98fm's Big Breakfast with Cooper and Luke

comegowithme · 12-01-2016 10:11PM #1

Soon to be former iRadio breakfast show host and former iRadio drive time host.

chilloutrelax · 12-01-2016 10:45PM

comegowithme wrote: »

Soon to be former iRadio breakfast show host and former iRadio drive time host.

Not S Cooper?

Mr Sea Wolf · 12-01-2016 11:02PM

Why are 98fm putting.so many 20 something ex Iradio and Spin DJs on the air ? Isn't the licence for older listeners aged 25=45 ?

comegowithme · 13-01-2016 01:10PM

Mr Sea Wolf wrote: »

Why are 98fm putting.so many 20 something ex Iradio and Spin DJs on the air ? Isn't the licence for older listeners aged 25=45 ?

Ha! Steven may dress and act like a 20 something but he's bordering on ageing disgracefully at 41. No doubt he'll be delighted with your comment Mr Sea Wolf.

Best of luck to Steven and Luke.

bbability · 13-01-2016 11:02PM

comegowithme wrote: »

Ha! Steven may dress and act like a 20 something but he's bordering on ageing disgracefully at 41. No doubt he'll be delighted with your comment Mr Sea Wolf.

Best of luck to Steven and Luke.

Any confirmation... Why would Steven Cooper move back to a station like 98FM? I would have thought his next move was a national station. He's got a good partnership going on iRadio with Oonagh with more listeners and a wider audience reach than 98FM.

JoeA3 · 13-01-2016 11:21PM

bbability wrote: »

Any confirmation... Why would Steven Cooper move back to a station like 98FM? I would have thought his next move was a national station. He's got a good partnership going on iRadio with Oonagh with more listeners and a wider audience reach than 98FM.

I've heard him a few times on iRadio. Unbearable. And this thing where he, his annoying side kick, and even callers refer to him as "Cooper" is particularly cringeworthy.

But I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. I thought Fergal Darcy was a dose on iRadio too but he sounds refreshing on Today FM.

IRadio obviously aim at the lowest common denominator, under 25's audience and maybe Darcy (and now "Cooper") are tired of it.

IUA14 · 14-01-2016 02:27AM

Anyone think this Ladyball wind up that went viral today has anything to do with the new show? Dublin footballer endorsement on the fake product and widespread coverage...would be an excellent way to announce themselves...

chilloutrelax · 14-01-2016 08:58AM

JoeA3 wrote: »

I've heard him a few times on iRadio. Unbearable. And this thing where he, his annoying side kick, and even callers refer to him as "Cooper" is particularly cringeworthy.

But I'd give him the benefit of the doubt. I thought Fergal Darcy was a dose on iRadio too but he sounds refreshing on Today FM.

IRadio obviously aim at the lowest common denominator, under 25's audience and maybe Darcy (and now "Cooper") are tired of it.

I agree, he is dreadful. 98fm walking into another mistake...who makes th decisions in there?

Loughc · 14-01-2016 09:01AM

comegowithme wrote: »

Soon to be former iRadio breakfast show host and former iRadio drive time host.

Has this been confirmed by 98fm? Because there's been no official press release on it yet just a lot of speculation.

DopeTech · 14-01-2016 09:06AM

Loughc wrote: »

Has this been confirmed by 98fm? Because there's been no official press release on it yet just a lot of speculation.

If he was to be making the jump would he not be off air on iradio yet? I can't see it happening, he wouldn't suit 98fm breakfast at all imo.

Euphoria Intensifies · 14-01-2016 10:13AM

Maybe Dave O'Connor is coming back from America to host it. Although if people think Steven Cooper is bad, god knows what yous think of Dave O'Connor ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

JoeA3 · 14-01-2016 12:32PM

Euphoria Intensifies wrote: »

Maybe Dave O'Connor is coming back from America to host it. Although if people think Steven Cooper is bad, god knows what yous think of Dave O'Connor ðŸ˜‚ðŸ˜‚

Yeah, he was absolutely shocking :eek:

eiresandra · 14-01-2016 07:58PM

Loughc wrote: »

Has this been confirmed by 98fm? Because there's been no official press release on it yet just a lot of speculation.

Pretty much confirmed this afternoon. Luke's Snapchat story is video of the two of them doing an official photoshoot.

Mr Sea Wolf · 16-01-2016 06:48PM

comegowithme wrote: »

Ha! Steven may dress and act like a 20 something but he's bordering on ageing disgracefully at 41. No doubt he'll be delighted with your comment Mr Sea Wolf.

Best of luck to Steven and Luke.

I was referring to Dara, Brian Luke.

Fran1985 · 18-01-2016 12:10AM

Cooper was on air on 98 today. Seems a dead cert now. Still gets a mention on the iradio website

JoeA3 · 18-01-2016 09:11AM

Fran1985 wrote: »

Cooper was on air on 98 today. Seems a dead cert now. Still gets a mention on the iradio website

He's just announced on iRadio that he's finishing on Friday.

Euphoria Intensifies · 18-01-2016 11:36AM

Wonder who'll take over the IRadio breakfast show? There's been an awful lot of changes there in the past while.

bbability · 18-01-2016 01:17PM

The wages must be poor. It's the only reason I see why he's coming back to the pale.

badgersbelief · 18-01-2016 01:43PM

It'll be great to hear Cooper back on 98FM. Just wondering, what will it mean for Cooper's Club Collection will that be on 98FM too?

DopeTech · 18-01-2016 01:47PM

badgersbelief wrote: »

It'll be great to hear Cooper back on 98FM. Just wondering, what will it mean for Cooper's Club Collection will that be on 98FM too?

Probably will make a comeback, pity he'll be stuck playing the coronas and kodaline every morning though.

Claude Burgundy · 19-01-2016 05:29PM

bbability wrote: »

The wages must be poor. It's the only reason I see why he's coming back to the pale.

Closer to home, he's in college in dublin as well.

A lot of traveling to athlone every day for that show from meath.

IUA14 · 22-01-2016 04:39PM

So 98FM's excellent marketing strategy strikes again...98FM's Big Breakfast starts Monday and nobody has been told or has a clue what it is. While it makes sense to start it on the week Code Red starts, would have thought they would announce it a week or two before to get a bit of hype and publicity...

https://twitter.com/stevencooperdj/status/690556298409164801

Loughc · 22-01-2016 04:58PM

IUA14 wrote: »

So 98FM's excellent marketing strategy strikes again...98FM's Big Breakfast starts Monday and nobody has been told or has a clue what it is. While it makes sense to start it on the week Code Red starts, would have thought they would announce it a week or two before to get a bit of hype and publicity...

https://twitter.com/stevencooperdj/status/690556298409164801

This have the makings to end being a complete and utter disaster.

IUA14 · 22-01-2016 05:09PM

Loughc wrote: »

This have the makings to end being a complete and utter disaster.

Completely agree. I think any listeners that they still had at breakfast were those who liked Foley...can't see them taking to Cooper and O'Faolin so could shed more over the next 6 months. Also putting two people who have not been on air together before in and expecting chemistry and success is a big gamble...especially since there is a decent age gap between them...

Also HATE the new on air imaging 98FM rolled out this week, just irritating.

Mr Sea Wolf · 22-01-2016 05:31PM

I think 98fm should have poached Rick O Shea for breakfast.

IUA14 · 22-01-2016 08:39PM

Official announcement at 7pm on a Friday evening...yeah...

http://www.98fm.com/-Dublin-Get-Ready-For-The-Big-Breakfast

Sounds like they are going to be very music focused and hyper...

chilloutrelax · 22-01-2016 08:58PM

Loughc wrote: »

This have the makings to end being a complete and utter disaster.

I tend to a agree. If they thought the ratings with Foley wasn't good...I've a feeling we ain't seen the worst..

I'm not sure what 98fm is anymore!

SavageEYE · 23-01-2016 10:05AM

IUA14 wrote: »

Also HATE the new on air imaging 98FM rolled out this week, just irritating.

I'm with you there, is sounds very irritating and a bit too retro for my ears. Is it a re-sing?

I have a feeling it will be another bad year for 98, possibly dropping below a 6% share in Dublin once again. Very poor output.

XtraStrong · 23-01-2016 12:18PM

The jingles sound good. Anyone know which company made them?

Cooper will work on breakfast. Haven't heard much of Luke but he's done well on other stations. It'll take some time to recover from Foley's figures though.

badgersbelief · 23-01-2016 01:23PM

I can't stand the new imaging either, it sounds too much like FM104.

IUA14 · 23-01-2016 03:35PM

SavageEYE wrote: »

I'm with you there, is sounds very irritating and a bit too retro for my ears. Is it a re-sing?

I have a feeling it will be another bad year for 98, possibly dropping below a 6% share in Dublin once again. Very poor output.

Yeah its just all a bit Q102-ish and doesn't really fit with the station...but god knows what that is meant to sound like nowadays.

I agree, I don't see 98FM being able to stop the slide unless 104 implodes.

As for "recovering from Foley's figures" the whole stations figures are a disaster and have been for the last 5/7 years+. Way off where they need to be and don't see this change having much of a positive impact. You will have a hyper and irritating breakfast show leading into Dublin Talks and people threatening to kill people, then Barry Dunne with four hours of strictly playlisted music into Quilty and then Brian Maher. From 10am to 4pm doesn't really fit...yet that is where the station is preforming most competitively with their Dublin rivals.

98fm's Big Breakfast with Cooper and Luke

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