Invite a radio host to dinner

To counterbalance the 'worst presenter' thread, what radio presenter would you most like to invite to dinner, or go for a pint with.

For me, I thought I might choose Tom Dunne (nice guy with some cool stories), Pat Kenny (my devotion to Pat is almost Marian in fervour), but I'm going to say John Creedon.

He has the sort of easygoing intelligence that is neither combative nor competitive (here I deducted marks for Pat), and can chat away effortlessly about sports, language (I love his tangents about Irish placenames), music, and (I suspect) politics, although he is courteous enough to avoid being overtly political on his radio show.

So who would you like to go for dinner or a pint with?

Harry Palmr

Alas he is dead but Humphrey Lyttleton (the musician not gunpowder plotter) would certainly be top of the list, though I suspect the encounter would basically be me saying "tell me another"

DEFTLEFTHAND

I'd invite two, Artie Lange and Jim Norton. Those guys just kill me.

DopeTech

Ray and jp on a night out would be great craic I'd say. Jp would leave early and then you'd end up going for a kebab to end the night!

PeterTheNinth

I'd invite Ray D'Arcy round for dinner, just so that I could throw him out.

ThisRegard

Tom Dunne and Ivan Yates, albeit the latter being an ex host, but he'll be back eventually.

hullaballoo

Paula McSweeney.

Not for the conversation.

badgersbelief

Chris Barry, Adrian Kennedy and Niall Boylan

SEPT 23 1989

Mark Coleman and Dil

Larry Gogan. I'm sure he'd have some stories to tell.

Paul McCloone or Matt Cooper - Howard Stern but id say he's mellowed out over the last few years

byte

Karsini wrote: »

Larry Gogan. I'm sure he'd have some stories to tell.

+1

He's bound to have lots of good oul' stories to tell.

ciano1

Gerry Ryan. He knew how to party!

HeidiHeidi

Tom McSweeney, ex of Seascapes.

John Creedon, for all the reasons given above.

And that girl who occasionally presents Late Date and sometimes Risin' Time (not Lilian Smith - Marian something, maybe?) so she could pick the playlist for the evening.

SouthernBelle

I have dinner with a radio host every night.

Outside of that, I'd invite either Ian Dempsey or Matt Cooper.

HeidiHeidi

SouthernBelle wrote: »

I have dinner with a radio host every night.

Outside of that, I'd invite either Ian Dempsey or Matt Cooper.

Ah here.... you can't just drop that in, all casual like, and then leg it!

Spill!!

(or at least give a hint!)

FunLover18

HeidiHeidi wrote:

Ah here.... you can't just drop that in, all casual like, and then leg it!

I think they mean they have dinner alone, with the radio on.

I'd invite Foley, but not JP as I'd just be a third wheel. Maybe someone like Simon Mayo from BBC. If it has to be Irish then maybe one of the Off the Ball lads.

roroliam

Andy Kershaw . Music and motorcycle racing.

Skid X

Maybe Wogan or John Peel.

Here's Peel telling an anecdote involving himself, Robert Plant and The Goodies

I'd love to hear more of his stories

Fuzzy Clam

You might find it a little bit difficult to get either Wogan or Peel to dinner. ;-)

Skid X

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

You might find it a little bit difficult to get either Wogan or Peel to dinner. ;-)

Ah sure, who's any good that's still breathing!

madmaggie

John Humphrys from BBC Radio 4, he has a lovely voice.

endacl

Chris Barry and Adrian Kennedy.

I'd be serving carelessly prepared fugu to start. If that didn't work I'd follow with a dessert of truffles in a strychnine jus.

Or John Peel.

clappyhappy

Anton savage, he is knowledgeable about most thing, seems to have a great sense of humour and great taste in music. Think it would be a night of many laughs

sheep?

John Kelly. I flippin' love talking about music.

But....there's also the danger of his dulcet tones putting me sleep. :pac:

bureau2009

The maestro of radio, Mr Gay Byrne. He's simply the best. Beautiful speaker who knows how to use his voice expertly, great respect for his listeners and always makes wonderful radio. And he has a very interesting life and knows anybody who's anybody. Plus he's getting on in years and won't be around forever, so now is the time to invite him to dinner!

L1011

bureau2009 wrote: »

great respect for his listeners

Just not for his guests, as many years of excruciating patronising interviews showed us