I guess the show needs it's own thread. The plan is that Oliver Callen, Brendan Courtney and couple of other tba hosts will do it will into the winter. It very much looks like the vacancy is left open for Tubs to return.
He brought up the “balance” stuff again this morning… must have taken a bit of flack from yesterdays offering and the listener reaction.
I notice that Friday's episode isn't available in full.
Show seems to have gone into serious overload of dudes plugging their gigs recently……. are a few strings being pulled one might wonder.
Uhmmmmm
Podcasted here
The Weekend Podcast | Oliver Callan - RTÉ Radio 1 (rte.ie)
He did a review of her first interview, basically saying she didn't say much, and then is accused of being a trump supporter. It's a very odd complaint from the texters, we are very sensitive about someone who clearly isn't a Trumper calling out a bad interview from Harris, on a radio station that few Americans are listening too.
I be wary that it wasn't very insightful and had largely been said before, and he wasn't all that funny.
'You are Trump supporter' or 'you are behaving like Trump' is the last refuge of those who have no valid argument left. Calling Callan in particular a 'Trump supporter' is hilarious in itself and you can sense how amusing he found the texts. Texters probably inherited John 'Can Do No Wrong' F. Kennedy pictures from their parents. 😁
So all the folk who texted in are wrong and Francie's take is the right one?
You see, if this was the first occasion this (not so)sly digging at Harris and the Dems went on it might go unnoticed, however it wasn't, he had form there , a bit here, a bit there, a bit in the middle.
I was in no way surprised so many folk texted in(and I wasn't one) Francie before you try to imply that I was as you usually do.
Does he dig slyly at Trump Brendan?
Yes he does, frequently. He read out the texts because they were humour fodder. He made fun of most of them. That is because some of them were actual hilarious in their 'don't say anything bad about our ones' myopia.
The days of pious sainthood being bestowed on certain American politicians should be over. Put the JFK picturs on DoneDeal along with the Sacred Heart one! Or maybe you've booked a pilgrimage to one of our embarassing Plaza's? 😁
With Tubridy gone from RTE for over a year?, this thread has only produced 576 posts. It got a bit busy in July and August, with 105 posts in August. The Tubridy thread has over 5,000 posts and 192 in August. When he was doing the RTE 9 o'clock slot, it wasn't unusual to see certain posters racking up dozens of posts in a single day.
He has been replaced by lightweights who hold very little fascination for the Radio Forum. Luckily we still have Joe Duffy.
A certain poster. Singular. He’s still around now but just sticks to the Tubridy thread. That’s after being sitebanned, twice.
Thanks Stato…
Don’t know if that’s a good thing or a bad thing for the man from Monaghan.
I'd imagine Callan couldn't care less.
Many years ago when I was doing a Master Degree I got to talking to Someone from The Panel. They said at the time when boards was talking about the show from a good point of view that the audience numbers were great, and then it turn but the numbers remained high. Then they stopped talking and the numbers began dropping.
I think this slot radio is slightly different and also I think back then there were more people using boards. I don't think the currently presenter has anything to really worry about unless the audience begin to switch off or over. Which I think according to the JNLRs its is unlikely.
The argument used to be that Tubridy was a major turn off for listenters because of the drop off at 9 am. The last report shows Morning Ireland at 469,000 and Callan at 331,000. If Tubridy's numbers went up the argument was that most of the population leave their radios on RTE Radio One all day.
I don't get the full report that the professionals see. I believe it measures every 15 minutes. The numbers at 7 am and 8.45 could be a lot lower than 469,000. And 331,000 could be a high point at 9 am or at 9.45.
The reports do show that listeners are discerning in their choices. Especially marked by News at One 306,000, Liveline 301,000, Ray D'Arcy 186,000. Joe Duffy is the most beloved on the Radio Forum, even though his Real Life numbers are below Callan's.
It's likely a drop due to work. I wouldn't have though that anyone suggested he was a major turn off, I never got this impression.
Tubs didn't drive the audience on 2FM and I think Radio 1 just shows that many are just not changing the dial, not all but many. John Murray had similar audiences on Radio 1 when he was in that slot while Tubs audience on 2FM dived.
Thanks Stato.
It took RTE five years to realise John Murray, while a good broadcaster, was a square peg in a round hole in that slot.
Callan will put his foot in it sometime in the future, I'd be pretty confident of that.
Is John still on the payroll? Haven’t heard him a while. Couple of weeks on Nationwide in the spring.
it took them 5 years to figure out their top paid presenter was getting under 200k listeners on 2FM, I am not sure they even thought about John
he’s part of their sports team at the weekend on Radio 1
Hasn’t been heard on sports in the last two years I think.
But you do hate listen doc. You've moaned and cried about Callan for a couple of years now.
It's beautifully delicious he's doing better than your mate
I’ve always found Turbidy boring. How’s he doing in the UK.
According to the abominable doc phibes, he's doing great in his dreams. But it's slightly different in reality!
Courtney is a hard listen tbh. Dial turned, back for Claire Bryne.
Everyone is entitled to holidays :)
In the past RTÉ radio presenters would be off between June and August, this changed with their holidays now spread across all 12 months, I think I counted at least a 40 to 50 day holiday period for RTÉ's top presenters.
I'd listen to Callan if I was in the car or at home after MI, but to be honest I switch off when Brendan is standing in.
Without meaning to be homophobic, the show tends to be a little 'too gay' when he is hosting, in terms of the subject matter and his monologue.
No problems with that here tbh. It is the vacuous nature of his presentation style, he prattles on like Tubs did and I fade out. Reacting the same way as I did for last couple of years of Tubs tenure…spinning the dial.
Great company to work for when you think about it, not many like that around.
Bit ‘high on his heels’ for this poster too.
Roddy Doyle is always value for money as an interviewee. But Callan is again showing his growing skills as an interviewer. Great interview.
