Changes to RTE Radio 1

bobbyss · 29-12-2020 12:20pm

ford fiesta wrote:

Louise Hegarty formerly of numerous radio stations such as 98FM and Today FM and currently in RTE continuity and TV weather, will be presenting Rising Time for the remainder of this week.

Heard her this morning for the first time. Chirst but she talks! She seems obsessed with television and music and 'gigs'. Therefore, I would imagine she's single with no kids?
I would not be of her generation but all that talk is just siht talk. Nonsense stuff. I feel like saying to her' would ya ever cop yourself on love'.

At least I haven't heard her patronize her listeners like Lillian Smith does as she signs off with admonishments to keep socially distant, to wash our hands and tobwesr masks. God it's like being told off by the nuns.

FamousDave · 29-12-2020 1:55pm

bobbyss wrote: »

I would not be of her generation but all that talk is just siht talk. Nonsense stuff. I feel like saying to her' would ya ever cop yourself on love'.

Because only people who share your lifestyle and experiences should be on the radio.

bobbyss · 29-12-2020 3:32pm

FamousDave wrote:

Because only people who share your lifestyle and experiences should be on the radio.

Not at all. I don't think I have ever heard her before but I may have at some time or another. This morning i happened to be listening to her and was struck by how often she referred to programmes on TV and how she hoped to be watching this and that. She wouldn't be my cup of tea at all.
I would prefer Marty at that time or the regular current affairs programme which usually occupies the time she was on.

I would not have much in common with people who are constantly rabbiting on avout tv programmes. That's not to say those people should not be on the radio. Of course there's a place for them. Except I won't be listening.

29-12-2020 4:26pm

Juggling around staff, filling gaps, can be a tricky process, and the results will always be somewhat unsatisfactory. I was surprised (no I wasn't really!) that because of the year that's in it, and that for many the Christmas break this year can't be that much use, that they wouldn't have offered to allow more presenters to opt to come in and do their stint, and to be compensated duly by taking that exact amount of time in summer when things have settled down, and when they could actually possibly better enjoy their holidays.

ford fiesta · 31-12-2020 3:29pm

Aidan Leonard is back on Radio 1 today at 3.30 with RTE Gold

RINO87 · 31-12-2020 4:40pm

^This is good news, its great hearing him on FM again! Was mentioned earlier that today was to be Michael Cahill.

Now playing "Have I told You Lately" by Van Morrison - surely a nod to his night time show on 2fm!

ford fiesta · 31-12-2020 6:01pm

Correct ..the last time Aidan was on FM was when filling in for Larry on 2FM in around 2015.
Prior to that some relief work on Radio 1.
Aidan is on again tomorrow at 4pm.

Dickie10 · 05-01-2021 12:45am

tubridy and ronan collins still on xmas hols, they should be back now should they not? jesus how long is tubridy gone?

ford fiesta · 05-01-2021 1:45am

Dickie10 wrote: »

tubridy and ronan collins still on xmas hols, they should be back now should they not? jesus how long is tubridy gone?

Ronan was back today (Monday) you obviously were not listening
Tubridy is back on Wed.

dulpit · 05-01-2021 7:17am

Claire Byrne also got long holidays (is that a bad thing though?)

amlinopta · 06-01-2021 12:02am

An unusual one I’ve noticed lately, 11.00pm news bulletin has been dropped, Cathal Murray now starts Late Date by handing over to sport

sligojoek · 06-01-2021 12:20am

amlinopta wrote: »

An unusual one I’ve noticed lately, 11.00pm news bulletin has been dropped, Cathal Murray now starts Late Date by handing over to sport

You'd imagine there's be more news than sport going on these days.

WishUWereHere · 25-02-2021 7:45pm

sligojoek wrote: »

You'd imagine there's be more news than sport going on these days.

When Mary Wilson hosted Drivetime, She was on air alone for 2.5 hours, bar Friday night’s when Callan’s kicks was on.

Tonight I heard Cormac O’Hara say they ( him & the woman, whose name escapes me) were only on for 2 hours.

Any wonder RTE are in financial mire?

dulpit · 25-02-2021 9:55pm

WishUWereHere wrote: »

When Mary Wilson hosted Drivetime, She was on air alone for 2.5 hours, bar Friday night’s when Callan’s kicks was on.

Tonight I heard Cormac O’Hara say they ( him & the woman, whose name escapes me) were only on for 2 hours.

Any wonder RTE are in financial mire?

It's Cormac O'hEadhra
It's Sarah McInerney
They finished early to hand over the study hub, for leaving cert students. Because of the pandemic.
How is this an indication of "financial mire"?

WishUWereHere · 25-02-2021 11:25pm

dulpit wrote: »

It's Cormac O'hEadhra

It's Sarah McInerney

They finished early to hand over the study hub, for leaving cert students. Because of the pandemic.

How is this an indication of "financial mire"?

Thanks for the woman’s name.

As for being an indication of RTE beingin the mire, Mary Wilson ran the 2.5 hour show solo, but it now is a 2 hour show ( I believe this wasn’t the first time the programme only ran for 2 hours) run by 2 people.

Clon63 · 26-02-2021 12:13am

amlinopta wrote: »

An unusual one I’ve noticed lately, 11.00pm news bulletin has been dropped, Cathal Murray now starts Late Date by handing over to sport

They are cutting back on the news headlines all day for the past while. Probably makes sense as you can check the news headlines when you want on your phone. News at 12 and 4 went to make way for Nuacht. Similary the news at 7 is replaced by Nuacht now. So after 6 there is just news at 8, 10 and 12. Dont see the point in Nuacht on Radio 1 to be honest while RnG is broadcasting at the same time.

ford fiesta · 26-02-2021 1:07am

regardless of smartphones etc, there should be hourly news on a public service station..and not everyone has a smartphone or tablet

WishUWereHere · 21-03-2021 4:27pm

Anyone know why no ‘Political hour’ with Aine Lawlor today on RTE TV 1?

ford fiesta · 11-09-2021 11:05am

new Radio 1 imaging/jingles launched today. think the jingles going into the news were at least 20 - 25 years old. I will miss them.

Ger Roe · 11-09-2021 11:10am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/116409432#Comment_116409432

Agreed, if radio admits it has lost the fight with other media platforms, then the slowly sliding slope, will accelerate. Radio needs to fight for what it holds and develop further, not throw in the towel.

11-09-2021 11:36am

The new news intro sounds very generic

ford fiesta · 11-09-2021 2:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117875975#Comment_117875975

sounds very sky newsy.

at least the old intro sounded more "public service"

11-09-2021 2:28pm

The News at One/This Week intro music was used for the on the hour news in the 80s and 90s

ford fiesta · 11-09-2021 2:38pm

not sure why Radio 1 changed the liners/jingles. i know music stations do regularly.

but if it ain't broke, don't fix it

11-09-2021 2:42pm

What possible future changes do we envision happing at RTE R1? Ray Darcy will probably be stuck on that afternoon slot for the rest of his working life because there is nowhere else to put him. I guess there's a chance of Tubridy been extended to 2 hours when Ronan Collins calls it a day

morphy87 · 11-09-2021 2:45pm

Don’t like these new jingles, have they the tune changed for the weather forecast as well? The tune that plays every night at 11.55 before the sea and weather forecast?

Dempo1 · 11-09-2021 3:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117876592#Comment_117876592

Please god Noooooooooo 🙏

ford fiesta · 11-09-2021 5:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117876599#Comment_117876599

lets see tonight

morphy87 · 11-09-2021 5:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117877433#Comment_117877433

I think it’s gone, they had the weather on at 5.55 and new tune, a terrible tune, the one they had was iconic, heard it most nights without fail,why did they change these jingles? Not a fan, something like you hear on sky

morphy87 · 17-10-2021 7:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117875887#Comment_117875887

Is there any way of getting a copy of the old jingles? It would be nice to get, they had one for the news bulletins and the weather and then 4 different jingles that were used between shows and after shows, if contacted would RTÉ forward them on do you think?

Changes to RTE Radio 1

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