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

…and everybody applauded

I'd say he wakes up every morning wondering "where did it all go wrong?"

You know I am always slight reminded of Simon Dee in all of this, though Simon did head to LWT, and possibly has a more interesting story to tell. Actually there is probably little comparison to be made perhaps Tubs will be given more time.

Anyway we should really stop all this criticism and not reply. It's not good for the heart now is it.

Exactly. The term "millionaire" ascribes certain traits to Tubridy that he doesn't deserve. Aside from lottery winners and those with hereditary wealth, most millionaires are smart, hard working, capable and impressive individuals. Tub's only discernible skill, as far as I can see, was his ability to schmooze the right people in RTE in order to get presenting roles he wasn't really suitable for and in concert with his agent, to get vastly overpaid year after year for the lightest workload he was able to get away with.

There is no doubt in my mind that he despises his current situation and wishes none of this happened. He doesn't want to be in London working for a relative pittance, dealing with staff and listeners who aren't Irish and who don't give a toss about floury spuds, creamy 99 cones, terminal illnesses or his close friendship with dead Irish A-list celebs. He just wants to wake up and find himself in Montrose, skipping out the door at 10am for a meeting with his accountant about new ways he can offset his huge tax liability.

I’d say it’s almost a certainty too that Bryan himself had heard the giftgrup sketch…. And if not Bryan, King Noel would have heard it….

"Finish your sentences, Ryan."

The whole brand idea is interesting. Did Tubridy ever have a brand outside RTE? Was that brand, like Tubridy's TV and radio audience, really RTE's all along? Now, he is trying to reinvent himself in Virgin Radio but without that whole marketing engine of RTE. The 2FM influencers who left a few weeks ago all have brands independent of RTE.

Regards…jmcc

Lotti's brand is rte.

Outside of RTÉ she is known for The Apprentice from 2008. After not much else until Republic Of Telly which lead to Breakfast Republic and then to Bridget and Eamon. Since then she's become an RTÉ person. I don't see her presence elsewhere, and TBH it seems to me as if she's not that bothered about the career she had, I could be wrong.

in the old days…

he would of had RTE pay for a nice trip out there as part of his show