Post George Hook September 2016

kneemos

Heard him say he's going in September. Who would be a good replacement for the contrary old goat?
Shane Colman I like,better in small doses though.
Ian O'Dorherty maybe,they love that guy.
Nobody else springs to mind immediately.

Birneybau

kneemos wrote: »

Heard him say he's going in September. Who would be a good replacement for the contrary old goat?
Shane Colman I like,better in small doses though.
Ian O'Dorherty maybe,they love that guy.
Nobody else springs to mind immediately.

Pulls up a chair.

leonards

kneemos wrote: »

Heard him say he's going in September. Who would be a good replacement for the contrary old goat?
Shane Colman I like,better in small doses though.
Ian O'Dorherty maybe,they love that guy.
Nobody else springs to mind immediately.

Ivon Yates?

Brave_Horatius

Birneybau wrote: »

Pulls up a chair.

It'd be... Interesting at least. I've never heard iod do a full timeslot though, it's usually as a guest for 15 mins max.

seachto7

What about Moncrieff in that spot? Or Jonathan Healy?

soc160

Ivan Yates seems like a good choice, the problem is you have a hole in your schedule then at breakfast, but i imagine with Ivan's other commitments and age breakfast isn't ideal for him anymore.

It's a more personality driven show rather than a typical presenter, so I don't see Coleman getting it.

PeterTheEighth

God, the thoughts of having to listen to Mary Wilson at 4.30pm doesnt bear thinking about.

wnolan1992

Ivan Yates would seem a logical move, with Shane Coleman joining Chris on Breakfast then.

What I would like to happen is see Cooper move over from Today FM and make Today FM fully music driven 7-7, with NT being the talk alternative. Potentially bring Ray Foley back to do drive on Today FM then.

If they want to keep the Donoghue-Yates partnership going and the Cooper switch isn't possible, then maybe Shane Coleman or Aigneala Flannery might get a shot.

gimmick

Never understood why Today and Newstalk have competing shows on at the same time given they are essentially sister stations.

padd b1975

gimmick wrote: »

Never understood why Today and Newstalk have competing shows on at the same time given they are essentially sister stations.

Lol.

How many RTE and BBC stations are running side by side???

robo

I would second the move for Matt Cooper - but then what happens to the regular guests cos they have different ones - eg the US guest on TodayFM is Cal Thomas & does Hook still have Michael Graham? Well which gets the cut? Don't agree with Cal, but always find him interesting.

Is there a market for both shows to continue & do some guests who are topical on the day go from each of the studios for interviews - overlapping?

Claude Burgundy

robo wrote: »

I would second the move for Matt Cooper - but then what happens to the regular guests cos they have different ones - eg the US guest on TodayFM is Cal Thomas & does Hook still have Michael Graham? Well which gets the cut? Don't agree with Cal, but always find him interesting.

Is there a market for both shows to continue & do some guests who are topical on the day go from each of the studios for interviews - overlapping?

His show he brings on who he wants BUT the idea that George going would lead to Foley coming back is one loudmouth gob$hite for another !

Its Yates for me, silly for Today FM to risk a high rating show.

TheHomeService

I suspect Yates wants it, hence his increasingly belligerent and curmudgeonly act in the mornings.

Frynge

Dr Ciara Kelly!






















Runs away.

Claude Burgundy

Frynge wrote: »

Dr Ciara Kelly!






















Runs away.

I don't know who you are. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you withdraw that comment, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you...............

SEPT 23 1989

O'Dorherty would be good but he would only last a week:D

soc160

Never understood the idea of Cooper moving over from today fms perspective, why would you risk a big show and a drop off in ratings for the sake of continuity of music. If both shows are ratings winners then it's more beneficial for DOB.

Its gonna be some journalist/celeb or what not and not an actual presenter like Chris or Shane Coleman.

Mr Snow

richard chambers gets my vote he was a good stand in at lunchtime. he needs a full time show

meeeeh

Pat Rabitte was mentioned as possible replacement before. I don't doubt his skills as a guest but I don't know about his ability to pull off the whole show.

Say Your Number

Surely it'll be the glorious return of the Second Captains, DOB wouldn't be the type to hold a grudge, it could feature the long awaited return of Dog Chat and Ken Early's Philosophy Hour.

jimmyw

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kneemos wrote: »

Heard him say he's going in September. Who would be a good replacement for the contrary old goat?
Shane Colman I like,better in small doses though.
Ian O'Dorherty maybe,they love that guy.
Nobody else springs to mind immediately.

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wnolan1992 wrote: »

Ivan Yates would seem a logical move, with Shane Coleman joining Chris on Breakfast then.

If they want to keep the Donoghue-Yates partnership going and the Cooper switch isn't possible, then maybe Shane Coleman or Aigneala Flannery might get a shot.

Frynge wrote: »

Dr Ciara Kelly!

Good choice, why not a woman!!


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soc160 wrote: »

Its gonna be some journalist/celeb or what not and not an actual presenter like Chris or Shane Coleman.

* I HOPE NOT!!!!!!!

newcavanman

I would think its very likely it will be Pat Kenny. The midmorning show is not working as we all expected. Sean O'Rourke is more than holding his own and has amply filled Pats shoes. The thoughts of a damp squib like Chris Donoghue or Shane Coleman taking the drive time slot would drive you to dispair. They are both useless, very very poor interviewers. Id dont see Yates leaving Breakfast, he has it well sussed there, and Chris makes him look great, even on a bad day. matt Cooper is just like donoghue or Coleman on steroids. He is another very poor interviewer who believes in giving easy sympathetic chats to those whose causes he believes in. No nasty questions if he likes you.
Say what you like about the Hookster, he does ask the questions that we all want to be asked

Canadel

Glad to hear George has decided to sling his hook.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Yates has declared interest in the past. He doesn't like the early starts which come with doing breakfast.

Canadel

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Yates has declared interest in the past. He doesn't like the early starts which come with doing breakfast.

Typical Newstalk mentality. Afraid of hard work themselves but not afraid to accuse others of not working hard enough.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Canadel wrote: »

Typical Newstalk mentality. Afraid of hard work themselves but not afraid to accuse others of not working hard enough.

In fairness I wouldn't accuse Ivan of being afraid of hard work considering that he ran his family farm, was elected as a TD and held a ministerial position and built up a nationwide chain of bookmakers (even if it did go belly up in the end).

meeeeh

I wouldn't want to be up that early, especially if you have also other engagements like Yates does. I think he does a lot of corporate stuff too.

Anyway I think Yates is better bouncing off another Co-presenter and I quite like him in the morning.

Expunge

Is there anything to be said for Moncreiff to be given a go? Lord knows he's done his time conducting essentially the same interview over and over again for years. He might be good in it.

Say Your Number

Expunge wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for Moncreiff to be given a go? Lord knows he's done his time conducting essentially the same interview over and over again for years. He might be good in it.

Doesn't his current show cover a wide range of topics? I would have thought a show where politics is main focus would be more repetitive than that.

Expunge

Every time I listen it's some quirky subject with either a U.S. or UK author. You could well be right though. He's very experienced at this stage. He seems to follow a liberal template and is not afraid to defend that.
Similar to Hook in having a strong stance through which all issues are treated.
Just a different stance.

I think his time for a move could have come.

kneemos

Expunge wrote: »

Is there anything to be said for Moncreiff to be given a go? Lord knows he's done his time conducting essentially the same interview over and over again for years. He might be good in it.

There's two things to be said against it.

Tara Duggan.