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2fm - New schedule coming

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  • #482
    Chun the Unavoidable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 290 ✭✭Chun the Unavoidable


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309895#Comment_122309895

    This is literally what RTE said:

    "And then in the afternoon, 2FM veteran Lottie Ryan will be presenting the drivetime slot with David O’Reilly, taking over the reins from The 2 Johnnies.

    Lottie is a familiar voice to listeners on 2FM and David has been building his profile on the station, regularly joining Jennifer Zamparelli in her slot 'Jen’s friends' and he also co-presents a podcast called Any News with Brendan Courtney.

     

    Head of RTÉ 2FM Dan Healy said: "We are very happy that for the summer we are strengthening our schedule with 2FM homegrown talent with Aifric, Lottie and David.

    "It always starts with the audience first and this summer's schedule is built with only them in mind. I believe that 2FM has the most exciting mission in RTÉ. Our mission is to inform and entertain younger audiences with wonderful music, chat and sport. The summer is full of music and sport and that is where we will be.

    "We will be working hard to continue to build a station with the next generation of 2FM presenters and there's no shortage of those." "

    I mean, you can understand how Lottie Ryan thought she was in "for the summer" - its funny how of the three of them named, the other two are still on air next week.

    So it does sound like she was told you're in till September, then sacked, she went to the papers and was then told "this is the line to stick with" and she went along with it. Like everything else in RTE its as clear as mud and the whole thing seems very in house political.



  • #483
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122310972#Comment_122310972

    I agree. I think they should face lived with the decision however. Lottie isn’t in the door so they should have known her ability. More so, if they were in doubt, do a trial show in house and test the format out. They didn’t and someone shot from the hip appointing Lottie fur the summer. Ok, it’s not working as expected Give them pointers on presentation style. Basically do whatever the fúck you need to do to keep the show on the rails. It’s only 3 months after all. You’ve made a public facing decision, live with it and thank your stars it’s just for the summer.

    What you don’t do IMHO is pull one half of the team after 3 weeks seemingly very suddenly. Also don’t blindside them so they’re pissed off and likely to head for the papers. OK, now they’ve kind of corralled the blowback It’s made the place look like an even bigger basket case than it is. Head of Radio of whoever is in overall control in there should be rounding up the various gimps responsible, pulling them into their office and chewing the atses off them before admitting a good kicking and probably P45s.



  • #484
    Clo-Clo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭Clo-Clo


    RTE/2FM want to dump Lottie but looks like they can't get rid of her, no surprise, so come out with statement that trys to cover up for firing her from the slot after it was a disaster.

    It gets worse by the way.

    No chance by the looks of it Lottie is leaving what we would have to expect is a big pay cheque, so is she back to entertainment snippets during the day and trying to act like a teenager?



  • #485
    Newbie12345The
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 164 ✭✭Newbie12345The


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122309895#Comment_122309895

    It’s all very bizzare if you ask me. To get that excited about a 5 week stint screams something is off. She was getting congrats from her pals online - all for a 5 week role



  • #486
    Clo-Clo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭Clo-Clo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122311580#Comment_122311580

    They are both trying to save face

    2FM for sticking her on another show and it been a disaster, then call would be made to fire her

    Lottie because she doens't want to admit she was useless, again, and doesn't want to lose her nice pay cheque



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  • #487
    Trampas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,715 ✭✭✭Trampas


    If she’s still a contractor then just let her go when her contract is up if not then she can be one of the 400 getting cut



  • #488
    joebloggs32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,742 ✭✭✭joebloggs32


    Part of the problem for Lottie bombing in the slot she got was that the listenrship the two johnnies had pulled were at the opposite end of the spectrum from where Lottie would be fishing.

    I used to put on the two johnnies when I wanted a laugh and some easy listening. I had her on for 10 minutes and switched away.



  • #489
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    the huge problem with the RTE restructuring is that the redundancies are voluntary. They shouldn’t be allowed to pull that one. It should be involuntary redundancies as experience by most people living in the real world. You won’t get rid of Lottie or any other underperforming hangers on in a voluntary redundancy. Instead you’ll lose Dave who is good at his job, is sick of the crap and knows he’ll do better doing the same job in an independent company or Laura who has been there a nice while, wants to slow down and takes the redundancy to allow her to work maybe a 3 day week ride where to ease into retirement. So you’re losing experience and competence while the hangers on linger. It’s even more destructive as anyone who is turned down due to being seen as too valuable has already taken the mental step towards leaving so will go eventually if they’d own accord.

    You don’t clear out kifers and intransigents with voluntary redundancy. It’s the opposite. It only doubles down on stupid and makes the place worse overall.



  • #490
    Clo-Clo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭Clo-Clo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122311845#Comment_122311845

    Oh I would say she is a contractor but RTE skill to negotiate seem to be pi** poor. So she is probably entitled to some lump sum payoff or an automatic renewal even if she is terrible

    After all she is "the talent" 🤣



  • #491
    Clo-Clo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,088 ✭✭✭Clo-Clo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122311905#Comment_122311905

    Exactly, the good people will take a big payout safe in the knowledge they will walk into another radio station

    Get rid of lottie and…….did Gerry work outside of RTE?



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  • #492
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    Both really deserve to be rid of each other. 2FM for docking Lottie around by putting her on the show while knowing her capabilities and then pulling her 3 weeks in, Lottie for jumping the gun and going straight to the papers badmouthing her employer without trying to address things internally and then causing a massive embarrassing climb down on both sides that doesn’t refldct well on either party. I do feel sympathy for Lottie but it’s time at least one party grew a pair and did the necessary.



  • #493
    Tork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,702 ✭✭✭Tork


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122312018#Comment_122312018

    I see parallels between what happened to Ryan Tubridy last summer, and this debacle. In both cases we've got RTE lifers who've lived sheltered existences and have got to where they did thanks to connections and good agents. When the real world came crashing into both their worlds, neither handled it well.



  • #494
    Wanderer2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,743 ✭✭✭Wanderer2010


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122310500#Comment_122310500

    Her employer have with this spin and backpedal basically told her they will do whatever they want with her and she will sit back and take it. The people who have moved on from that station are laughing their heads off at Lottie, just like the management.



  • #495
    Expunge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,309 ✭✭✭Expunge


    She's no longer a contractor (if she ever really was one). A number of sometime on-air types - like Lottie was - have been made staff in recent weeks and months, apparently.

    Same money but now tax and PRSI are taken at source.

    There are a good few like her who were also "contractors" until recently.



  • #496
    LloytronN402
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭LloytronN402


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122313010#Comment_122313010

    I wonder have Tracey Clifford and Jenny Greene also become staffers ?



  • #497
    Expunge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,309 ✭✭✭Expunge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122313151#Comment_122313151

    I'd say so. They've been around quite a while and RTE is committed to cleaning up it's 'bogus contractor' act.



  • #498
    LloytronN402
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭LloytronN402


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122313250#Comment_122313250

    They are both mid 40s, so only a matter of time before they are shifted to RTE Gold



  • #499
    Expunge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,309 ✭✭✭Expunge


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122313268#Comment_122313268

    I don't believe so. My understanding is there are quite a number of on air people across all of the RTE stations in a similar position and are being offered "take it or leave it" terms and conditions to regularise their positions.

    The use of Arthur Cox solicitors in meetings (at our expense) usually softens up most of 'em.



  • #500
    LloytronN402
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭LloytronN402


    As was already mentioned, back in the crazy Celtic tiger days, Lottie's oulfella would be off-air longer than 5 weeks for his annual leave. Do you remember when he'd be talking about his family trips to Disneyland Florida and Los Angeles?



  • #501
    LloytronN402
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10 ✭LloytronN402


    I also remember Ryan Tubridy's first summer on 2fm, his Full Irish Show was rebranded "The late full Irish" and moved into Gryans 9-12 slot for the summer with Damian Farrelly doing summer breakfast



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  • #502
    Shan Doras
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Shan Doras


    Now there's talk of parachuting a crumlin Hospital Nurse into the primetime 2fm schedule, you couldn't make it up https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.ie/tv/13303074/carl-mullan-wife-rte-2fm-breakfast-show/amp/



  • #503
    supereurope
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭supereurope


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122330197#Comment_122330197

    I'm not thinking Richard and Judy, but instead I'm thinking Robbie Williams and Ayda Field…he only agreed to be a judge on X Factor if his wife (who had no experience of the music business) could be a judge too. The show was in decline at that point anyway, but that pretty much finished it off.

    Post edited by supereurope on


  • #504
    Trampas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,715 ✭✭✭Trampas


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122330197#Comment_122330197

    Sure with 2 kids under 3 what could possibly go wrong that would mean one or both couldn’t just turn up to work at last minute.

    Seems like Dan was to keep throwing enough crap that hopefully something will stick



  • #505
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,390 Mod ✭✭✭✭squonk


    Smacks of pure desperation at this stage. I’d have Dan his walking papers and get some fresh perspective with a new head.



  • #506
    StaticNoise
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,459 ✭✭✭StaticNoise


    As found via a post on the 2FM Instagram...

    https://about.rte.ie/2024/07/02/rte-is-seeking-expressions-of-interest-in-presenting-roles-on-rte-2fm/



  • #507
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,596 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    GDY151


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122332289#Comment_122332289

    Lol, finally feeling the backlash of the Lottie appointment 10 years back.



  • #508
    Shan Doras
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Shan Doras


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122332289#Comment_122332289

    It guess this is the kind of thing they have to do to distinguish themselves from other FM pop stations to justify getting large amounts of bailout cash from the government.



  • #509
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122332289#Comment_122332289

    I think this is the first time (outside their DJ for a day competition) that they have actively recruited for on-air talent.

    Genuinely I do hope that they look to the main stations as to what their talent has and cherry pick the very best of that but more importantly recruit proper radio people not the influencer gang.



  • #510
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,050 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122333285#Comment_122333285

    I think in 1978 - 1979 there was a public recruitment for the new station presenters



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  • #511
    California Dreamer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭California Dreamer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122334061#Comment_122334061

    Oh Mea Culpa! 🙄🤦‍♂️



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