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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes at 2FM

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  • #1052
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,905 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    its_steve116 wrote: »
    Has Doireann started on brekkie yet? If so, that's similar to how her new co host started on drivetime early back in 2015.

    She starts in studio on Tuesday. She was out around the country giving away free money to listeners this morning .

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



  • #1053
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Given that they're targeting more of a female audience with that line up, I'm surprised they're keeping Game On, it seemed out of place before, now it seems even stranger.


  • #1054
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,611 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    Game On in its previous guise used to be more or less part of Drivetime on Radio 1

    Moving it to an earlier slot on 2FM is to cater for the sports fan commuters

    there's nowhere else to put it


  • #1055
    zoobizoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,741 ✭✭✭zoobizoo


    ford fiesta wrote: »
    there's nowhere else to put it

    Much like Dave Fanning


  • #1056
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    ford fiesta wrote: »
    Game On in its previous guise used to be more or less part of Drivetime on Radio 1

    Moving it to an earlier slot on 2FM is to cater for the sports fan commuters

    there's nowhere else to put it

    Game on is relatively new dropping it would make more sense, and it wouldn’t be noticed, those looking for music on the way home will now move to local music stations rather than stay with 2fm. Six months down the road game on will be moved back or put in RTÉ Radio 1 extra.


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  • #1057
    DopeTech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,905 ✭✭✭DopeTech


    What a knob. Have a look at the video.

    https://extra.ie/2019/05/31/entertainment/entertainment-news/dan-healy-2fm

    https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dopetech.ie



  • #1058
    LazerShark
    Registered Users Posts: 32 ✭LazerShark


    "Here's a letter from someone I can't name" and he proceeds name to them, their friend, their location, age and year in school.

    "I got this last week, she's from South-West". She's from Waterford.

    I turned off when he shouted swearing and shouting. Imagine working for him.


  • #1059
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    People will work for anyone if it enables them to sit behind a microphone and broadcast to the nation. Never understimate the ego of your average DJ.


  • #1060
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Sir Dosser wrote: »
    She starts in studio on Tuesday. She was out around the country giving away free money to listeners this morning .

    "We literally have to PAY you to listen to our show"...

    That's what all that screams to me, to be honest.


  • #1061
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,990 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    RabbleRouser2k wrote: »
    "We literally have to PAY you to listen to our show"...

    That's what all that screams to me, to be honest.

    There's no amount of cash that could convince me to listen to that breakfast show...


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  • #1062
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Jennifer's show sounds much like a music show, chat from what I listen to was minimal, nothing majorly bad or good about the show.

    When does Game On move to 6?


  • #1063
    bot43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 779 ✭✭✭bot43


    Zamparellis show was pretty inoffensive. Thought she was going to try be all comedian and zany but was pretty relaxed.


  • #1064
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,611 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    bot43 wrote: »
    Zamparellis show was pretty inoffensive. Thought she was going to try be all comedian and zany but was pretty relaxed.

    not that i'll be listening ...but her voice is far too harsh for someone having their own show


  • #1065
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    As time goes on, her show will become more chat and less music. This is a bedding in period.


  • #1066
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Loughc wrote: »
    There's no amount of cash that could convince me to listen to that breakfast show...

    I have a worrying feeling they'll end up putting drugs in the water so you fall asleep with the radio on accidentally give em an audience.

    Doireann's like someone with the flu-I don't wanna be around that.


  • #1067
    The_Dark_Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭The_Dark_Lord


    The Irish Times on Jennifer Zamparelli; '' a sarky presenter of little wit or charm''. Bang on, I've never understood her appeal.


  • #1068
    ford fiesta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,611 ✭✭✭ford fiesta


    The_Dark_Lord wrote: »
    The Irish Times on Jennifer Zamparelli; '' a sarky presenter of little wit or charm''. Bang on, I've never understood her appeal.

    Terrible choice by dan healy and his team. Totally not suitable for radio. Are they trying to make here out to be the next gerry ryan?

    Just relay RTE Gold ffs !!


  • #1069
    The_Dark_Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 129 ✭✭The_Dark_Lord


    ford fiesta wrote: »
    Are they trying to make here out to be the next gerry ryan?

    Incredible that this person is Gerry Ryan's successor.


  • #1070
    its_steve116
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,645 ✭✭✭its_steve116


    The_Dark_Lord wrote: »
    Incredible that this person is Gerry Ryan's successor.

    Actually it was Ryan Tubridy, then Nicky and Jenny and now her.


  • #1071
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,712 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The_Dark_Lord wrote: »
    The Irish Times on Jennifer Zamparelli; '' a sarky presenter of little wit or charm''. Bang on, I've never understood her appeal.
    Mick Heaney, I'm guessing?

    One of the few in the media to give an honest account of the talent, and sometimes the abundant lack of it, in RTE.


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  • #1072
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    The_Dark_Lord wrote: »
    Incredible that this person is Gerry Ryan's successor.


    They shouldn't be even trying to replace Gerry Ryan at this stage. He died in 2010, when many of 2FM's target demographic were making their first holy communion. His show and his audience have no place on a youth station. It's less chat they should be having on that station, not more of it. Unless even the people who run the station think that today's top 40 is so vapid, they need "content creators" to break up all that autotuned, algorithm generated sameyness.


  • #1073
    Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,249 ✭✭✭ Joslyn Obedient Shot-putter


    The_Dark_Lord wrote: »
    The Irish Times on Jennifer Zamparelli; '' a sarky presenter of little wit or charm''. Bang on, I've never understood her appeal.

    RTE thinks she's edgy....and holding on to the mean girl act she had on Republic of Telly which was fun for about 15 minutes....I loved it when Peter Casey put her back in her box when she lied about confronting him on twitter


  • #1074
    will56
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,041 ✭✭✭will56


    Breakfast show this morning talking about boat party for listeners.
    Boat company is run by the Garrihys, the new presenters family !

    Hardly appropriate to be giving work and advertising to family members ?


  • #1075
    smurke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 129 ✭✭smurke


    The_Dark_Lord wrote: »
    The Irish Times on Jennifer Zamparelli; '' a sarky presenter of little wit or charm''. Bang on, I've never understood her appeal.

    Snap! Can anyone PM me this article, please.


  • #1076
    Sweetemotion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Sweetemotion


    It was nice to hear Jenny back today.


  • #1077
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Kamila Crooked Puppet wrote: »
    RTE thinks she's edgy....and holding on to the mean girl act she had on Republic of Telly which was fun for about 15 minutes....I loved it when Peter Casey put her back in her box when she lied about confronting him on twitter

    That tweet got more 'likes' than his response, which shows you how fast a lie can get around the world before the truth gets a chance to put it's shoes on.

    She had just gotten the DWTS gig, and if it had been me, I'd have suspended the witch, without pay, for that kind of lying.
    I used to tolerate her, now I think she's horrible.
    I admire the many, many news outlets that went 'sorry sweety, but you're lying-Casey answered this question weeks ago'.


  • #1078
    LizT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,089 ✭✭✭✭LizT


    Tuned in to the morning show today - it’s literally the exact same as Eoghan’s drivetime show and Doireann just chimes in now and again. Very boring.


  • #1079
    ILikeBoats
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭ILikeBoats


    LizT wrote: »
    Tuned in to the morning show today - it’s literally the exact same as Eoghan’s drivetime show and Doireann just chimes in now and again. Very boring.

    That's exactly what it is!


  • #1080
    callaway92
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,842 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


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  • #1081
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    LizT wrote: »
    Tuned in to the morning show today - it’s literally the exact same as Eoghan’s drivetime show and Doireann just chimes in now and again. Very boring.

    Listen to the end of the show this morning. Doireann is a comedy/writer and I have never read OMG I'm a Complete Aisling! but you'd think she'd have read it as a writer, anyway she's got The Doireann Project returning to RTÉ Player, IMO RTÉ a desperately trying to sell their player to their audience and this is the reason she on the morning show. (Because IMO! They're Complete Muppets!).


  • #1082
    Areas
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭Areas


    I've listened in every now and again to the breakfast show and I'm finding it very irritating. It seems to be 90% Doireann talking about how "unusual" her name is and how NO ONE can pronounce it. Yawn


  • #1083
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Areas wrote: »
    I've listened in every now and again to the breakfast show and I'm finding it very irritating. It seems to be 90% Doireann talking about how "unusual" her name is and how NO ONE can pronounce it. Yawn

    Round here we just call her annoying-easier to spell. :)


  • #1084
    FarmerBrowne
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭FarmerBrowne


    Mc Dermott was awful in the evenings so can only assume he still is awful on the breakfast show, I won't be listening to him and your one whoever she is, was she on AA roadwatch once?

    Only good thing about the new schedule is Jenny Greene back in the evenings.


  • #1085
    FarmerBrowne
    Registered Users Posts: 486 ✭✭FarmerBrowne


    Fair play to Dan Healy for putting Jenny Greene on air in the evenings, the tunes she plays are awesome,the only problem is you feel like heading out after listening to her show, haha, such a difference compared to that gimp she replaced, he was horrendous compared to her.


  • #1086
    Areas
    Registered Users Posts: 441 ✭✭Areas


    Loved listening to Jenny Greene last night, the tunes she was playing were amazing!


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  • #1087
    hufpc8w3adnk65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    Areas wrote: »
    Loved listening to Jenny Greene last night, the tunes she was playing were amazing!

    Any examples or was it the normal 2fm playlist?


  • #1088
    iseegirls
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭iseegirls


    MrMac84 wrote: »
    Any examples or was it the normal 2fm playlist?

    Went from 90s dance classics to Muse to Chemical Brothers to Blur for the last half an hour at least. I think today from 5pm to 6pm will be pure dance, similar to Club Sandwich.


  • #1089
    Sully
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 24,056 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sully


    I'll go out on a limb here and hazard a guess the majority slating it aren't the target audience. I think the show brings back the style of show not seen in morning radio, designed for youth, for a long time.

    We'll see what the ratings say to truly know if it's worked or not.


  • #1090
    RabbleRouser2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,363 ✭✭✭RabbleRouser2k


    Sully wrote: »
    I'll go out on a limb here and hazard a guess the majority slating it aren't the target audience. I think the show brings back the style of show not seen in morning radio, designed for youth, for a long time.

    We'll see what the ratings say to truly know if it's worked or not.

    It's less the 'youth' and more 'the yoof'. I mean, Doirreann's had two shows, so far, that have failed. (Her Doireann project went from RTE player, to RTE 2, back to the player. And Podge and Rodge's 'return' was axed because of low ratings).
    She's being pushed on folks in a similar manner to Lottie Ryan. She doesn't have that spark that's needed for the type of gigs she's pursuing. RTE have bet big on presenters in the past, before cutting em loose. (Laura Woods, Aidan Power, pretty much the entirety of the Rte 2 presenters they've had over the years).

    I think most folks have a spotify list, or podcast,or anything that means they don't have to listen to the radio. It's all about playing the songs 'you' want to hear, not what the station tells you you want to hear.
    Or listen to a guy who's been going through puberty for the longest time, and virtue signals at every opportunity.

    Nobody wants to go anywhere angry or irritated, and that's all Eoghan does.


  • #1091
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Sully wrote: »
    I think the show brings back the style of show not seen in morning radio, designed for youth, for a long time.

    Seem much like other morning shows on other stations to me.

    One issue I have is that we must applaud 2FM for their turn around and the awesomeness of there boss. Not that the six million or so that they get from the license fee hasn’t helped that small recovery.


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  • #1092
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    I listened to one of those 40th anniversary celebration shows on radio recently. It failed to convince me as to why there is a need for a national youth radio station these days. There certainly was a need for it back in 1979 and for the next decade or so. Now that there are umpteen radio stations in Ireland, what is 2FM for? Other than for being a financial windfall for the people lucky enough to get a job here. It's a needless gravy train catering for a saturated market.


  • #1093
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,364 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Ursus Horribilis wrote: »
    I listened to one of those 40th anniversary celebration shows on radio recently. It failed to convince me as to why there is a need for a national youth radio station these days. There certainly was a need for it back in 1979 and for the next decade or so. Now that there are umpteen radio stations in Ireland, what is 2FM for? Other than for being a financial windfall for the people lucky enough to get a job here. It's a needless gravy train catering for a saturated market.

    My hope is that 2fm could actually break away from the utter blandness that is most commercial radio. 2fm should be like BBC radio 1 and if 2fm did something even remotely similar to that they would move away from being lumped together with that disaster of a radio station Today fm. It's one of the reasons I don't listen to Irish radio as much as I did and listened to a lot of it. I saw my favourite station in today fm decide it seems to on purpose destroy the good thing they had going for them.


  • #1094
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,364 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Ursus Horribilis wrote: »
    I listened to one of those 40th anniversary celebration shows on radio recently. It failed to convince me as to why there is a need for a national youth radio station these days. There certainly was a need for it back in 1979 and for the next decade or so. Now that there are umpteen radio stations in Ireland, what is 2FM for? Other than for being a financial windfall for the people lucky enough to get a job here. It's a needless gravy train catering for a saturated market.

    My hope is that 2fm could actually break away from the utter blandness that is most commercial radio. 2fm should be like BBC radio 1 and if 2fm did something even remotely similar to that they would move away from being lumped together with that disaster of a radio station Today fm. It's one of the reasons I don't listen to Irish radio as much as I did and listened to a lot of it. I saw my favourite station in today fm decide it seems to on purpose destroy the good thing they had going for them.


  • #1095
    TheRiverman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,231 ✭✭✭TheRiverman


    The " music" of today is a major factor in radio stations being so bad.throw in a few bland presenters and its a receipe for total crap.I used to love listening to 2fm and Today fm,but not anymore.


  • #1096
    alchemist33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    iseegirls wrote: »
    Went from 90s dance classics to Muse to Chemical Brothers to Blur for the last half an hour at least. I think today from 5pm to 6pm will be pure dance, similar to Club Sandwich.

    Found her on by accident one day last week and couldn't turn it over again. Best afternoon radio I've heard in ages - pure music by someone who knows their stuff. I'll be listening to her again.


  • #1097
    fits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,649 ✭✭✭✭fits


    Genuinely don’t get the hate for eoghan McDermott. I really liked his drivetime show and I was commuting so listened a lot. Not sure why they had to change whole schedule when Nicky left though.


  • #1098
    punisher5112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,644 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    fits wrote: »
    Genuinely don’t get the hate for eoghan McDermott. I really liked his drivetime show and I was commuting so listened a lot. Not sure why they had to change whole schedule when Nicky left though.

    The most annoying person on the air, Nicky was poor also...

    Jenny left but they seen the mistake letting her go and now look at her.... I find her great but hated the terrible fake laugh put on for Nicky....


  • #1099
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    fits wrote: »
    Genuinely don’t get the hate for eoghan McDermott. I really liked his drivetime show and I was commuting so listened a lot. Not sure why they had to change whole schedule when Nicky left though.

    His show was in a similar vein to Ray Foley, not universally loved either, throw in the political stuff in on top of that and you've a fairly potent mix, and that's before we get to Picture This!

    I had the same hate for him initially, heard bits and pieces over time and thought he's actually good, I've heard him cover serious topics like alcoholism and depression and do a pretty good job at it, him, Adam and Aifric had a good chemistry and Mark Stern was good at giving a brief nuanced summary of goings on in America, Chris Wasser never held any punches on movies and The Brainiac was good fun, I do miss those regular features.

    I don't listen to radio in the morning and nothing personal to Jenny Greene, but I've no interest in listening to her, Breakfast Republic and McDermott were doing well in the JNLRs, if this new line-up tanks, Healy will probably be on his way out of there.


  • #1100
    rochemedia
    Registered Users Posts: 28 ✭rochemedia


    Barely a couple weeks in & already robbing from competitors?

    http://goss.ie/showbiz/radio-dj-accuse-doireann-garrihy-and-eoghan-mcdermott-of-nicking-his-segment-176996


  • #1101
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    fits wrote: »
    Genuinely don’t get the hate for eoghan McDermott. I really liked his drivetime show and I was commuting so listened a lot. Not sure why they had to change whole schedule when Nicky left though.

    For me its this type of ****e: -
    Hi Darren. With the greatest of respect, I’ve never heard your show and the comp is completely different. Happy to change the name if it’s upsetting you. Peace

    Followed by: -
    Brainstormed at a round table last week infact. The civil approach is just as effective as a bravado twitter callout, particularly given you didn't listen before doing so and the competition is different. Positive vibes and consider the name changed


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