Newstalk Megathread 22/08/16 to date

Patrick2010

Its like they have a meeting in the morning and pick a topic they'll run with on every show.

Brock Turnpike

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119337798#Comment_119337798

I'd say it was. I was actually looking for the thread there to ask for opinions on that John Duggan lad. The king of the Olé Olé brigade. I'd say he has an inflatable hammer under his pillow.

whisky_galore

Lady on NT is spot on, housing crisis forcing young adults to stay at home with their mams and dads.

We're going to have a generation (or two) of socially stunted adults.

If you have it good in Oz, stay there for Gods sakes.

readyletsgo

Awful story for this Woman talking on the Chat show now. Stalker wont let up and no help from any authorities here or in Egypt.

But... What accent is that? Irish? American? N. Irish? Mix of European accents, its all over the shop!

Terrible story though.

2smiggy

stephanie preisser in again to ruin movies and booze

jippo nolan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119373176#Comment_119373176

Is there ever a gig she doesn’t turn down?

2smiggy

two teetotalers in for the movies and booze section

and the film critic seems a cranky ass.

So much for a fun show just before heading home for the weekend

2smiggy

feck it I'll just go home for the weekend. this lot are depressing me

CatFromHue

Other than Anton Savage I find Preissner to be the best of Sean's stand ins.

jippo nolan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119375129#Comment_119375129

She’s standing in for Anton Savage now, is there no beginning to her talents?

One Who Waits...

Jesus Christ, Lunchtime Live is brutal. That is all.

Up there, for me anyways, with Global Village as the worst thing I've ever heard on NT.

leath_dub

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119384585#Comment_119384585

Global Village??? What a clusterf*ck that was!

Exclamation Marc

Current segment is utterly painful to listen to.

She's repeating every detail back to the caller in the form of a question. Repeatedly.

Caller: "The Gardai said XYZ"

Two minutes later.

Andrea: "And what did the Gardai say".

Ten minutes into the story about being scammed "And you must feel terrible about it, do you?".

Painful.

One Who Waits...

Painful. Yes, that's a good description. Almost makes Joe Duffy sound like a pro which is quite an achievement.

Perhaps she'd be a great researcher / roving reporter but as a presenter? Nope nope nope. Especially when she's stuck between Pat Kenny & Moncrieff. They may not be to everyone's taste but they are two of the best presenters on Irish radio (if not the best).

hamburgham

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119384973#Comment_119384973

she just hasn’t the intelligence. She never mentions reading a book. Her interests don’t seem to extend beyond Westlife and Instagram so she has nothing to say about anything.

hamburgham

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119384973#Comment_119384973

And it’s gas when she’s plugging the show on Pat’s and Pat is pretending he’ll be listening.

deise man

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119386743#Comment_119386743

You're spot on. I'd say he's thinking to himself how does anybody listen to that rubbish.

Ol' Donie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119386743#Comment_119386743

I definitely remember at least one time Pat's response was that he'd have no interest in whatever it was Andrea was on about.

Ol' Donie

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119386738#Comment_119386738

I've actually just stopped listening to Lunchtime Live altogether on account of the Westlife nonsense.

It's literally designed for teenage girls. Have you never heard anything else since then?

whisky_galore

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119386923#Comment_119386923

'Girls' in their 30s still thinking they're teenagers more like.

Exclamation Marc

The Westlife thing is particularly mortifying to listen to. Loses all composure when it comes up and goes on like a 12 year old girl. Nobody has a problem with hosts having hobbies and interests, but its beyond bizarre and childish the way she goes on with it.

I really wish that the show was better as Andrea was pretty good in her last show. The problem for me is that she has absolutely no ability to pivot on the spot and deviate from preplanned questions. And the preplanned questions are utterly banal and pointless, largely asking callers to repeat what they already said or ask them the most basic questions that add no value.

whisky_galore

Another 'where will it all end' merchant whinge on Lunchtime.

One Who Waits...

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398662#Comment_119398662

Andrea can make any topic a stress to listen to. However, Adrian Kennedy was filling in yesterday and wanted to know what the listener's favourite smell was. That's when I put on some music.

Re: Lunchtime Live; someone in Newstalk / Bauer needs a kick up the ar$e.

roosterman71

Latest JNLR figures show increases across the board, Lunchtime Live and Off the Ball.

• Newstalk Breakfast with Ciara Kelly & Shane Coleman: 146,000 Listeners – up 9000 year-on-year.
• The Pat Kenny Show: 184,000 Listeners – up 1,000 year-on-year.
• Lunchtime Live with Andrea Gilligan: 111,000 Listeners – down 1,000 year-on-year.
• Moncrieff: 88,000 Listeners – up 12,000 year-on-year.
• The Hard Shoulder with Kieran Cuddihy: 155,000 Listeners – up 9,000 year-on-year.
• Off The Ball: 43,000 Listeners – level year-on-year.

I would have thought myself that Off the Ball would have much higher figures than that

Exclamation Marc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398915#Comment_119398915

I think that evening listenership is significantly lower than daytime listenership as people aren't in work with the radio on in the background.

Azatadine

I can't fathom how Kelly and Coleman are doing so well.

dxhound2005

How do people here decide that some of the results are hard to believe?

Exclamation Marc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403104#Comment_119403104

It depends on your barometer of "so well".

146,000 is only 3.8% of the Irish adult population. It's not hard to believe that 4 out of every 100 adults listen to it.

GSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119403140#Comment_119403140

because they can't imagine that other people like things they don't?

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119410952#Comment_119410952

Yeah many people on here never factor in other demographics. It is only their own bubble they reference. I can be as cynical as the next person occasionally.

But even the likes of me knows boards.ie is only a very narrow snapshot of Irish society. Which mainly attracts a certain type of demographic and mindset.

This is particularly shown in the radio section in general. Also I feel many people on boards.ie who like to obsessively get upset about radio programs/personality they ‘hate’ and feel they have to do so consistently, appear to have ‘underlying issues’. What they are I don’t know.

But I speculate some use it as an opportunity to vent. Or it may give some a sense of community in the endeavour of ‘hating’ a radio show/personality.

While other posters maybe on ‘the spectrum’ which is why they have such a narrow focus. And also an obsessive attention to detail on radio shows they ‘hate’ on boards.ie in general.

But that are just some of my theories on it. I might be completely wrong.

But when the listenership figures are revealed many such people refuse to believe them because it does not fit their narrative.