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
”but maybe then there's a small delay from the answer getting from the caller to the studio.”
That’s very true but they will never test the theory, I know when there is a OB (outside broadcast) there is a ferocious delay so they don’t even do it and just local with people on the day or maybe not at all.
On Matja,Found her to be very good yesterday morning,very good with callers and easy to listen to like Blathnaid.
Very good, how did you get on?
On the subject of delays, what's the chances it's on the 2FM side? In other words, maybe the caller hears the questions as soon as they leave Carl's mouth and answers them immediately, but maybe then there's a small delay from the answer getting from the caller to the studio. I don't know; you'd need to ask someone who's been on, or someone who's been in the same room as someone who's been on.
I presume she's still ok to present the weekday show The Six O'clock Show.
perhaps he needs to be black and female?
Is she staying with VMTV?
She has presented Uprising on VM1 last year, where she interviewed a good few musicians - and didn't look out of her depth on that show.
https://www.hotpress.com/film-tv/uprising-new-irish-music-series-hot-press-virgin-media-22999275
Well given that she appears to have no track record or authority in music, she'll be in good company on 2fm
Fergal Darcy been passed over now for last 2 years on 2fm think he needs go back local radio
I wish Katja all the very best, but why not just stick with Fergal D'Arcy?
Better than Ireland's Call, I will give it that.
Well, it is our national anthem. Yeah, yeah, funky yeah.
30K I think quite low, give once AFAIR. (who's playing maniac 2000 in 2025 FFS).
I knew it would be a drop off but bloody hell thats some drop!
lost its big lead in from the 2 Johnnies which was the only thing that worked on that slot for 2fm in recent years
Game On had 37k in last JNLRs which is a massive drop off from the 125k that the drive time show gets…
Link here: https://about.rte.ie/2025/08/07/latest-jnlr-rte-listenership-figures-released-4/
I liked Helen the other morning on her own, She was very good and then Benny on his own is very good also,
Always found it strange to be on the commute home and go from Bounce with Doireann to playing maniac 2000 to alot calmer talking show about sport. Don't get me wrong I like Game on but think its more suited on Radio 1 myself.
Did they ever give the jnlr's for Game on?
"Promised Land" was 1988, correct?
If you want an indication of what 2FM listeners prefer, there was a vote this afternoon on whether to play Joe Smooth's classic "Promised Land" or some relatively non descript dance tune from the early 2000s which I hadn't heard before and can't remember what it was called, who sang it or what it went like.
Joe Smooth got 15% of the votes.
So I doubt there's much appetite for music from pre 90s
They do a golden olds on Tracy Clifford's show. On several occasion I have switched over to 2FM to hits from the 90s.
IMO 2FM should aim for its hits from the past to come from 2010 to 2020, with 80% of music in the last 5 years.
Any older songs would have to have been a new version of an old song or a song by Irish Artists. 20% of all music should be from Irish artists, while they should aim to have some live music 5% of output?
2fm should grow up to be young.
why dont 2FM play an hour of well known 70s / 80s / 90s hits during this spare hour as a fun diversion from their new music playlists ? like a golden hour or something for commuters on the way home or those making the dinner ?
There does not need to be a presenter
Looks like Game On is moving over to Radio 1 with a new name.
Hugh carr has took over weekend breakfast Helen and Benny are on 12 to 3 from this weekend Helen presented Irish language show on fm104
Just to note Helen and Benny have been split to cover Demi and Mike. Helen is on mornings on her own and Benny is early afternoon on his own. Helen is quite the gaeilgóir which surprised me.
Is Afric O'Connell still behind the scenes in RTÉ or has she thrown her lot completely with The 2 Jonnies?
I was on Clockblocker ages back, and thought I had answered pretty quickly on some of the questions. On listen back there is definitely a bit of a delay. In person would 100% be advantageous.
With the news radio getting a sports show at 6 in the evening I wonder will game on be scrapped
Yea, And wonder with him been in front of an audience on the day would he have heard murmurs of the answers…
I know from time to time on BBC Radio 1 do seem to do a facetime or whatsapp call to people, Its far clearer and id imagine the contestant would hear the question far better…You'd think they would use that nowadays….
I know they have those type of calls on Game on with guests…Just an idea.
Another winner of the A-Z quiz, which is basically the only thing I listen to on 2FM (I'm not obsessed, I promise). This time the guy was live in front of them, so there was no delay between Carl and contestant and you could really hear it. Big contrast with the quiz any other day; the gap between the end of the question and the person's answer is sometimes unreal.
Just looked there he was on Saturday Sunday was a girl so more then likely be rotating
Fergal D'Arcy was on it saturday wasn't he so say he will be there for the next while…Or he will be swapping around with others.
There was no announcement who taking over 9 to 12 weekend slot probably going be rotating presenters
