John Clarke returns to Radio Nova

bbability

So it official. John Clakre is returning to Radio Nova next Sunday.

http://blog.nova.ie

endofrainbow

I'll start tuning in to Solid Gold Sunday again, so.

John Joe Jones

I was hoping a man with his experience would get something higher profile like the 1-4pm Sunday slot on Today FM. Nova is a tinpot station

Fuzzy Clam

He's not "returning" as he never worked for this station.

Infoanon

bbability wrote: »

So it official. John Clakre is returning to Radio Nova next Sunday.

http://blog.nova.ie

Wonder will Groucho allow JC to use the unedited version of his jingles ?? And how quickly will it take JC to say N.O.V.A ?

John Joe Jones

Now that he has retired from rte, it would be interesting if he did a tell all interview about his years as head of 2fm

peterobrien100

Infoanon wrote: »

Wonder will Groucho allow JC to use the unedited version of his jingles ?? And how quickly will it take JC to say N.O.V.A ?

Who the hell is Groucho ?

ford fiesta

Will Leahy is saying on Facebook that John is only taking the summer off and hopefully he will be back on RTE Gold

Fuzzy Clam

Infoanon wrote: »

Wonder will Groucho allow JC to use the unedited version of his jingles ?? And how quickly will it take JC to say N.O.V.A ?

He would need to wire up the ITC cart machine for that.

John Joe Jones

ford fiesta wrote: »

Will Leahy is saying on Facebook that John is only taking the summer off and hopefully he will be back on RTE Gold

He has retired from RTE but may return to RTE Gold as a volunteer like Micky Mac

Infoanon

peterobrien100 wrote: »

Who the hell is Groucho ?

Kevin Branigan aka Groucho100 - Nova CEO and programme Director.

Losty Dublin

Infoanon wrote: »

Kevin Branigan aka Groucho100 - Nova CEO and programme Director.

Knowing Kevin he'll insist that JC does his entire show using only carts played on three three stack Sonifex units.

Fuzzy Clam

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Knowing Kevin he'll insist that JC does his entire show using only carts played on three three stack Sonifex units.

If it was to be authentic it would be two ITC triple stacks.

John Joe Jones

I wonder is Nova the most suitable home in the bay broadcasting family for JC ? Wouldn't sunshine or 4fm be a better fit for his jukebox ?

ford fiesta

I guess John will have to follow a playlist given like Mike Moloney does and the majority of presenters on nova.

Infoanon

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

If it was to be authentic it would be two ITC triple stacks.

Not forgetting the EMT 948 turntables - could go the whole hog and plug back in the original Nova optimod !

Declan A Walsh

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

He's not "returning" as he never worked for this station.

I think the reference is to the other "Radio Nova" from the 1980s. The same would apply to Greg Gaughren and Mike Maloney.

peterobrien100

Infoanon wrote: »

Kevin Branigan aka Groucho100 - Nova CEO and programme Director.

Thank you for that information Infoanon !

peterobrien100

ford fiesta wrote: »

I guess John will have to follow a playlist given like Mike Moloney does and the majority of presenters on nova.

I would not think he would follow a play list as there seems to be a big media campaign to draw his listeners in so he will have a free reign, I would be more interested how his 60's stuff ala The Ronettes and Diana Ross etc.. will be played.

As regards Play list does MM have one ? It doesnt sound like it ? Dad Rock or Pat James certainly do not !

Max Headroom

ford fiesta wrote: »

I guess John will have to follow a playlist given like Mike Moloney does and the majority of presenters on nova.

Exactly...he'll be just another very small voice....

Fuzzy Clam

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I think the reference is to the other "Radio Nova" from the 1980s. The same would apply to Greg Gaughren and Mike Maloney.

And if anybody had claimed that Mike or Greg had returned to Radio Nova, i would have made the same point.
In fact i did make similar points back when this Nova launched and some parts of the media reported that Nova was back.
It will be interesting listening non the less.

Fuzzy Clam

John Joe Jones wrote: »

I wonder is Nova the most suitable home in the bay broadcasting family for JC ? Wouldn't sunshine or 4fm be a better fit for his jukebox ?

JC playing Country music on Sunshine ????
Oh wait, silly me........

4FM might be a good fit alright.

Fuzzy Clam

ford fiesta wrote: »

I guess John will have to follow a playlist given like Mike Moloney does and the majority of presenters on nova.

Wouldnt be surprised if the rules were waived , even just a bit, for John.

Greenman

Infoanon wrote: »

Not forgetting the EMT 948 turntables - could go the whole hog and plug back in the original Nova optimod !

Not forgetting the rumble those decks made. :-)

Greenman

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

If it was to be authentic it would be two ITC triple stacks.

Losty Dublin

John Joe Jones wrote: »

I wonder is Nova the most suitable home in the bay broadcasting family for JC ? Wouldn't sunshine or 4fm be a better fit for his jukebox ?

Nova has run with an oldies show on Sunday 10-2PM since it went on the air in 2010 and has struggled to make something really work in this time slot. As well, it's a slot that's long associated with oldies since the days of Sunshine 101 and Super Q; Wild Bill and the Bop Shop.

Sunshine has the Paddy Cole show on at the same time which performs well so you can't move his and JC would really sound out of sorts on 4FM, who run an oldies show of sorts on the same time slot.

If anything his show will be grand for the best performing station for the group.

ford fiesta

Before we get carried away with all this Nostalgia about the original Nova, remember JC will only be on for one or a few shows and for the 1st time in 30 years will probably be told what songs to play and when, what to say and when.

He will be on around the same timeslot as Gareth O'C on 4FM in the same building... did they part each other in 2FM on good terms?

I had hoped John would have stayed in RTE past retirement. His influence on shaping the golden years of 2FM after Bill O'Donovan will be remembered for many years to come.

flangemeistro

If it's the same John Clarke who paid the god awful Colm Hayes a 500k salary then gud riddance!

John Joe Jones

ford fiesta wrote: »

Before we get carried away with all this Nostalgia about the original Nova, remember JC will only be on for one or a few shows and for the 1st time in 30 years will probably be told what songs to play and when, what to say and when.

He will be on around the same timeslot as Gareth O'C on 4FM in the same building... did they part each other in 2FM on good terms?

I had hoped John would have stayed in RTE past retirement. His influence on shaping the golden years of 2FM after Bill O'Donovan will be remembered for many years to come.

JC would be perfect for filling in for Ronan Collins, John Creedon etc on Radio 1 but he didn't do himself any favours with all his on air rants after he lost his head of 2fm gig

Infoanon

Infoanon wrote: »

Wonder will Groucho allow JC to use the unedited version of his jingles ?? And how quickly will it take JC to say N.O.V.A ?

Promos running now on Nova with JC saying N.O.V.A - Sunday could be interested listening for anoraks.....

heybaby

Looks like Rte are playing hardball with Nova and Clarke

http://www.thejournal.ie/radio-nova-rte-john-clarke-2235887-Jul2015/

John Joe Jones

heybaby wrote: »

Looks like Rte are playing hardball with Nova and Clarke

http://www.thejournal.ie/radio-nova-rte-john-clarke-2235887-Jul2015/

Rather pathetic of RTE, I very much doubt they have any copyright on the name "Ireland's biggest Jukebox"

Max Headroom

So the "Worlds biggest jukebox" wont be heard on the worlds biggers jokebox....devastating...:rolleyes:

Red Fred

Storm in a teacup or rather a jukebox. Good publicity for Nova though.

Max Headroom

Red Fred wrote: »

Storm in a teacup or rather a jukebox. Good publicity for Nova though.

Exactly, their lawyers would have told them to expect this.....

ford fiesta

John is only filling in for one show on Nova that is usually called Solid Gold Sunday, why couldnt Nova have kept this name for the one off show? It will attract the same listenership either way.

RomanKnows

I presume John Clarke will be joining the station on a permanent basis though? He's made for a prime slot on the station. He needs an audience, and Nova needs an audience.

Not my sort of thing, but he's very good at what he does.

Red Fred

RomanKnows wrote: »

I presume John Clarke will be joining the station on a permanent basis though?

I doubt he'll be invited back to Montrose any time soon.

Losty Dublin

John Joe Jones wrote: »

Rather pathetic of RTE, I very much doubt they have any copyright on the name "Ireland's biggest Jukebox"

Promos are still going out for Ireland's Biggest Jukebox, in spite of this injunction. Shows how worried Nova management must be

John Joe Jones

Why no JC ? He could have just done the shift under the regularly scheduled classic Gold Sunday title.

StaticNoise

Has anyone got a copy of the statement made are 10am?
I'd love to hear what was said. I take it that he's not on this morning?

Losty Dublin

StaticNoise wrote: »

Has anyone got a copy of the statement made are 10am?
I'd love to hear what was said. I take it that he's not on this morning?

You didn't miss anything. It was just the same statement as they've ran since yesterday bar for a shuffle of the words and a claim that they co-operated fully with the injunction and that they hope to get Clarke on air soon.

John Joe Jones

Interview with JC in today's sun on Sunday http://www.thesun.ie/irishsol/homepage/showbiz/6560247/John-Clarke-Gerry-dies-from-heart-attack-the-stress-didnt-do-it.html

Ernie Gallagher

Maybe I've stayed quiet about this for too long, but if anybody's entitled to ownership over the 'biggest jukebox' concept it's probably me.
Back in the mid eighties, while working on Energy 103, I had an idea for a Sunday morning/afternoon show. The idea/claim was that we at Energy had a jukebox that contained any song anybody wanted to hear. My title for the show: 'The Biggest Jukebox In Dublin'. I approached Pat Courtenay and Tony McKenzie, who both loved the concept and gave it the green light (I asked for, and Pat produced, some great effects of a coin dropping into the jukebox and a needle and crackles etc before each requested song started). This was obviously the pre-Adobe era and recording and editing calls wasn't as easy as it is today, so they way it worked was: I'd take a caller, put 'em on hold while someone ran down to the library on the floor below and brought up the requested track. Quick live chat on air, Pat's sound effects and hey presto! Their song within seconds.
The show proved popular but was unfortunately short-lived as the famous pirate clamp down of the 80s was due to be enforced. Energy didn't survive, and within months of closing a show called 'Ireland's Biggest Jukebox' started its long run with a similar format and in the exact same time slot on 2FM. Coincidence? Who knows.
Request shows, even in the mid-eighties, were nothing new, though the 'jukebox' concept was; and while I'm not saying who owns what concept or title, all I am saying is that there's a little radio history some of you may or may not have been aware of. Thirty years on, it would be nice to at least get some acknowledgement of the part some of us played in the development of one of the most popular Irish radio shows of all time.

ford fiesta

Century Radio had a show called 'Irelands Biggest Jukebox', not sure who presented it.

Gareth O'Callaghan on 2FM had a similar idea of finding a song when someone rang in on his 2FM around 1990, I think it was called 'Beat the jock'.

'Ireland's Biggest Jukebox' started in 2FM in 1999 with Simon Young on Sunday lunchtime, replacing a short lived programme 'Maloney at the weekend' (Mike), then John Clarke took over in 2001.

Max Headroom

Now i'm afraid to even type "j***box" in case i get sued......:rolleyes::P

Declan A Walsh

Ernie Gallagher wrote: »

Maybe I've stayed quiet about this for too long, but if anybody's entitled to ownership over the 'biggest jukebox' concept it's probably me.
Back in the mid eighties, while working on Energy 103, I had an idea for a Sunday morning/afternoon show. The idea/claim was that we at Energy had a jukebox that contained any song anybody wanted to hear. My title for the show: 'The Biggest Jukebox In Dublin'. I approached Pat Courtenay and Tony McKenzie, who both loved the concept and gave it the green light (I asked for, and Pat produced, some great effects of a coin dropping into the jukebox and a needle and crackles etc before each requested song started). This was obviously the pre-Adobe era and recording and editing calls wasn't as easy as it is today, so they way it worked was: I'd take a caller, put 'em on hold while someone ran down to the library on the floor below and brought up the requested track. Quick live chat on air, Pat's sound effects and hey presto! Their song within seconds.
The show proved popular but was unfortunately short-lived as the famous pirate clamp down of the 80s was due to be enforced. Energy didn't survive, and within months of closing a show called 'Ireland's Biggest Jukebox' started its long run with a similar format and in the exact same time slot on 2FM. Coincidence? Who knows.
Request shows, even in the mid-eighties, were nothing new, though the 'jukebox' concept was; and while I'm not saying who owns what concept or title, all I am saying is that there's a little radio history some of you may or may not have been aware of. Thirty years on, it would be nice to at least get some acknowledgement of the part some of us played in the development of one of the most popular Irish radio shows of all time.

Ernie was also with the other '80s Nova, albeit briefly.

As has been said already, could John not present "Classic Gold Sunday" instead? Okay, I guess it's all about name recognition. A subtle name change, perhaps, to avoid legal action? Rocks' Biggest Jukebox, for example! Or how about Ireland's Biggest Selection Box!

By the way, I am having difficulty finding a program with that name associated with Century Radio. I know that Robbie Irwin presented a request show on Sunday afternoons - was that the one in question?

Fuzzy Clam

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Ernie was also with the other '80s Nova, albeit briefly.

As has been said already, could John not present "Classic Gold Sunday" instead? Okay, I guess it's all about name recognition. A subtle name change, perhaps, to avoid legal action? Rocks' Biggest Jukebox, for example! Or how about Ireland's Biggest Selection Box!

By the way, I am having difficulty finding a program with that name associated with Century Radio. I know that Robbie Irwin presented a request show on Sunday afternoons - was that the one in question?

PR stunt. Nothing more.
Nothing to stop JC appearing on Nova.
Could call it "Dublin's biggest Jukebox".
Who cares?

Losty Dublin

ford fiesta wrote: »

Century Radio had a show called 'Irelands Biggest Jukebox', not sure who presented it.

Aidan Leonard presented it from 1PM-3PM as part of the Saturday morning show. When the football season kicked off it wrapped up at 2PM; a whole 60 minutes of a gig!

Red Fred

Gareth O'Callaghan on 2FM had a similar idea of finding a song when someone rang in on his 2FM around 1990, I think it was called 'Beat the Jock'.

Was that Dial a Number 1? It started on Millenium Radio with Declan Meehan but think it transferred to RTE 2FM when Milleneum closed. Think it was then presented by Robbie Irwin and possibly G O'C.

Losty Dublin

Red Fred wrote: »

Was that Dial a Number 1? It started on Millenium Radio with Declan Meehan but think it transferred to RTE 2FM when Milleneum closed. Think it was then presented by Robbie Irwin and possibly G O'C.

Dial a Number one was presented by Gerry Wilson when it was on 2FM