NIMAN wrote: » Its a hard listen now. And as a result I rarely make the effort any more. And in the past I never would have missed it.
neris wrote: » id be same use to have it on in car from 430 till i got home then on in the kitchen getting dinner ready, now i find myself listening to ivan yates in the car and watching netflix in the kitchen. Its gone way to pc and soft and the "contributors" seem to be the fluffy snowflakes of the today fm newsroom
quintana76 wrote: » Gave it up months ago. The descent into PCness has had a stultifying effect. Also too many ads. Not since Matt started to subscribe to the Chris Donaghue school of tedious snowflake broadcasting.
ButtersSuki wrote: » I normally wouldn't be listening to Today FM at lunchtime but I was in a waiting room from 12:00-12:20ish and Muireann 3 times in that time frame said "My name is Muireann O'Connell". 3 times. I'm just out of that appointment now and as I was leaving and paying at the receptionist's desk I could her Today FM on her radio (separate room from the waiting area) and guess what I heard? "My name is Muireann O'Connell". Not a "hi, it's Muireann" or "Muireann with you today until 2" etc. or any variation on it - always the same "My name is Muireann O'Connell". What is that all about? Is it an attempt to increase her name recognition? Is she insecure?
Uncharted wrote: » It's because she is an out of her depth inane moron.
channelsurfer2 wrote: » unfortunately I have to listen all day in work to Today FM now. Its absolute rubbish. music is on constant rotation and they seem to try and banter like chalk and cheese rubbish etc.
NIMAN wrote: » I think where TLW has gone wrong is that they obviously decided somewhere along the line to try to appeal to the younger generation, or a younger one that it was traditionally aimed at. I'm late 40s and this is likely the reason I have lost interest in it. A lot of the discussions now are very lightweight imho, with contributors to match. Too many young 'experts' on who are an expert because they work for Journal.ie or something similar. And of course, far too many debates on PC-matters, which MC now seems to be a champion of.
gamecube wrote: » Why are they trying to appeal to a younger audience? What young person listens to Today FM?
Synode wrote: » Been wondering that myself the last while
EPAndlee wrote: » I do
Ultimate Seduction wrote: » What age roughly, And do you enjoy it?
hullaballoo wrote: » I am starting to really like Fergal's show. I had cause to be on the road on Thursday and Friday last week and heard his full show both days. I still find him to be very wide-eyed like a kid in a sweetshop but I think that's just a manifestation of him being aware of how lucky he is to have a primetime slot on a national radio station at his age. He wears it on his sleeve and there's something about that I like. But the quality of his show is on the up and up. Imo, it's starting to become a bit of a slick broadcast. I mentioned before that I admire the canniness in him recognising he can't carry the show on his own and bringing in a lot more of (the fantastic Mr.) Ed Smith. Yes, the content of the links is light and fluffy but it's not forced like it was when he started and it's become what I'd want from a light entertainment show, maybe without being as good as some of the shows we have been lucky enough to have over the years on Today FM - my personal favourite was the very short-lived KC show. I suppose this gives me some hope that Muireann's show will improve. It's very forced at the moment and the "topics" are extremely bland. But with the right people backing her up and the proven quality she has as a broadcaster, I think the show will find its feet and become another good quality light entertainment show. Directed at people younger than me, of course.
TheDavester wrote: » I would love if Ed got to take his show to a daily/weekday occurance....maybe at the 7-9pm, playing indie and alternative stuff
MikeyTaylor wrote: » Would be nice to have Louise back on daytimes.
EPAndlee wrote: » Early 20's so relatively young, I wouldn't say I enjoy it. Dermot & Dave have their funny moments in fairness and I don't mind Fergal. TLW has gone rubbish. It's the music that's played on the radio these days is complete sh!te. Even if I change the channel its the same thing.
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » +1000 I can stay listening to D&D, I like the guys, but Cheese and Crackers is the musical highlight of the show. I don't think I could recognise one song from another that's played from the current 'hits', they all sound exactly the same to me. Then again, I am outside the target demographic. I find myself tuning into local radio more these days, plenty of good music from the last 30 years played and some of the newer music too. Much more pleasant experience. Bar Ian in the morning, I doubt I'll be listening to Today FM in a few months time.
EPAndlee wrote: » Speaking of cheese and crackers, yesterday hit the diff was chosen over Johnny Cash. The odd time they play music I'm into like RHCP,Foo fighters etc. Modern electronic pop is just all the same
Buford T. Justice V wrote: » I thought the tributes to Dolores O'Riordan were telling about the music choice in the station and probably most of the national stations as well. Lots of talk about how good the songs were and plenty of their hits played. Funny thing, though, the songs were as good before she died as they were after but the station simply wasn't playing them, just the same old generic tune day in, day out. The music played on the station now is just meh, at best.
