Would you miss Ryan Tubridy if he quit RTE?

hawley

If he left for the BBC or the US would you miss him? Can't see it happening but what do people think?

Brendan Bendar

Yep, he one of the few in there who is educated enough to support an hour show on the main radio channel.

Don’t want to be left with goons who try to make fat losers who are overweight trying to make personalities out of themselves.

Wouldn’t be a fan of that, to be honest.

touts

Nope. He is the bland packing stuffed into the pointless gap between Morning Ireland and Sean O'Rourke. I just don't get how so many people are a fan of him.

Brendan Bendar

touts wrote: »

Nope. He is the bland packing stuffed into the pointless gap between Morning Ireland and Sean O'Rourke. I just don't get how so many people are a fan of him.

Given the paucity of replies to this thread, it would appear that most people don’t give a schidt.

thegills

I'd probably watch more RTE.

SEPT 23 1989

No I would not miss the FF crime family's biggest star

I wonder who woke up with the horses head in the bed to get him up to the top

anthonyjmaher

Ryan Tubridy's year at the head of the late late will go down as the lost years. A missed opportunity. Basically doing the bare minimum of putting on a show without actually being entertaining at any stage.

If he left, it would be a great opportunity for change and to freshen things up. But he will never leave. His sort never do.

flipsat

Yes I would. I like his radio programme. On both the radio and the LLS he does some amazing insightful interviews especially with non celebrities. It is much too long a programme nowadays with all the competition to sustain anyone's interest. I generally record the programme and then fast forward through the segments I am not interested in.

Odyssey 2005

I'd miss him on the radio. Quite enjoy the hour after Dobbo et all.(who by the way I think is dire)

The LL is a dying animal. Don't know if it's rubbers or the lack of money =good quality guests. Always seems to be who they can get from the canteen...

Nekarsulm

Not at all.
His preferred method of interviewing a guest consists of reading out whatever questions his researchers (does that still include his ex-wife?) deem safe, flattering and non controversial.
Often a guest will make an interesting remark in an answer, and instead of Ryan asking the obvious follow up question he goes on with his list.
Fawning and sycophantic, bland and un-threatening, he really is the interviewing equivalent of the colour beige.

The shows staple list of preferred guests always seems to have a terminally ill child, and a pair of parents with a sob story.
Entertaining stuff indeed.

tayto lover

No because I can't listen to him and change channels when he comes on.

The J Stands for Jay

hawley wrote: »

If he left for the BBC or the US would you miss him? Can't see it happening but what do people think?

No.

the_pen_turner

i probably wouldnt notice

Fann Linn

Its Siesta time between Morning Ireland and SOR.

johnpatrick81

They should clear the boards completely and hire new talent at a minuscule fraction of the sickening wages these vultures get for minimum work.

Hitman3000

To me, one of the most annoying individuals working for RTE. No loss if he goes, wonder who will poach him An incredible talent.lol.

Tell me how

No. Find he asks questions that are on the page irrespective of what's going on in the interview.

This is worse on TV.

James 007

Not a chance the BBC or the US would take him, he is not good enough and i dont think TNG would take him either.

Heebie

I'd jump up & down and cheer. I might even watch RTÉ on a Friday night once in a while if that incompetent was gone.

Johnnycanyon

About as much as I would miss a boil on my butt.

Comhrá

Wouldn't miss him one bit. I find his morning slot irritating and the content totally irrelevant. I use that hour to listen to Pat Kenny till SOR comes on.

His stewardship of the LLS I find uninspiring. I know he can't be blamed for the paucity of interesting or famous guests but I find his interviewing style disruptive and if he doesn't like the guest, he can be very adversarial and biased in his line of questioning. Conversely, he tends to fawn over guests he has rapport with. Poor interviewer. Would be happy if he went elsewhere tbh.

The Licence Fee payers would be better off if he vanished from RTE.

Johnnycanyon

Comhra wrote: »

Wouldn't miss him one bit. I find his morning slot irritating and the content totally irrelevant. I use that hour to listen to Pat Kenny till SOR comes on.

His stewardship of the LLS I find uninspiring. I know he can't be blamed for the paucity of interesting or famous guests but I find his interviewing style disruptive and if he doesn't like the guest, he can be very adversarial and biased in his line of questioning. Conversely, he tends to fawn over guests he has rapport with. Poor interviewer. Would be happy if he went elsewhere tbh.

I used to do exactly the same but found the ads on Newstalk overpowering so now I just listen to BBC 4 on LW until SOR comes on..

zoobizoo

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Yep, he one of the few in there who is educated enough to support an hour show on the main radio

This is the impression but is he that educated / intelligent?

He reads books and speaks well but that's it

No critical thinking or insightful broadcasting

In fact he reminds me of that one school nerd who had the nerd attitude but not the brains to back it up.

zoobizoo

He treats the LLS as a mini This Is Your Life

So every guest is asked pretty much the same thing each time they appear rather than "what's the craic with you?"

tritriagain

zoobizoo wrote: »

He treats the LLS as a mini This Is Your Life

So every guest is asked pretty much the same thing each time they appear rather than "what's the craic with you?"

"And you have an Irish connection, tell us about that".

Day Lewin

No. Yappy little whelp. All sound and no substance. *shudders*

hawley

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

Yep, he one of the few in there who is educated enough to support an hour show on the main radio channel.

Don’t want to be left with goons who try to make fat losers who are overweight trying to make personalities out of themselves.

Wouldn’t be a fan of that, to be honest.

He's an underrated interviewer. He keeps his distance but directs it in subtle ways and constantly moves the point of attack. At the end of it you're left wondering "How did he do that? ". His interview with Louise O'Neill is a case in point, he drew her out and enabled her to open up.

The J Stands for Jay

hawley wrote: »

He's an underrated interviewer. He keeps his distance but directs it in subtle ways and constantly moves the point of attack. At the end of it you're left wondering "How did he do that? ". His interview with Louise O'Neill is a case in point, he drew her out and enabled her to open up.

He had a potentially interesting interview subject, but managed to get nothing out of her except a synopsis of the plots of some of her books. It was a shambles. They should have got Brendan back out to interview her.

Johngoose

He is too in love with himself, to concentrate fully on his presenting role. I find his “heartfelt moments,” with victims of suicide and other tragic events to be put on. He doesn’t really have a human touch with people.

Johngoose

No way would the bbc pay him the equivalent of what he is paid here.

artvanderlay

hawley wrote: »

If he left for the BBC or the US would you miss him? Can't see it happening but what do people think?

He's not going to the BBC nor the US. They have some minimum standards there that apparently don't apply in Ireland. He's also never going to quit the RTE jerk circle...why be a small fish in a big pond when you can be Jaws over here? Plus this is a guy whose education involved popping down the road to UCD and whose working life has involved popping down the road to RTE. I'd say even a short flight to the UK would take it out of him now :pac:

Zipppy

Stop teasing:-)
if it ever happens we should have a national day of celebration...
Pat Kenny.. Miriam.. and Tell it to Joe gone too please...

Tomk1

No he is one of the reasons I dont watch RTE. in fact I wouldn't miss RTE if it moved to the US. (I dont have a TV)

Make The Late Late Show great again, drunk guests, a bit of cursing, rathar than pandure to femi-guests; infer they are far-left wingnuts.

Ryan Tubridy wrote:

"And you have an Irish connection, tell us about that".

I'm from Cork you f*kin muppet.

To me. Ryan Tubridy embodies the very reason the compulsory TV Licence Tax should be scrapped.

Face facts RT ain't going nowhere as a Civil Servent its a job for life.

Tell me how

hawley wrote:

He's an underrated interviewer. He keeps his distance but directs it in subtle ways and constantly moves the point of attack. At the end of it you're left wondering "How did he do that? ".

None of this is true in my opinion.

The interviewee could set fire to themselves and Ryan would be oblivious to the situation and continue to ask the questions on his cards.

Brendan Bendar

Tell me how wrote: »

None of this is true in my opinion.

The interviewee could set fire to themselves and Ryan would be oblivious to the situation and continue to ask the questions on his cards.

Nah mate, that’s just not true.

Tell me how

Brendan Bendar wrote:

Nah mate, that’s just not true.

Oh yes it is.




Your turn.

Brendan Bendar

Life is too short, mate, soz

lemd

I go out of my way to miss him as it is

joeysoap

He’s ok, but not irreplaceable, far from it

Would I miss him........a little bit, but he’s no Gay, and not in the same league as Graham Norton (Fwiw I don’t think he’s not as good as Stephen Nolan either)

yabadabado

He is a talentless bore who got dropped into jobs not on merit.
He can't do the political side nor the light/entertainment side, he's devoid of any of the skills I think are necessary to be a host.

I'd listen/watch RTE more if he wasn't there.

Ursus Horribilis

I wonder how many people tune into the radio show or the Late Late because of him. Or are they both shows that'd do just fine regardless of who's at the helm? I find his ascent in RTE baffling. And as time goes on he has become more tiresome.

yabadabado

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

I wonder how many people tune into the radio show or the Late Late because of him. Or are they both shows that'd do just fine regardless of who's at the helm? I find his ascent in RTE baffling. And as time goes on he has become more tiresome.

My guess would be many tune in regardless of the presenter. These shows are ingrained in some people's routines now.

I don't think his ascent is baffling at all,plenty to give him a helping hand.

Ursus Horribilis

I should have re-worded that. His ascent is baffling, given his presenting talents. It's obvious he has friends in high places.

the_pen_turner

hawley wrote: »

He's an underrated interviewer. He keeps his distance but directs it in subtle ways and constantly moves the point of attack. At the end of it you're left wondering "How did he do that? ". His interview with Louise O'Neill is a case in point, he drew her out and enabled her to open up.

this is the only interview i have seen him do in years. i never watch the LLS

this was a terible interview. he pritty much gave her a soapbox and let her say what she wanted. no questioning of , only what are you up to now .

why didnt he ask her to expain all the horrible stuff she keeps tweeting. and answer all the questions that her 'trolls' keep asking. make her explain why she thinks its all right to call all men rapists etc


he is spinless and one of the worst inteviewers we have ever had in this country

ignorance is strength

hawley wrote: »

He's an underrated interviewer. He keeps his distance but directs it in subtle ways and constantly moves the point of attack. At the end of it you're left wondering "How did he do that? ". His interview with Louise O'Neill is a case in point, he drew her out and enabled her to open up.

Rarely am I so entirely in disagreement with a post, as I am with this one. Directs it in subtle ways?! Tubridy asks bland questions, often in a way that disrupts the flow of conversation. During the guest's answer, he will mumble indistinctly, offering a prompt or smart comment, which might be normal in everyday conversation but sounds bad on television. He doesn't have an appealing sense of humor and seems uncomfortable in his own skin. Add to this his startling lack of eloquence -- he frequently gets bogged down trying to find an every-day word -- and you have someone almost comically unsuited to being an interview. That someone could watch his interviews and conclude his abilities are underrated genuinely unsettles me!

Heebie

Johngoose wrote:

No way would the bbc pay him the equivalent of what he is paid here.

I think the BBC would be smart enough not to pay him at all, unless it was to be a doorman or something.

quintana76

He is RTE "royalty".He is overpayed and overated within the Organisation. He has no particular noticeable talents just the right connections to get him into the notoriously nepotistic RTE. He would disappear without trace but would never leave the cash cow mothership in Donnybrook.

Nekarsulm

quintana76 wrote: »

He is RTE "royalty".He is overpayed and overated within the Organisation. He has no particular noticeable talents just the right connections to get him into the notoriously nepotistic RTE. He would disappear without trace but would never leave the cash cow mothership in Donnybrook.

Quite correct. I seem to remember hearing somewhere that as far back as when he left school and went to college, RTE started paying him some kind of bursary or retainer ......

Brendan Bendar

quintana76 wrote: »

He is RTE "royalty".He is overpayed and overated within the Organisation. He has no particular noticeable talents just the right connections to get him into the notoriously nepotistic RTE. He would disappear without trace but would never leave the cash cow mothership in Donnybrook.

He is not alone there,q,getting huge wedges ostensibly to prevent leaving, but most of them wouldn’t leave in a fit.

Think George Lee.... rushed back to the Mother ship

Think others whose bloated salaries have been cut...still there.

quintana76

Heebie wrote: »

I think the BBC would be smart enough not to pay him at all, unless it was to be a doorman or something.

He would make a good doorman at a large hotel wearing a top hat and uniform. A greeter.