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blacksuir

Has Liz Ready left WLR. I have not heard her read the news on the station with some time now. It might be that I mostly listen in the mornings and she is doing afternoons.

Also in the last few weeks I have heard those that read the news in the past return from time to time to do so, Aoibhin Fallon, Mary O'Neill, Karen Tomkins, Anthony McFeeley. Today I hear Julie Smith on the news. I thought she was working on Damien Tiernan's show. Maybe he has his regular producer back. We will hear I guess just before 12 when he signs off. I think I even heard the Kelly Lad that took over from Gavin Whelan on Sport read the news one morning.

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91wx763

brian2614 wrote: »

You sound like a bully

brian2614 wrote: »

Her own ego was fairly large to.

Blimey, talk about double standards....

brian2614

91wx763 wrote: »

Blimey, talk about double standards....

Your missing the point with both my comments!!!

enniscorthy

any good gossip guru sites to get the details on what went on

[Deleted User]

brian2614 wrote: »

Your missing the point with both my comments!!!

I am reading between the lines...ðŸ˜…

ImAHappyCamper

Did Liz ever manage to go through a news bulletin without stumbling over her words?

Poor Uncle Tom

Good Luck to Liz in whatever direction she chooses to point her career. She was a staple of the station for years and her news editorials were well rounded and very professional, in my opinion.

I had noticed she was missing and I find I've moved my listening to Radio One for the most part now, but I think that's more a reflection of my age than anything else.

Harry Palmr

What is it about radio chat that creates a flurry of new registrations? Happens on the radio forum often when a personality is the topic

Wanderer2010

ImAHappyCamper wrote: »

Did Liz ever manage to go through a news bulletin without stumbling over her words?

Compared to the absolutely embarrassing and talent less transition year students who read the news and sport for Beat FM, she is a radio genius! I genuinely thought Beat were having a joke, a kind of "bring your toddler to work and they can read the news live on the air" day when I first heard a succession of youngsters splutter and stumble over basic facts and sentences, wrapped up as "news", but no, that is genuinely how sh!t they are at their job. Shocking...

Motivator

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Compared to the absolutely embarrassing and talent less transition year students who read the news and sport for Beat FM, she is a radio genius! I genuinely thought Beat were having a joke, a kind of "bring your toddler to work and they can read the news live on the air" day when I first heard a succession of youngsters splutter and stumble over basic facts and sentences, wrapped up as "news", but no, that is genuinely how sh!t they are at their job. Shocking...

That’s the Beat business model. They’re like car dealerships. Bring in junior staff on **** money, they do a **** job and then they’re gone after 6 months. Beat is an abysmal radio station. Talentless, annoying presenters and crap music.

91wx763

Motivator wrote: »

That’s the Beat business model. They’re like car dealerships. Bring in junior staff on **** money, they do a **** job and then they’re gone after 6 months. Beat is an abysmal radio station. Talentless, annoying presenters and crap music.

Someone will be along on here to tell you off "innimently" as one of "foundation in broadcasting" poor souls on WLR might say....

Motivator

91wx763 wrote: »

Someone will be along on here to tell you off "innimently" as one of "foundation in broadcasting" poor souls on WLR might say....

I’d love to know who actually listens to Beat. Those clowns that are on first thing in the morning are insufferable. There’s a reason they’re still on that station for so many years, no other reputable station would have them.

WLR are a credit to local radio. Apart from Ollie Carroll, I could turn it on and leave it on all day. Excellent local sports coverage and good coverage of local news.

curmudgeonly

Motivator wrote: »

I could turn it on and leave it on all day. Excellent local sports coverage and good coverage of local news.

So could I ,after I've left the room.:)

Gardner

The sports coverage on it is shocking. Tell me of one decent interview any of them did that was newsworthy, informative or hard hitting? When was the last time you recommend to a mate of a decent interview/podcast to listen back to on WLR? It was probably Kevin Casey with Maurice Shanahan.
OTB and Second Captains is where the standard is at and not one of the so called local journalists would lace their boots in any shape or form.

noby

Gardner wrote: »

The sports coverage on it is shocking. Tell me of one decent interview any of them did that was newsworthy, informative or hard hitting? When was the last time you recommend to a mate of a decent interview/podcast to listen back to on WLR? It was probably Kevin Casey with Maurice Shanahan.
OTB and Second Captains is where the standard is at and not one of the so called local journalists would lace their boots in any shape or form.

Can you point me in the direction of another local/regional station with OTB and Second Captains level of coverage? Or are we really comparing like for like here?

enniscorthy

noby wrote: »

Can you point me in the direction of another local/regional station with OTB and Second Captains level of coverage? Or are we really comparing like for like here?

while you're at it point me in direction of whoever has the inside scoop surprised they not reporting the gossip themselves

[Deleted User]

I had the radio on in the car over the weekend but the guy with the

silent 'P' in his name was in the seat and just wouldn't shut up talking

either before, during or after a track had finished!

A listener had requested a number from The Bay City Rollers but he

talked throughout the intro' until about half way and then cut for adverts!

What a complete shower of 'anchors' but then again, they wouldn't be

on their own in that department either!

sitkaspruce

Oscar Madison wrote: »

I had the radio on in the car over the weekend but the guy with the

silent 'P' in his name was in the seat and just wouldn't shut up talking

either before, during or after a track had finished!

A listener had requested a number from The Bay City Rollers but he

talked throughout the intro' until about half way and then cut for adverts!

What a complete shower of 'anchors' but then again, they wouldn't be

on their own in that department either!

John O'Shpea?

Good news to report, No nominees from Beat Breakfast for the IMRO awards and Vincent Bradley took to twitter to express his disappointment !!

Poor Uncle Tom

Covid killed the Radio, Pa!
It's been dead for years son,
It's been going down hill since Wells,
Video even had a go in '81
What went wrong Pa?
Egos on the airwaves son!

[Deleted User]

sitkaspruce wrote: »

John O'Shpea?

Good news to report, No nominees from Beat Breakfast for the IMRO awards and Vincent Bradley took to twitter to express his disappointment !!

Sunday evening show with one of their more elder statesman!

91wx763

Oscar Madison wrote: »

Sunday evening show with one of their more elder statesman!

Boss's brother.....

Wanderer2010

91wx763 wrote: »

Boss's brother.....

Hes shocking. What kind of a weird, accent less voice is that? Also Ollie Caroll hes certainly not from Waterford with an accent like that..

friendlyfun

I find the play the same playlist every day. Is this common for every radio station? Groundhog day comes to mind.

91wx763

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

Hes shocking. What kind of a weird, accent less voice is that? Also Ollie Caroll hes certainly not from Waterford with an accent like that..

Ollie came from a WLR broadcasting foundation course, yeah he does remind you of Rick, wonder why he got the job

Gardner

noby wrote: »

Can you point me in the direction of another local/regional station with OTB and Second Captains level of coverage? Or are we really comparing like for like here?

where do you think most of these lads started out???? local radio and small sports websites.

hardybuck

I see that WLR in their news story today have put Carrickbeg's Sam Bennett down as being from Carrick on Suir. Good work lads - thorough.

Harry Palmr

Carrickbeg is in Tipp though and is merely that bit of Carrick on Suir that happens to be on the other side of the river - just like Ferrybank. Bennett himself was born in Flanders so is a blow in anyway!

Quigs Snr

Sean Kelly said the other day that Tipp would try to claim him, like they did Kelly himself... but that Sam was a Waterford man through and through. And if the king said it, thats the end of it.

Wanderer78

Quigs Snr wrote:

Sean Kelly said the other day that Tipp would try to claim him, like they did Kelly himself... but that Sam was a Waterford man through and through. And if the king said it, thats the end of it.

Heard he was from kilkenny

hardybuck

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Heard he was from kilkenny

No that's John O'Shea you're thinking of.

Gardner

Quigs Snr wrote: »

Sean Kelly said the other day that Tipp would try to claim him, like they did Kelly himself... but that Sam was a Waterford man through and through. And if the king said it, thats the end of it.

ha! Kelly is a drug cheat and has lied about it several times so i wouldn't trust him as far as i would throw him.