Ex Radio presenters who now have normal Jobs

Damian F

Derek Flood who did weekends on Today FM for about 15 years now works in a mobile phone shop in Swords. Any other examples ?

L1011

Barry Lang ex 2FM is a pilot for Emirates.

Ryan Phillips formerly of Spin1038 is a trademark lawyer (under his real name, Brian Conroy)

I would consider those to be as normal a job as retail.

A weekend only presenter often has a day job the entire time, anyway. Barry and Ryan/Brian went from fulltime radio to different jobs

Grab All Association

Aaron Burchael TippFM is a photographer now

Mad_maxx

L1011 wrote: »

Barry Lang ex 2FM is a pilot for Emirates.

Ryan Phillips formerly of Spin1038 is a trademark lawyer (under his real name, Brian Conroy)

I would consider those to be as normal a job as retail.

A weekend only presenter often has a day job the entire time, anyway. Barry and Ryan/Brian went from fulltime radio to different jobs

didnt know barry lang worked for emirates but he left 2fm nearly twenty five years ago to become a pilot , remember it at the time

Dipole Keith

Mad_maxx wrote: »

didnt know barry lang worked for emirates but he left 2fm nearly twenty five years ago to become a pilot , remember it at the time

Mark Byrne did the same left radio to become a pilot, There’s Shane Smyth that was on Ocean FM working in tourism in Donegal & Ryan O’Neill in Eastcoast doing drive in movies

ford fiesta

I often wonder what do weekend presenters on the bigger stations do during the week? Namely Today FM and 2FM..

Or are they paid very well for their weekend shows, that they dont have to work during the week?

Damian F

ford fiesta wrote: »

I often wonder what do weekend presenters on the bigger stations do during the week? Namely Today FM and 2FM..

Or are they paid very well for their weekend shows, that they dont have to work during the week?

Ruth Scott was getting 30k for doing Saturday and Sunday afternoons on 2fm at the time of her axing according to her Court case transcript.

ford fiesta

Damian F wrote: »

Ruth Scott was getting 30k for doing Saturday and Sunday afternoons on 2fm at the time of her axing according to her Court case transcript.

I wonder what the rate is now for music weekend presenters on RTE such as Lillian Smith, Chris and Ciara etc.?

Sheep Shagger

Damian F wrote: »

Ruth Scott was getting 30k for doing Saturday and Sunday afternoons on 2fm at the time of her axing according to her Court case transcript.

Scandalous state spending.

ford fiesta

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Scandalous state spending.

Also, that was a joint show with Paddy McKenna...
"Weekenders"

its_steve116

Emma Ledden (ex-SPIN 1038) is now working for LinkedIn.

Rodin

Damian F wrote: »

Ruth Scott was getting 30k for doing Saturday and Sunday afternoons on 2fm at the time of her axing according to her Court case transcript.

She was diabolical.
Thick as 2 short planks too.

its_steve116

L1011 wrote: »

Barry Lang ex 2FM is a pilot for Emirates.

Ryan Phillips formerly of Spin1038 is a trademark lawyer (under his real name, Brian Conroy)

I would consider those to be as normal a job as retail.

A weekend only presenter often has a day job the entire time, anyway. Barry and Ryan/Brian went from fulltime radio to different jobs

Wow, I didn't know "Ryan Phillips" wasn't his real name! You learn something new every day.

L1011

He would be amongst the youngest using a stage name I'd guess; it really died out.

Beechwoodspark

Paddy mckenna went on to work for joe.ie afaik

30k for Ruth Scott doing a weekend show is absolutely Fcukin scandalous

Beechwoodspark

Whatever became of Simon Young?

He was a fairly big name back in the day

Beechwoodspark

Another query -

Donal Dineen

Mad about music and it appeared to be his life when he was on air

What is he doing since does anyone know

Fitz*

ford fiesta wrote: »

Or are they paid very well for their weekend shows, that they dont have to work during the week?

Will Leahy was a solicitor in Limerick during the week before being on 2fm at the weekends.

flazio

FitzShane wrote: »

Will Leahy was a solicitor in Limerick during the week before being on 2fm at the weekends.

Still is AFAIK, hence why he used to present 2fm drive time and RTÉ Gold breakfast from Lyrics Limerick Base.

With regards 2fm weekend workers, Carl Mullan works for RTÉ lifestyle website producing various online content.

Beechwoodspark

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Whatever became of Simon Young?

He was a fairly big name back in the day

Resigned nearly 20 years ago.... Illness

https://www.hotpress.com/music/simon-young-i-was-given-the-last-rites-8102175

LinkedIn profile says he's freelance since

Sheep Shagger

its_steve116 wrote: »

Emma Ledden (ex-SPIN 1038) is now working for LinkedIn.

Did she not do PR/training at some point too?

padd b1975

Augeo wrote: »

Resigned nearly 20 years ago.... Illness

https://www.hotpress.com/music/simon-young-i-was-given-the-last-rites-8102175

LinkedIn profile says he's freelance since

He popped up on Liveline last year.

He suffered quite a serious brain injury and has serious mobility problems.

Not really in a good place at all to be honest.

Skid X

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Another query -

Donal Dineen

Mad about music and it appeared to be his life when he was on air

What is he doing since does anyone know

Donal has some podcast projects on, 'This Ain't No Disco' and 'Make Me an Island'

https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/features/donal-dineen-pushing-the-buttons-on-a-new-podcast-1002693.html


Shame not to hear him on the radio, he was born for it. Hope he can make a living from new media

paulwilson

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Whatever became of Simon Young?

He was a fairly big name back in the day

Simon due to bad health over the years is now writing children's story books the last time I spoke with him he's now also in an electric scooter to get him around due to his mobility off not being able to walk now

johnnykilo

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Another query -

Donal Dineen

Mad about music and it appeared to be his life when he was on air

What is he doing since does anyone know

I think he was doing photography lecturing in Dundalk IT for a few years after his show got axed from Today FM. I think he may have lost his lecturing gig in the last couple of years too unfortunately, although he's still listed on their website.

He's definitely still involved in music though as Skid X said. He does a lot of work with the videographer Myles O'Reilly.

Dipole Keith

Dipole Keith wrote: »

Mark Byrne did the same left radio to become a pilot,

Random useless information. Mark Byrne kept up part time presenting for a while with a different radio station. He eventually left and left a model jet airliner behind. The station was on the top floor and had moved to a different location, I went in one last time and found his model plane. It looked aerodynamic... did I mention the station was several floors high and was on the top floor. There was a building across from the back of the building... and it made it across. I did say it was random, useless information.

Declan A Walsh

johnnykilo wrote: »

I think he was doing photography lecturing in Dundalk IT for a few years after his show got axed from Today FM. I think he may have lost his lecturing gig in the last couple of years too unfortunately, although he's still listed on their website.

He's definitely still involved in music though as Skid X said. He does a lot of work with the videographer Myles O'Reilly.

Donal Dineen turned up on TXFM for Bank Holiday specials if memory serves me right.

Deleted User wrote: »

Random useless information. Mark Byrne kept up part time presenting for a while with a different radio station. He eventually left and left a model jet airliner behind. The station was on the top floor and had moved to a different location, I went in one last time and found his model plane. It looked aerodynamic... did I mention the station was several floors high and was on the top floor. There was a building across from the back of the building... and it made it across. I did say it was random, useless information.

After a gap, while Mark Byrne concentrated on his new career, he turned up for a spell as a presenter on Lite FM/Q102. Then Mark was part of the original lineup of 4FM, which he did until December 2010. Last year, Mark was a presenter on Christmas FM - the first time I had heard him on the radio in nine years.

Damian F

padd b1975 wrote: »

He popped up on Liveline last year.

He suffered quite a serious brain injury and has serious mobility problems.

Not really in a good place at all to be honest.

Did he reveal on liveline to who he was ?

statto25

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Did she not do PR/training at some point too?

Christ id forgotten about her, she was flipping georgeous! Cheers for the reminder

Tork

paulwilson wrote: »

Simon due to bad health over the years is now writing children's story books the last time I spoke with him he's now also in an electric scooter to get him around due to his mobility off not being able to walk now

I heard him interviewed a few years ago and he didn't sound good. His speech had deteriorated and wasn't good enough for radio any more

padd b1975

Damian F wrote: »

Did he reveal on liveline to who he was ?

What?

tampopo

padd b1975 wrote: »

What?

Isn't his name Mooney? His sister was married to a work colleague in the 80s.

Tork

Can somebody explain in plain English what this is about?

Michael Murphy. Newsreader - now a psychotherapist- appears regularly on day time TV in that professional capacity

Mike Murphy of The Arts Show fame (considering this is radio) went into property development I think.

Thelma Mansfield (was she only TV?) became a professional artist.

Mark Cagney went from late night radio to day time TV3

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Mark Cagney went from late night radio to day time TV3

And back to radio... hasn't he a spot on Newstalk. Think that's him

Beechwoodspark

[Deleted User] wrote: »

And back to radio... hasn't he a spot on Newstalk. Think that's him

Yep he does the odd stand in for Ivan Y

Beechwoodspark

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Yep he does the odd stand in for Ivan Y

The morning also on occasion.

eviltwin

padd b1975 wrote: »

What?

Think he’s asking did he identify himself on the radio or did that poster just recognise him

Damian F

padd b1975 wrote: »

What?

I mean did Joe Dufffffy interdouce him as Simon young ex of this parish so to speak or was he just on as a random caller and you recognized his voice

EmmetSpiceland

Damian F wrote: »

I mean did Joe Dufffffy interdouce him as Simon young ex of this parish so to speak or was he just on as a random caller and you recognized his voice

He was putting on an accent and said his name was “Patrick” but you could tell it was him.

liam7831

Nicky Byrne is in a pop group now.

padd b1975

Damian F wrote: »

I mean did Joe Dufffffy interdouce him as Simon young ex of this parish so to speak or was he just on as a random caller and you recognized his voice

He was introduced as Simon Young.