Kamili wrote: Disgusted PJ is gone - loved his shows. Can't stand Morty, Hayes and Kennedy either. I hope they don't axe GG, JC or PD next...
FanadMan wrote: » He's not gone.....just moving to digital only, no more FM.
Kamili wrote: He's gone from my car radio!
MikeyTaylor wrote: A bit confusing.
peterobrien100 wrote: This is a terrible blow to music lovers it was real music radio all that is left I listen to is JC and Friday Rock Show surely the end is near for that as well if this is the latest strategy.
seagull wrote: » What alternatives are there in the morning around Dublin that I can tune to on a standard car radio? I've wound up with 4 fm as the least bad option, with sporadic hops to Dublin City FM for traffic updates. Live drive plays some decent songs, but then you have the traffic reports in between.
FanadMan wrote: » Prob move JC and TA to digital as well....get rid of the old fogies to have more space for the other 2/Today FM jocks. But the upside is that being a dedicated digital channel, it'll be ad free. So more music and only Pats words of wisdom.
Max Headroom wrote: » Hope they gave him a good deal...Pat wont be fcuked around by anyone...;) I'd love to know the reasoning behind it....
FanadMan wrote: » That's definitely as bad as losing him completely. Phone and Bluetooth maybe? Yup - seems like they adding a channel on the app for him. Or something.....he said that he'll explain more next Sunday.
Max Headroom wrote: » I'd love to know the reasoning behind it....
ford fiesta wrote: » Hayes has an up and coming comedian lined up for Pat James FM slot no doubt sad times in radio
MikeyTaylor wrote: » Don't want to look too deeply into this, but could this be the long awaited (by some) return to the airwaves of a certain funnyman from Tallaght? Or have the events of November 2017 obliterated his career??
endofrainbow wrote: » OMG Ruth Scott talks an amazing amount of sh*te - gym workouts, cycling down the canal with all the shopping trollies - what a load of drivel......
Ash.J.Williams wrote: » in fairness i'd take my hat off to them for the greatest trolling move of all time.
FanadMan wrote: » Strangely, the only non drivel spouters are the proper musichead djs......PJ, JC, TA and up to a point.... PD and the two GGs. The rest are mouthpieces with restricted playlists.
peterobrien100 wrote: » That is just terrible, I may be corrected on this by Declan A Walsh but I think Pat's show was the only one not be moved / messed with / axed since start up. They used to call it Sunday School or something like that at the launch and it was Carol Dooley doing a locals only type show then Steve Downes then PJ. This is a terrible blow to music lovers it was real music radio all that is left I listen to is JC and Friday Rock Show surely the end is near for that as well if this is the latest strategy. Very disappointing news
jvan wrote: » Just in case anyone hasn't heard, Radio Nova is the home of the new Colm and Lucy Breakfast show! Either they're worried about the bad numbers or they believe their own hype and love promoting the best breakfast show in the world!
thesaurus2 wrote: » Well done Colm Hayes, in trying to get back at RTE he is creating the very version of 2FM that saw the station nearly die. I have listened to Nova for years, but can;t take it anymore. The move away from rock is become more obviously by the day. We listen to Nova NOT to hear Florence & the Machine and the Killers, yet this is what we're getting. The Colm and Lucy show is a disaster, and only Peter Devlin and Pat Courtenay left. Pat's chat, banter and wacky sound effects are rooted in the classic FM days but at least he knows his music and, if let, plays some great tunes. I wonder for how long?
MikeyTaylor wrote: » [/B] Six years?
OPEN LETTER TO COLM HAYES! Dear Colm, I am writing to you regarding your decision to pull Off The Record with Pat James from your radio station and have it available online only. My name is Maighread Ni Ghrasta and I am the lead singer of Blackbird & Crow, a Donegal based blues band. We have been together for about 3 yrs now and during that time we have been helped and supported through good and band times by your station, Radio Nova – but more specifically by your Radio Nova Show ‘Off The Record’ with Pat James. On June 27th 2016 we had our first ever radio play on this show. We had already done some decent gigs including The Rory Gallagher Festival and we had also written and recorded an EP but we really struggled to find anyone that would play our songs. We knew from the reaction we were getting live that people liked our material but it was difficult to get that first play. Radio Nova provided that. After that first radio play on radio nova a number of things happened for us…….we were now being taken seriously by other stations and some of the smaller festivals in the Country were now opening their doors to us also. Pat James on Off The Record provided us with some much needed support in the very early days. In the summer of 2017 we played 7 gigs at Electric Picnic, we played Longitude festival and we even played to thousands at Europes biggest biker rally in Faro, Portugal. In the early days however, it was absolutely crucial to have been given that support by Pat James. He is so rare in that he is willing to go with his gut instinct on what he likes rather than what everyone is talking about. There is no way for new music to surface and get heard without people like Pat James. It is also true to say that The Motley Crew - Pat James’ dedicated listnership, has been the most crucial and consistent support and fanbase that we have had throughout our journey as Blackbird & Crow. These are not just people who turn on the radio at 9pm on a Sunday. These are people that turn up at gigs, buy our album, are active on our facebook page, these are the people who convinced my band to keep going when we were dropped by our management. They are a community of supporters that we simply would not be here with out. You see Colm, as I sit here crying into the keys of my laptop I want you to understand this. Pulling Pat’s shaow is another nail in the coffin for original art in this Country. I beg you to please reconsider. We need people like Pat. They are so few already. I do not want to speak for anyone else but I know for a fact that there are many many bands and musicians in this Country that Pat James has helped and supported over the years. Please, I ask you to reconsider your decision to pull Off The Record with Pat James Kind Regards Maighread Ni Ghrasta Blackbird & Crow
