2FM weekend afternoons

MikeyTaylor

So who does everyone think will permanently take over Ruth Scott's slot that Stephen Byrne has been looking after for the past few months?

DopeTech

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MikeyTaylor

Sir Dosser wrote: »

Results hidden?

They will be public when the poll closes.

ford fiesta

How about a proper music radio presenter like Will Leahy?

colinod0806

ford fiesta wrote: »

How about a proper music radio presenter like Will Leahy?

Will Leahy already does a weekend show. It's pretty clear from most of your posts that by "proper music radio presenter" you just mean someone not young.

I voted for Conor Behan, I haven't heard that much of him but I do like him when I hear him. I can't take to Stephen Byrne or Blathnaid Tracy.

ford fiesta

colinod0806 wrote: »

Will Leahy already does a weekend show. It's pretty clear from most of your posts that by "proper music radio presenter" you just mean someone not young.

And some of the presenters in the options already do shows on 2fm.

Will can be moved from 3 to 6.

Atlantic Dawn

No weekdayer is going to work the weekend in RTE.

MikeyTaylor

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

No weekdayer is going to work the weekend in RTE.

In Eoghan McDermott's case it would give him more time to work on television projects.

flazio

The return of The Saturday Show would be most welcome so I'd vote Will Leahy.

MikeyTaylor

flazio wrote: »

The return of The Saturday Show would be most welcome so I'd vote Will Leahy.

And would you keep Will on The Sunday Show?

MikeyTaylor

Ideally I would choose Laura Whitmore but for a more realistic option I would go with Conor Behan.

zoobizoo

Why would Laura, who has a successful career in the UK and has lived there for nearly 10 years, owns a house there, want to fly back to Dublin on a Saturday to do a three hour radio show here?

MikeyTaylor

zoobizoo wrote: »

Why would Laura, who has a successful career in the UK and has lived there for nearly 10 years, owns a house there, want to fly back to Dublin on a Saturday to do a three hour radio show here?

Nicky Byrne had a successful career in the UK as well.

colinod0806

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Nicky Byrne had a successful career in the UK as well.

In a different line of work though, in fairness. 2fm would be a big step backwards for Laura Whitmore.

zoobizoo

If she was aiming at a radio career, she'd more than likely go for a UK national station.

One wants ones media career to always be appear to be ascending.

Once you go backwards it's difficult to be seen as anything other than "the one who used to do something bigger"

MikeyTaylor

zoobizoo wrote: »

If she was aiming at a radio career, she'd more than likely go for a UK national station.

One wants ones media career to always be appear to be ascending.

Once you go backwards it's difficult to be seen as anything other than "the one who used to do something bigger"

"(turns on Radio Nova) Hey is that Ruth Scott? The one who used to be on Two FM?"

MikeyTaylor

I think it's not impossible that Stephen Byrne and Eoghan McDermott will swap. Seems a bit unlikely but if Eoghan's drivetime contract expires this Autumn then I can see either Chris and Ciara take over with EMCD moving between Larry and Will, or Stephen and Eoghan swapping slots directly. Plus working weekends on 2FM could give him more time to work on TV projects.

MikeyTaylor

Speaking of Stephen Byrne, he's been in this slot for at least six or seven months now. That's pretty long for an interim presenter.

hairyslug

Not that I want it but I reckon Behan will get it.

AnthonyCny

What's the point in 2FM broadcasting live from electric picnic?

Playing a pile of live bands that they wouldn't even think of playing at any other time.

Just listened at 430 there. The 2 fellas on talking were so generic 2FM young DJs, that I honestly thought it was one person having a full conversation with himself.

Ursus Horribilis

It's a nice way to get into a festival for free and to claim those falafel and ostrich burgers as expenses