Who are the most talented rte presenters today ?

Raconteuse · 23-08-2019 09:29PM

kneemos wrote: »

Fanning is a total music snob.

A music snob is not someone who simply doesn't listen to chart music.

BarryD2 · 23-08-2019 09:31PM

badabing106 wrote: »

Obviously Gaybo is the most talented Rte presenter Ireland has ever had, as a producer /and his presenting style, meant he he was genuinely world class.

Gaybo? Gaybo? Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds was Gaybo's style. That's about what he was good at, figuring out what the way the wind was blowing and what the public wanted to hear!

Pat Kenny was probably their best? Of the current crop, maybe Damien O'Reilly?

kneemos · 23-08-2019 09:33PM

Raconteuse wrote: »

A music snob is not someone who simply doesn't listen to chart music.

No, it's someone that thinks every type of music is rubbish except what he believes to be worthy.

Cool man.

dhaughton99 · 23-08-2019 09:49PM

Capt Eamon Cooke

poisonated · 23-08-2019 09:54PM

BarryD2 wrote: »

Gaybo? Gaybo? Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds was Gaybo's style. That's about what he was good at, figuring out what the way the wind was blowing and what the public wanted to hear!

Pat Kenny was probably their best? Of the current crop, maybe Damien O'Reilly?

I can assure you that Pat Kenny was not the best.

Tell me how · 23-08-2019 09:56PM

Hard not to think this thread wasn't started with the intent to have people b*tching about various presenters.

Several capable presenters who are good at what they do but would still be understandably out of their depth on a different show.

Sean O'Rourke
John Creedon
Mary Kennedy
Dave Fanning
David McCullough
Marty Whelan
Aedin Gormley
Mary Wilson
Darragh Moloney
Joanne Cantwell

Part of me also thinks if Gay Byrne was at his prime now, there'd still be plenty of people saying he was overpaid or two opinionated or posting things like 'whos this idiot with his okey, doke? It's not 1850 anymore!'

23-08-2019 09:59PM

I've always quite liked John Bowman.

cute geoge · 23-08-2019 09:59PM

kneemos wrote: »

Fanning is a total music snob.

How could anyone rate him talented is beyond me!!!
I remember back over 30 years ago ,i was in boarding school and board out of my tree every dark evening at 8 pm .No telly,no sports and only a walkman with the radio choices of rte radio 1,2 fm ,inaudible radio luxemburg,century went burst around this time after a few months.My god he was insufferable with the bs he played night in ,night out .Imagine the audience he could have gathered if he played any decent few tunes .Have meas mór for the rest on 2 fm from that era but he was some bollocks

Raconteuse · 23-08-2019 10:03PM

poisonated wrote: »

I can assure you that Pat Kenny was not the best.

Very good radio presenter I think, though.

cute geoge wrote: »

How could anyone rate him talented is beyond me!!!
I remember back over 30 years ago ,i was in boarding school and board out of my tree every dark evening at 8 pm .No telly,no sports and only a walkman with the radio choices of rte radio 1,2 fm ,inaudible radio luxemburg,century went burst around this time after a few months.My god he was insufferable with the bs he played night in ,night out .Imagine the audience he could have gathered if he played any decent few tunes .Have meas mór for the rest on 2 fm from that era but he was some bollocks

That doesn't say anything about his talent level - just that you don't like the music he played.

pinkyeye · 23-08-2019 10:09PM

Sean O Rourke-definitely one of the best if only for the Maria Bailey interview.

Gaybo-Yeah he was another one who was great at letting people hang themselves. Cool Calm and Collected.

Gerry Ryan-I know he was a coke head but he had a great rapport with people. And gave away a lot about himself.

badabing106 · 23-08-2019 10:11PM

Tell me how wrote: »

Part of me also thinks if Gay Byrne was at his prime now, there'd still be plenty of people saying he was overpaid or two opinionated or posting things like 'whos this idiot with his okey, doke? It's not 1850 anymore!'

Gaybo was an utmost professional. He was kind of unique by today's standards! He didn't let left wing or right wing agendas influence him. He stayed impartial like a professional broadcaster should

chooseusername · 23-08-2019 10:18PM

Ricochet,
he's making a comeback , I believe.

Tell me how · 23-08-2019 10:20PM

badabing106 wrote: »

Gaybo was an utmost professional. He was kind of unique by today's standards! He didn't let left wing or right wing agendas influence him. He stayed impartial like a professional broadcaster should

My point was more how people complain on radio and television forums much more than they offer praise.

There was that time when Gay refused to shake Gerry Adams's hand....

He was very good though.

ForestFire · 23-08-2019 10:20PM

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

They have lots of good presenters...

John Creedon
Audrey Carville (Morning Ireland)
Katie Hannon
Philip Boucher-Hayes
Sean O'Rourke
Bryan Dobson
Lilian Smith

Careful now.... You don't want people to know where you live....

Bigbagofcans · 23-08-2019 10:22PM

Marty Morrissey's eyebrows.

Leilak · 23-08-2019 10:46PM

the beautiful Niall Boylan

r93kaey5p2izun · 23-08-2019 10:54PM

Mary Kennedy and John Creedon are excellent at what they do. I think RTE's main weakness is in entertainment/talk show presenters, I think they do fine on current affairs for the most part.

Pat Kenny is insufferable however. Don't know how anyone rates him.

seligehgit · 23-08-2019 11:22PM

Pat Kenny

Strumms · 23-08-2019 11:28PM

Pinch Flat wrote: »

The fella who rings the gong for the angelus. Sublime talent and timing

Bit of a bell end im told

Snotty · 23-08-2019 11:36PM

seligehgit wrote: »

Pat Kenny

Definitely better on the radio than TV.

I don't expect brilliance but if an interviewer cannot hear the responses and tailor their next question based on that response, then they have no business asking questions.
Turrbery could have someone in the chair say they are an alien from Mars and his next question would be, so what's your new book about....

Filmer Paradise · 23-08-2019 11:43PM

cute geoge wrote: »

How could anyone rate him talented is beyond me!!!
I remember back over 30 years ago ,i was in boarding school and board out of my tree every dark evening at 8 pm .No telly,no sports and only a walkman with the radio choices of rte radio 1,2 fm ,inaudible radio luxemburg,century went burst around this time after a few months.My god he was insufferable with the bs he played night in ,night out .Imagine the audience he could have gathered if he played any decent few tunes .Have meas mór for the rest on 2 fm from that era but he was some bollocks

I couldn't agree more!

Alright saying now what a 'talent' this guy is now and all that.

But Christ, what teenager wanted what he peddled back then?

Come 8 o clock and the 'Oh Well' theme tune came on & you went 'Ah Crap' & played your tapes till 10.

That's when 'Lights Out' came on, presented by the late great Gerry Ryan.

Dual wheels · 23-08-2019 11:48PM

Miley from glenroes young one is a bit tasty but totally talentless, Dobbo is very good Mary Kennedy creado evanne ni chuillin is a bit of alright that’s about it really

Raconteuse · 23-08-2019 11:52PM

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

Christ, what teenager wanted what he peddled back then?.

Me! It wasn't just dad rock he played. It was loads of great indie.

kneemos · 23-08-2019 11:56PM

Filmer Paradise wrote: »

I couldn't agree more!

Alright saying now what a 'talent' this guy is now and all that.

But Christ, what teenager wanted what he peddled back then?

Come 8 o clock and the 'Oh Well' theme tune came on & you went 'Ah Crap' & played your tapes till 10.

That's when 'Lights Out' came on, presented by the late great Gerry Ryan.

If it was popular it automatically became uncool.

Tom Dunnes Pet Sounds show on Today FM was mega, don't listen to his current show.
The difference between them them is Dunne is a music fan, Fanning knows about it.

Filmer Paradise · 23-08-2019 11:57PM

Raconteuse wrote: »

Me! It wasn't just dad rock he played. It was loads of great indie.

Very much a minority audiance. His monotone delivery wasn't much help either.

Gerry Ryan at 10 after him was brilliant though.

I might think differently about it now, but at the time I didn't get it & tuned out.

Raconteuse · 24-08-2019 12:00AM

Pet Sounds didn't feature pop stuff either.

Definitely don't agree Dave's delivery is monotone. Think it's really conversational.

kneemos · 24-08-2019 12:06AM

Raconteuse wrote: »

Pet Sounds didn't feature pop stuff either.

Definitely don't agree Dave's delivery is monotone. Think it's really conversational.

It had a wide variety though. Everything from Eminem to the Dubliners.
Fanning probably played what he liked himself,but it was a niche market and a lot of it was dire miserable shoite.

ParkRunner · 24-08-2019 12:07AM

Tommy Tiernan’s show is pretty good for what it is. He’s willing to ask the interesting questions because he has to really!

Filmer Paradise · 24-08-2019 12:11AM

Raconteuse wrote: »

Me! It wasn't just dad rock he played. It was loads of great indie.

Raconteuse wrote: »

Pet Sounds didn't feature pop stuff either.

Definitely don't agree Dave's delivery is monotone. Think it's really conversational.

I don't think it would have mattered what DF would have played in those days.

He just simply did not grab my attention as a teenager.

GR, on the other hand did.

On topic though, I think that Lucy Kennedy & Jennifer Maguire are up there.

Dobbo obviously.

ILoveYourVibes · 24-08-2019 12:30AM

The left handed ones.

Who are the most talented rte presenters today ?

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