Annoying traits of radio presenters.....

Meesared · 26-09-2011 11:27am

Chris Greene from i105/iRadio needs a good punch in the face with his "yuh" thing he does, I swear I cant listen to him because of that. Im not sure why he does it, does he think it's funny?

sitexorbis · 26-09-2011 11:32am

Dave Fanning pronouncing the letter t as an s. Brad Piss and Arse Garfunkel

delaad · 26-09-2011 12:57pm

Matt Cooper: "Thanks to the boat of you"

Damien Kiberd: "For sure", and the occasional other bits of hepcat, down-with-the-kids lingo that he uses, presumeably to promote his inane view of himself as an anti-Elite campaigner.

NIMAN · 26-09-2011 8:29pm

We are all grumpy old men(women).

bamboozle · 27-09-2011 12:19pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Any attempt of banter from Yates and the awful Donoghue is so fake it's hilarious. Partridge-esque.

Yates wasnt even on the show and Donoghue still started the show after the 8 o clock news that 'Mr Yates got a better offer in Kerry' seriously, do you honestly think what 'Mr Yates' is doing, just tell us the news and do stop asking us to text in.

Ps- if you want to sound like a kid then keep referring to your co-host as 'Mr Yates'

if Donoghue corrected his dreadful pronouncation of de ledder T and stopped treating his co-host with near messiah status then he'd be a decent presenter.

bohsboy · 04-10-2011 10:37pm

bamboozle wrote: »

if Donoghue corrected his dreadful pronouncation of de ledder T

twitta - Twitter
satiday -Saturday
t'vatiken - The Vatican

Christ its like nails down a blackboard.

Thundercats Ho · 05-10-2011 10:36am

Matt Cooper - text in to win tickets for the game on Saherday

That and everything in sexualsheep's post.

DuckStab · 05-10-2011 1:51pm

Ian Dempsey constantly going on about his iPhone, putting RTE's product placement to shame.

yungb · 10-10-2011 8:19pm

tony fenton - playing the same songs EVERYDAY!!! i could give a good guess of what he will play tomorrow

jenny kelly - god she loves the sound of her own overly posh voice. sometimes i think she's american and her laugh Grrrrr.

Howjoe1 · 10-10-2011 8:26pm

Ken Early

Ken Early

Ken Early, and

mainly, Ken Early commenting on a live game. Cringe.

mike65 · 10-10-2011 8:52pm

He's pretty terrible isn't he?

Dercola · 17-10-2011 9:04pm

Ian Dempsey constantly feeling the need to sing along to, or add his own sound effects to every fcuking song!! Christ man, give it a rest...

FlutterinBantam · 18-10-2011 7:38am

mike65 wrote: »

He's pretty terrible isn't he?

No, absolutely terrible.

That focking drawling Doob accent busts my buns big time.

Stop Lad! · 18-10-2011 8:42am

Ann Doyle, not sure if she's on the radio anymore though.....

'sexseual intercourse', 'sexseual relations' etc...

Kdylass · 18-10-2011 1:33pm

Ian Dempsey's rrrrrrrolling rrrrrrrrrrr's

Shotfan · 18-10-2011 4:04pm

I'm sorry, I don't know her name, but a weather forecaster on Newstalk in the afternoons who insists on saying there'll be showers on "westren, northren and eastren coasts" - dunno why, but it always grates on me like nails on a blackboard!!

DuckStab · 19-10-2011 1:14pm

The compulsion most current affair show presenters (O'Rourke, Cooper, Wilson et al) feel to include a completely unnecessary adjective.
"I mean, this is a DAMNING indictment isn't it?"
"No Seán, it's the best indictment we've ever had."

"This was a VICIOUS assault wasn't it?"
"No Matt, it was carried out with love and tenderness."

Twin-go · 19-10-2011 1:28pm

Gerry Ryan chewing on a muffin, rice crispy cake, apple tart or slurping on tae/coffee while reading the newspaper headlines. Sounds like he has the munchies or something.

Daidy2011 · 19-10-2011 1:40pm

How come presenters (and not just on the radio) cannot pronounce words starting with the letters "th" properly? This has been a constant bugbear of mine.

Three pronounced "tree"
Thousand pronounced "tousand"

etc............

Obviously elecution is not on curriculum for a journalistic degree.

NIMAN · 20-10-2011 12:14am

Michael McMullan starting every single sports bulletin off with something about an English Premier League team, usually Manchester United.

Sometimes I think if the EPL didn't exist, he would not have a reason to continue living.

Sergeant · 20-10-2011 3:00am

I´ve been listening to some of the Moncrieff podcasts, and his umming and awwing is beginning to grate slightly. Still one of the most erudite and interesting hosts on Irish radio, so I tend not to get my piss heated up about it. Same with the lovely Aine Lawlor and she getting the time wrong on Morning Ireland.

bamboozle · 20-10-2011 2:08pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Michael McMullan starting every single sports bulletin off with something about an English Premier League team, usually Manchester United.

Sometimes I think if the EPL didn't exist, he would not have a reason to continue living.

RTE sport start all stories off with either GAA or Horse Racing....always!

mari2222 · 20-10-2011 2:25pm

I always switch him off - he keeps interrupting whoever is speaking.

neris · 20-10-2011 3:12pm

Newsreaders trying their best french accent when they say the french presidents name. you never hear them putting on German accents when they say merkel

Scanlas The 2nd · 20-10-2011 3:28pm

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

Any attempt of banter from Yates and the awful Donoghue is so fake it's hilarious. Partridge-esque.

Couldn't agree more. It's painful waiting for that fake banter to end. Not one bit funny.

Ray Darcy saying waaaheeeeeeeeey every 20 minutes.

Ray Darcy exhaling in a moaning manner every 10 minutes.

Ray Darcy being obsessed with Irishness and thinking everything is a special Irish quirke when it's the same all over the world. What a sap.

Ray Darcy being against gambling because he heard a few sob stories. It's the responsiblity of an adult to look after themselves. A lot of people enjoy gambling.

youtheman · 20-10-2011 3:51pm

DuckStab wrote: »

The compulsion most current affair show presenters (O'Rourke, Cooper, Wilson et al) feel to include a completely unnecessary adjective.
"I mean, this is a DAMNING indictment isn't it?"
"No Seán, it's the best indictment we've ever had."

"This was a VICIOUS assault wasn't it?"
"No Matt, it was carried out with love and tenderness."

On a slightly similar note, I hate the following (when I hear it on the news):

" And the State Pathologist is going to carry out an autopsy ON THE BODY of the victim ....". Like, where else were they thinking of doing it !!!

NIMAN · 20-10-2011 9:45pm

youtheman wrote: »

On a slightly similar note, I hate the following (when I hear it on the news):

" And the State Pathologist is going to carry out an autopsy ON THE BODY of the victim ....". Like, where else were they thinking of doing it !!!

I posted before about a news report saying "the State Pathologist has been informed".

Well thats nice to hear, I would hate it if she only found out about the latest murder via the Today FM news report.

summerskin · 24-10-2011 12:36pm

Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

Couldn't agree more. It's painful waiting for that fake banter to end. Not one bit funny.

Ray Darcy saying waaaheeeeeeeeey every 20 minutes.

Ray Darcy exhaling in a moaning manner every 10 minutes.

Ray Darcy being obsessed with Irishness and thinking everything is a special Irish quirke when it's the same all over the world. What a sap.

Ray Darcy being against gambling because he heard a few sob stories. It's the responsiblity of an adult to look after themselves. A lot of people enjoy gambling.

Hector on 2fm is ridiculous for this "hairdressing salons with funny names, it's such an irish thing, you'd only get it in ireland!" utter tripe1

apparently many things that are done on a daily basis in the UK, US and half the known world are "uniquely irish" (like having a cup of tea...) according to that plank.

WindmillWarrior · 24-10-2011 2:47pm

Damien Kiberd - after every text he reads out - "and loads more besides" :mad:

Joe Duffy - "OK, OK, OK, OK..." - and pretty much everything else he says. Ever. :mad:

Michael McMullen - everything about him. :mad:

Tom Dunne - his false laugh. And general boringness. :mad:

Tubridy - everything about him. :mad:

George Hook - already well covered, but another thing is the way he interupts and just shouts out "OK!!" when a guest is mid sentence, like hes just not interested anymore and he thinks we need to hear more of his own bull :mad:

Theres a female newsreader on Newstalk who takes a serious intake of breath before every story. Way ott, its like shes just been dunked under water for a couple of minutes :mad:

spokeydokey · 24-10-2011 8:14pm

bamboozle wrote: »

Yates wasnt even on the show and Donoghue still started the show after the 8 o clock news that 'Mr Yates got a better offer in Kerry' seriously, do you honestly think what 'Mr Yates' is doing, just tell us the news and do stop asking us to text in.

Ps- if you want to sound like a kid then keep referring to your co-host as 'Mr Yates'

if Donoghue corrected his dreadful pronouncation of de ledder T and stopped treating his co-host with near messiah status then he'd be a decent presenter.

I'm sure I heard him call Yeats ''Princess'' this morning

coonecb1 · 25-10-2011 9:17pm

spokeydokey wrote: »

I'm sure I heard him call Yeats ''Princess'' this morning

I thought I heard that alright!

DuckStab · 26-10-2011 12:01pm

The fact that not one radio presenter can go 10 minutes without mentioning Twitter in some capacity is irritating enough, but that 95% of said mentions refer to it as either Twidder or Twisher drives me up the wall :mad:

Mongarra · 26-10-2011 12:37pm

Philip King - won an award recently - 9.00pm Sunday Radio 1 - I listen for the music but he whispers most of the time which means I have to turn volume up when he talks and down when music starts. Good presenter but "Speak up man".

ootbitb · 26-10-2011 1:22pm

mmmmm mmmmm mmmoncrief mmmmmm mmmmm

scout353 · 26-10-2011 2:14pm

Has to be the golden rule in Newstalk that forces every presenter to use the line

John, who texted us on Newstalk at 53106 for 30c.............Mary has also texted Newstalk on 53106 for 30c.......

Don't forget you can also get involved in the discussion by texting Newstalk on 53106 for 30c!!!

How about every programme and every station actually do some prep and present a show that has no text, twitter, etc!

ootbitb · 29-10-2011 8:31am

Ivan said yesterday he never reads them... waste of 30c

yoda2001 · 29-10-2011 8:55am

Derek Mooney's ~(uncontrolled) excitement when he makes reference to 'queen' Elizabeth, the soft furnishing called a 'pouffe' or any other such word with a vague similarity to his own fav topic.

DB21 · 31-10-2011 1:08am

Ivan Yates' general smugness. But particularly about football. He knows nothing (he once said Fergie was a liability at United, who promptly won the league) and he's a glory hunting City "fan". He is the reason I pray to God every night that the Sheikh gets bored at City and wanders off, leaving them a financial ****-hole.

Hook being a grumpy little troll lately.

Dempsey's patronisation and being condescending.

D'Arcy's smugness. At least Foley makes it somewhat funny in small doses.

Joe Duffy encouraging the nanny state.

DuckStab · 31-10-2011 12:29pm

The tendency Derek Davis has to italicise certain words in a particular sentence, thus turning an opinion into a statement of fact.

scrubber72 · 31-10-2011 1:07pm

Gareth o callaghan and how every song is his favourite and when he plays that feckin crowd cheering tape. Who are u trying to kid.....

wnolan1992 · 31-10-2011 1:18pm

scout353 wrote: »

Has to be the golden rule in Newstalk that forces every presenter to use the line

John, who texted us on Newstalk at 53106 for 30c.............Mary has also texted Newstalk on 53106 for 30c.......

Don't forget you can also get involved in the discussion by texting Newstalk on 53106 for 30c!!!

How about every programme and every station actually do some prep and present a show that has no text, twitter, etc!

It's probably not their choice to have to say "53106, 30c" etc. One of Newstalk's themes is "Join the Conversation", so they have to ask for texts to make people feel like they're involved.

Twitter on the other hand is the most annoying thing to happen to radio since [2FM DJ NAME REDACTED].... Follow us on twitter!! We'll follow you!!! Tweet us!!! We've got a Tweet! Tweeeeeeeeet!!!! Ugh. And the people who think deliberately mispronouncing it is funny (I'M LOOKING AT YOU FOLEY!!) really annoy me.

paddyandy · 31-10-2011 1:27pm

I switched the radio and tv off as an experiment for a day and discovered i did'nt miss it.I threw the TV out and the radio is for the News only.I spend a lot of time on the net though maybe too much.Give it a try.

wnolan1992 · 31-10-2011 1:32pm

paddyandy wrote: »

I switched the radio and tv off as an experiment for a day and discovered i did'nt miss it.I threw the TV out and the radio is for the News only.I spend a lot of time on the net though maybe too much.Give it a try.

I'll take the TV off your hands if you want? I won't even charge you to take it away. :pac:

Fulton Crown · 08-11-2011 9:15am

Howjoe1 wrote: »

Ken Early

Ken Early

Ken Early, and

mainly, Ken Early commenting on a live game. Cringe.

Did you mention Ken Early ?

bamboozle · 08-11-2011 2:46pm

DB21 wrote: »

Ivan Yates' general smugness. But particularly about football. He knows nothing (he once said Fergie was a liability at United, who promptly won the league) and he's a glory hunting City "fan". He is the reason I pray to God every night that the Sheikh gets bored at City and wanders off, leaving them a financial ****-hole.

Hook being a grumpy little troll lately.

Dempsey's patronisation and being condescending.

D'Arcy's smugness. At least Foley makes it somewhat funny in small doses.

Joe Duffy encouraging the nanny state.

lately? is his media career not forged on his grumpyness

Charlie3dan · 08-11-2011 3:03pm

summerskin wrote: »

Hector on 2fm is ridiculous for this "hairdressing salons with funny names, it's such an irish thing, you'd only get it in ireland!" utter tripe1

THANK YOU!
Hector's getting off far too lightly!

"And here's Mary, she eats cornflakes for breakfast, sure isn't that what we need to get back to in this country, eating cornflakes! And sure by jaysus would ya put a bit of sugar on them, sure isn't that what made this country great! And on the other line is John, what do you have for breakfast John? Porridge!! Oh sure the lord jaysus d'ya remember the mammy waking ya up with the warm porridge. Sure isn't that what we need to get back to in this country, eating the porridge. You're an inspiration John, if only there were more like ya"

GKiraly · 08-11-2011 3:37pm

Ian Dempsey constantly feeling the need to sing along to, or add his own sound effects to every fcuking song!! Christ man, give it a rest...

Dempsey's patronisation and being condescending.

+1 to both the above

chasmcb · 09-11-2011 11:02am

Derek Mooney's puppyish enthusiasm for any Irish entrant on X-Factor, Big Brother or Eurovision.

The lame gags that John Murray always kicks off his morning show with.

SEPT 23 1989 · 09-11-2011 12:08pm

DB21 wrote: »

Ivan Yates' general smugness. But particularly about football. He knows nothing (he once said Fergie was a liability at United, who promptly won the league) and he's a glory hunting City "fan". He is the reason I pray to God every night that the Sheikh gets bored at City and wanders off, leaving them a financial ****-hole.

Hook being a grumpy little troll lately.

Dempsey's patronisation and being condescending.

D'Arcy's smugness. At least Foley makes it somewhat funny in small doses.

Joe Duffy encouraging the nanny state.

He has been a city fan for decades long before they became the richest club on earth as a city fan myself its great to hear a city fan giving it to Utd on the radio,its makes a change from the Irish media fawning over Utd

johnmacward · 11-11-2011 1:56pm

Anything, quite literally anything about Colm Hayes. The twat. Why is he getting off so lightly.

"Don't forget to text us about, uhh, that time you made toast; was it nice, did you put butter on it, do you like butter. I remember I ate butter once. Yeah, it was nice - but more importantly do you like it? Text us, call us - PLEASE!?"

"Bobeye, bobeye"

Talking to a 50 year old man on a singles night:
"Did you get to do any shnoggin' eh, ha, eh"
He embarrassingly replied: "Eh, no."

He has a horrible "Dad's embarrassing jokes" kind of comedy.

Annoying traits of radio presenters.....

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