Well, wherever they were dropping to, it wasn't their direct rival 2fm. Every afternoon show on Today FM beat it's corresponding 2FM show (Mairead Ronan v Tracy Clifford , Fergal D'Arcy v Jenny Greene)
Mairead Ronan had added 11k listeners at the last JNLRs. Yes, there was a considerable drop from D&D to the lunchtime show but isn't that replicated across the dial - people get up from their desk at lunchtime and go get lunch, stick on the TV, go out for some exercise or to the shops, etc?
who's the aussie one on now? instead of Matt Cooper
Brianna Parkins. Usually a Journal.ie journalist.
thanks, just did a google image search, not bad not bad at all😎
Not a great radio host though.
bit nervous, give her time
And for anyone complaining about yesterday’s replacement, today we have officially scraped the bottom of the barrel - Ian Guider. Destroyer of words, mangler of english, tirty tird lort of de trone.
I listen to a bit of Dempsey, all of D&D, Foley and Cooper. Can't say I've noticed a huge change in music, other than Foley returning and playing way more different stuff than the usual. Long may it continue
Ed Smith gets universal praise but apart from him and Ian Dempsey (who people appear to be neutral about), you have to criticise everyone. It's in the thread charter, or something. (There have been a few posts pointing out the changes and welcoming them, a couple of pages back, in fairness).
noticable positive difference in playlist.
haven't listened in years but got a new vintage receiver recently and have been noting that today fm has picked up a bit. Then chanced across Declan Pierce on Friday evening. Cracking old school tunes, will be back.
I must be the only one that hears blue and Backstreet boy . .. Every... Fcukin.... Day 😳 needs a harder shake imo!
I hear Backstreet Boys a lot
And Ghetto Superstar lately
I'll still take the new playlist over the last
I try to stay positive on here about DJs and shows, but - come back Ferg d'Arcy, all is forgiven! Ok, the fake nostalgia bit did get a bit wearing, but the unfunny "bantz" between Ray Foley and JP are just cringe. Talking about combing their hair for the past 10 minutes... and I know it'll likely show up in a promo played on every other show for the next couple of days.
Still. Spotify is on now. That'll do until Block Rockin' Beats.
I have bemoaned so much of TodayFMs new changes but I have to say I'm really enjoying Pamela Joyce. She's quite witty, self-aware and not one of those women that turns their show into MammyFM.
Was listening to D&D on Thursday morning as I was off work, and I have to say the playlist has improved significantly. Seems too have moved back towards the "classic" Today FM playlist from the Dempsey/Darcy/Fenton era
I wouldn't go that far!! I don't hear many songs from the 60s / 70s /80s during the day !!
On the showbiz segment on the Ian Dempsey show yesterday, they spoke about how Irish band Fontaines DC new album had topped the UK charts. They were also awarded Best band in the World in the NME awards last month.
Ian admitted that he had never played a Fontaines DC song on his show.
Imagine an Irish band who had won such critical and commercial acclaim not getting played on an Irish breakfast radio show.
It sums up the musical direction Today FM has taken from midnight to 10pm weekdays.
They're not really a band for the morning though are they
Is anyone else sick to the teeth of Ian dempsey, he sounds like he's put too much time in and just going through the motions at this stage, no interest in who he's talking to and just talks away to fill the time, and waffle ffs, who thought that was a good idea and finally Mario rosenstock needs to be put out topasture, he stopped being funny 15 years ago
I’m not being smart here but I don’t listen to him because I don’t enjoy his show and I’d recommend you do the same. I listen to Spin1038 in the morning and then TodayFM after 10.
She is excellent. Has a natural wit to her, no airs and graces and can bounce off anyone, on any topic. Best female DJ they have had on a daytime slot, by a distance.
Third time hearing Noni's new song, ha ha. Anyway that Meta smart glasses public announcement/ad be banned also?
There must be serious need for it. It’s a bit frightening that add.
Radio 1 Played them at 6:50 am the other morning
I've never really paid attention to it. Is it warning people these glasses exist? Or is it advertising them for people to buy?
It's an advert disguised as a public service announcement.
By "making people aware" of people using them, they're basically telling people to get used to people wearing them and normalising them.
Subconsciously it's telling us that there will be demand for them and when we see them in a shop they're hoping we'll be more inclined to buy them as they're now a normal, expected thing to use.
I actually can't remember the ad exactly but I think it's telling people to be aware others will have them, how it'll show a white light when recording etc.
It describes how people would record video and take pictures. It's very creepy.
An advert for a product as stupid and invasive as an Alexa
