Newstalk Drive

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

The Political Editor title is a bit of a fudge in my opinion - while Coleman is a political journalist by trade he previously had the title and spent more time covering for other presenters rather than reporting specifically on politics.

I think his official title was initially 'political analyst', which is a better description of the job he was meant to be doing than political editor, but everyone called him the latter so they stuck with it for the short time was actually doing that job...

Can't stand Yates so I'll be avoiding this one now. I might even *shudder* occasionally listen to RTE 1

I was warming a little to Chris and Sarah as a duo, but it was more resignation than admiration I suppose.

I think Chris is top class but he needs the right co-anchor. He and Ivan have good chemistry no doubt, and I think their re-pairing would ensure solid and entertaining show.

Main problem for me is that there are so few stations I could enjoy/tolerate for my commute. I like to be informed while entertained but a balance of both. RTE1 is too po-faced I think and Today FM is too light in the morning and I find Matt Cooper a bit too scripted or something, just doesn't do it for me anyway.

So I'll be happy to have Ivan with me for the drive home and will hope that my morning companions will improve in the near future. He probably wouldn't consider the early morning slot but I'd like Pat Kenny first thing in the morning, so to speak!!

Whatever about peoples views on the personalities involved, I do think that this latest move continues a slightly unsettling trend. This involves major programming changes being made, no particular effort made to tweak or improve formats/styles/presenter-inputs and then shows being dropped again to be replaced at short notice by another programme which will probably meet the same fate.

It's interesting (to a radio nerd like me at least) that Today FM's success came from a continuity and commitment to a particular group of presenters and backroom staff and once that ceased, the audience started to drop and continues to do so. Be interesting to see what happens to Newstalks figures with all this chopping and changing. If JNLR has taught us anything, it's that listeners are creatures of habit so it takes them time to adapt to change and both they and the programmers and staff need that stability too. Interesting that where that stability is being pursued elsewhere, audience has at least stabilised and is starting to grow.

Instability breeds instability. Sometimes the sword of Damocles needs to be put away for a while.

Simon

neris wrote: »

Good that Yates is going up against last word. Matt coopers getting to soft and becoming an easily offended snowflake so we might get some proper no BS from newstalk

There's nobody anywhere using Matt Cooper as a measuring stick for success, if your aim as a presenter is Matt your already doomed, he went stale on radio many years ago, he's probably the only one in Ireland that I know more about GAA than. He isn't very good on TV, his radio program needed an adrenaline injection a long time ago, I'd say said injection wouldn't even save it now

rodders999 wrote: »

While not full time, Dr. Ciara Kelly seems to be on 24/7. Trying to get an appointment in her surgery must be a nightmare!

I really wish she would feck off back to being a full time GP.

Murt10 wrote: »

Hook should never have been given the lunchtime gig. Way past the time he was permanently retired.

I actually enjoy him more on this time slot than the Right Hook. I think when he's given time to discuss the less serious stuff he's quite fun to listen to. I do however wish Ciara Kelly would go back to being a doctor

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

I actually enjoy him more on this time slot than the Right Hook. I think when he's given time to discuss the less serious stuff he's quite fun to listen to. I do however wish Ciara Kelly would go back to being a doctor

I think Hook's slot improved from car crash it was at the beginning.

Anyway I think Yates is brilliant but I think he works better with co-presenter. And Yates can be we weak on certain subjects too, he had bad interviews where you know he knows nothing about not even enough to ask the right questions. I think one of current presenters should be kept with him.

meeeeh wrote: »

I think Hook's slot improved from car crash it was at the beginning.

Anyway I think Yates is brilliant but I think he works better with co-presenter. And Yates can be we weak on certain subjects too, he had bad interviews where you know he knows nothing about not even enough to ask the right questions. I think one of current presenters should be kept with him.

He is strongest on politics and sport (soccer, rugby, gaa, horse racing). He takes a cliched right wing view on most issues seemingly for the entertainment and also I suspect it genuinely is his view but he adds a bit of emphasis for effect.

everlast75 wrote:

I think that's a little patronising by Chris. If people are expressing concern that he may not be on the slot, the least he could do is say "thanks for contacting me - I appreciate it" rather than telling people to give over

Beechwoodspark wrote:

Chris...patronising...never !!

And this why I think radio stations and presenters can never win. No matter what you do there's someone to say you were wrong.

Have an opinion? You're a loudmouth.
Don't have one? You're bland.

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

Five Green Bottles wrote: »

This country has Mary Wilson, Collette Fitzpatrick, Claire Byrne, Audrey Carville and many other wonderful female presenters on radio and television I'm sure Sarah won't be missed, and hopefully we won't ever have to hear the rotten unmannerly woman's voice again

You know I was with you until this sentence. Colette Fitzpatrick was far more of a pain than Sarah. If it rained on her head, she thought it was God discriminating against her for being a women.

Yes maybe a little but her class and ability outweighs her occasional little bitch moaning rants. She also had the ability to make Paul Williams less of an asshole than he actually is and that's not easy,
Newstalk DOB simply have a a poor record in selecting women, its as if they pick them off tinder on looks and propose marriage before even dating at all.