ford fiesta wrote: » you forgot "AlisonEJCurtis"
TheDavester wrote: » of course it wasn't :rolleyes: poor playlist (tbf selection has improved since she's been shifted to evenings ) , poor content and awful attempts at "banter" or "interplay with the news team or others on the show...least she not as bad as Paula "I have a fella don't you know" McSweeny or Allison "I have a child/Twitter account/53102" Curtis
MikeyTaylor wrote: » It wasn't her fault.
TheDavester wrote: » Lol, yeah if they want their ratings to tank again like they did the last time
MikeyTaylor wrote: » I think they should put Louise Duffy back on daytimes.
gamecube wrote: » Muireann was talking about Newstalk having no women presenters mon-fri 7am-7pm.......you could just see it in her face that she wanted to say Today fm is exactly the same! She is a little pissed off about it i think!
Clonmel1000 wrote: » Songs of Praise is the best show on Irish radio
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » This x1000. They should just do this now and have Al fill in for her as Al is practically off every second week anyway. The only show I look forward to these days is 'Songs of Praise' on Sunday evenings. Every other show seems to require listeners to dial down any brain activity to listen in.:(
hullaballoo wrote: » I don't think Dara Quilty is a good fit for Today FM tbh, although he is undoubtedly talented. I'd prefer to see Muireann in Al's slot. I am actually warming to Fergal Darcy. I never thought I would but he's like an excited child and after listening to him for a few weeks now, I'm starting to find him endearing. The content is brain floss, but that's what they're going for. It's the same all day long now, from Early Breakfast, right the way through until TLW. TLW is now TLW Lite as well, so they're clearly after the Spin generation.
MikeyTaylor wrote: » Where would Dara Quilty go? 9-12 or 12-2:30?
robo wrote: » Has there been a full week all summer of day time shows that Muireann hasn't being filling in for the other presenters (outside of her weekend slot)? Like I'm just waiting for D&D and Al to be off - 9am to 2.30pm - Muireann O'Connell :P They really should put her on the posters :rolleyes:
greenspurs wrote: » (except the amazing Louise Duffy!!)
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » If Al Porter is the answer, they really need to change the question:(
wnolan1992 wrote: » A) Because the lack of them has been highlighted over the past few years and stations are now giving more female presenters chances. It's also becoming easier and easier for everyone to get involved in radio/media because the barrier to entry is being lowered because of online opportunities. It's possible more women are seeing it as a viable career now. Don't know, they don't to me. C) Probably because his contract says he's entitled to them. D) Because management think he's the answer to the problem of low lunchtime ratings.
greenspurs wrote: » A few questions ................... A) Why are there so many female DJ's after appearing recently?? Why do they all sound the same (except the amazing Louise Duffy!!) C) How does Al Porter get so many days off (Muireann presents the show as much as he does) D) Why is Al Porter on the radio .......
Declan A Walsh wrote: » Who is she? Did she join Today FM recently? What's her background?
MikeyTaylor wrote: » Interestingly Kate Brennan-Harding was doing overnights on Today FM after McLoone the other night.
wnolan1992 wrote: » I assumed as much, but didn't want to state it definitively since I only really started listening in 2004. As a side note, I could never really warm to Paul McLoone. He's grand like, but I always preferred Dunne.
Declan A Walsh wrote: » From the very start in the Radio Ireland days from March 1997 (that's nearly 20 and a half years now!), there was always alternative-oriented programmes on weeknights, excluding Fridays. John Kelly used to present The Eclectic Ballroom from 7pm, Either immediately afterwards, or maybe with an hour of specialist programs in between (can't remember), Donal Dineen presented Here Comes the Night. Tom Dunne with Pet Sounds became the permanent replacement for John Kelly after the latter went to RTE. At some stage, Donal Dineen's slot was moved to midnight with In The Wee Small Hours, with the likes of Ray Foley on at 10pm .Eventually, Paul McLoone replaced Tom Dunne. It was another period of time before Paul's slot was moved to 9pm and Donal lost his slot eventually. Since then, the main alternative-oriented slot on weeknights has been Paul McLoone's programme alone.
wnolan1992 wrote: » Highly likely that there's a clause in their licence agreement that they have to have an alternative music output. Unless the new licence (was up for renewal this year) is drastically different, I wouldn't worry too much about a potential format change there to be honest.Even when they had Foley doing The Blast they had Tom Dunne doing the alternative stuff, so it's been a fixture of the station for well over a decade. Paul McCloone might get replaced with a former TX presenter though.
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