The Louise Duffy Show - RTE Radio 1

Well, you never quite got the hang of the auld 'thinking' before posting did you? Must try harder etc etc.

Happy Monday's on a Monday afternoon on RTE radio 1. You're twisting my melon man.

They call me Mellow Yellow!

QUITE RIGHTLY!!

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I really like her.

Seems we're all in shock RTE has done something right.

Have only caught the show on a few occasions in the car but always impressed by the music selection.

While on one hand I agree with Brendan. You're throwing a few songs together for an hour. How hard can it be.

But she (or someone on her behalf) seems to put a lot of work in putting together a very cohesive hour of music and she's pleasant enough to listen to.

Was thinking the same. Music choices today were class. Had my doubts when louise got the job but I'm finding it a really enjoyable show

Hauld on there Bren, till we see a couple of JNLR surveys.

With the universal praise the lady is getting on this thread, I'm nervous it may not go so well for her in the listenership survey stakes.

I'd be happy with both Collins and Duffy. Give some of the wafflers the boot.

Yep, I agree...In an ideal world we would have both.

I'm pleasantly surprised by the Louise Duffy show, but that's not to say I prefer it to Ronan's. The music choice is good (still a little middle of the road, but she's getting there), but the personality of Ronan's show is just not there. Plus you'd miss Ronan's "traditions" and some of his more off the wall choices...Yodeling for example!

Even if they reduced the actual Ronan Collins show down to one day a week, I think could have worked. But the voice tracking on Gold is not that great at all.

Well done Louise

So disappointed that Ronan is just bored on Gold - voice tracking is not radio.

Am I correct to say that the only live shows on Gold are Will Leahy, Rick O Shea and Micky Macs 70’s show?

Hah, you could have a good point there re Creedo!

Down 9000 listeners since the last survey.

In fairness she only arrived mid way through the period surveyed.

Still, there's a lot of the 'Dickie' crowd to be burned off before she can build her own audience. It'll be a bumpy year for her and her 2 producers.

I, personally, would never listen to radio 1 day time shows during the week. She’s got me turning the dial once Pat Kenny’s show finishes.

Most RTÉ listeners never move the dial, the radio is never off. Having someone like Louise Duffy will attract new, younger, listeners and this is badly needed for when, over the next 10-20 years, those radios get turned off never to be turned on again.

You may well be right but if there are a few more of these types of losses in future books, maybe we can conclude that listeners considered it more than just a filler slot when Ronan was there.