Is it just me...

Whippersnapper

...or do programmes read out too many texts, tweets, emails that are of no consequence/interest to anyone else listening?

I was flicking between a few different programmes on a couple of different stations and all I heard were presenters reading out inane comments stating the obvious or people wanting to let the world know that they are going out later / got sunburnt today / their baby took it's first step.

It seems like a lazy filler when presenters don't have enough content prepared or have nothing interesting to say themselves.

6781

It's pure lazy and a lack of imagination just to fill a few minutes of airtime.

Red Nissan

It's a fraction better than inane canned laughter.

HeidiHeidi

Not sure if you're referring to RTE stations or others - all are equally guilty IMO - but Alf McCarthy on Late Date on RTE1 has to be the absolute king of this annoying trait. He spends most of the programme reading out requests in a bored voice - and it sounds like word for word from the email/text/letter/carrier pigeon/whatever - and proceeds to play precisely none of them.

It's like listening to the death notices on country radio (except a bit more cheerful).

(No offence intended to either country radio or those who listen to the death notices!)

Red Nissan

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

It's like listening to the death notices on country radio (except a bit more cheerful). )

C103 regret to announce the death of and they gleefully describe all and sundry ~ turns my stomach TBH, I thought I was the only one and then in Irish, as if that make sit better. RIP.

I hated a local DJ in the afternoons too because he#d just interrupt his show to read the news and in a singing and joyful voice and 250,000 were killed today as the Americans bombed them back to the stone age and without missing a beat and the next chart hit by local artist, let's hear it for

I had to stop listening.

denishurley

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Not sure if you're referring to RTE stations or others - all are equally guilty IMO - but Alf McCarthy on Late Date on RTE1 has to be the absolute king of this annoying trait. He spends most of the programme reading out requests in a bored voice - and it sounds like word for word from the email/text/letter/carrier pigeon/whatever - and proceeds to play precisely none of them.

I've always been baffled by that

ford fiesta

Before texts and e-mails, apart from post coming in from listeners, DJ's used to talk about music!

Max Headroom

Txt me if youre too hot..txt me if you want england to win..txt me if u think people txt too much........that'll be TXTFM 105.2...........:rolleyes:

NIMAN

Unfortunately thats the way modern media has gone.

You even see it with top stations like the BBC and Sky News.

"Email or tweet us with your thoughts on x,y,z"

Like I care what some random people really thinks about the War in Iraq, the weather, their weekend, the World Cup etc etc.

evolving_doors

NIMAN wrote: »

Unfortunately thats the way modern media has gone.

You even see it with top stations like the BBC and Sky News.

"Email or tweet us with your thoughts on x,y,z"

Like I care what some random people really thinks about the War in Iraq, the weather, their weekend, the World Cup etc etc.

Ahhh helllooo

reg114

Today FM does this Alot on their music shows and it's a classic sign of having nothing to say on the air. I'd say when Dermot and Dave start their show will have very little of it. Best of luck to the lads by the way.

Infoanon

Whippersnapper wrote: »

...or do programmes read out too many texts, tweets, emails that are of no consequence/interest to anyone else listening?

I was flicking between a few different programmes on a couple of different stations and all I heard were presenters reading out inane comments stating the obvious or people wanting to let the world know that they are going out later / got sunburnt today / their baby took it's first step.

It seems like a lazy filler when presenters don't have enough content prepared or have nothing interesting to say themselves.

Does this chatter fulfil part of the 20 % speech requirement ?

Max Headroom

Infoanon wrote: »

Does this chatter fulfil part of the 20 % speech requirement ?

On Nova the breakfast programme is the exact opposite...20% music..........:)

thalia_13

Max Headroom wrote: »

Txt me if youre too hot..txt me if you want england to win..txt me if u think people txt too much........that'll be TXTFM 105.2...........:rolleyes:

Exactly what came to my mind after reading OP... Poor Cathal Funge I think he is losing the will to live, having to ask people to text in, incessantly, on inane topics.

More Music

NIMAN wrote: »

........"Email or tweet us with your thoughts on x,y,z"

Like I care what some random people really thinks about the War in Iraq, the weather, their weekend, the World Cup etc etc.

I don't care what other people think, but here's my thoughts!

Anyway, before inane emails there was inane post a week out of date.

Harry Angstrom

Newstalk take the biscuit. 30 cent to send in a text. Robbing twats. I always laugh when Jonathan Healy invariably says something along the lines of "We've had a great text reaction to that last discussion" and doesn't bother reading out any of the messages. Kerr-ching!

Whippersnapper

Was listening to a show where the presenter asked people to text in about something or someone they regretted doing the night before. :rolleyes: Cue stories of people vomiting and generally being an idiot.