Radio people using their fake radio name in formal settings

Ballycommon Mast

I was surprised to hear that radio veteran and ex pd of Today FM "Tom Hardy" is actually really named Brian Johnson because he appeared at Oireachtas committees back in the 00s under the name Tom Hardy.

L1011

I would expect anyone with a media pseudonym to use it all situations relating to media. His appearances at Oireachtas committees would have been in relation to radio.

Declan A Walsh

There are plenty of examples of that situation over the years. I have to say, though, that I am surprised to hear that Tom Hardy was not his real name.

I suppose it is becoming a less frequent phenomenon as the main reason that people adopted fake radio names in the first instance was that they used them in pirate radio. Most of the younger radio presenters and the journalists turned broadcasters did not come through that route.

kirk.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718565#Comment_118718565

Hollywood stars were given better sounding names

Wonder is there much of that now

ford fiesta

Tom Hardy is reported to be ill at the moment