things in 2FM need to change. Is this the right thing to do??? Well none of us know that at this stage

oh because these changes will increase listeners? doubtful

As much as i love listening to jenny on a saturday it is getting a joke with her show. It's the same playlist every saturday night!!

dave1982

jvan wrote: »

Which is an insult to Jenny because she is more than capable of hosting a weekday show on her own.

No insult, quiet the opposite actually

Trick of the Tail

Another preposterous decision, another nail in the coffin.

Leroy42

end of the road wrote: »

oh because these changes will increase listeners? doubtful

But leaving things the same will?

end of the road

tolow wrote: »

As much as i love listening to jenny on a saturday it is getting a joke with her show. It's the same playlist every saturday night!!

thats probably not her choice though

patrickc

its a complete joke I'm echoing what everyone else is saying Jenny is the best thing her and her show currently on 2fm.

prunudo

dave1982 wrote: »

No insult, quiet the opposite actually

But it's been marketed as Nicky Byrne's show so to now say they're bringing in Jenny like an after thought as the experienced dj isn't really doing her any justice.

dave1982

jvan wrote: »

But it's been marketed as Nicky Byrne's show so to now say they're bringing in Jenny like an after thought as the experienced dj isn't really doing her any justice.

I look at it different, I see 2fm brought in a world famous member of the probably biggest boybands ever but know he can't do it realistically.They need someone as good as Jenny to support him.I can't think of any other reason to put her there.

Electric disco is more than likely dead in the water without her.

I get what you saying and agree she could do the show on her own easily

prunudo

dave1982 wrote: »

I look at it different, I see 2fm brought in a world famous member of the probably biggest boybands ever but know he can't do it realistically.They need someone as good as Jenny to support him.I can't think of any other reason to put her there.

Electric disco is more than likely dead in the water without her.

I get what you saying and agree she could do the show on her own easily

I understand where you're coming from, just hope they value her as much as they should and aren't going down the celeb culture nonsense.

Interestingly she tweeted a link to a 'electric disco' gig in the savoy in Cork and how it would be the first of many for 2014 so maybe this story isn't how it appears in the independent as telecinesk has hinted at.

marno21

dave1982 wrote: »

I look at it different, I see 2fm brought in a world famous member of the probably biggest boybands ever but know he can't do it realistically.They need someone as good as Jenny to support him.I can't think of any other reason to put her there.

Electric disco is more than likely dead in the water without her.

I get what you saying and agree she could do the show on her own easily

Al Gibbs from FM104 is coming in to be Ryan Tubridy's sidekick too.

Talk about round pegs and square holes, there was an ideal opportunity to turn 2FM into either a BBCR1 station or a BBCR2 like station but instead they actually made it worse.

vince

end of the road wrote: »

and me also, the new boss is taking the piss now

Weather you like dance music or not you have to admit the electric disco whit jenny green was one of the slickest shows on irish radio

end of the road

Leroy42 wrote: »

But leaving things the same will?

in the case of the electric disco, yes, it was actually bringing in the listeners

dave1982

Side kicks can be hit and miss, Adrian and Jeremy are the best match ever, Chris and Crossy are not.

stop animal cruelty

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: what the fukkkkkkkkk

bbability

If anyone was to replace Jenny Greene on a Saturday night (which was going to be difficult in its own right) it should have been either Andy Preston or Al Gibbs.
Thank God for Freaks on Friday. Saturday nights will not be the same. 2fm is like a scene out of a Good Morning Vietnam. I'm waiting for the "Hello Frenchy is that you!" Let the JNLR prove me wrong in 6 months time but I doubt it very much

Dublin Red Devil

Aw Nepotism