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
Less than 12 months ago she was with nk. So I doubt she was head of a department as a contractor. So did they give her a permie job to become a department head while they need to cut costs. Contractors should be given the flick and one reading out social media posts especially
Good read this from the former 2FM PD:
https://liamthompson.substack.com/p/what-is-the-purpose-of-2fm?r=8fz8g
Yes and then tuning out again pretty sharpish when they hear how lacklustre the station has become.
Reading all the posts in here, and the 2 Johnnies thread and the Doireann Garrihy thread has been very interesting. Like it has been mentioned, what people feel should happen next is all over the map.
I am seeing a through-line though… the 'talking' should be reserved for Radio One and the music is 2fm.
What is the music though? Well, a lot of people agree that the youth/chart music seems to be sewn up by the regional youth stations, Spin/Red/Beat etc.
If you look at what Today FM do, it's a mix of 90's, 00's with some 2010's and current sprinkled throughout. It feels like the station are aging with their audience and playing 'the music they love' while 2fm just haven't managed to find a balance. I am 40 and have listened to primetime Today FM pretty regularly for 15 - 20 years now. I feel like it's aging with me and the consistency of presenter line-up is to be admired, although I'll admit I don't listen to Iano.
2fm has been so chaotic in comparison.
I don't really have a suggested solution other than to say a consistent line-up, deciding on a demographic (abandon the youth?) and not trying to be something they're not would help I'm sure.
There has been plenty of gripes in this thread about not catering for youth but in fairness, the playlist this morning is fairly new and fresh. Plenty Irish artists too, while not delving into the stereotypical Cranberries, Hozier or Dermot Kennedy and roaring 'we're playing new Irish artists' while doing it. I never would have heard any of these on Today FM. One run of tracks was;
CMAT
SZA
Strabe
Peggy Gou
Khakikid
In fairness you hear CMAT, hear her before she starts singing!
Well now, Lottie has finally been promoted to Drivetime https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2024/0531/1452339-rte-2fm-announces-its-summer-schedule/
Lottie to get the drive time slot with David o Reilly. That’s a shocking pairing for that slot.
Aifric to join the morning slot
My opinion on the bits of heard of David when covering or in slots is he has an opinion and all others are wrong
Lottie Ryan and David O Reilly confirmed on VIP magazine Instagram as the replacements for the 2 Johnnies.
Says a lot that it was by them and not 2fm socials. The press release describes them as “the ultimate messers”
gets sick in a bag
:/ Reading though some of his other post he seems to have missed the elephant in the room. Don't mention Dee!
I won't listen to 2fm, I stopped after the last schedule. The breakfast show needs to be scrapped, Laura has no personality and we all know Lottie is only on 2fm because of her father. She needs to step outside of his shadow
It seems like a nothing change to be honest. It will be interesting to see if any of this make an impact on 2FM's audience and how they spin it.
I would love to see 2FM reach new heights in this disaster, or just to remain on the same numbers.
Dan Healy should have a masters in spin.
I had 2FM on the car for about 4 hours last Sunday. Some things I noted….
Lottie Ryan???????!!!!!!!
Lottie Ryan hanging around whether anyone wants her for anything or not has paid off....what a joke..3-6pm Monday to Friday, how many mentions of her dad per week?
2FM shakeup: Lottie Ryan and David O’Reilly taking 2 Johnnies slot (for the summer at least).
Lottie on drive 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yup 2fm playlist is much, much better than today fm.
2fm's programming after 7pm is also much better.
I've a sibling who was a county hurler, doesn't mean everyone else in the family could.
I used to turn off the 2 johnnies when they had to do their grin and bear it during Lottie, I'll be following them away from 2fm.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Well isn't that the biggest "f*CK you boards"
Afric joining breakfast isn't that big a surprise. Afric and Carl were a popular pairing on weekends so they already have the chemistry.
Lottie on Drive... Well it's not Fergal D'arcy.
the 3 presenters announced must be RTE staffers, Bakhurst making use of existing resources which is good
Shake up? Shakedown for the taxpayers money more like. Less talent same output. Just now, drive becomes drivel.
😂 Anyone but. There are plenty of people knocking around RTÉ. You could have the job if you wanted, based on that level of talent.
Again nothing against the girl, but she's not ready to be a full time host or co-host.
Good luck to her an everyone on this summer's shake up, I honestly hope they end up with 50k 15 to 25 year old listeners extra, on top of the currently listenership
The new schedule reminds me of an Iradio/Beat102103 schedule, basically no " big names" on it at all, Indeed Laura Fox must be the "smallest name presenter"(can't think of another way to describe it) on mid-mornings since Paul Clark in 1982 ?
I would literally take DJ3000 from The Simpsons over her.
She is the most bland and pointless host I literally can think of. Barely capable of doing the celeb gossip slot on a show and is living of her fathers legacy (not that she would mention him at every possible opportunity).
Constant stream of bland stories about her on vip/rsvplive and similar when she literally had a holiday or wants to push some product to people as well, painful individual.
I'd take her entertainment slots over Cash Machine shilling any day of the week. If Bauer's "I can't believe it's not gambling" funding model is the best alternative to the licence fee then broadcast Radio is wrecked beyond recovery.
She's another tubridy that just hasn't been found out yet.
Pull away the safety blanket of rte and she'd sink.
Was there a replacement named for Laura Fox at weekends? Their schedule just has the "Weekends on 2FM", where I'm guessing allows them random presenters come through a few weeks here and there.
I hear they've got some new guy called Bryan tubridy, a DJ in England I believe.
The bantz will be awesome*.
They look strangely like brother and sister.
