The Ryan Tubridy Show **Mod: Read OP**

mountain

I’m sure Dee Forbes listens to him everyday, and then switches to Joe Duffy after that,

she was the one who gave them such big contracts…

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121804716#Comment_121804716

It’s all the stacking and circling to land at Heathrow, would put years on you.

odyssey06

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121809352#Comment_121809352

I have a vision of her trapped in a hospital waiting room with the comms playing Tubridy... over and over.

By giving Patrick Kielty the symbolic Grand Marshall role they are sending two fingers to his predecessor. Could you imagine him sitting smuggly smirking out at his adoring subjects in whichever vehicle is chosen for the task.

HildaOgdenx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121809063#Comment_121809063

I have heard snippets for literally a minute, a couple of times, because I usually listen to Q102, but have switched away for that particular slot, since he started.

I never tuned in when he was on RTE so I'm not starting now.

He sounds more and more forced and over the top all of the time.

Well and truly exposed, as you said.

podgeandrodge

The chaotic exciting Ng life for Tubs continues:

"Sharing more insight into life in the UK, Ryan took to Instagram on Thursday morning to show a look at ‘the international foods section in Sainsbury’s.' "

humberklog

Noel is probably throwing Dee €15 a pop for each "Finnula from Greystones" text into the show.

jmcc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121809434#Comment_121809434

Nice that his fans on Instagram can keep up with all his intriguing discoveries.Meanwhile in Ireland, people are watching the RTE/FFG boardroom mess. Best entertainment that RTE has produced for decades and it wouldn't have happened without the Tubridy pay scandal kicking it off. As he's not British, aren't most foods in Sainsbury's stores international to him? There's probably an AI in some Computer Science lab that has more self-awareness than Tubridy.

Regards...jmcc

fplfan12345

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121808842#Comment_121808842

Maybe the paycheques dried up.

alzer100

Even Tubridy's Radio Times listing and interview was lame. He is hiding. Hiding behind himself and Virgin / News UK.

He may be reading this and it will not be long until those deciding his fate make their experienced decision on him. They've tried it, they've given him a chance and he has failed.

He is on a mere fraction of his over-bloated over paid RTE salary as a so called freelance worker, yet seems to have never really worked a day in his small world and small minded existence.

How's them apples Tubs?

You can walk the length and breadth of Abbey Road, yet your star quality cannot even get you an exclusive with Paul Mc Cartney or Ringo and yet you are on Virgin? Something up there.

In 1990 Steve Wright regularly had Macca on as a guest. Yet you never even acknowledged Steve's passing. One of the greatest celebs let alone broadcasters of our time. Shame on you.

GSF

Big news that Graham Norton is leaving Virgin Radio.Angela Scanlon the temporary stand in until a permanent replacement is announced. Leaving this weekend at the end of his 3 year contract. Seems like cost cutting at Virgin

jmcc

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811239#Comment_121811239

And the chances of Tubridy replacing an A-Lister like Norton?

Regards...jmcc

GSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811368#Comment_121811368

About as likely as Tubs getting Sunday Love Songs on bbc radio 2

waywill1966

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/02/graham-norton-announced-sudden-departure-from-virgin-radio-weekends/

Speculation that he will return to R2 to replace Steve on the Love Songs show!

NIMAN

That can only damage Virgin Radio.

Norton is a massive name in the UK, and I'm sure most of the listeners to VR either tune in to hear Norton or Evans. Big loss.

If Evans ever packs it in, it's doomed.

NIMAN

On the subject of Tubs, was just checking out the news on Page Turners, their Book Club programme.

Had Tubs not burned his bridges at rte,he might have been involved in that cushy number, cos in case you didn't know, he is big into books and all.

GSF

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811689#Comment_121811689

They will have to take him off their adverts and billboards do it will just be Evans and that other guy 🤔

waywill1966

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811695#Comment_121811695

You wouldn’t think it listening to him!

Red Fred

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811418#Comment_121811418

Says he will still be doing bits and pieces with Virgin. Perhaps he'll cover for Tubs when he heads off on his long summer holiday LOL. Just thinking about it if Tubs was still with RTE, he'd have had the Feb BH, a mid term break and would be winding down for St. Patrick's Day and Easter. I assume he hasn't been missing on Virgin yet. He's probably thinking how over-rated working for a living is!!

Tork

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121811382#Comment_121811382

If Tubridy had the ambition and skillset to appeal to a UK audience, he'd benefit from events such as Steve Wright's sudden death. We all know he was never going to get this actual show, but what about the churn that happens in the wake of these things? A working presenter moving to a new job creates a vacancy and so on and so on.

HildaOgdenx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121812053#Comment_121812053

Exactly.

If he had a scrap of talent, he would be looked at, surely, to take over the show that Graham Norton is leaving, for example.

Instead I imagine the powers that be are wondering why they took him on, at all.

alzer100

Good luck Ryan!

I hope he's not watching that on a dodgy box!

NIMAN

Anyone who has listened to Tubs over the years knows he has zero interest or knowledge of any sport.

But sure anything to keep him on the socials.

glenfieldman

Did Subserdy mention the passing of Steve Wright, one of the UKs best DJs ?

KevRossi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121812955#Comment_121812955

Was it the LLS or on the radio where he kept referring to the 'Kick-off' at the start of a game of Gaelic Football. He was corrected a number of times to 'throw-in' but just didn't cop it. He was probably wondering at the rugby match why the ref let them get away with so many hand balls, or why they kept on playing with no nets in the goals.

About as disinterested as Joe Duffy who wouldn't be able to find Croke Park but still tried to push Dublin winning Sam as being one of the highlights of a particular year.

HildaOgdenx

Yet another reason why he was a poor interviewer and presenter, imo.

There would be nothing wrong with saying he wasn't much into sport, or that he didn't know very much about it, but was willing to learn from what his interviewee had to say. Far better than trying to pretend.

He is so inauthentic.

HildaOgdenx

Switched on radio earlier, heard mention of jellybabies, quickly turned the dial, as usual.

Ash.J.Williams

Saw wonka yesterday and the opening song about landing in a new city with a shilling in his pocket reminded me of Tubs

Neferteena

I've never listened to the Sunday gig, but find myself in the unfortunate circumstance this morning of being in company, with it on in the background.

As it's prerecorded I thought the links would be less frantic, & Tubs more relaxed as he's only servicing an Irish audience. Well I thought wrong. He's stuffing the 'book man'& 'toyman' pseudopersona down listeners' throats, in a similar fashion to a duck farmer feeding ducks for foie head. He even said he read some children's stories on air during covid ''in my role as the toyman'. Yes he actually said that. Banging on about London being wonderful & his big move

Every link contains a soliloquy of hyperdrivel about him. Sadly they are rehashed stories about bookshop experiences, lunch with his mammy, his school days, his Beatles experiences, meeting some celeb or other. He's even trying to get in on the act of getting notifications on his newsfeed of BAFTA winners b4 they were announced. & royally dropped the blame on someone unnamed in the BBC.

He continues to abuse links as a vehicle to talk about himself, his cadence is erratic, & the subject matter goes in many tangents. I've also yet again noticed the coincidences of comments on here reflected on his show.

I heard the weekday show one day this week too. The tech glitches were numerous, & I could hear him repeating what the producer said in his ear at times. He played the wrong song, & it was obvious be lined it up & pressed the buttons himself. I think the producers run with the time format, & will play promos & ads whether he's gibbering or not.

Laughable as his airtime is, it does not bode well for his future. He has no interviewing skills, his go to subject is 'me me me, he talks incessantly about books, but says very little -dust covers & publishers' notes. & he needs serious hand holding to work basic radiodesk equipment. And he has no other talent or recognition, or significant audience to bring to the table. Tell me who is looking to spend money on that CV. This Virgin gig is the best gravy he'll get, looking at the market competion & the rise of podcasts.

If Virgin give him the boot, he should consider syndicated podcasts for hospital radio, & get his money's worth out of that state of the art equipment in his house.

alzer100

https://evoke.ie/2024/02/25/entertainment/ryan-tubridy-diary-irish-talent

His namedropping has gone into orbit. It must be remembered that most of these "stars" are giving interviews as part of their movie contracts daily or weekly. As Michael Flatley says he hates doing interviews as most of them especially Tubridy keep butting in for which they manage to turn it around to make it about themselves.

Everyone has a family, everyone. Tubridy is playing upon this, but its a very weak article that really offers us nothing other than "I am important because I interviewed most of these Irish talents". But if Cillian Murphy met and was interviewed by Tubridy and then they met each other in passing, why are they not great best mates now?

With each article for the MOS and with the addition of every time he opens the mic on Virgin Radio (spewing drivel all over the pop shield and across the UK on DAB - or locally on 4 "afflicted" News UK Irish stations, pre voicetracked each Sunday) he is making himself look smaller and smaller, less skilled than even the haters believed, worse than your worst day or nitemare.

The next few months will be interesting as the horror of daily deserting listeners of Virgin, Q102 and the Irish Wireless stations is revealed.

You can't buy class - Tubridy may come from a perceived Irish aristocratic family yet he shows his crass nature, ignorance and unworldliness all too often in his romancing over spice bags, the international foods section at Sainsburys and books written under a pseudonym by J.K. Rowling. This is compounded with a Jellybaby obsession and numerous other clues that could very well lead the listener or reader to question his emotional health.

"Putting his foot in it" on air and insulting guests - leading to the breaching of Ofcom's broadcast code is a strong possibility. If he'd been at Virgin Radio and not RTE in the last 25 years he would already have achieved this multiple amount of times over with his track record.

The phrase "Enough rope there Tubs?" springs to mind.