IUA14 wrote: » I think Muireann O'Connell is one of the best female presenters on Irish radio and herself and Foley worked well together towards the end of the stint in 98, and bounce off each other well on TV3 on Friday nights, so that could be an interesting take on, and a slightly younger skewing, 9-12 show.
skylight1987 wrote: » I have a few questions ,who are Cormac and Daniella ? what happened to ray foley at 98fm and what happened to JP, rays sidekick?
IUA14 wrote: » I'm far from a fan of the new Chief Exec at Today FM after the disaster of 98FM...but that being said I get the logic behind the much maligned push for younger listeners. I think people saying they are going after the Spin audience or are looking to drastically overhaul the schedule to attract a far younger demographic is incorrect. I think with Today FM what has happened is that their presenters have aged, their listenership has aged, with less new listeners entering the fold...whereas before they were probably attracting enough new younger listeners to keep the average age steady. This is obviously not just down to presenters but new media options such as Spotify etc. as other people have already said. I'm sure they have done some research and have found that their audience is ageing which is a problem for the station, and advertisers. I think they are probably looking to get the average age of their audience down to 30-35...I think the average for Anton's show was quoted at 37 in an article last week. I personally liked Anton but given Today FM let his contract run down to having a week left I find it hard to believe he left of his own volition. I think Dempsey, as long as the JNLR's stay steady, will leave when he chooses to...I can't see Matt Cooper leaving anytime soon thankfully, and unfortunately I don't see Fergal Darcy leaving either given he is relatively new in the afternoon slot so I think changes at the station may be limited to that 9-12 slot and possibly the overall time slots of the schedule. On the Foley point, personally would love to see him back there...and one would hope the current management can write 98FM off as a s*itshow and look at his proven success nationally. I think Muireann O'Connell is one of the best female presenters on Irish radio and herself and Foley worked well together towards the end of the stint in 98, and bounce off each other well on TV3 on Friday nights, so that could be an interesting take on, and a slightly younger skewing, 9-12 show.
KReid wrote: » Ray wouldn't go back to that slot in it's current format
Hubstan wrote: » Errr... Need I remind you there wasn't many stations jumping to take him on after the disaster he created at 98. He's now doing weekend breakfast on Red. Beggars can't be choosers.
loumasry wrote: » I would have to go and dig out the figures from 2012 but I don't think he created the disaster at 98. He's gone a year and they are still at number 5 in Dublin with 11% share, so a disaster before and after him.
Synode wrote: » His breakfast show on 98FM was great
Hubstan wrote: » There's about 30 odd thousand who'd agree with you there and roughly 1.3 million who wouldn't. Dublin doesn't like Ray. Simple.
Synode wrote: » Anyone who listened to Foley on his previous shows know that the 98FM gig was worlds apart from his normal type of show. They gave it a go and it didn't work out. Big deal. In my opinion it was more to do with the station than Foley. The 98FM brand is really poor at the moment. They've no identity and it's like they don't want, or know how to keep listeners throughout the day. But if you just want to come out with statements like 'Dublin doesn't like Foley' then go ahead. I'm a Dub. I love Foley and JP. They're fecking hilarious. Irish radio is poorer without them.
Hubstan wrote: » Like I said you're in the minority, I'm a Dub and I found him incessant to listen to. The show on 98 was piss poor and it wasn't the format, the management or anybody or anything else, it was him and his inane smugness that was unbearable.
MrMac84 wrote: » Smugness?? Can you elaborate on that?
Hubstan wrote: » Have you heard Ray Foley?
IUA14 wrote: » You obviously haven't heard him on 98FM much
IUA14 wrote: » smugness was part of his charm on TodayFM
IUA14 wrote: » Have to say the last two days back in work listening to Today FM I've really enjoyed it...Shelly Gray for breakfast has been playing a better mix of good, what I would call typical Today FM music of old, and new stuff, then Phil Cawley solid as always and Muireann O'Connell from 2 to 6 has been excellent and entertaining with Cathal Funge in for McCloone...not too shabby Today FM...not too shabby!
MrMac84 wrote: » Phil in small doses is great wouldn't like to see him full time tho. Muireann has been good and bubbly, not overly polished but most likely after a few bevvies the day before at the Munster match she's intitled to a slip of the tounge here and there. I really think she'd be great in a duo with a male presenter (cough Foley cough) and the male female presenter is a dynamic that today fm haven't had in as long as I can remember,bar Shauna and Nordie Eoin on a Friday night.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » Wasn't Phil doing the 10-12 am morning show before D'Arcy? I enjoy Phil on the weekends but he used crack me up when he was on every weekday. I agree with IUA14, I'm enjoying the radio with the last few days (bar Alison), a nice mix of music playing.
Skiddylicker wrote: » I'm hoping they get rid of some of the music that the kids seem to be listening to like Skrillex (My daughter likes this guy, I just don't get it) efits Would rather see the station in the new year move towards a more of an RTE Radio 1 approach, with insightful talk shows that benefits all aspects of our lives. They could do a music show in the evenings but they really need to give over with whatever the kids deem hip these days as the kids are not the ones listening to the radio!
wnolan1992 wrote: » That's not what they have a licence to do. They're licenced as a national music station, not a talk station. EDIT: Slight correction, they're licenced as a "broad format" from what I can gather from a little investigation, but for all intents and purposes I think I'm still probably right in saying that they need to have a certain portion of music 7-7. On an interesting side-note though, their licence is in the process of being renewed AFAIK, so maybe there will be changes in their contract with the BAI? That would explain why they're saying changes are coming in 2017...
