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Oiling up the Tape Players out in Montrose.

  • 23-12-2007 09:47PM
    #1
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Its that time again!! season of goodwill joy.

    I was listening to Marzie Finucane this morning telling us "We'll be back with you next Saturday....." Will she?? or will Montrose be staffed by two porters ,a continuity announcer, and a fleet of taperecorders for the TWO WEEKS of their Xmas???

    Its always a good time to see what the current pecking order is and who gets the time off and who works..

    I'll keep yez informed;)


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  • #2
    Yakuza
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    I seem to remember a similar thread last year about Christmas holidays of radio presenters...most of the country shuts down for these two weeks, so why should RTÉ be any different?

    I finished work on the 21st and am not back in the office until Jan 3rd or so, and I don't begrudge myself (or any one else!) a decent break at the end of the year :)


  • #3
    mike65
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    Ah down with the RTE bashing ;)

    I just tried to check the schedules on rte.ie, they only give two days worth. Things go to hell from 11 am in the morning.

    Mike.


  • #4
    FlutterinBantam
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    Yakuza wrote: »
    I seem to remember a similar thread last year about Christmas holidays of radio presenters...most of the country shuts down for these two weeks, so why should RTÉ be any different?

    I finished work on the 21st and am not back in the office until Jan 3rd or so, and I don't begrudge myself (or any one else!) a decent break at the end of the year :)

    OoooKay, then by your logic its fine for Dublin Bus,Bus Eireann, Iarnrod Eireann,Aer Rianta,Hospitals etc etcto pull down the shutters and operate on a skeleton service for two weeks??.

    RTE is a Public service broadcaster for which I pay a hefty fee.
    The holiday period is the time when most people want to relax and be entertained and RTE should recognise this. They want their cake and eat it.


  • #5
    Big Tone
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    Let's not forget that Newtalk will also have their tape machine on overdrive too! Remember last year? I'd rather not!


  • #6
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Yes indeed, now would be a good time to take over the country,the whole kip is on automatic pilot and no one would know until about the 5th of January.

    SOT

    I hear Ronan Collins spent the last 10 days in Ethoipia...whats the story there?

    "Charity" work?


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  • #7
    DMC
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    Excellent. Its Flutter's patented "Humbug to RTÉ" thread :D
    DMC wrote: »
    I betcha any money, you'll be here at mid-term break, St Patrick's Day, Easter etc. banging on at the same point.

    Prophetic words. ;)


  • #8
    FlutterinBantam
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    Well what do you think???

    Do you think it's ok to turn on the tape recorders for two weeks around Xmas and one week around every Bank Holiday.

    They get paid well enough surely.


  • #9
    DMC
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    FlutterinBantam wrote: »
    Well what do you think???

    Here and here.

    Happy Christmas! :)


  • #10
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Good man, good man... you are apparently, quite happy with recordings and a "B" team in charge for the whole Xmas period, until the sixth of Jan.

    Thats fine ,respect your opinion,thats the way it was always done ,so why change, yeah ok, I see where you are coming from.Don't rattle any cages,and that's fine, if that's the way you think.

    Have a very Happy Xmas:D


  • #11
    DMC
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    FlutterinBantam wrote: »
    Thats fine ,respect your opinion,thats the way it was always done ,so why change, yeah ok, I see where you are coming from.Don't rattle any cages,and that's fine, if that's the way you think.

    Its not a question of change or moving from the norm, the question should be is there a need for these over-priced presenters to claim overtime. Holidays are a fact of life. As I said in one of the posts last year, peoples routines are thrown out of whack anyway at Christmas, so its normal to see changes in the schedule.

    Look at Sky News or BBC News 24. "Review of the Year" stuff gets replayed, as there is no news to report. Look at BBC Radio, Commercial Radio in the UK. RTÉ don't play it different than anyone else.

    For my sins, LMFM is turned on where I am at present, and today, so far, they've only had one of their "a" team on air. (Chris Murray doing a solo run this morning.) Its a Monday, not a Bank Holiday, yet they don't mind people going. Lord knows it will be the same all week, and I hope they don't do that damned "Merry Christmas from New York" show this year. It ****ing grates my ears so much, I'll need a transfusion.
    FlutterinBantam wrote: »
    Have a very Happy Xmas:D

    Same to you dude, and everyone who reads the Radio board. :)


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  • #12
    FlutterinBantam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,575 ✭✭✭✭FlutterinBantam


    Seán O'Rourke has pissed off early up here:D:D:D

    Will he be seen again before Jan 06???

    Anyway its Christmas, no need for rancour....


  • #13
    Wertz
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    BBC radio shutting down? I think not. I listened to Mr Wogan this morning, (I have a cold and am a bit depressed) pretty positive it was live....if an A rated presenter like that can crawl out of their scratcher on a chrimbo morning then no other jock really has an excuse. Radio1 was the same; no tape loops or similar. It's harder to tell with R4, but the links announcer and the newscaster were both live.
    In fairnes to RTÉ, I happened to catch Rick O Shea or someone on 2fm this morning and he was apparently live.
    My point is that it's just another day and audiences expect to be entertained....in some case they demand even more....and the fact is that they pay handsomely for it, so why the tapeloops and general malaise?


  • #14
    DMC
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    Wertz wrote: »
    BBC radio shutting down? I think not. I listened to Mr Wogan this morning, (I have a cold and am a bit depressed) pretty positive it was live....if an A rated presenter like that can crawl out of their scratcher on a chrimbo morning then no other jock really has an excuse. Radio1 was the same; no tape loops or similar. It's harder to tell with R4, but the links announcer and the newscaster were both live.

    Looking through the Radio Times, only Wogans and Chris Moyles shows were by A listers. Radio 1 had a Kylie special, as well as 6 hours of repeats of their 40th birthday programming. On Radio 2, I'm almost 100% certain that Wogan records his Christmas morning programmes. He certainly has done in the past. Other than that, the only other A list Radio 2 presenter on air today is Alex Lester, the Dark Lord himself at 3am. The live programming on Radio 4 today besides the news and the CA's was the religious service. And even at that, the BBC have been known to tape Easter's "Songs of Praise" in November. :D

    Radio 5 "Live" is a misnomer today, only Breakfast, Drive and Up All Night were live, everything else was tape loop. "The Best of Richard Bacon". roffle.

    Looking at the RTE Guide and Radio 1, Tubridy was on today. So was Dunphy. And Brendan Balfe too ;) As you mentioned, 2FM had Rick, Colm and Jim Jim, and Will Leahy.


  • #15
    DublinWriter
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    I was listening to Arrrr-Tee-E Radio 1 last new year's night (that's how sad my life is!) and the automated system they have screwed up leaving the (live) presenter almost in tears as everything got miscued.

    I think it's all part of the charm. There's something very reassuring about it!


  • #16
    mike65
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    Damn why do I miss all the good stuff.

    Mike.


  • #17
    Toto Wolfcastle
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    mike65 wrote: »
    Damn why do I miss all the good stuff.

    Mike.

    Think you missed more good stuff. Switched on the radio for the news this morning at 11, and immediately after Ruth Scott's voice (grrrrr) announced that New Year's Eve is finally here! Thing is, I'm not sure if they've put the right one on now, because Ruth isn't mentioning that it's St. Stephan's Day, and I'm pretty sure I've heard her say it's Saturday (my radio went mad so I couldn't hear properly) but then she read out a text about people who are working today. So either she's working today or they've put on the wrong one.

    I'm majorly confused.


  • #18
    Wertz
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    *scrambles for tuner button*

    Wait, Ruth Scott?

    *scrambles for power off button*


  • #19
    Toto Wolfcastle
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    Wertz wrote: »
    *scrambles for tuner button*

    Wait, Ruth Scott?

    *scrambles for power off button*

    I know! I only listened because my radio was tuned to 2Fm and it took so much effort to turn the bloody thing on from my bed that I wasn't willing to put in the same effort to turn it off. Anyway, they seem to have fixed it now, because Ruth (when she speaks between 3 songs....good woman!) is talking about all the texts that she is getting about people wondering what to do.

    It is a recording though, right? And she's just making up the texts?


  • #20
    Wertz
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    I'd try listening to find out but I place too much value on my ears to allow that bag of cats to assault them.


  • #21
    Toto Wolfcastle
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    Wertz wrote: »
    I'd try listening to find out but I place too much value on my ears to allow that bag of cats to assault them.

    Good man. I've turned it off anyway. Let someone else do the dirty work!

    I was very naive in that I thought until this year that a lot of the shows that are recorded in advance were actually live. I don't really listen to the radio at Christmas anyway.


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  • #22
    DMC
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    The Joe Jackson tally.

    1. Charlie Pride hour long interview at 9am today on RTE Radio 1.


  • #23
    mike65
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    Heh, Jackson may be the only rte contractee whose income soares at Xmas.

    Mike.


  • #24
    FlutterinBantam
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    First of many Dee.... first of many:D

    Poor auld Maxi had to go on till 0900.

    Looks like Brenda Power was live on Newstalk.

    At least there was no tsunami which caught them all on the hop 3 years ago


  • #25
    FlutterinBantam
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    I think it's a race between Joe Jackson and Neil Toner for the tape deck!!!!

    "A" listers all gone to ground it seems.


  • #26
    Toto Wolfcastle
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    Ronan Collins is on for 4 bloody hours today. My mother nearly had a heart attack when she heard. She usually switches off during his usual daily slot.

    Thank God for DVDs and the internet!


  • #27
    FlutterinBantam
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    Same again to-morrow Janey-keep an eye on the woman.

    Don't let her see the license or it could bring her down;)


  • #28
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    FlutterinBantam wrote: »
    Same again to-morrow Janey-keep an eye on the woman.

    Don't let her see the license or it could bring her down;)

    Dear God, she might not survive til New Years at this rate!

    Why Ronan Collins though? Surely RTE have a less irritating presenter available? Oh wait.....


  • #29
    DMC
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    Collins is ideal filler between the horse racing.


  • #30
    Wertz
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    So is the beer tent; I know which one I'd be opting for...


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  • #31
    CrowdedHouse
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    Newstalk were playing the same Hook show repeat this morning as the day before.

    Why do they bother with these,think of the electricity they'd save at all their transmitter sites between midnight & 6:30

    They might get a prize from John Gormless !

    Seven Worlds will Collide



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