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
”girl” ? She’s pushing 40 ffs!
That's a very petty way to describe someone.
This forum is going to hell or needs better moderation. The amount of misogyny, hatred, and bitterness around here is getting to be OTT. Don’t like a presenter, that’s fine but personal attacks, gloating on their misfortune or denigrating people on a personal level who haven’t even taken up a post yet isn’t on. I’m here because I’m interested in the effects of the changes going on in the industry here just now. Not a radio pro but an avid listener. It’s not much fun trawling through angry keyboard warrior stuff at tge same time.
its funny how GOC on breakfast 2fm only lasted 18 months, i thought he was there a long time. I remember they had a billboard campaign bigging up the "Des and Gareth" element with football jerseys on a washing line with their names on them. They really were in a proper war with Radio Ireland at the time and they had to do serious marketing. I thought it was a good show myself, but GOC in the afternoons on 2fm was probably one of their best decisions ever, it was a great show (yes i know about the Steve Wright stuff but I only found that out decades later!).
I am not going to jump on Lottie's grave, i posted here a month ago hoping it would go well for her and TBH I dont think 3/4 weeks is a fair way of assessing her although I did note the lack of interaction between her and her co-host, a minor thing that could be sorted. It's funny wandering down memory lane, I do remember Gerry frequently telling us about "charlotte" and what she was up to in the last few years of his show, maybe he was prepping the ground a bit.
I think Mr Dobson's description on what a presenter does on radio is a bit unfair and reminds me of the sort of thing you hear when workers start looking for more pay ("sure all luas drivers do is push a leaver and sit on their arses all day").
The thing about it is that you never notice a good one but by god you notice the bad ones. Even in the days of Nova and Hot Hits Sunshine where you would hardly hear a DJ during the hour it was the same, and as I have said before this is a national radio station and its paid for by the licence fee, we should be demanding the best talent properly trained to do the gig.
Its another woman, so of course people here will have a pop. As @squonk highlighted, misogyny is rampant on boards…
Definiteky. GO’C in the afternoons was great. I didn’t realise he’d nicked a lot of the presentation style off Steve Wright. It wouldn’t have been noticed here at the time as BBC R1 coukd only be picked up on LW/MW so it was a step down for many to go from FM. Only A252 managed to lure listeners away from FM successfully I’d wager.
You weren't far off the mark. He's co written a Children's book.
And I stand by my opinion that putting Justine Stafford and Garron Noone on a show would be like putting two Liveline callers in charge of a music show.
Thanks for sharing and fair play to him
"written with" Karen Owen
Just speak some random shoite into this dictaphone here, Donnacha, and I'll try to make something out of it.
Ah feck it, I'll just write it meself.
So apparently Lottie knew all along that she was only doing 5 weeks of the new show, all cleared up now…
"I wanted to clear up some recent headlines about my role at 2FM. When it was announced that I would be taking over Drive, it was always agreed between myself and my bosses that this would be for a five-week stint. The term "summer schedule" has led to some confusion, implying a 12-week duration.
It is a very bizarre loyalty to RTÉ or it is the truth.
Hold on.
The article on Monday was very clear - with plenty of quotes - that she was "devastated" and felt "used" why would she have those feelings if this was all known to her beforehand?
And the article on monday was true about her being let go from the show so whoever went to the irish sun was in the know.
Some have opined on here that lottie would put up with putting out the bins at 3am if it meant staying in RTE and to be honest her Instagram statement seems to back that up.
A storm in a tea cup. RTÉ should be getting rid.
I'm sure photoshoots for presenters for a five week stint is totally normal. Perhaps the Fair City photographer had a free afternoon 😎
So she prefers to read out social media news than host a drivetime show.
what’s that I’m smelling?
It does read like she was fired, got mad, went to the papers, got hauled in by the boss and was told to roll back the story or else. Summer schedule does imply something lasting till September so I don’t think anyone was expecting her to be going anywhere for 3 months after the initial announcement.
poor them! poor! poor them! I feel so sorry for them.
Well done to the folks in their 20s and 30s earning that living, working hard 9 to 5, doubt they have any problems in work!
Bod years ago RTÉ should have said to their "stars" that's fine we can't afford you, you head to the US or to the UK and now they should be saying, we definitely can't afford you and if you dislike the terms then you know where the door is and since you are good at your job you can find other sources of income.
In fairness if you want to send me a link to such jobs, I'd happily apply and again those in RTÉ can also avail of such positions with a career plan also. RTÉ don't need them is all I am saying.
So the summer schedule meaning has changed then. I was in college in 2006 and that summer I worked in a place where the radio was on 2fm most of the day and Gerry Ryan was replaced by either Damian O Reilly or Aidan Leonard, and it was more than five weeks.
In the past RTÉ Talent would take of for the summer, Gay, Gerry and Pat would all be off for 2 to 3 months before returning in the autumn, around that time it began to change with the arrival of Newstalk and the Regional yuff radio stations (Beat, iRadio, Spin), then RTÉ shows would take a week here an there rather than in one full summer. I think Tubs contract had him on 40 - 50days holiday.
silly wee lass. She knows her place now
Is that the same Damien O'Reilly who did Countrywide?
The inexorable drift to the Chatbot 2000 continues when someone well known for miming videos can take over a show!!
Is it not Justine Stafford that is getting it, not Kayleigh Trappe?
Basically the same thing but at least Stafford seems to have original content in fairness to her rather than just miming. Miming without the black & white face paint may I add!
I think you got skin in the game here.
100 k for playing music and talking muck for 2 or 3 hours a day is money for jam.
yes.
Chris & Ciara would have been ideal to move from weekends to weekdays now… except they were fired.
How has Dan Healy not got his marching orders?
That headline is not backed up by what is actually in the article....lol
Her contract was always for 5 weeks...
There has been so much spin and backpedalling with this story, it'd keep a wind turbine going for a month. What an unedifying mess.
Most people would be dusting down their CV and looking at their options if their employer humiliated them like this. I don't buy that "For 5 weeks" story that's being pushed now. They decided to pull Lottie for reasons best known to themselves and it was manna for the red-tops. Because Lottie knows she'll never have an easier or better-paid job than that of "Showbiz reporter" she'll take it on the chin and hang on in there. Dan Healy & Co know it too. Lottie will do anything to stay in 2FM.
