Lottie Ryan - Opinions?

EIREDriver · 07-01-2017 1:38pm #1

Opinions on Lottie Ryan anyone?

She was filling in for Bernard, Keith and Jen yesterday morning on Breakfast Republic. I've only heard her in short segments before, didn't like her, but said I'd keep 2fm on yesterday to give her a listen. Maybe she'd be better on a full show....

Shocked by how sloppy the whole thing was. I listened from 7.20 to 8.45. The amount of mistakes she made was unbelievable. Sounded as if she wasn't prepared at all, even that she didn't understand the Breakfast Republic format.

Every morning around 7 they do request wars where they pick 2 songs and people vote for which song they want to hear. They then play the song with most votes at around 7.20. Very simple? Yesterday morning at 7.20 she reintroduced Request Wars. Explained the process and the two songs that had been up. At this point you'd expect her to announce which song had won, but no she phoned a young girl who had entered a competition. Talked with her for a minute then said "so X you've been playing request wars... which song..." long awkward pause and Lottie suddenly jumps in "oh sorry no you entered our competition to win Y". Child didn't speak for rest of call. I was cringing listening to it all. Lottie then got back to Request Wars and quickly played the winner. Did she not listen to herself explaining it all like? No where in her intro did it say anything about calling someone to "play request wars".

At least when Keith etc make a mistake they make a laugh out of it ("I'm not qualified") - Lottie just fired ahead.

She introduced Jen's Bits then at 8.10 at Greed's spot. (Caller waiting on line to play Greed and she ranted about being excited to finally get to do Jen's Bits).

Car crash radio. It was like an intern had been given a Sunday night 3am slot. Lottie has been around for a good while too so surely she should be better.

This whole energetic "oh yeah like totally" nonsense at 7 in the morning is too much too. Comes across as fake.

Anyone else hear her yesterday

Pippi Longstocking · 07-01-2017 1:51pm

She's absolutely awful, it's painful to try and listen to her. The second I hear her voice I have to change to something else.

The Parish priest · 07-01-2017 2:13pm

What local or regional stations was she on before getting into 2fm? She must have had a really good demo tape to have gotten a gig on national radio

Atlantic Dawn · 07-01-2017 2:17pm

The Parish priest wrote: »

What local or regional stations was she on before getting into 2fm? She must have had a really good demo tape to have gotten a gig on national radio

blade1 · 07-01-2017 2:21pm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

That's Funny!!

vkid · 07-01-2017 2:23pm

The Parish priest wrote:

What local or regional stations was she on before getting into 2fm? She must have had a really good demo tape to have gotten a gig on national radio

She's part of the rte family. .no need for demos when your connected

ITV2 · 07-01-2017 3:31pm

her Dad was famous don't ya know :-)

AnthonyCny · 07-01-2017 5:20pm

Would love to know how much she's getting paid. Would she do 25 minutes work a week?

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 3:29am

This thread is so old and it's only a day old, build a bridge people, switch the dial

DEFTLEFTHAND · 08-01-2017 3:43am

Should revert to her Christian name Charlotte.

Lottie is just irritating.

Ursus Horribilis · 08-01-2017 3:49am

Gerry Ryan will be seven years dead this year, believe it or not. It's time for RTE to move on. I can only assume she's on the books because of loyalty to her dad. There are probably people listening to 2fm now who barely remember him.

boggerman1 · 08-01-2017 12:02pm

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Gerry Ryan will be seven years dead this year, believe it or not. It's time for RTE to move on. I can only assume she's on the books because of loyalty to her dad. There are probably people listening to 2fm now who barely remember him.

Do people actually listen to 2fm

Ursus Horribilis · 08-01-2017 12:06pm

They're kinda hard to find. Like red squirrels

Alpha_zero · 08-01-2017 12:11pm

The Parish priest wrote: »

What local or regional stations was she on before getting into 2fm? She must have had a really good demo tape to have gotten a gig on national radio

More Like rampant nepotism.

Cazale · 08-01-2017 12:12pm

She's awful.

kenmccarthy · 08-01-2017 12:17pm

Dreadful on the radio....it's so fake it is insulting. ./ ..anyone remember her on late late show & she says to turbidy she wouldn't "discuss" her father?? Nepotism in RTE at its finest.

_Whimsical_ · 08-01-2017 12:39pm

kenmccarthy wrote: »

Dreadful on the radio....it's so fake it is insulting. ./ ..anyone remember her on late late show & she says to turbidy she wouldn't "discuss" her father?? Nepotism in RTE at its finest.

Well in fairness she shouldn't have to discuss the most painful thing that's ever happened to her on the TV or drag up dirt on her dad for the entertainment of the nation. If she was talking about him people would say she was playing the family card everytime she got the chance . If she isn't good then it isn't her fault that she's employed in RTE . I haven't heard her myself so I couldn't say.

JohnDx · 08-01-2017 1:03pm

At least I know what she's saying, better than having a bogger (all above) on the radio.

kenmccarthy · 08-01-2017 1:04pm

The point she was trying to make on lls was that it "didn't matter" who her father was.....the implication being she landed such a top-pay coveted role in montrose based on her own merits....no need for an interview / apprenticeship / demo tape etc. Now if she was talented & had huge listenership figure ...fair enough but she just isn't all that

Sleeper12 · 08-01-2017 1:29pm

EIREDriver wrote:

She was filling in for Bernard, Keith and Jen yesterday morning on Breakfast Republic. I've only heard her in short segments before, didn't like her, but said I'd keep 2fm on yesterday to give her a listen. Maybe she'd be better on a full show....

EIREDriver wrote:

Shocked by how sloppy the whole thing was. I listened from 7.20 to 8.45. The amount of mistakes she made was unbelievable. Sounded as if she wasn't prepared at all, even that she didn't understand the Breakfast Republic format.

EIREDriver wrote:

Every morning around 7 they do request wars where they pick 2 songs and people vote for which song they want to hear. They then play the song with most votes at around 7.20. Very simple? Yesterday morning at 7.20 she reintroduced Request Wars. Explained the process and the two songs that had been up. At this point you'd expect her to announce which song had won, but no she phoned a young girl who had entered a competition. Talked with her for a minute then said "so X you've been playing request wars... which song..." long awkward pause and Lottie suddenly jumps in "oh sorry no you entered our competition to win Y". Child didn't speak for rest of call. I was cringing listening to it all. Lottie then got back to Request Wars and quickly played the winner. Did she not listen to herself explaining it all like? No where in her intro did it say anything about calling someone to "play request wars".

EIREDriver wrote:

At least when Keith etc make a mistake they make a laugh out of it ("I'm not qualified") - Lottie just fired ahead.

EIREDriver wrote:

She introduced Jen's Bits then at 8.10 at Greed's spot. (Caller waiting on line to play Greed and she ranted about being excited to finally get to do Jen's Bits).

Most of your complaints should be directed to the producer imo. When someone stands in the show isn't identical to the regular show.
I haven't heard Lotti in a few years so can't comment on how good or bad she is now

dxhound2005 · 08-01-2017 1:42pm

kenmccarthy wrote: »

The point she was trying to make on lls was that it "didn't matter" who her father was.....the implication being she landed such a top-pay coveted role in montrose based on her own merits....no need for an interview / apprenticeship / demo tape etc. Now if she was talented & had huge listenership figure ...fair enough but she just isn't all that

If you can believe Wikipedia, she did serve some sort of "apprenticeship".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Ryan

She studied media and television in college for five years before moving to New York where she did 16-hour shifts with CBS on The Good Wife.

TallGlass · 08-01-2017 1:51pm

I think she was on Spin 1038 for a short while doing News or maybe that was someone else?

Here is a Wiki Bio;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottie_Ryan

IMO there are others in RTE that should be more urgently called out, shes young and hopefully will show prospect.

Red Kev · 08-01-2017 2:19pm

She has as much talent as her sister Bonnie, who is so talented she managed to get to sing on that other hotbed of talent Ray D'Arcy's show.

Still waiting to see her booked to play Wembley, Croker etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFGbkKbLrQE

Stealthfins · 08-01-2017 2:29pm

The Clare FM breakfast show is far more superior,the presenter is chirpy and very sharp during the mornings.
It would be great for 2fm to maybe listen to local stations and take a few lessons.

A lot of Local stations are a far better than what 2fm has to offer.

As for Lottie Ryan I never heard of her until I read the OP

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 4:51pm

A lot of angry people on this thread

Clarebelly · 08-01-2017 4:54pm

liam7831 wrote: »

A lot of angry people on this thread

Probably coked up.

Seth Brundle · 08-01-2017 4:58pm

Sure if RTE didn't hire her surely we'd have lost her to the foreign networks?

Red Kev · 08-01-2017 5:26pm

liam7831 wrote: »

A lot of angry people on this thread

I'm not angry. Just plssed off that I'm paying for her "apprenticeship ". How much she's getting seems to be some kind of state secret.

She has been trucked around TV, radio, concerts and christ knows where else at our expense over the past few years. It's not her talent that's getting her there, it's her family name.

It's a state body. There should be no place for blatant nepotism in it. By RTE indulging her they are denying somebody else a potential career in media.

She's mediocre at best, even RTE know that. Time for her to go.

The Talking Bread · 08-01-2017 5:30pm

JohnDx wrote: »

At least I know what she's saying, better than having a bogger (all above) on the radio.

ooooohhh aren't you so controversial!

Wouldn't even give you the courtesy of telling you how ridiculous that post is!

The Talking Bread · 08-01-2017 5:33pm

liam7831 wrote: »

This thread is so old and it's only a day old, build a bridge people, switch the dial

liam7831 wrote: »

A lot of angry people on this thread

Yet you seem happy to hang around! (And will do for a while, no doubt!)

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 5:34pm

Red Kev wrote: »

I'm not angry. Just plssed off that I'm paying for her "apprenticeship ". How much she's getting seems to be some kind of state secret.

She has been trucked around TV, radio, concerts and christ knows where else at our expense over the past few years. It's not her talent that's getting her there, it's her family name.

It's a state body. There should be no place for blatant nepotism in it. By RTE indulging her they are denying somebody else a potential career in media.

She's mediocre at best, even RTE know that. Time for her to go.

Why are you so bothered, if she didnt have the job someone else would have it and "you" would be paying for them.

If all these brilliant people are any good they will get a job, and have a great potential career in media

The Talking Bread · 08-01-2017 5:36pm

liam7831 wrote: »

Why are you so bothered, if she didnt have the job someone else would have it and "you" would be paying for them.

If all these brilliant people are any good they will get a job, and have a great potential career in media

Perhaps that someone would actually be worthy of the spot, isn't that the point?

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 5:37pm

The Talking Bread wrote: »

Perhaps that someone would actually be worthy of the spot, isn't that the point?

Perhaps if they were any good they would get the job anyway, isn't that the point?

The Talking Bread · 08-01-2017 5:45pm

liam7831 wrote: »

Perhaps if they were any good they would get the job anyway, isn't that the point?

No, that isn't the point! It is bloody clear how Lottie got the job in vast majority of people's logic. If you are blind enough or just want to go against the grain by thinking she is there on merit ,to think she would be sitting in national radio station studio if her daddy wasn;t G. Ryan, that is your perogative.

Essentially you are saying there are no better candidates than Lottie for the job, yeah?

beertons · 08-01-2017 6:07pm

Her auld lad probably had something signed that said she had to be hired. 'coz she wouldn't get a job anywhere else.

JohnDx · 08-01-2017 6:10pm

The Talking Bread wrote: »

ooooohhh aren't you so controversial!

Wouldn't even give you the courtesy of telling you how ridiculous that post is!

You are definitely a BOGGER

Phil.x · 08-01-2017 6:14pm

She's another reason to scrap RTE, this who you know not what you know carry on from a state broadcaster.

foxtrot101 · 08-01-2017 6:14pm

liam7831 wrote: »

A lot of angry people on this thread

Such blatant nepotism tends to have that affect on people.

At one stage RTE were seriously considering giving her brother, Rex, a sitcom on 2fm. Thankfully it never got to air...

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/radio/rex-ryan-to-join-big-sister-lottie-with-2fm-acting-role-30561309.html

The Talking Bread · 08-01-2017 6:19pm

JohnDx wrote: »

You are definitely a BOGGER

I am not from South or North Dublin.........if that makes me a "bogger" in your sad, lonely, ignorant mind, then, yes, I am a "bogger"!

kenmccarthy · 08-01-2017 6:27pm

Good post foxtrot101....
Never heard of Rex but that sitcom idea sounds horrendous! !!!!!!!!!!

EIREDriver · 08-01-2017 7:31pm

For me anyway she is a great example of where RTE (and especially 2FM) have fecked up over the years. Lousy presenters who love the sound of their own voices and fail to connect with the audience.

It's clear that she still gets airtime because she's a Ryan.

I'll be switching the dial in future if she's on.

Declan A Walsh · 08-01-2017 8:24pm

kenmccarthy wrote: »

Good post foxtrot101....
Never heard of Rex but that sitcom idea sounds horrendous! !!!!!!!!!!

I am a bit surprised at the poster who had not heard of Rex before.

However, I am much more surprised at the poster who had not heard of Lottie until they had read this thread.

Stealthfins wrote: »

As for Lottie Ryan I never heard of her until I read the OP

There are a number of threads/posts about her before this thread, but they could well have been before the poster in question had joined up. But the thing is she has been mentioned in the media for a few years now and not too long after Gerry Ryan died.

Seth Brundle · 08-01-2017 9:08pm

liam7831 wrote: »

Why are you so bothered, if she didnt have the job someone else would have it and "you" would be paying for them.

If they had chosen her for the job then it is likely that there were no auditions or adequate checks for someone who actually had talent.
As someone who must finance RTE but doesn't get the value from it, I'm not happy with nepotism being blatantly at play here.

liam7831 wrote: »

If all these brilliant people are any good they will get a job, and have a great potential career in media

Oh okay then, sure that's fine then.
:rolleyes:

2FM is haemorrhaging listeners. The presenters are generally crap. The music is generally crap. This will affect advertising revenues and over time, we will be expected to pay more to keep the sinking ship going.

Jimmy Bottlehead · 08-01-2017 9:57pm

I've tried listening to her a few times this week, but she's absolutely horrendous. It's disgusting to see her get a prime national radio spot based on who her dad was when there are countless presenters with more talent building experience and grinding it out on community and regional stations.

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 10:07pm

kbannon wrote: »

If they had chosen her for the job then it is likely that there were no auditions or adequate checks for someone who actually had talent.
As someone who must finance RTE but doesn't get the value from it, I'm not happy with nepotism being blatantly at play here.

Oh okay then, sure that's fine then.
:rolleyes:

2FM is haemorrhaging listeners. The presenters are generally crap. The music is generally crap. This will affect advertising revenues and over time, we will be expected to pay more to keep the sinking ship going.

Why would you say its likely there were no auditions or adequate checks, have you even one tiny little bit of evidence to substantiate this claim?

dxhound2005 · 08-01-2017 10:08pm

Jimmy Bottlehead wrote: »

I've tried listening to her a few times this week, but she's absolutely horrendous. It's disgusting to see her get a prime national radio spot based on who her dad was when there are countless presenters with more talent building experience and grinding it out on community and regional stations.

Make an effort and try to count them. And gives us a few examples of the more talented ones you have heard.

Seth Brundle · 08-01-2017 10:14pm

liam7831 wrote: »

Why would you say its likely there were no auditions or adequate checks, have you even one tiny little bit of evidence to substantiate this claim?

Why would you choose someone without talent in favour of someone with talent?

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 10:16pm

kbannon wrote: »

Why would you choose someone without talent in favour of someone with talent?

I will take that as a NO

The Talking Bread · 08-01-2017 10:16pm

liam7831 wrote: »

kbannon wrote: »

If they had chosen her for the job then it is likely that there were no auditions or adequate checks for someone who actually had talent.
As someone who must finance RTE but doesn't get the value from it, I'm not happy with nepotism being blatantly at play here.

Oh okay then, sure that's fine then.
:rolleyes:

2FM is haemorrhaging listeners. The presenters are generally crap. The music is generally crap. This will affect advertising revenues and over time, we will be expected to pay more to keep the sinking ship going.

Why would you say its likely there were no auditions or adequate checks, have you even one tiny little bit of evidence to substantiate this claim?

No, I imagine the poster is using the evidence of common bloody sense. You honestly think Lottie Ryan went through an audition! ! I honestly think you must be just arguing her case for the sake of it.

Do you honestly think there are no better presenters out there that have applied to RTE radio for a job.....

liam7831 · 08-01-2017 10:49pm

The Talking Bread wrote: »

No, I imagine the poster is using the evidence of common bloody sense. You honestly think Lottie Ryan went through an audition! ! I honestly think you must be just arguing her case for the sake of it.

Do you honestly think there are no better presenters out there that have applied to RTE radio for a job.....

Exactly " I imagine" in other words pure waffle

Fuzzy Clam · 09-01-2017 12:25am

The Talking Bread wrote:

No, I imagine the poster is using the evidence of common bloody sense. You honestly think Lottie Ryan went through an audition! ! I honestly think you must be just arguing her case for the sake of it.

I'm sure she had an audition but only as a formality.

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