Radio Kerry

cms88

So Radio Kerry was 30 last week and i thought i'd start a thread.

Who was your favourite/least favourite presenters?

Who was your favourite/least favourite show/shows?

Or anything else you want to share.

Ciarrai76

I used to love listening to the 'Dear John' letters on John Drummy's late night show in the 90's. He started to read some of the old ones out recently on his facebook page. They were even more cringe than I had remembered!

I would have only listened to his show and Jon Slattery back in the 90's as they were the only ones really catering for a younger audience back then. I don't listen that much these days, but I would put on the Afternoon show now and again or Deirdre Walsh.

lottpaul

I always get as much of Kerry Today as I can and a bit of Brendan Fuller before the 5.30 news. Sunday afternoon sports commentary and the post mortems on Terrace Talk with the inimitable Weeshie were the best, though Jason Hickson isn't bad at all.
Back in the day my late mother in law and some of her friends would gather in each others houses on a Sunday night to listen to the Rambling House. The tv was turned off and phone left unanswered, and woe betide the wayward offspring who tried to phone in the middle of it.

newman10

It has to be Weeshie

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

Radio5

It will be interesting to see if and when Radio Kerry is ever able to return to it's pre-Covid schedule.

I try to get some of Kerry Today each morning, though if it's the usual suspects moaning, I give it a miss. Talkabout was a favourite of my late mother's and I still listen to at least some of it if I can.

More Music

A behind the scenes look at Radio Kerry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm36xsJ8TE8&feature=youtu.be

cms88

Somw views of my own.

In recent years imo the quality of some shows has gone down quite a lot.

Breakfast show Andrew is fine most of the time. But Elaine Kinsella is a bit too much at times, too much yummy mummy and i'm a parent comments, that gets a bit annoying after a while. Also if someone texts in to disagree or correct her on something, even if it's only minor, she tends to deal with it in quite a dismissive tone.

Talkabout is a bit unnecessary i think essentially since it's just after the news and there's been two hours of current affairs only a few hours before had. Like Elaine Kinsella Deidre Walsh tends to not like to have anything she says questioned. If she had her way the whole show would have female guests.

Terrace Talk just not the same without Weeshie. Although in recent weeks without Tim Moynihan it's actually been much better. It probably needed a bit of a freshening up as a lot o the guests were just coming out with the same things over and over again.

While there hasn't been any of it as of late, but the commentating of games is something that relly needs a shake up. They spend more time talking about anything other than the game most of the time!

Weekend sport as also improved un recent weeks after a few poor choices with hosts.

Radio5

Another programme gone from the schedule, the Sunday morning classical music show. Not sure if it's temporary or permanent but sad to hear.

amadain

http://traleetoday.ie/great-sadness-throughout-the-county-at-passing-of-sean-hurley/

RIP Seán Hurley

Radio5

Radio5 wrote: »

Another programme gone from the schedule, the Sunday morning classical music show. Not sure if it's temporary or permanent but sad to hear.

It appears they've cut it by half so it only runs til 8am which is a pity. Especially as it's only to make way for '7 days' which is a pre-record anyway and could easily have been on Sat or Sunday evening.

E mac

Can someone tell me the name of the morning presenter on Radio Kerry around the year 2000. I remember he was from Limerick. Had had a talk show more a less the same as Deirdre Walsh has now.

invicta

E mac wrote: »

Can someone tell me the name of the morning presenter on Radio Kerry around the year 2000. I remember he was from Limerick. Had had a talk show more a less the same as Deirdre Walsh has now.

Tom McGuire??
or
Dan Collins?

E mac

invicta wrote: »

Tom McGuire??

I don't think so. Bugging the hell out of me now

Ciarrai76

E mac wrote: »

I don't think so. Bugging the hell out of me now

Jon Slattery? not sure if he was in morning though, night time I think.

E mac

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

Jon Slattery? not sure if he was in morning though, night time I think.

Don't think it's him either. It's weird I can date it to the year 2000 because I was working at a certain place which had radio kerry on during breakfast. So every weekday morning I'd listen to him

Ciarrai76

E mac wrote: »

Don't think it's him either. It's weird I can date it to the year 2000 because I was working at a certain place which had radio kerry on during breakfast. So every weekday morning I'd listen to him

I wouldn't have listened a lot back then, especially in the morning. One other person I remember is Sean Crowley. He actually taught me to drive! I know he was working on radio kerry as well as being a driving instructor. I am not sure what show he was doing at the time though.

poppy37

Madigan was his surname, can’t think of his first name. If I’m right I think he’s married to Sinead Spain who was a newsreader with Today Fm.

E mac

poppy37 wrote: »

Madigan was his surname, can’t think of his first name. If I’m right I think he’s married to Sinead Spain who was a newsreader with Today Fm.

Ya think your right. Morissey kept coming up in my head.

E mac

Niall Madigan!


https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/entertainment/top-radio-kerry-presenter-to-leave-27361828.html

poppy37

I never knew Sinead Spain worked for Radio Kerry as well, everyday is a school day.

Ciarrai76

E mac wrote: »

Niall Madigan!


https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/entertainment/top-radio-kerry-presenter-to-leave-27361828.html

His name doesn't ring a bell at all!

E mac

Ciarrai76 wrote: »

His name doesn't ring a bell at all!

Weirder still I remember during almost every ad break Nissan were pushing some deal like trade in your old banger for a new Nissan etc etc ...why do I remember this? I don't remember what I was doing last Wednesday...

cms88

What was the fella who was on in the afternoons name does anyone remember? Would have been on around 2003 or so?

Radio5

Martin Howard?

poppy37

Radio5 wrote: »

Martin Howard?

I remember him, he had a very soft gentle voice and a great playlist. He was also the dj in Chutes Bar in Listowel. That’s a blast from the past.

cms88

Radio5 wrote: »

Martin Howard?

Maybe. I can remember being around Clare maybe 15/16 years ago and heard him on the raoid up there.

E mac

poppy37 wrote: »

I remember him, he had a very soft gentle voice and a great playlist. He was also the dj in Chutes Bar in Listowel. That’s a blast from the past.

Sunday nights around 2000-2001??

poppy37

E mac wrote: »

Sunday nights around 2000-2001??

He did the afternoon show, late nineties maybe early 2000’s. I didn’t get to hear Radio Kerry much at that time but remember listening to him going home from work.

E mac

poppy37 wrote: »

He did the afternoon show, late nineties maybe early 2000’s. I didn’t get to hear Radio Kerry much at that time but remember listening to him going home from work.

Sorry I meant to say he was possibly in Chutes bar around 2000-2001 ! I've no idea wat time of day he was on Radio Kerry.

poppy37

E mac wrote: »

Sorry I meant to say he was possibly in Chutes bar around 2000-2001 ! I've no idea wat time of day he was on Radio Kerry.

😀 no problem. Yeah he was in Chutes then I think. We loved that bar, still laugh when I remember going out the top door onto the street and in the bottom door to get to the toilet because it was quicker than trying to push through the packed bar. Will we ever see a crowded bar again???

E mac

poppy37 wrote: »

�� no problem. Yeah he was in Chutes then I think. We loved that bar, still laugh when I remember going out the top door onto the street and in the bottom door to get to the toilet because it was quicker than trying to push through the packed bar. Will we ever see a crowded bar again???

Had some great nights in chutes. I liked Sunday nights because it was busy without being cramped, as you know it was a bar that didn't have a huge crowd capacity. You weren't the only one who did the two door trick 😆

Fils

Who chooses the music library in Kerry radio? I see the breakfast show for example is teen bop music. Perhaps Elaine and her co host want to re live their music era every morning but not every ones taste.
Brendan Fuller rolls out similar, it’s evident it’s one person who does this.

Ciarrai76

Fils wrote: »

Who chooses the music library in Kerry radio? I see the breakfast show for example is teen bop music. Perhaps Elaine and her co host want to re live their music era every morning but not every ones taste.
Brendan Fuller rolls out similar, it’s evident it’s one person who does this.

It seems to be the way all stations are going now. I mainly listen to Today fm in work, but its become so boring and the music is just awful now. They moved the only good show with Ed Smith to a much later time and he seemed to be a popular one going by the amount of backlash of comments the station got to moving him.
I don't know why stations want to play the teeny bopper music on repeat all day, but its terrible.

Totally showing my age and now sounding like my dad!

cms88

Fils wrote: »

Who chooses the music library in Kerry radio? I see the breakfast show for example is teen bop music. Perhaps Elaine and her co host want to re live their music era every morning but not every ones taste.
Brendan Fuller rolls out similar, it’s evident it’s one person who does this.

Elaine Kinsella does afaik. Well i thik she's ''Head of Music'' whatever that is

Radio5

cms88 wrote: »

Elaine Kinsella does afaik. Well i thik she's ''Head of Music'' whatever that is

Head of music chooses all the music played on playlisted shows which would be breakfast show, 11 to 1, the afternoon show and any other music one show which isn't a specialist show, Friday drivetime and the like.
They wouldn't be involved with weeknight country shows or country & Irish Sundays (or jazz and trad night shows when they were on pre-pandemic).

Fils

cms88 wrote: »

Elaine Kinsella does afaik. Well i thik she's ''Head of Music'' whatever that is

Is she the one who is constantly putting up photos of her pussy on Instagram?