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Breakfast with Ray (Foley) and Jay [Cork's Red FM, 6am-9am]

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  • Registered Users Posts: 457 ✭✭Obrieski


    They should kill 2 birds with 1 stone and combine the kids bit with ah yeah ok! 😄


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭Chip Whitley


    I enjoy the kids bit to hear them skirt around adult issues and being stupid like corcaigh said. I don't feel the show is quite stale yet. Stale to me was Dermot & Dave towards the end of their run on 98. They are doing the same features now but on a nation scale has helped freshen them up.

    Like everyone else, I prefer the Ray Foley Show when its Ray & JP just talking ****e but they need all that other fluff on a breakfast show. If in time, the listenership has increased dramatically, I could see them moulding the format of the show to something they'd prefer.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Completely agree. Gas craic at the start of the show just there with the lads ripping the piss out of Spin! I've enjoyed the show this week especially yesterdays hungover one.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    I thought Friday's show was the best I have heard in a long time, it was brilliant! They really do thrive when things go wrong...the Eh Yeah Ok guest being difficult (that was hilarious), not being able to get through to the competition winner, and playing too much Foo Fighters. I also loved them ripping the piss out of Spin at the start!


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Podcast Only stuff is back as of today...BRILLIANT! Ray, Jp and Adelle ****eing on like the old days...brilliant!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭Chip Whitley


    Also heard Ray say today that they had a meeting yesterday and Deeno floated the idea of getting rid of Seven Days. Ray seemed to agree, although I did laugh at the attempt at livening up the callers after the quiz just as they were hanging up. Cracked me up! Would be worth keeping it around for another week or to just to hear the lads get frustrated with it/the callers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I listened to the podcast only bits on the way home yesterday with a big smile on my face.magicical stuff. Those three people are legends.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Yeah its been great having that back, missed Ray, JP, and Adelle just chatting away!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭NegativeOne


    JP doing the traffic :the loose horses on the navan road have now been removed.

    Ray: In what way are they loose? How forward of them!


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Lengthy podcast only bit today...Ray and JP on their own this time but brilliant. They mentioned they may be bringing The Gauntlet back!

    Also talked about differences between shows and what they miss about the old show...Ann...and what they dislike on the new show!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    IUA14 wrote: »
    Lengthy podcast only bit today...Ray and JP on their own this time but brilliant. They mentioned they may be bringing The Gauntlet back!

    Also talked about differences between shows and what they miss about the old show...Ann...and what they dislike on the new show!

    Listening to the podcast only bit now and it seems the leaving todayfm thing would have happened whether we didn't want it to happen. I also don't think they will go back to todayfm at all.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Itssoeasy wrote: »
    Listening to the podcast only bit now and it seems the leaving todayfm thing would have happened whether we didn't want it to happen. I also don't think they will go back to todayfm at all.

    Looking more and more unlikely. Which is a shame. Personally I think a schedule that went Foley -> Anton Savage -> D&D -> Louise and Ann -> Matt Cooper would be one of the best stations to listen to ever.

    I really do not understand their disdain for Today FM in its current form at all.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    I don't think they have disdain for Today FM but I think its more they don't feel it is being run as well as it was behind the scenes. I think since Willie O'Reilly left who they seemed to be close to things may have changed. But interesting hearing insight to their time there and them mentioning how big a loss Ann was to the show and how different 98FM is.

    Also Foley mentioning that he is 7 years older now than his hay-day on lunchtime so it is natural things with the show would change but like us all here he seems a tad annoyed with the amount of "breakfast bits" they have to do which I guess is great for podcasters, like he said, its why they are doing podcast only again so they can actually have a proper chat. They don't seem unhappy there as some had thought.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,092 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Listened to the podcast only bit myself last night, it was brilliant,surprised how long it went on for but like IUA14 said they don't seem to unhappy. Everytime someone mentioned they weren't happy with this that or the other Ray was like where's all this negativity coming from?

    It's good that they admitted they don't like doing the breakfasty stuff and would rather chat and mess. It's clear he doesn't like the structure the show is currently in and I'd say at time the producers have it tough reigning him in. (This was especially noticiable on the Naked Breakfast to everyone in the crowd)


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Another one today with a similar length and Ray, JP and Adelle! Really happy they are doing this again, far better than anything else there is to listen to out there!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    JP's off next week, so just Raymond holding down the fort.

    I think it's good to see them staggering holidays a bit. I mean, it's probably just a case Ray wants to save days off for later in the year or something and it mightn't have been planned specifically for the reason of keeping the show going, but I'm happy I'll still have me podcast to listen to next week. :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭SparklersJo


    IUA14 wrote: »
    Lengthy podcast only bit today...Ray and JP on their own this time but brilliant. They mentioned they may be bringing The Gauntlet back!

    Also talked about differences between shows and what they miss about the old show...Ann...and what they dislike on the new show!

    I was kinda surprised to hear how Ray spoke of Ann. I thought they were really really good friends. But when talking about the things he misses from Today FM, he said something along the lines of: "I miss Ann...to a certain extent..." I thought they were closer than that


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    I think you may have listened to something else or taken it the wrong way, they both said obviously they miss Ann about the old show and miss having her around...they also explained why she couldn't come with them...but their point was that they don't miss the old show or TodayFM, in fact they said the only thing they do miss was Ann and sleep.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    On another note, listening to the show this morning, seemed like their meeting with the CEO and other yesterday may have annoyed them with all their "need to be great this morning" and "need to change it all around and be good" comments.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    IUA14 wrote: »
    I think you may have listened to something else or taken it the wrong way, they both said obviously they miss Ann about the old show and miss having her around...they also explained why she couldn't come with them...but their point was that they don't miss the old show or TodayFM, in fact they said the only thing they do miss was Ann and sleep.

    Why couldn't Ann go with them?


  • Registered Users Posts: 285 ✭✭SparklersJo


    IUA14 wrote: »
    I think you may have listened to something else or taken it the wrong way, they both said obviously they miss Ann about the old show and miss having her around...they also explained why she couldn't come with them...but their point was that they don't miss the old show or TodayFM, in fact they said the only thing they do miss was Ann and sleep.

    No, I did listen to that. I know they said that they do miss Ann, but that's what Ray said: "obviously I do miss Ann...to a certain extent..."

    But maybe I did just take it the wrong way or am reading too much into it :) I just thought it was an odd way to say it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    I think where Ray may have been coming from was that Ann wouldn't suit breakfast. He said that she suited Today FM, and suited lunchtimes. Which is 100% true.

    I took what he said to mean that she wouldn't fit in as well to such a tightly formatted show where it's just moving from one bit to the next to the next.

    But at first I did think Ray sounded a bit cold towards her. But I'm just going to assume he was talking solely about the radio show and not their personal lives.


  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 25,092 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    The reasoning Ray gave on the podcast for Ann not coming over was she was going through treatment for cancer at the time and the early morning slot didn't suit her. Nothing to do with the format.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Loughc wrote: »
    The reasoning Ray gave on the podcast for Ann not coming over was she was going through treatment for cancer at the time and the early morning slot didn't suit her. Nothing to do with the format.

    Well he also said "Ann suited Today FM. And Ann suited lunchtimes on Today FM."

    I think that meant the format, not just times tbh.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭soc160


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Well he also said "Ann suited Today FM. And Ann suited lunchtimes on Today FM."

    I think that meant the format, not just times tbh.


    Probably just a format thing, and what she was going through at the time, would have been difficult.

    I kind of worry here that there is such a hang up about the Today FM, and I know the people here would be the hardcore fans but Ray even alluded to it in one of the podcasts recently, people seem fixated on the old show and the segments and people. I think if he brought the same shows and people to 98 it would be bad, shows needs to evolve not go back to what it was.

    I apprciate the people here miss the old show which was brilliant, as was the blast before that, but 98 is so different as is the Dublin market, I cant see the station giving them anymore free reign as hoped for in a few posts. Prizes and competitions provide a hook and drive interest, but these shows always have a similar format. They are trying to appeal to a new audience too, small increases in ratings over time are good signs but I wonder where they are aiming to be? Having said that I think if anyone could work outside the lines it would be Ray.

    Anytime I listen I feel a bit frustration that Ray is being held back by the format.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Interesting to hear on the podcast only bit today Ray discussing 2FM and that he was approached to see if he was interested in moving but chose never to follow it up.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    IUA14 wrote: »
    Interesting to hear on the podcast only bit today Ray discussing 2FM and that he was approached to see if he was interested in moving but chose never to follow it up.

    Think that's common knowledge


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭Chip Whitley


    MrMac84 wrote: »
    Think that's common knowledge

    I actually never knew that!


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,793 ✭✭✭FunLover18


    Think that's common knowledge

    Well in podcast he says that they asked him not to discuss it so he didn't. The whole thing came up because D'Arcy had discussed it openly at the time and Ray was giving out that presumably RTE would have asked him not to as well


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Yeah I dont recall him ever speaking about it before.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I've never heard ray confirm that he was approached by 2fm before. I mean there were rumours but that offer sounded ****e but then 2fm was a mess around that time. I'm happy he didn't go to 2fm.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    During the chat with Adelle on the podcast today talking about highlights and Ray made comment about "show success" that he would consider highlights, do you think he was talking in general terms when he said "the show surviving another year...beyond the contract..." or anyone reckon their contracts are up at 98FM next year? Either way I reckon they will stay for another couple of years, but interesting tidbit.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 876 ✭✭✭Euphoria Intensifies


    Think their contract is probably up around November as it'll be three years since the move to 98 then. I can see them staying for another year or two anyway, unless they plan on moving on themselves. I can't see 98 doing better with any other breakfast show, unless they bring over the FM104 lads (and Adrian and Jeremy's JNLR ratings probably prove that there's not any real point in doing that).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    What're the odds on JP coming back from Rome with some major news I wonder... :P


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Doubtful, but 5 months with someone for JP seems to be a good 2 years for normal people so who knows!

    Great podcast today! Glad Adelle is doing it with the lads!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    IUA14 wrote: »
    Doubtful, but 5 months with someone for JP seems to be a good 2 years for normal people so who knows!

    Great podcast today! Glad Adelle is doing it with the lads!

    Yeah Adele is actually class. Her and ray get on really well. This might be the first time adelle and Ray have done the podcast on their own as normally if ray is off jp is so no podcasts.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Listening to the show podcast part of today's show it seems that ray will completely be flying solo on Thursday as deeno is getting married kind of.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Ah lads, Carly Rae Jepsen. <3

    She sounds so lovely.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,441 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    Ah lads, Carly Rae Jepsen. <3

    She sounds so lovely.

    Just listening to it now. She does seem so nice.


  • Registered Users Posts: 230 ✭✭stannis


    The Jepsen interview was fine, to my surprise. I thought she'd be a complete bimbo but she was ok and sings well live.

    With the podcast only bit returning the quality has doubled. The only problem now is that i want to stop listening once the show itself starts! But i'm a longtime Foley fan so i can't help but hear the whole thing.

    Edit: they've changed the 98fm website... can't access the podcasts from the last year of Foley's Today FM show any more :(


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  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Happy JP is back next week, Ray on his own has been solid but he needs someone there to bounce things off and sound like he's enjoying himself.

    On the 98FM website, I like the new site but it still seems a work in progress with a lot of links not working on pages so hopefully they add all the podcasts because right now they only have the last 7 or so shows on there!

    Foley presenting the 7 O'Clock Show tonight on TV3!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭donspeekinglesh


    Is there any way of getting a link to the feed of the podcasts? I don't use iTunes, and I used to be able to add it to PocketCasts, but I can't find it now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,419 ✭✭✭✭jokettle


    IUA14 wrote: »
    hopefully they add all the podcasts because right now they only have the last 7 or so shows on there!

    I'm glad you said that, I thought I was being an eejit by not being able to suddenly find them. I had to go through my browser history to catch up with myself!


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    I sent them an email about it and they said:

    "We are going to pass this over to our tech team to look into straight away.

    Thanks for highlighting it."


    So my guess is it was a mistake and hopefully they rectify it!


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Congrats to Ray and the team on a huge award!

    New York Festivals® International Radio Programme Awards

    Dublin’s 98FM: The Ray Foley Show picked up a Silver award for Best Special Event for their Naked Breakfast broadcast last November. They also earned a Finalist Certificate for the same broadcast in the Best Innovative Show category.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 431 ✭✭NegativeOne


    IUA14 wrote: »
    Congrats to Ray and the team on a huge award!

    New York Festivals® International Radio Programme Awards

    Dublin’s 98FM: The Ray Foley Show picked up a Silver award for Best Special Event for their Naked Breakfast broadcast last November. They also earned a Finalist Certificate for the same broadcast in the Best Innovative Show category.
    Fair play to them. They really deserve to be on the national airwaves.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,129 ✭✭✭my friend


    IUA14 wrote: »
    Congrats to Ray and the team on a huge award!

    New York Festivals® International Radio Programme Awards

    Dublin’s 98FM: The Ray Foley Show picked up a Silver award for Best Special Event for their Naked Breakfast broadcast last November. They also earned a Finalist Certificate for the same broadcast in the Best Innovative Show category.

    Anyone in the industry knows that's a pay to win award, it's the special Olympics of broadcasting, a private company runs it and almost every entrant wins a prize as well as having an excuse to expense a trip to NYC

    I've criticised RTE for 'buying' the same awards am not singling out this show alone.


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


    Good thread here that gives two sides to those awards.


  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    Well I guess Dermot Whelan didn't pay enough for his award? Its a pay to enter award but that doesn't delegitimise it entirely. Oscars anyone?

    Also, Special Olympics of broadcasting? REALLY? Wow!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 900 ✭✭✭IUA14


    98FM fixed the podcasts so they are all back on the website now from the last two years at TodayFM aswell! Pain in the ass to get to...lot of scrolling!

    Also interesting to hear in the podcast-only bit today Ray mention that they "are talking about a personnel change on the show but can't go public on it yet" until they "write a one-pager". I wonder what or who that will be...an addition or change of role for someone...Deeno maybe?


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