The Pat Kenny Show

Radio5 · 31-08-2013 02:43PM

He doesn't say too much about the new show in today's interview in the Times.

Skid X · 01-09-2013 08:49PM

It will be interesting to see how Pat Kenny starts out at Newstalk. It nearly always take anyone starting on a new station months to settle in and find their rhythm. You can't just cut and paste a show from one station to another, there are always teething problems.

Given the huge profile of PK and the publicity surrounding the move, expectations will be unreasonably high. Hopefully he will get off to a solid start.

hotmail.com · 01-09-2013 09:36PM

Will the usual Pat Kenny listeners put up with Newstalks very long ad breaks.

JonathanAnon · 01-09-2013 09:57PM

Dont know what to do tomorrow... Bit worried from the ad that they are going to try to give Pat a personality driven show, and not just move his Radio One show to a different station..

Kind of wondering what RTE are going to do with Sean O'Rourke as well.. Do they just get him to do the exact same show as Pat did... Will the first half hour be the topical part of the show? Will Paddy O'Gorman, Valerie "Dustbin" Cox, Tina Leonard, MLOD, all have their same slots? Will the banjo still be the show's preferred instrument?

Skid X · 01-09-2013 10:13PM

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Dont know what to do tomorrow... Bit worried from the ad that they are going to try to give Pat a personality driven show, and not just move his Radio One show to a different station..

Kind of wondering what RTE are going to do with Sean O'Rourke as well.. Do they just get him to do the exact same show as Pat did... Will the first half hour be the topical part of the show? Will Paddy O'Gorman, Valerie "Dustbin" Cox, Tina Leonard, MLOD, all have their same slots? Will the banjo still be the show's preferred instrument?

Yes, these are interesting times, Jonathan ... It's a relatively quiet time for news at the moment (in Ireland anyway), and Pat thrives when there is a big story to cover.

I wouldn't put it past Denis O'Brien to engineer a big story for Pat's debut, a bit like Murdoch the entirely ficticious media mogul did when he launched his TV Network in Tomorrow Never Dies.

PS Tina Leonard left the 'Today' programme last week, she's going to work for the Alzheimers Society as an advocate.

JonathanAnon · 01-09-2013 10:22PM

I'm so excited, Skid, I'm thinking of staying up all night ... same as I did the night I found out that Santa Claus didnt exist (or was not punctual)..

I'd say Ronan Collins is rummaging through the collection looking for his very best records tonight.. :P

hotmail.com · 01-09-2013 10:29PM

2 and a half hours of Pat Kenny. Good luck to anyone that listens to that.

mike65 · 01-09-2013 10:30PM

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Dont know what to do tomorrow... Bit worried from the ad that they are going to try to give Pat a personality driven show, and not just move his Radio One show to a different station..

Kind of wondering what RTE are going to do with Sean O'Rourke as well.. Do they just get him to do the exact same show as Pat did... Will the first half hour be the topical part of the show? Will Paddy O'Gorman, Valerie "Dustbin" Cox, Tina Leonard, MLOD, all have their same slots? Will the banjo still be the show's preferred instrument?

The big story for Kenny tomorrow is er Ivan Yates and his bankruptcy hell and redemption

Skid X · 01-09-2013 10:46PM

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I'm so excited, Skid, I'm thinking of staying up all night ... same as I did the night I found out that Santa Claus didnt exist (or was not punctual)..

I'd say Ronan Collins is rummaging through the collection looking for his very best records tonight.. :P

Lol - yeah, all the usual intensive preparation from Ronan. It would have been Billy Preston's Birthday tomorrow so he'll almost certainly play Let it Be. And also the Keyboard player from Toto, so we might get Africa.

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/september2.html

I don't remember two high profile new shows going head to head like this on Irish Radio. When Ian Dempsey left 2FM he was put on gardening leave for months before he went on air. In a way, it's a shame the Sean and Pat are on at the same time, but I think it was a smart move by RTE to replace Pat with another heavyweight.

alaimacerc · 01-09-2013 11:03PM

Skid X wrote: »

In a way, it's a shame the Sean and Pat are on at the same time, but I think it was a smart move by RTE to replace Pat with another heavyweight.

By "another", I assume you mean "an actual".

Skid X · 01-09-2013 11:25PM

alaimacerc wrote: »

By "another", I assume you mean "an actual".

Eh, no. Pat is the best current affairs presenter in the business.

Fred Swanson · 01-09-2013 11:54PM

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armchair fusilier · 02-09-2013 12:02AM

Wouldn't it make more sense for Newstalk to start Pat's show before 10 am - 9 to 12 or 9.30 to 12.

Onthe3rdDay · 02-09-2013 01:45AM

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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I for one wish her well in her new post. I am thankful she has left her old one.

Onthe3rdDay · 02-09-2013 01:50AM

armchair fusilier wrote: »

Wouldn't it make more sense for Newstalk to start Pat's show before 10 am - 9 to 12 or 9.30 to 12.

You're 100 percent correct. Putting Pat on at say 9.30 would give him the head start he will need. Whoever is presenting on Radio 1 between 9 and 10 will have something very lightweight to deal with at times. A certain section of the audience would switch over if Pat were available.

Onthe3rdDay · 02-09-2013 01:55AM

Skid X wrote: »

Eh, no. Pat is the best current affairs presenter in the business.

I would say he's up there but there are some that can compete. Sean would be one of them. Pat's weak points are popular culture and certain topics that really get under his skin. Criticism of engineers at times and the that old chestnut of Astrology which he can't leave go, even mentioned it on the Irish Times again.

Bizarrely he's good at the hard questions but he tends to drop the low hanging fruit.

Lady Chatterton · 02-09-2013 08:50AM

Pat's first guest will be Ivan Yates, he is returning to the Newstalk breakfast show

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http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/yates-takes-the-hot-seat-as-kennys-first-guest-after-year-in-bankruptcy-29544166.html

mike65 · 02-09-2013 08:50AM

Posted that yesterday

10 minutes to go!

JonathanAnon · 02-09-2013 08:53AM

mike65 wrote: »

Posted that yesterday

10 minutes to go!

oh boy oh boy oh boy....

:D

Lady Chatterton · 02-09-2013 08:55AM

mike65 wrote: »

Posted that yesterday

10 minutes to go!

Yes Mike, but you didn't have a link to a super duper Indo report though

:p:D

Skid X · 02-09-2013 08:57AM

https://twitter.com/KevDoyle_Herald/status/374453007959990272

I'll be splitting my ears to review @patkennynt and @TodaySOR for @RTEMorningEdit. Back on the telly around 10.50 with the verdict.
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9:45 AM - 2 Sep 13

That'll be a considered and exhaustive review of both shows then :rolleyes:

touts · 02-09-2013 08:59AM

MrsD007 wrote: »

Pat's first guest will be Ivan Yates, he is returning to the Newstalk breakfast show .

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/yates-takes-the-hot-seat-as-kennys-first-guest-after-year-in-bankruptcy-29544166.html

Pat moves from RTE where he had to constantly interview other RTE presenters plugging their new show. And his first interview is........

Roger_007 · 02-09-2013 09:00AM

touts wrote: »

Pat moves from RTE where he had to constantly interview other RTE presenters plugging their new show. And his first interview is........

Old habits die hard...........:mad:

SEPT 23 1989 · 02-09-2013 09:01AM

not a foot wrong on the intro

JonathanAnon · 02-09-2013 09:02AM

Pat Kenny's voice on private radio :eek:

*weeps at historical moment in one's (albeit very inconsequential) life*

snubbleste · 02-09-2013 09:04AM

la la la la la

mike65 · 02-09-2013 09:04AM

He sounds wrong! :eek: He's got the wrong mic/baffle/studio/company/postcode!

Bits_n_Bobs · 02-09-2013 09:05AM

FFS - bono????

SEPT 23 1989 · 02-09-2013 09:05AM

needs more bass

constitutionus · 02-09-2013 09:05AM

here we go.

sounds fun TBH.

The Pat Kenny Show

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