150KTubs - future career in Virgin Radio and other soulful pursuits **Mod: Read OP**

He can sometimes mispronounce, talk incoherently and speak too fast with a strong D4 accent and tends not to finish his thought processes which has the potential to leave the UK listener feeling disassociated.

He needs a sign in front of him, "Please engage brain before opening mouth"

one thought, one link

not something you’d expect to have to tell Ireland’s biggest paid radio broadcaster

Definitely a touch of the ADHD about him.

I hit 51 on Tuesday and found myself reflecting on an erratic year that was strewn with curveballs and kindness. I learnt an awful lot in an awful way.

The Christmas card list was shortened, for sure, but there were countless positives. The London experience has exceeded all my expectations and I’ve made a heap of new friends and colleagues along the way both on Virgin Radio and in Ireland with Q102 and associated stations around the country.

I was particularly pleased to hear that the station has increased its listenership by 26% in the past few months. Here’s to continued climbing and winning!

https://evoke.ie/2024/06/02/entertainment/ryan-tubridy-erratic-year

Why didn't the Daily Mail ask him what the audience numbers were like?

Surely the editor should say if you are going to write about audience number you must provide the audience for your show.

This is the same for many many articles written for the reach platform. Elaine Crowley from TV3/VMTV was always talking about how audience numbers had increase for her show "Elaine" but no one ever asked what the number were, then it was drop out of the blue! I don't think those numbers were great.

Has there been another broadcaster who has felt the need to “big themselves up” as much as Tubs? I can’t think of one right now who seems to have such need to talk about themselves so much in a “life keeps getting better for me” sort of way. It’s like a teenage Instagram tack that those still trying to cut a presence in a small circle would take during the process of growing into a fully fledged adult.

It’s all part of his complex. He is never at fault. He’s the victim but desperate to show off that he’s “taking the high road”. He will often exude a sort of “needless to say I had the last laugh” narc energy.

The reality is that he needs to accept that he had a good run. He made a small fortune in being promoted way above his ability but the gravy train is now over. I don’t think this kind of realisation is likely. Even far more unlikely is the acceptance of his own role in his downfall.

So when is he moving into the Linton Travel Tavern?

Lots of people were drawn in to his fakery as well.

I guess he’s trying to be funny…. But he’s about as funny as cancer.
cancer of the anus.

After he leaves his rent-free accommodation in the heads of those of us who post in this thread.

Only those who ignore my posts are living rent free.

The fact that you're quoting me would imply that you believe I'm a Tubridy defender. I'm not. I think he was promoted far beyond his limited abilities and grossly overpaid even for the primetime slots he occupied.

Then why do you give a crap about others observations of an ego implosion?

If he were wise then he'd still be in rte getting paid, but his own hubris sunk him.

So this isn't about personal taste in radio personalities, it's about someone who had a cushy number and publicly trashed it.

This thread will keep going as long as he continues to pretend he did nothing to break the trust of those who did respect him.

I find the thread very entertaining, so I hope it does continue.

I was working. But thanks for the advice.

After last week's impressive guest (Brian Cox), it's back to business as usual as this week's guest is … Doireann Garrihy. I thought it was supposed to be authors?

Who knows what Ryan and Doireann might discuss (I've not listened to it)? Trips to Cheltenham?

at last a regular supply of guests - people who have left Rte

Cambridge is a gorgeous little city, lovely to walk around in any weather, and has some fascinating museums. I did a day visit, wasn’t half enough, on my bucket list to return. There’s other lovely places nearby too, like Ely with its magnificent cathedral rising high above the Pens.

Doing non RTE-related ads and endorsements in the RTE studios?

His podcast episode with Marian Keyes from two weeks ago hasn’t even hit 1k views yet.

Overall his YT numbers are shockingly bad.

Greetings fellow young fogies…

I've been away at my west of Ireland bolthole. I just love the place. After many weeks of long stressful days working til lunchtime, there's nothing that can recharge the old battery like looking wistfully into the Atlantic and taking a windswept selfie for Insta… #WildIreland #ThisIsMyHeaven

Has much happened since I've been away? Has Tubs become an accomplished and highly respected radio presenter yet?

I think you should declare if you received any hospitality from establishments associated with Tubridy... in case we notice a change in posting tone.

Rent free of course :)