The two Johnnie's are to move to the iconic mid-morning Gerry Ryan slot and Jen Z goes to drive according to the red tops today https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/2fm-planning-major-shake-up-32825017
What exactly happened with John Clarke getting demoted as pd? Did he get the blame for Colm and Jim Jim not setting the country on fire ?
Yup..... He hadn't a notion what he was at.
Some very queer programming choices were made during the John McMahon era, such as a two hour sports talk show on Saturday afternoons which was followed by a Dave fanning chat show, he also dropped the chart show iirc.
At least you can be proud of the fact that 14 years on, nobody has ever matched your figures on the slot and nobody has lasted more than a wet week doing that show either since you left. It's no wonder Alison Curtis on Today FM has such high JNLRS
Baz and Lucy replaced me, I pretty much had a qtr hour of 90k on Saturdays 7 to 9 and 72k on Sundays 7 to 10. I had 9 increases in a row on JNLR. John MC Mahon replaced John Clarke.... He, John Mc told me he wasn't renewing my contract. " I need your show" I questioned it pointing out the success of the weekend breakfast. He told me "around here your JNLR means nothing" within 3 months the weekend breakfast day part had lost 45k listeners........ with management like that is it any wonder that the good ship 2FM is still taking on water. John MC had turned 2fm into a national community station overnight. No disrespect but, the man was clearly out of his depth, whoever decided he was the one for the position as head of 2FM should be reprimanded too. Oddly given his poor performance he still works in RTÉ. RTÉ have let go many great jocks over the years because of agents getting their way.
John Clarke had ideas that would have put the station at the top. His hands were tied.
Radio bosses nowadays, the ones that have a qualification in accountancy and never sat in a studio are too distracted by social media. They fear it and think that putting an "influencer" behind a mic in a radio studio is the solution to gaining a larger audience. Radio as we all know here is a different animal. Intimacy, friendship and a one to one conversation. "how are all of "yous" today? that doesn't cut it…...
I am guessing Game On will go.
Baz and Lucy had a weekend breakfast show on 2FM. It was hugely remarkable - remarkable for it's AWFULNESS! Very possibly the WORST EVER on RTE! Eventually it was dropped. I remember saying at the time it should be studied on media courses as how NOT to present radio!
And then Baz goes off and gets an Emmy!
What I think the new weekday daytime schedule will look like is changing over time, but at the moment I think it will be Tracy, Donncha & Carl, followed by Laura Fox, followed by one of the weekend presenters, followed perhaps by Jenny Greene reinstated on drivetime. I would have said Laura Fox would be the new female host of the breakfast show, but she's taking over Jen Z's slot instead.
I've seen Baz name mentioned few times now. Didn't 2fm give him the boot years ago over a traffic offence before he hit the big time with his mammy
Baz definitely has.
I presume Liam Thompson was to John Clarke what Paul Russell is to Dan Healy? Curiously Thompson wasn't replaced when he left in 2002 and John Clarke then took full control of programming.
the last time there was this a mass of 2FM presenter exits in the same week or so, was in april 1999 when liam thompson revamped the weekend schedule with more focus on dance and new music. presenters Alan Corcoran, Peter Collins, Lorcan Murray, Michael McNamara (and i think suzamne duffy) left the station over a weekend. it was big news at the time.
Has James Kavanagh and Baz Ashmawy or Davina Devine any radio shows already, could be in contention?
What does himself and Danny boy actually know about programming youth/chr radio tho? All these weekend fill-ins who are being touted by Healy as the next big thing have two links, what are you doing for the weekend? & Text me 51552.
Paul Russell has been with 2FM since the mid 80s
Honestly I think he was always like this, I think the only issue he has is that they all made their decisions at different times and he was hoping to retain one of them.
There are 3 things Dad did : -
If he is bring someone from social media it needs to be someone talking about new music. Did the 2 Johnnies, Jenny Z or Doireann have any real insight into music, or were they relying on everyone else?
A man who is panicking and has to be under serious pressure. 2FM being front page news on all the papers is not a good thing, despite what he says.
He's lost control of it. Losing your presenters from 3 out of the 4 main morning & daytime shows within a fortnight is unacceptable.
That Dan Healy interview with Claire Byrne was car crash really. Out of breath and defensive in the extreme, she didn't really get anything out of him. No real argument from him. He's living of past successes.
She was the original host of Fully Charged when it launched in 2008, along with Ryan Philips.
It would be nice to have her back on breakfast radio.
Also, Tracy presented the breakfast show on Spin1038 before moving to 2FM.
I think Tracy Clifford wouldn't be bad on the breakfast show, she's been on afternoons now for 8 and a half years and it would be a nice step-up for her.
Jesus Christ, the state of Dan Healy on the Today CB show this morning, trying to pretend that kids are listening to 2fm like it were 1998, at least Claire pointed out to him that she never hears anyone younger than 35 on the phone to 2fm.
Radio 1's morning schedule was already built, that same lad was unable for 5 years to boost 2fm audiences and it was suggested he was their super star presenter.
Zamps "comedy" was highly subjective. Personally never found her funny.
…and they have a touring musician presenting a weekend nighttime music show, when most of his tour dates are on weekends!
Radio 1 built a morning schedule around a lad that used to go off for weeks on end to present other radio shows in other Countries!
To be fair to 2FM you can’t build a prime time schedule around people going on tour for months or weeks at a time. To be fair to the 2 Johnnies, if you’re that successful, youve outgrown the slot anyway.
It’s a bit disconcerting that Dan Healy seems to be still intent on chasing social media personalities for future roles. Given the current batch are leaving due to changed terms, will any up and coming or established social media types want to sign up or, if they do, will try stay if their other ventures prove more lucrative than the 2FM gig?
I don’t really get social media as a draw for a radio listenership but how did we get here from the starting point of radio enthusiasts doing it because they love the job?
You can tell when someone is on radio because they love it. The enthusiasm shines through and they’re passionate about what they’re presenting either music or anything else. All I hear from a lot of modern radio is a presenter shouting “Look at me!”
I'd like to believe that they are cutting costs at 2fm, but I am guessing it was more to do with Extra Curricular activity than anything else.
I think in fairness to the 2 Johnnies and RTÉ 2FM they were never going to be able to resolve a 3 month break for them.
They're leaving as they have to sign new contracts with 2fm and have to declare all external revenue too. The 2 Johnnie's wanted time off to go on tour but 2fm said no, so they left.
So are we any wiser about what's going on? Is it possible that 2fm are simply doing what has been suggested around here for a long time, that is reduce costs so that 3-4 million of licence fee money is no longer required?
