Al Porter - Lunchtimes on Today FM Mod warning post #1 / #558

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So he starts on February 13 and outside that we don't know much more details.

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ButtersSuki

Mother.
Of.
Jesus.

Watch the listernship run for the hills.

Itssoeasy

I hadn't heard who it was as I wasn't able to check till now. Al porter ? Well that's someone I didn't expect. Huh. Well there ye go.

Horse84

Who the feck is Al Porter?

vkid

I'll be avoiding that like the plague. Radio is gone to complete pot in this country.
Newstalk and Today FM in particular are just woeful and getting woeful-er

wherearemykeys

Today FM Management are clearly not listening to their listeners. Dermot and Dave are hard work between 9-12 and now we have Al

Ryan Tubs is really growing on me. Pity his show isnt longer. An hour is too short. I'm stuck after that

liam7831

http://buzz.ie/al-porter-is-today-fms-new-lunchtime-host/

That's grim

blue4ever

vkid wrote: »

I'll be avoiding that like the plague. Radio is gone to complete pot in this country.
Newstalk and Today FM in particular are just woeful and getting woeful-er

I blame their parents!

Duggie2012

porter and darcy after each other. like a nightmare.

dulpit

Not sure how I can shudder via the means of boards, but *shudder*.

He used be on with Colm Hayes on 2fm a few years ago, he made me actively switch off the radio. I'd go with silence over Al Porter...

Clegg

Today FM and Newstalk aren't connecting with me presenter wise these days. Communicorp are heading in a direction that doesn't appeal. It's just Sean Moncrieff and Pat Kenny that I find listenable.

JoeA3

His double act with Colm Hayes was one of the worst of 2FM's atrocities - and there's been no shortage of cock ups in 2FM in recent years so that says it all... Absolute garbage radio. I'm out.

h3000

I've been listening to Today FM all day every weekday and often on weekends for 17 years now. With all the changes it looks like that is about to change.

The Parish Priest.

I think Al Porter is a fake and an attention seeking hore but I can kinda see the logic in giving him the job, when he joined Colm Hayes as a sidekick on 2fm drive, JNLR numbers grow rapidly from 101k to 117k also he is from dublin, on tv a lot and likely popular with the snapchat Generation

Atlantic Dawn

I would have preferred Hector if it was a choice between the two of them and a loaded gun held to my head.

Who is the current PD at Today FM? What happened to radio people getting radio gigs?

Mr Whom

Oh wow! He's awful. Only useful think he ever did was end Colm Hayes' career

ButtersSuki

Mr Whom wrote: »

Oh wow! He's awful. Only useful think he ever did was end Colm Hayes' career

I suppose we should be thankful for something then.....

Duggie2012

there literally isnt one person that said i'm looking forward to him on the radio yet someone in Today FM actually sanctioned this?? its like the eurovision episode in Fr Ted. Anyone would think they want the station to go down the pan......hah aaaahhhhaaaaa what

The_Wanderer

My god. I cannot stand Al Porter. Funny as a rock. I apologise to the rock. The very few timesI heard him on 2fm it did my head in.

I'll be sticking with 2fm for my lunchtime hour. Was looking with interest as to who would get the gig as I might have switched. I can just about listen to Tracey Clifford. I just can't warm to her presenting style.

I wonder what ever happened to Al's often made statements of his new show on 2fm which never materialised?

Come back Tony Fenton.....you're sadly missed.

thesaurus2

Deleted User wrote: »

Who is the current PD at Today FM? What happened to radio people getting radio gigs?

Get this, Colm O'Sullivan is the PD, and he has 2 (yes, 2) assistant PD's - Joe Donnolly of TXFM is one of them. How it takes 3 people to do that job is beyond me.

punisher5112

That's going to be some show.... Not.

They will let anything on the airwaves these days.

Bit like that yoke that would dress up as something out of this world and do the bingo.
Same one still at it but now mostly in a suit.

That lad al thinks here hilarious but my god is he rubbish.

For Forks Sake

The Parish Priest. wrote: »

I think Al Porter is a fake and an attention seeking hore but I can kinda see the logic in giving him the job, when he joined Colm Hayes as a sidekick on 2fm drive, JNLR numbers grow rapidly from 101k to 117k also he is from dublin, on tv a lot and likely popular with the snapchat Generation

Now riddle me this... where are the snapchat generation between 12 and 2.30 on weekdays?

wnolan1992

Duggie2012 wrote: »

there literally isnt one person that said i'm looking forward to him on the radio yet someone in Today FM actually sanctioned this?? its like the eurovision episode in Fr Ted. Anyone would think they want the station to go down the pan......hah aaaahhhhaaaaa what

A bit unfair. Quite a few people posting on their Facebook page saying they're looking forward to it. Never take negative internet comments as any sort of an indication of anything. The people who hate the decision will post comments, those that like it a lot might post a comment, those that see and think "Hmm, that could be good." won't comment, so you'll get a skewed view of anything if you just look at internet fallout.

thesaurus2 wrote: »

Get this, Colm O'Sullivan is the PD, and he has 2 (yes, 2) assistant PD's - Joe Donnolly of TXFM is one of them. How it takes 3 people to do that job is beyond me.

And they're hiring a Senior PD to be Colm's boss.

Utopia Parkway

Two and half hours of Al Porter a day? Good Jaysus.

wnolan1992

wnolan1992 wrote: »

A bit unfair. Quite a few people posting on their Facebook page saying they're looking forward to it. Never take negative internet comments as any sort of an indication of anything. The people who hate the decision will post comments, those that like it a lot might post a comment, those that see and think "Hmm, that could be good." won't comment, so you'll get a skewed view of anything if you just look at internet fallout.



And they're hiring a Senior PD to be Colm's boss.

Ah no wonder radio in this country is the way it is..So 4 pd's in total?
Thats nearly a pd per daytime presenter....

Tombo2001

No women need apply, as usual......

AnneFrank

Good god, he'll probably have panti bliss on every day

wnolan1992

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah no wonder radio in this country is the way it is..So 4 pd's in total?
Thats nearly a pd per daytime presenter....

Well the job spec reads as if it's a PD who'll have control over both Today FM and NT. So it's possible they're being hired and then the PD of each station will be gone so you'd have a Senior PD over both stations with APDs in each station.

Or it could be three layers of management, who knows these days. :P

robo

I see on Twitter that Pam is gonna produce the show

Bargain Blake

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Well the job spec reads as if it's a PD who'll have control over both Today FM and NT. So it's possible they're being hired and then the PD of each station will be gone so you'd have a Senior PD over both stations with APDs in each station.

Or it could be three layers of management, who knows these days. :P

I assume this is in addition to Andy Ashton, the group PD?

wnolan1992

Bargain Blake wrote: »

I assume this is in addition to Andy Ashton, the group PD?

Dunno. Could be. Or could be in place of. Advert specifically says it's for the Nationals, so one would assume the Group PD is across all the stations...

NufcNavan

Another prime example of how out of touch the media/tv/radio are with the public in Ireland these days.

Al Porter is as funny as a dose of the ****s.

The Parish Priest.

I guess aged 23 Al porter will be the youngest ever presenter on Today Fm, definitely on the daytime schedule

NIMAN

I'll give him a chance at least, to see what kind of show he does.

Will it be the Al we see on the Cutting Edge round table discussion show, where he's articulate, smart, empathetic and old beyond his years?

Or will it just be a pile of c0ck innuendos?

StupidLikeAFox

NIMAN wrote: »

I'll give him a chance at least, to see what kind of show he does.

Will it be the Al we see on the Cutting Edge round table discussion show, where he's articulate, smart, empathetic and old beyond his years?

Or will it just be a pile of c0ck innuendos?

Yeah, most of the time Ive seen him its been just short bursts where he is squeezing in as many gags as possible, but I think he is no idiot and might surprise a few people.

He is only 24 too - didn't know that til today

The Parish Priest.

NIMAN wrote: »

Will it be the Al we see on the Cutting Edge round table discussion show, where he's articulate, smart, empathetic and old beyond his years?

I can't believe people were gullible enough to fall for that act

Tombo2001

Tombo2001 wrote:

No women need apply, as usual......

**** sake

DEFTLEFTHAND

Jesus, I think I've been confusing Al Porter with somebody else. I thought he was a bald guy in his 40s.

Bloody hell, it's amazing how far out of the loop I've fallen since I stopped watching Irish television and listening to national radio on a regular basis.

Trebor176

Duggie2012 wrote: »

there literally isnt one person that said i'm looking forward to him on the radio yet someone in Today FM actually sanctioned this?? its like the eurovision episode in Fr Ted. Anyone would think they want the station to go down the pan......hah aaaahhhhaaaaa what

A mixture of positives and negatives on the Today FM Facebook page. So, some ARE looking forward to him. Most not so much!

sligono1

ive just changed my presets on all my radios from today fm to blank noise,i know it will be more entertaining. Seriously this is a complete joke this lad.when will today fm learn. Thought Denis o Brien was smarter than this.

colinod0806

The Parish Priest. wrote: »

My arse he is

He actually is though.

ford fiesta

It's another very sad day for Irish radio.

ligerdub

Tombo2001 wrote: »

No women need apply, as usual......

I count 11 (including 2 for Dermot and Dave) men versus 6 women. It's hardly time to chain oneself to the doors of Today FM to demand a change.

KReid

The Parish Priest. wrote: »

I can't believe people were gullible enough to fall for that act

I don't think it's easy for someone who's not intelligent to pretend they are...

My view would be that the AL Porter on cutting edge is more the real one, and the comedian is a persona.

Wonder how much hes getting paid, schedule means that he won't be able to do much stand up stuff, and he was getting gigs in the UK recently.

ligerdub

Porters a smart lad, but as you say his approach will dictate how well he does.

Stravos Murphy

What training/ qualifications would one need to do his job?

punisher5112

Stravos Murphy wrote: »

What training/ qualifications would one need to do his job?

Usually college degree and more if they feel the need. Some worked up from very young age also.

dulpit

ligerdub wrote: »

I count 11 (including 2 for Dermot and Dave) men versus 6 women. It's hardly time to chain oneself to the doors of Today FM to demand a change.

To be fair, most people listen to the radio between 7 and 7 (i.e. the workday). Based on this, not 1 woman will be presenting then which is a little odd if you think about it.

The Parish Priest.

dulpit wrote: »

To be fair, most people listen to the radio between 7 and 7 (i.e. the workday). Based on this, not 1 woman will be presenting then which is a little odd if you think about it.

Apart from Louise Duffy on daytime from 2014/2016, Today fm never had a woman on the 7am/7pm schedule since 1998, so I don't know why anyone was expecting a woman to get lunchtime

ligerdub

dulpit wrote: »

To be fair, most people listen to the radio between 7 and 7 (i.e. the workday). Based on this, not 1 woman will be presenting then which is a little odd if you think about it.

Check out the TV during those hours and see who hosts the most prominent shows on there.

Also, and my apologies for speaking in stereotypes, but intuitively I think men have a higher propensity to have an interest in radio compared to women.