2FM's 40th Birthday 31 May 2019

DubTony

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Wasn't it Colm Hayes that covered for him the morning he died?

Yeah. His breakfast show was extended.

I think it’s the first time I’ve listened to 2fm since around the time he died. I used to take him in small doses. A few weeks at a time. Too much G Ryan got tiring for me. But his subtle brilliance is certainly shining through on this.

Shame he’s getting the weather wrong.

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DubTony wrote: »

I used to take him in small doses. A few weeks at a time. Too much G Ryan got tiring for me. .

Same

DubTony wrote: »

Shame he’s getting the weather wrong.

He isn't, any day with Gerry on the radio is a sunny day. :pac:

Odyssey 2005

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Wasn't it Colm Hayes that covered for him the morning he died?

I'd say it was the ambulance men

threein99

PrairieDawn wrote: »

Really eerie. I used to love him giving advice for my JC and LC! Ah you would really miss Gerry Ryan.

Was it a heart attack he had? I remember the day that Ian dempsey had to cover cos he was running late. I had a bad feeling that morning.

L1011 wrote: »

Dempsey had moved to TodayFM over a decade beforehand.

threein99

JoeA3 wrote: »

It was one of his female side kicks that filled in if I recall. Brenda Donohue or one of the other regulars (can’t remember name(s))

It was Fiona Looney I thought

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysd6RnKIMGo

This was clip of that morning, its a bit errie

bureau2009

Having listened to Radio 2/2FM over the years my overall sentiment about the station on its 40th anniversary is that

IT HAS NEVER PUT THE LISTENER FIRST.

Jimmy Bottlehead

threein99 wrote: »

It was Fiona Looney I thought

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysd6RnKIMGo

This was clip of that morning, its a bit errie

Very eerie, tbh.

prunudo

threein99 wrote: »

It was Fiona Looney I thought

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysd6RnKIMGo

This was clip of that morning, its a bit errie

I vividly remember listening to that that morning thinking that it was a bad thing to be saying even as a joke. She must have felt sh1t when she got the news. Always thought there was good chemistry between Looney and Gerry, almost as if there was more than met the eye!

Ursus Horribilis

It's on Soundcloud now.
https://soundcloud.com/rte2fm/the-ryan-line-2fm40

If you have a weak stomach, you'd be advised to skip the section (12-20mins approx) where he discusses squeezing spots in minute detail with a caller. It's Gerry at his best/worst, depending on your point of view.

ford fiesta

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Pat Kenny - Newstalk. Although he was associated on radio with Radio One, he did present an albums show called The Inside Track on Saturday evenings on what was then called Radio 2.

The Outside Track:) !!

Itssoeasy

An hour long show is on now from 7-8 about the 40th anniversary of 2fm. I’ve heard Larry gogan and Ian Wilson within ten minutes.

PrairieDawn

PrairieDawn wrote: »

Really eerie. I used to love him giving advice for my JC and LC! Ah you would really miss Gerry Ryan.

Was it a heart attack he had? I remember the day that Ian dempsey had to cover cos he was running late. I had a bad feeling that morning.

Heart failure aggregated by alcohol and cocaine abuse. Ian Dempsey was already gone from Radio 2, so you’re misremembering. It was Fiona Looney who covered for him.

Larbre34

Itssoeasy wrote: »

and Ian Wilson within ten minutes.

Who?

ford fiesta

Larbre34 wrote: »

Who?

Radio producer of 2FM (Fanning especially) since the start

Ursus Horribilis

Interesting guy too. He was the one who decided to bring new bands into an RTE studio and professionally record sessions with them. The first one he brought in - to test how a noisy rock band would work - was U2.

vriesmays

ford fiesta wrote: »

Gerry Ryan programme tomorrow at 9am
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Did they play this:

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

Ger Roe

The Ryan Line at 40, was a great tribute and a superb example of dedicated listening and editing. It must have taken many hours and sleepless nights to put together.

Very well done to all involved, it was a fitting reminder of how different radio was when Gerry was on air and I had goosebumps listening to G Ryan mentioning present day references.

A great idea, done really well. I would have been much easier to do something much simpler, but the effort was worth it.:)

Welsh Megaman

Excellent documentary about 2fm on Radio 1 earlier this evening, produced by Will Leahy.

Well worth a listen back

Ryan Tubridy did a really good job presenting the 2fm breakfast show, ‘The Full Irish’.

And now that I’ve said that, I’ll get my coat

Ursus Horribilis

The Full Irish might be the only time in Tubridy's career that he was tolerable...

ford fiesta

Ger Roe wrote: »

The Ryan Line at 40, was a great tribute and a superb example of dedicated listening and editing. It must have taken many hours and sleepless nights to put together.

Very well done to all involved, it was a fitting reminder of how different radio was when Gerry was on air and I had goosebumps listening to G Ryan mentioning present day references.

A great idea, done really well. I would have been much easier to do something much simpler, but the effort was worth it.:)

Agreed, though why was it only one hour long?

Ursus Horribilis

ford fiesta wrote: »

Agreed, though why was it only one hour long?

Perhaps because they tried too hard to fit the content of the show around the timechecks? It was a nice trick but did the tail wag the dog? While I agree that he loved talking about bodily functions in the manner of your average schoolboy, it took up too much space in that limited time.