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  • #842
    Trebor176
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,435 ✭✭✭Trebor176


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    Kelly Ann Byrne is the best DJ on Today FM

    cracking show this evening with all female artists

    I'm listening to it here. I've been listening to the show from day one, whether it be live or on the listen back function. From the first time I heard it, I knew it would be a show I'd be listening to every week.

    I never really listened to TXFM, so I didn't get to hear much of Kelly-Anne on that. But, I agree that she's excellent on Today FM. Her enthusiasm for music is always evident on the show, and she really knows her stuff.


  • #843
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Trebor176 wrote: »
    I'm listening to it here. I've been listening to the show from day one, whether it be live or on the listen back function. From the first time I heard it, I knew it would be a show I'd be listening to every week.

    I never really listened to TXFM, so I didn't get to hear much of Kelly-Anne on that. But, I agree that she's excellent on Today FM. Her enthusiasm for music is always evident on the show, and she really knows her stuff.

    I'm going to listen back to the show tomorrow!

    Just shows how crap the rest of the music has become on 2day fm


  • #844
    Trebor176
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,435 ✭✭✭Trebor176


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    I'm going to listen back to the show tomorrow!

    Just shows how crap the rest of the music has become on 2day fm

    I just hope that The Beat Goes On doesn't end up becoming a victim of the changes in the station and ends up being substituted for some Saturday night 'dancey' show.


  • #845
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,074 ✭✭✭prunudo


    It was days like yesterday that you realise the content of Today Fm's daytime schedule isnt able for the serious content.
    Having to wait till the last word for any decent conversation on a tragedy that had the whole country talking.
    I've said it before and maybe it's an age thing but I don't feel connected to Today Fm and don't really care for it much any more.


  • #846
    zoobizoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭zoobizoo


    jvan wrote: »
    It was days like yesterday that you realise the content of Today Fm's daytime schedule isnt able for the serious content.
    Having to wait till the last word for any decent conversation on a tragedy that had the whole country talking.
    .

    The story was being covered extensively by the two talk channels, Radio1 and Newstalk.

    TodayFM is not designed for serious content.

    It's not as if Ian Dempsey, Ray Foley or Tony Fenton would have covered this type of story in the past. Only D'arcy would have.


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  • #847
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,074 ✭✭✭prunudo


    zoobizoo wrote: »
    The story was being covered extensively by the two talk channels, Radio1 and Newstalk.

    TodayFM is not designed for serious content.

    It's not as if Ian Dempsey, Ray Foley or Tony Fenton would have covered this type of story in the past. Only D'arcy would have.

    In that case why have the Last word, the business show and Delmares show on Sunday.
    On tuesday morning there was joking and laughing between the newsreader and presenter(s) then straight into trying to doing a serious news piece.
    It's not that I'm looking for wall to wall serious content, but the old days of a bit of music and covering the relevant stories of the day worked well.
    All they seem to do now is cover bs, oh look at this survey, nonsense event, text in your own experience.


  • #848
    zoobizoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭zoobizoo


    You might find that the Last Word will be phased out over time to fit the rest of the station.

    The weekend is a different kettle - in the same way that Sunday papers are different to weekday papers. Different people and demographic listening.

    The channel is evolving into something that may not be for you.


  • #849
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,074 ✭✭✭prunudo


    zoobizoo wrote: »
    You might find that the Last Word will be phased out over time to fit the rest of the station.

    The weekend is a different kettle - in the same way that Sunday papers are different to weekday papers. Different people and demographic listening.

    The channel is evolving into something that may not be for you.

    Have the same feeling about the Last word being moved alright. And you're right the station is definitely turning into one that's not my cup of tea.
    But the problem I find with the 2 stations you mentioned earlier is that they're too talk heavy.
    The old mix was nice but nobody seems to be catering for that market anymore.


  • #850
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »
    Al Porter has to have one of the most punchable smiles/faces in the history of mankind. I've never actually saw him on TV or heard him on radio but I despise the bastard.

    So you despise someone based on looks and nothing else?
    That's says a lot about you!


  • #851
    The Parish Priest.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 613 ✭✭✭The Parish Priest.


    jvan wrote: »
    It was days like yesterday that you realise the content of Today Fm's daytime schedule isnt able for the serious content.
    Having to wait till the last word for any decent conversation on a tragedy that had the whole country talking.
    I've said it before and maybe it's an age thing but I don't feel connected to Today Fm and don't really care for it much any more.

    I think it's a good thing that we didn't have to suffer hearing about 6 foot 6 truck drivers who had tears rolling down their face over the missing helicopter crew


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  • #852
    xtradel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭xtradel


    Anybody know whats going on up there on a Sat morning? 2nd week in a row, 7am ad comes on for the very last word with Matt Cooper....then news jingle...then ad break....then sports jingle...(no news or sport btw)....then ad break followed by a song which half way thru gets interrupted by robo dj!

    Is there really nobody there at 7am on a Sat morning to press "next" when robo dj makes a balls of everything and what time does Alison Curtis start at if shes not around to fix the problem??

    Due to the nature of my job The Very Last Word with Matt Cooper is the only time I now get to listen to Matt and catch up on what's been going on. I was very tempted to ring Alison this morning and ask wtf is going on up there!


  • #853
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,972 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    xtradel wrote: »
    Anybody know whats going on up there on a Sat morning? 2nd week in a row, 7am ad comes on for the very last word with Matt Cooper....then news jingle...then ad break....then sports jingle...(no news or sport btw)....then ad break followed by a song which half way thru gets interrupted by robo dj!

    Is there really nobody there at 7am on a Sat morning to press "next" when robo dj makes a balls of everything and what time does Alison Curtis start at if shes not around to fix the problem??

    Due to the nature of my job The Very Last Word with Matt Cooper is the only time I now get to listen to Matt and catch up on what's been going on. I was very tempted to ring Alison this morning and ask wtf is going on up there!

    8am


  • #854
    xtradel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭xtradel


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    8am

    Surely there must be some prep to be done beforehand. Doubt she just swans in at 7:57am straight to her studio & presses play and off she goes.


  • #855
    flangemeistro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,695 ✭✭✭flangemeistro


    xtradel wrote: »
    Surely there must be some prep to be done beforehand. Doubt she just swans in at 7:57am straight to her studio & presses play and off she goes.

    The quality and content of her show sounds exactly like that's what she does.


  • #856
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,389 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    Changes not working for me anyway. If I forget about D&D in the morning, there is no listening to the station for the rest of the day. Al Porter has the worst voice and style for radio. Honestly, it is very hard to figure out what TodayFM are trying to do. I suspect their next ratings will be a disaster


  • #857
    threein99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,596 ✭✭✭threein99


    whiterebel wrote: »
    Changes not working for me anyway. If I forget about D&D in the morning, there is no listening to the station for the rest of the day. Al Porter has the worst voice and style for radio. Honestly, it is very hard to figure out what TodayFM are trying to do. I suspect their next ratings will be a disaster


    I listen until mid-day and then don't turn it back on for the rest of the day


  • #858
    IUA14
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 902 ✭✭✭IUA14


    threein99 wrote: »
    I listen until mid-day and then don't turn it back on for the rest of the day

    The office radio now has a habit of switching from Today FM to 2FM at 12 on the button everyday...I reckon 2FM might see a bump in the next JNLR's as a result of how muddled and all over the place Today FM is now in terms of content/presenters/music.


  • #859
    Yoghurt87
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 462 ✭✭Yoghurt87


    I hate the new line up, and after 15 plus years of listening to Today FM, I'm all but done now.

    Al Porter is dismal. I appreciate that it can take a while for a new presenter to ease into a show but the constant innuendo and general airheadedness is intolerable. I liked D&D in their old slot but they are too much, too early, and too long for me in the mornings. I also cannot abide the Today FM playlist!! It has bugged me for years but I stuck with the station because I liked the presenters. Even those with potential (D&D, Louise) are totally overpowered by the repetitive cycle of muck. Genuinely interested to know if it is it the same with all stations? I haven't had much luck in flicking around but even from what I do hear, other stations don't seem to have as limited a set as Today FM.

    It's not really radio news anymore, but I was happy to see that Anton has resurfaced on twitter over the past few weeks. Apparently he'll be on The Restaurant on TV3 at some stage. I don't normally watch it but might tune in for him if I remember.


  • #860
    PhoneMain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 542 ✭✭✭PhoneMain


    I used to religiously listen to D&D before they moved, same way I used to listen to Iano, D'arcy, Foley, Fenton and Cooper. Now, the only one I regularly listen to is Cooper. During the day, Nova is a big contender and in the evenings, Off the Ball but if I'm on my laptop during the day, often it's youtube that will be stuck on. Really disappointing, I used have such love for Today Fm.


  • #861
    Bargain Blake
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 50 ✭✭Bargain Blake


    I am no fan of Al Porter, but for balance I would like people to hear Ray D'arcy's first few months on Today FM. He made Al Porter sound like an old pro.


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  • #862
    Diarmuid B
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 175 ✭✭Diarmuid B


    Should never have gotten rid of Anton Savage. He struggled at the start when he took over from Ray Darcy but he turned out to be a quality presenter and could easily hold an interesting interview unlike others!

    Gonna throw a wild one out there and say Tommy Tiernan could be a decent radio presenter.. his chat show on RTE a few weeks ago was truly remarkable. He's so natural, witty, and easy to listen to.


  • #863
    zoobizoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭zoobizoo


    Tommy used to have a show with Hector - was pretty good.


  • #864
    the heathen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 585 ✭✭✭the heathen


    Diarmuid B wrote: »
    Should never have gotten rid of Anton Savage. He struggled at the start when he took over from Ray Darcy but he turned out to be a quality presenter and could easily hold an interesting interview unlike others!

    I really don't get the Anton Savage love-in on here. I quite enjoyed him when he did fill-in slots for Darcy etc but it didn't take long after he got the full-time gig that his flippant persona started to wear. His set-up of items and his general 'world-view' whether intentional or not was sub-Seinfeld 'what's the deal with' guff. He was predictable and worse still often betrayed a lack of empathy. D&D might be rubbish in that slot now but it's just another sort of crap - it was crap already.


  • #865
    nice_guy80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,722 ✭✭✭nice_guy80


    Did I hear Ian mention contract negotiations this morning, ON AIR


  • #866
    hufpc8w3adnk65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    Did I hear Ian mention contract negotiations this morning, ON AIR

    In what context?


  • #867
    ads20101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,453 ✭✭✭ads20101


    nice_guy80 wrote: »
    Did I hear Ian mention contract negotiations this morning, ON AIR

    Yes, I heard that too during his d&d banter.

    It did seem a tad out of context.

    Wouldn't surprise me if he is preparing the public for something.....


  • #868
    davo2001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,340 ✭✭✭davo2001


    ads20101 wrote: »
    Yes, I heard that too during his d&d banter.

    It did seem a tad out of context.

    Wouldn't surprise me if he is preparing the public for something.....

    Feck that, if Ian leaves then thats the end of TodayFM for me, he's the only one I still listen to.


  • #869
    The Parish Priest.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 613 ✭✭✭The Parish Priest.


    His current contract expires in July


  • #870
    furiousox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,183 ✭✭✭furiousox


    That's it for him then.
    He should go to 2fm, might be a good fit for him.
    He'd bring his audience with him.

    CPL 593H



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  • #871
    The Parish Priest.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 613 ✭✭✭The Parish Priest.


    furiousox wrote: »
    That's it for him then.
    He should go to 2fm, might be a good fit for him.
    He'd bring his audience with him.

    If Ian does return to RTE, it will be to Radio 1 he'll be going.


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