Following on from main thread in Current Affairs about Tubs in general (now closed and mod suggestion that Entertainment category is more suitable).
Indeed, entertainment in certain respects is what Tubs has provided, albeit perhaps in a way not intended. And still awaiting 150k payback to the licence fee holder.
And of course, his new career in Virgin Radio which is imminent.
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It's still a very well paid job. And when you compare it to what Callan is getting for 5 hours of radio, you can see how well he's doing out of it.
O'Connor's TV show was consistently beating Tubridy's LLS, I think. RTE management being RTE management, they cancelled O'Connor's TV show instead of getting rid of Tubridy.
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Think that the subject was the Irish centre in Camden. He's lookiing very old in those photos. There was an obligatory book mention at the end. Not sure if this is a rehash of the shows from the last few days or a preview of the shows for next week.
Dare I say it, I quite enjoyed Brendan O'Connor's tv show, most of the time. He certainly was far more watchable than Ray D'Arcy. Admittedly I am borderline allergic to the latter, so I never even tried.
Irrespective of the salary, while it may be four hours of radio a week, I would imagine it takes a fair portion of every day trying to stay on top of news, current affairs and whatever he'll be discussing at the weekend. It takes a lot of prep to sound like you're just having a casual chat.
No one cuter than Brendan O' Connor in RTE. Tubridy did well for a man with all the charisma and ability of a stale piece of cheddar but he had the family pedigree and connections to smooth the way.
Brendan came up from Cork with a paunch, a face like a bulldog's slapped arse and about as much charm. He married well, became deputy editor of a national newspaper, got the covering role for Marian Finucane, and then took over the cushiest radio gig at the station.
When RTE landed on Callan as the replacement, his renumeration would have to make up for the loss of other income and income opportunities - such as shows and corporate events. It's not as simple as saying 1hr a week is not worth €150k.
I actually think €150k is poor value though and they should have gone with someone else who would have been able to do it for less.
I think there was a bit of an issue about him doing his corporate gigs on the side - that's lucrative as far as I know. But yes you're right about the salary. It does look like RTE has learned nothing. I wonder what an acceptable salary for that presenting job would look like?
Yes indeed. But my point re Callan was that he came in since the whole debacle came to light. And I am fairly sure I read somewhere that he said he didn't even have to negotiate that salary.
Unfortunately the others have contracts and presumably will continue being paid ridiculous money until their contracts come to an end.
Duffy or D'Arcy to uk radio, that did make me laugh. Good one.
Yeah, cos what the UK radio scene is missing is a burping misery guts who wants to talk about things that happened before most of us were born, or a dj of 30yrs experience who still can't hit the right buttons on a near daily basis and has dead air frequently.
They're still in the ha'apenny place in comparison to Brendan O'Connor who's on €245,004 for doing 4 hours of radio a week. He, like D'Arcy and Duffy wouldn't even get a job on British radio, let alone earn such eye-wateringly high salaries.
And Courtney on €400 per show of €2k per week as his understudy:
A source at RTE revealed: “Brendan's holiday cover contract has been renewed for another two years. When he does cover, he earns €400 per shift.30 Jan 2024
100%. Putting Callan on 150k, suggests nothing has changed.
So Tubs column in MOS and his regional irish show has reached a point of apathy.
Or perhaps he and his production team have ironed out all his crutches, cliches and issues and he has reached legend status with 8 million listeners?
Duffy's Dublin stuff wouldn't transfer to the UK. Tubridy seems to be in much the same position.
Would Joe Duffy or Ray D'Arcy fare any better in the UK? I don't think so.
Definitely not. They are and have been on the pigs back for far too long, and I would say they know that well.
I also think what Oliver Callan is being paid is far too much, for the hours involved. It suggests that RTE management have learned nothing and have no intention of cutting their cloth according to their measure. It's still money for jam, it seems, in the parallel universe of RTE.
Instead we are p1ssing away the 500k by using it to pay off failed directors on the QT.
In an Ideal world it should have bigger implications for him and all other RTE presenters who have been paid way above what they're worth. Would Joe Duffy or Ray D'Arcy fare any better in the UK? I don't think so.
It makes one huge difference- we are no longer forced to cover his half million a year salary.
That's definitely where my interest in this lies. We were led to believe over the years that he was so good and so much in demand, he deserved to be in the elevated position he was in at RTE. The man with the best radio and TV gigs, the man with the highest salary, the man handed other nice gigs on the side. And now that he's in the UK, he seems to be making little impact at all. He's on a two-bit radio station with about 5 listeners who aren't Irish. He might as well be sitting in an Irish studio for all the difference it makes.
A radio "talent" should not be used loosely. It is not some jargon or jingoistic catchphrase. A person with skill, creativity, warmth and artistic ability on air should possess talent in spades, unlike Mr Tubridy who sounds like he has very little of anything going for him in the "talent" department: "A radio personality position generally has the following requirements: Good clear voice with excellent tone and modulation. Great communication skills and creativity to interact with listeners. Knowledgeable on current affairs, news issues and social trends."
What Tubs is not in the Clooney league, you could have fooled me! 😁
I suppose people want to see where Ryan is in relation to the UK audience. From Youtube he's being "ratioed" by Irish people so hard to see anything in that cacophony. So we've no real way of guaging.
I listen for a few mins during the week, still a lot of Irish input.
If this happened, this question could have been turned around and used as a way to engage with his remaining UK listeners. He could have still answered the question with those Irish castles but then asked listeners to tell him what castles in the UK they recommend. Maybe he might even visit some of them rather than yet another bookshop. Of course that'd involve a bit of curiosity and interest in other people.
Whenever Evans left Radio 2 for Virgin there was a bit of a buzz about it but it’s settled down now. The people that still want to listen to him, his core fans went with him, the rest just got on with the Zoe Ball show or drifted off who knows where. Other than that I’ve never heard anyone mention Virgin Radio
Has anyone ever talked about anything to do with virgin radio?
Just to clear up a common misconception, the term "talent" in the broadcasting industry doesn't denote any particular ability or exceptional aptitude. It's merely a jargon term that identifies the on air/on screen employees, as opposed to those who work behind the scenes. It's analogous to "cast" in a dramatic production.
I’m surprised you watch Irish TV at all. Haven’t listened to anything “live” in ages. RTE radio is uninteresting. RTE TV is re-runs that I have seen previously or BBC …that leaves Fairly Sh1tty the news and some government propaganda program after the news.
have been at home (in Ireland for a few weeks) and RTE has been used all of twice…once rte player to see the fuss about room to destroy…and the second to see a news item, which a friend abroad wanted.
Tubs was never “talent”, I honestly don’t think people in RTE know what talent is. As you said, that’s that make great radio and TV leave Ireland. They have to be good to get anywhere, as they are not connected.
What you did point out is that it took an someone familiar with him to even start a discussion on a popular UK forum, a discussion that fell flat, like Tubridy in the real world.
The bigger problem is that nobody cares!
You seem to want to put a positive spin on everything to do with Tubridy
Look, I factually point out one agreeable post about him from a UK listener, and I’m accused of putting a “positive spin on everything”.
There’s plenty of things to criticise Tubridy about. Plenty.
But let’s not pretend that negativity is the only option available to the general public.
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