Nicest voice on Irish radio?

Rebelheart · 30-10-2012 01:37AM #1

I tend to define "nice" in radio terms by people who speak softly and calmly. I'm automatically turned off by all affected accents and avoid commercial format radio à la FM104, 98FM entirely - and people who are too brash and loud like Marty Whelan.

Listening to Philip King, whom I first knew of through this song, on South Wind Blows on RTÉ Radio 1 last night and there was general agreement in the room that he has a great voice on him, very soft and appropriate for night-time radio.

John Kelly, too, has a melodious, dulcet voice that's easy on the ear.

John Creedon's euphonious tones are also very easy to listen to, even though I wouldn't be mad about his music.

Trish Taylor on Lyric is also easy on the ear and very elegant. In my view, most of the nice, calm voices (Byrne & Whelan obviously excepted) are on LyricFM. While on RnaG Eibhlín Ní Chonghaile on Iris Aniar is just right for the morning, while Cian Ó Ciobháin on An Taobh Tuathal has a nice sound to him in the evening.

Who on radio has the nicest voice in your view?

endacl · 30-10-2012 01:38AM

Orla Barry on Newstalk. Sexy giggle.

Richard Hillman · 30-10-2012 01:42AM

Tom Dunne has a nice soothing voice as does Orla Barry

JonathanAnon · 30-10-2012 02:32AM

Rebelheart wrote: »

Listening to Philip King, whom I first knew of through this song, on South Wind Blows on RTÉ Radio 1 last night

Cant STAND him... whispers his way through the show... it's radio, speak UP TO FK will you...

Voices I do like... Maxi..

TheTwiz · 30-10-2012 08:07AM

Tony Fenton. It's so smooth

Squ · 30-10-2012 08:09AM

Hector.

washiskin · 30-10-2012 08:29AM

RTE: Gavin Jennings & Rachel English on Morning Ireland, Michael Murphy on the news, Andy O'Mahony & Sean Rocks for Arts and Lilian Smyth on Late Date. Rick O'Shea is about the best of an extremely grating lot over at 2FM. Niall Carroll has the perfect voice for Lyric I reckon. Philip King I find can get a little irritating - he seems to think he's Bob Harris at times.

Otherwise, KC on TodayFM, Fionn Davenport on Newstalk & Ken O'Sullivan on LMFM.

Gergirl · 30-10-2012 08:54AM

I always loved Sam smyth on today fm

_feedback_ · 30-10-2012 09:11AM

Jim O'Neill - Today FM

deelite · 30-10-2012 09:20AM

Ahh Joe (Duffy)

TBP · 30-10-2012 09:51AM

Louise Duffy on The Early Bird, Today FM.

P. Breathnach · 30-10-2012 10:06AM

washiskin wrote: »

... Philip King I find can get a little irritating - he seems to think he's Bob Harris at times....

Thank you. You nailed it perfectly, and have given me the right point of reference for when the south wind blows (and I'm not a great Bob Harris fan either).

europa11 · 30-10-2012 12:36PM

Shocked that no-one has mentioned Brek (Brenda O'Donoghue) yet

Seriously though, Trish Taylor gets my vote.

Such a pity Lyric can't (or won't for some strange reason!) dump that jabbering faux-Wogan idiot Whelan and give her the regular morning slot. She's very easy on the ear on the sadly rare occasions she gets to fill in for El Prat.

MJ23 · 30-10-2012 12:39PM

What about Larry the Legend?

Lennonist · 30-10-2012 12:47PM

I like Rachael English

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-10-2012 12:52PM

Brenda

LordSutch · 30-10-2012 12:53PM

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Tom Dunne has a nice soothing voice . . .

Yeah, very soothing indeed, but he also has the worst diction on the planet, & what about all that forced/fake laughter :cool:

Sam Smyth or Rachel English would be my faves . . .

Benny_Cake · 30-10-2012 12:57PM

europa11 wrote: »

Seriously though, Trish Taylor gets my vote.

Such a pity Lyric can't (or won't for some strange reason!) dump that jabbering faux-Wogan idiot Whelan and give her the regular morning slot. She's very easy on the ear on the sadly rare occasions she gets to fill in for El Prat.

Yeah, it's always a pleasant surprise when he's on leave. Trish Taylor wins this one hands down.

mike65 · 30-10-2012 12:58PM

I really can't think of a single voice that I could describe as genuinely nice. Not like say James Naughtie or Brian Perkins on BBC radio 4 who are aural gold.

Loafing Oaf · 30-10-2012 01:51PM

I think she's left now, but Michelle Doherty was my favourite: the way she pronounces 'Hile-ing Bells' does it for me every time.:D I also find Ken Early's drawl quite mellifluous.

JonathanAnon · 30-10-2012 02:15PM

Cathal Murray has a great voice now that I hear him..

Wacker The Attacker · 30-10-2012 02:55PM

Theres a chick that does voiceover on newstalk. She does the ads. Laura Wood i think her name is

Never fails to give me a semi

Trick of the Tail · 30-10-2012 03:01PM

Mike Molony has excellent mellifluous pipes. Very rare on Irish radio that anyone has what would, traditionally, be described as a 'good radio voice'.

A.

ArthurG · 30-10-2012 04:35PM

Since I've started getting up earlier in the morning, I quite like Shay Byrne on Risin Time. Not sure what it is, but it's enjoyable at 6 or so in the morning....

But while in my head Shay and I would be great drinking buddies, for some reason I think he'd be a dissapointment in the sack. Not quite sure how I know this from just his voice, but there you go.....