Vintage 2FM Discussion Thread

twinklerunner

Does anyone have a recording of the Poparama theme that they can share here?

JoeA3

I didn’t realise Ian Dempsey did a stint on afternoons. Who did the breakfast show in that time?

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118942855#Comment_118942855

A strange one. Ian usually did breakfast ....but Ian in March 1989 was filling in this slot for a few weeks, as I assume Colm Hayes had departed 2FM for Capital 104.4.

It was more than likely one of the Millennium 88 presenters that covered breakfast.

robo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118942060#Comment_118942060

I don't have a recording but it did go like this...

"Pop a rama Pop a rama Pop a rama Pop a rama

Pop pop pop pop

Pop a rama"

Loved it especially story time with aunty Poppy

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118942060#Comment_118942060

http://radiowaves.fm/ire/blog/2002/01/13/the-anorak-hour-290/

It is at around 36:20, but this entire Anorak Hour programme is worth a listen.

MurraySparkle

Actually, Maxi was on breakfast as part of the new sound of 2FM for a brief period. It just didn’t work and Ian was moved back to breakfast.

Glaceon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118944522#Comment_118944522

I have a jingle montage of 2FM from that time period and it has a “Maxi in the morning” jingle in there.

Declan A Walsh

It was interesting to see Mark Cagney on at the evening time in the first schedule. I think he was about to leave RTE at that stage. Barry Lang was busy during 1989 between his weekday shows and his Beatbox on Sunday mid-mornings!

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118945804#Comment_118945804

You could also say that about Ian Dempsey juggling lunchtime / breakfast Radio and TV - presenting on Dempsey's Den each weekday at 3pm (1986 - 1990) and The Beat Box on Sunday's 11.30 am (1992 - 1996)

twinklerunner

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118944468#Comment_118944468

Fantastic. Thanks so much.

ford fiesta

Radio 2 Weekday schedule - April 1983

Radio 2 Weekend schedule - April 1983

Declan A Walsh

The Sunday schedule is particularly interesting. Album show, jazz and blues, folk, Ciana Campbell presenting the breakfast show, Michael McNamara mid-morning to lunch and Gerry Ryan in the afternoon. I did not know (or maybe recall) the latter two in those particular time slots. I take it that Sunday at 7:30pm was some kind of religious-oriented show.

RINO87

Thanks for posting @ford fiesta. Are these scans from your own collection, or where do you find them?

cml387

Even more interested in the Radio 1 schedule.

I would have assumed we were in the era when Andy O'Mahony was doing the Sunday lunchtime show but that seems to be still in teh future. Instead it's Overseas Request with Valerie Mc Govern (pale imitation of the BBC's "Two Way Family Favourites")

ford fiesta

RTE Guide feature from 1994 as 2FM was celebrating it's 15th birthday

Declan A Walsh

I never saw pictures of Mike Ryan (Gerry's brother), Bob Conway or Alan Corcoran before. Interesting!

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119093993#Comment_119093993

Really? all popular 2FM presenters with Bob and Alan moving on to independent radio in the very early 00s...and Mike Ryan used to be on Ian Dempsey's Beat Box TV show, in the early 90s, doing music news.

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119094750#Comment_119094750

I am well aware of them, especially Bob and Alan, but I never happened to see them on radio guides, and I did not see Mike Ryan on the Beat Box - it's not a programme I looked at very often. I do recall now seeing Bob Conway presenting country music on the tv - think it was channel 100 (now called More on Virgin Media digital). But I never saw a photo of him!

ford fiesta

I can count a few presenters, from that RTE Guide 1994 feature, that work in RTE / for RTE today:

John Kenny

Lorcan Murray

Mike Ryan

Aidan Leonard

Dave Fanning

Michael McNamara

Peter Collins

RINO87

Love the line from Simon Young "they thought I was someone's nephew!"

GSF

Surprised that got past the editors 😂

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119101965#Comment_119101965

Different times, would have been an open joke in RTE and Ireland at the time. Just like getting a job in public sector offices etc...

ZaK23-54

Is Micky Mac on RTÉ Gold’s 70’s show the same guy as Michael Mc Namara ex 2FM....?

Declan A Walsh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119104070#Comment_119104070

Yes, one and the same. He was originally Michael McNamara, mainly playing oldies on RTE Radio 2/2FM, and then reinvented himself as a dance deejay on 2FM during the 1990s and calling himself Micky Mac. He left for Lyric FM in 1999 and reverted to his original name. Many years later, having left Lyric and RTE, he came back to RTE with RTE Gold. I don't know at what stage he reverted to his erstwhile dance name, albeit not playing much dance music anymore!

ZaK23-54

I just asked Alexa to find Micky Mac 2 FM ..it found me his last 2FM show in April 1999.....

it’s a great listen with guests Mr Spring and Will Harris talking about his 7 years on the Dance Show 1992-1999..

Micky still sounds great on Gold - a real DJ like his late colleagues Tony Fenton and Larry Gogan

Declan A Walsh

Going back to that 1994 schedule, I remember 2FM marking it's 15th birthday, with a series of one-hour shows by various presenters. It also utilised new guy Dusty Rhodes while many went out to celebrate its birthday!

GSF

https://www.limerickpost.ie/2017/05/18/dj-micky-mac-shake-bib-bang-drums/

this article is very good

ford fiesta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119104448#Comment_119104448

Is Micky still on Clare FM?. I know he had a Friday evening oldies show "The Platinum Collection" and briefly did Drivetime Mon - Fri there around 6 years ago, this was before he joined RTE Gold first time and also when he finished up with RTE Gold when the weekend shows were cancelled...

....But he may have been on Clare FM and RTE Gold around the same time.

He has filled in on occasion for Will Leahy on the RTE Gold breakfast show.

He and his family owned the HSI College in Limerick.

Micky really sounds like he enjoys the 70s show on Saturday mornings.

RINO87

In the 90's for me, Saturday night meant "bath night". I used to listen to the dance show on AM on the auld fellas portable radio that was in the shape of a Porsche 911, with Hoffmans lager branding, switching to the "big" stereo when I was in my PJ's!!!

Mickey's son Connor McNamara does football commentary for BBC Radio 5 Live and is on Match of the Day the odd time too, you can really hear his dads influence in his style and pronunciation, I think.

Dom the chemist

What age will 2fm be on Tuesday? 43 ?