Today FM Megathread Mod warning post #1 / #1401

Brock Turnpike · 24-09-2020 3:01pm

WATERMELON SUGAR HIIIIIGH

J_A_F_A · 24-09-2020 3:17pm

That bloody thing is played on every show :mad:

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

WATERMELON SUGAR HIIIIIGH

Brock Turnpike · 24-09-2020 4:09pm

J_A_F_A wrote: »

That bloody thing is played on every show :mad:

Yep. It's played every second hour.

NIMAN · 24-09-2020 4:21pm

Anyone know why Amazon Alexa thingee doesn't know Todayfm?

paddylonglegs · 24-09-2020 4:22pm

J_A_F_A wrote: »

That bloody thing is played on every show :mad:

Hilarious today when a caller was complaining about it to dermot and Dave. They couldn’t really agree with him (but most likely feel the same)

whiterebel · 24-09-2020 4:57pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Anyone know why Amazon Alexa thingee doesn't know Todayfm?

You have to say "Today FM from tunein", otherwise you get Tay FM......and that's not somewhere you want to go....:D

NIMAN · 24-09-2020 5:15pm

Yeah heard TayFM for a while the other day!

It used to play Todayfm when I asked. Then stopped.

Brock Turnpike · 24-09-2020 5:24pm

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Hilarious today when a caller was complaining about it to dermot and Dave. They couldn’t really agree with him (but most likely feel the same)

What did the caller say?

TaurenDruid · 24-09-2020 6:41pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Yeah heard TayFM for a while the other day!

It used to play Todayfm when I asked. Then stopped.

Ditch Alexa, get Google Nest!

Though when I asked for Today FM this morning, TuneIn gave me a minute long advert for some American loan company.

Maybe Google knows more about me than I do...

patrickc · 24-09-2020 10:23pm

I don't know how recent this is, but was flicking through the stations today and I see Phil Cawley is the drive time presenter on South East Radio. When did that happen? It was nice to hear him in a prime time show

radiotrickster · 24-09-2020 10:37pm

patrickc wrote: »

I don't know how recent this is, but was flicking through the stations today and I see Phil Cawley is the drive time presenter on South East Radio. When did that happen? It was nice to hear him in a prime time show

Start of the month I think. He said on Radio Today he was supposed to start before lockdown but it got pushed back with covid

ILikeBoats · 25-09-2020 8:11am

Good for him!

Declan A Walsh · 25-09-2020 9:01am

patrickc wrote: »

I don't know how recent this is, but was flicking through the stations today and I see Phil Cawley is the drive time presenter on South East Radio. When did that happen? It was nice to hear him in a prime time show

radiotrickster wrote: »

Start of the month I think. He said on Radio Today he was supposed to start before lockdown but it got pushed back with covid

I see from the article that his contract with Today FM finished last year but that they offered him the Sunday slot which he took up, and that he will still continue with that slot after this move. It's also interesting, as the article reminds us, that he had previously been with South East Radio back in the '90s.

paddylonglegs · 25-09-2020 11:17am

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

What did the caller say?

They were talking about fireworks. The caller says “one thing I’d like to strap a firework to is that bloody watermelon sugar song. Good god will it ever get off he radio”

TaurenDruid · 25-09-2020 1:44pm

paddylonglegs wrote: »

They were talking about fireworks. The caller says “one thing I’d like to strap a firework to is that bloody watermelon sugar song. Good god will it ever get off he radio”

And D or D replied "It's like 2017's Desposito!", so I'd say they're as sick of it as the rest of us. Last year it was George Ezra's Shotgun. But every other mainstream station is the same - play two of the top five songs every show.

I'm a big fan of 7 o'clock arriving, midweek!

TaurenDruid · 25-09-2020 1:45pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I see from the article that his contract with Today FM finished last year but that they offered him the Sunday slot which he took up, and that he will still continue with that slot after this move. It's also interesting, as the article reminds us, that he had previously been with South East Radio back in the '90s.

Isn't he doing a slot on Nova, too?

Double O Seven · 25-09-2020 1:52pm

TaurenDruid wrote: »

Isn't he doing a slot on Nova, too?

I think he (& most of the weekend djs) was laid off from Nova during the lockdown.

ford fiesta · 25-09-2020 3:45pm

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I see from the article that his contract with Today FM finished last year but that they offered him the Sunday slot which he took up, and that he will still continue with that slot after this move. It's also interesting, as the article reminds us, that he had previously been with South East Radio back in the '90s.

I always got the impression he was a Permanent staff member of Today FM/Communicorp?

It has been many years since Phil had a regular weekday radio slot (prob before Tony Fenton replaced him on late afternoons on Today FM way back in 2004/2005???)

Declan A Walsh · 25-09-2020 3:56pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

I always got the impression he was a Permanent staff member of Today FM/Communicorp?

It has been many years since Phil had a regular weekday radio slot (prob before Tony Fenton replaced him on late afternoons on Today FM way back in 2004/2005???)

That may will be the case, but this is the private sector. And, besides, I would have thought most would be on contracts, which by their nature are not secure. People can be let go or have their hours reduced or given only one presenting spot as the market, or the company, dictates. I don't know to what extent Phil was doing anything behind the scenes, but I am guessing he was given only one option last year if he wanted to stay with them - even if he was a permanent member of staff. Today FM had already got rid of another long-termer a few years previously - Declan Meehan - and, of course, plenty have been let go along the way. When I say "let go", for most, if not all, it probably involves not renewing their contracts when they are nearly due to come up again.

Double O Seven · 26-09-2020 12:00pm

Yes one time Tim Kelly, Donan Dineen & Phil were staff members of Radio Ireland Limited. Donan and Tim were made redundant at the same time in 2011, although Tim continued to get freelance work with them until 2014.

ILikeBoats · 26-09-2020 3:45pm

Did Anna Geary get the boot from the pumped up kicks show?

mooseknunkle · 26-09-2020 4:25pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Did Anna Geary get the boot from the pumped up kicks show?

Just listening myself this afternoon and was wondering the same thing,had a look at their website and she's gone only Dec on his own now from the pics...

Brock Turnpike · 26-09-2020 6:50pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Did Anna Geary get the boot from the pumped up kicks show?

Hopefully.

26-09-2020 10:46pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Did Anna Geary get the boot from the pumped up kicks show?

is she doing a vogue williams whereby she's bouncing from venture to venture to make her "famous" or "relevant" , when she packed in the camogi, she was a news reader, then a sports reporter gig on a tv3 show, then a "life coach" influencer thing and then getting a reality show gig and lately a radio presenter

PsychoPete · 26-09-2020 11:00pm

That show should just stick to music especially when you've off the ball on newstalk at the same time, I just listen to talksport on Saturdays for live games

patrickc · 27-09-2020 12:22am

I just noticed Jessica Maciel is doing Saturday 11-2 and Sunday 1-4 now. When Phil was moved on there was another woman doing it, can't think of her name. They seem to change presenters a lot at the moment.

now to get rid of Fergaaaalllll D'arcy

PsychoPete · 27-09-2020 7:28am

patrickc wrote: »

I just noticed Jessica Maciel is doing Saturday 11-2 and Sunday 1-4 now. When Phil was moved on there was another woman doing it, can't think of her name. They seem to change presenters a lot at the moment.

now to get rid of Fergaaaalllll D'arcy

She is on in the morning now

ILikeBoats · 27-09-2020 8:06am

mooseknunkle wrote: »

Just listening myself this afternoon and was wondering the same thing,had a look at their website and she's gone only Dec on his own now from the pics...

Yeah noticed the pic too on the app. Just looked at her twitter and it still says she's a presenter on pumped up kicks. Dunno so

passremarkable · 28-09-2020 10:20am

D&D giving clue for ah sure look it before end of show. If anyone hears will they will let us know.
Thanks
PM

evil_seed · 28-09-2020 11:58am

The clue is:

This is sharp

passremarkable · 28-09-2020 12:04pm

evil_seed wrote: »

The clue is:

This is sharp

Thanks

ford fiesta · 28-09-2020 12:21pm

ILikeBoats wrote: »

Did Anna Geary get the boot from the pumped up kicks show?

good

BPKS · 28-09-2020 12:33pm

Today FM have gone and shoehorned Dec Pierce into a show that doesn't suit him.

Block Rockin Beats is a great show and they should have left well enough alone.

But no - they have Dec on this stupid sports magazine show when he cant really interview and the Aston Villa supporter thing wears thin very fast. Add in the forced banter with Anna Geary and it really is a poor show.

Like another poster said, leave the sport to Newstalk and RTE 1 on a Saturday and play the same songs over and over again like they do anytime I tune in during weekdays.

By the way - that John Cladell (spelling?) fella that does the music slot on The Last Word - is he responsible for the music played on the station.

RINO87 · 28-09-2020 12:43pm

paddylonglegs wrote: »

All credit to Irish artists at the end of the day, but the lack of variety is wearing thin. Dermort Kennedy must get played every hour?

Good jesus this chap is brining me to the point of insanity - We have today fm piped in here in work, and I'm only back in the odd day, but I swear to god everytime I take off my headphones Dermot Kennedy is playing....

Brock Turnpike · 28-09-2020 1:31pm

BPKS wrote: »

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By the way - that John Cladell (spelling?) fella that does the music slot on The Last Word - is he responsible for the music played on the station.

I'd be very surprised if it was him. He was the main guy at TXFM so can't imagine he be responsible for the terrible selection played every hour on Today FM.

ford fiesta · 28-09-2020 1:59pm

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

I'd be very surprised if it was him. He was the main guy at TXFM so can't imagine he be responsible for the terrible selection played every hour on Today FM.

Why would you be surprised?

Macy0161 · 28-09-2020 2:30pm

John Cadell dates back to Phantom pirate days iirc, but I think he took charge of the mainstreaming into TXFM though. Now at the time I was very píssed off at the direction Phantom, and then Phantom to TXFM took, and kinda blamed Cadell, but obviously there wasn't the market there once they got the licence. Anyway, afaik only doing the Last Word slot radio wise (quite enjoy it) and doing a decent job with Rascals Brewery imo, and have enjoyed listening to him on virtual beer festivals much more than as a radio presenter!

paddylonglegs · 28-09-2020 2:46pm

Macy0161 wrote: »

John Cadell dates back to Phantom pirate days iirc, but I think he took charge of the mainstreaming into TXFM though. Now at the time I was very píssed off at the direction Phantom, and then Phantom to TXFM took, and kinda blamed Cadell, but obviously there wasn't the market there once they got the licence. Anyway, afaik only doing the Last Word slot radio wise (quite enjoy it) and doing a decent job with Rascals Brewery imo, and have enjoyed listening to him on virtual beer festivals much more than as a radio presenter!

He’s involved in rascals brewery? Isn’t that Joe Donnelly? Or both?

Brock Turnpike · 28-09-2020 3:30pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

Why would you be surprised?

Because he typically has decent taste in music.

ford fiesta · 28-09-2020 3:35pm

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Because he typically has decent taste in music.

That might be true for many of us, but if his bosses in Communicorp tell him he has a job to do - select and playlist chart/recent music on rotation for Today FM - he'll do it.

_feedback_ · 28-09-2020 3:38pm

BPKS wrote: »

By the way - that John Cladell (spelling?) fella that does the music slot on The Last Word - is he responsible for the music played on the station.

Assistant Programme Director according to this - details of their school of radio course. Saw this shared on social media earlier by Paul Stenson of White Moose Cafe fame - he's signed up for €1200!

28-09-2020 5:24pm

_feedback_ wrote: »

Assistant Programme Director according to this - details of their school of radio course. Saw this shared on social media earlier by Paul Stenson of White Moose Cafe fame - he's signed up for €1200!

interview skills with Alison Curtis??? so is that just ask "do they have children repeatedly" or mention twitter accounts or the text no every 15 seconds

retalivity · 28-09-2020 6:45pm

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

interview skills with Alison Curtis??? so is that just ask "do they have children repeatedly" or mention twitter accounts or the text no every 15 seconds

"Presenting a music show" with Feargal D'Arcy.

"D'ya remember when you were in school, and you used to have to clean the glantoirs? But instead you would skive off and smoke cigarettes? And then there were bacardi breezers, rip-off tracksuits and neff jackets? Happy days. Here's Picture This"

28-09-2020 7:00pm

retalivity wrote: »

"Presenting a music show" with Feargal D'Arcy.

"D'ya remember when you were in school, and you used to have to clean the glantoirs? But instead you would skive off and smoke cigarettes? And then there were bacardi breezers, rip-off tracksuits and neff jackets? Happy days. Here's Picture This"

"if all fails, go to the Irish Mammies/the most irish thing ever bag"

PieOhMy · 29-09-2020 10:03am

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

"if all fails, go to the Irish Mammies/the most irish thing ever bag"

D'ya remember Wham bars d'ya?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

johnire · 29-09-2020 11:34am

Yes.... !!!! He’s so annoying-every time I hear his name or even read about him it has the same effect as scratching your nails down a blackboard!!

PieOhMy wrote: »

D'ya remember Wham bars d'ya?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

sligono1 · 04-10-2020 3:25pm

retalivity wrote: »

"Presenting a music show" with Feargal D'Arcy.

"D'ya remember when you were in school, and you used to have to clean the glantoirs? But instead you would skive off and smoke cigarettes? And then there were bacardi breezers, rip-off tracksuits and neff jackets? Happy days. Here's Picture This"

ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ðŸ€£ great summary of this guys radio show just shut up and paly good music is what these jumped guys should he told

statto25 · 04-10-2020 5:50pm

Mairead Ronan had a very interesting and thought provoking topic during the week "what are your memories involving phoneboxes" This hot topic was triggered by the announcement that the remaining phoneboxes would be removed by the end of the year.

TaurenDruid · 04-10-2020 7:41pm

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

interview skills with Alison Curtis??? so is that just ask "do they have children repeatedly" or mention twitter accounts or the text no every 15 seconds

Time to roll out

There may come a time, Davester, when you can finally accept that you are not the target audience for a weekend morning family and kid-friendly magazine show.

Today is not that day.

again.

04-10-2020 9:34pm

TaurenDruid wrote: »

Time to roll out

again.

Thanks Alison, :rolleyes: refering to her class...and she does resort to the children talk when she covered Dempsey's, Anton Savage and other's shows previously....no need to get triggered about alison....why arent you defending poor Mairead or Ferg

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