Newstalk - Breakfast Show

somesoldiers · 13-08-2015 9:11am

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

when is Ivan back getting tired of the show at the moment

off all next week too it seems

gimmick · 13-08-2015 9:54am

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Couldn't disagree more with that.

I like the fact that the show can be serious when it needs to be and still can be lighthearted.

Ivan can be a bit like Hook at times with the shock jock statements to get in the 30 cent text but if people can't see that he stirs the $hit then they are rather slow ( not saying that you are )

Oh I realise that, I just dont find it particularly amusing.

wnolan1992 · 13-08-2015 9:59am

Really conflicted during that Paul Murphy interview.

Trying to balance my contempt for Murphy against the obvious agenda of Coleman was rather difficult...

michael999999 · 13-08-2015 10:36am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Really conflicted during that Paul Murphy interview.

Trying to balance my contempt for Murphy against the obvious agenda of Coleman was rather difficult...

Shane Coleman assigns no blame to fianna fail for bankrupting the country.

He's brother in law is also ex fianna fail TD Dermot aherne.

I wouldn't be expecting much impartality from him!

constitutionus · 13-08-2015 11:21am

i cant wait for the trial and when the gards get asked "did ya not notice the tainste being falsely imprisoned for seveal hours beside ya?"

newstalks been a right laugh on this. theyve been utterly terrified of the water protesters since day one and it does their heads in its the biggest movement in the country now.

i suppose thats what ya get when every single memeber of your profession is fully behind IW. Ive yet to see one not preface their comments with "im in favor of charging"

still it makes for some glorious comedy.

ballsymchugh · 13-08-2015 3:34pm

according to the phoenix, yates is now the 2nd highest paid broadcaster in the country after tubridy. ahead of pat kenny.
serious wedge for some fella that quotes the racing post more than anything in his show.

somesoldiers · 13-08-2015 4:26pm

ballsymchugh wrote: »

according to the phoenix, yates is now the 2nd highest paid broadcaster in the country after tubridy. ahead of pat kenny.
serious wedge for some fella that quotes the racing post more than anything in his show.

where is D'arcy?

Loafing Oaf · 13-08-2015 4:31pm

ballsymchugh wrote: »

according to the phoenix, yates is now the 2nd highest paid broadcaster in the country after tubridy. ahead of pat kenny.
serious wedge for some fella that quotes the racing post more than anything in his show.

Well he is in a strong negotiating position. Take away Ivan , PK and Hook and you wouldn't have much of a station. And of the three, one is retiring next year, another is of pensionable age, and the third is, eh, something of a 'mercurial' character...

foxtrot101 · 13-08-2015 5:00pm

ballsymchugh wrote: »

according to the phoenix, yates is now the 2nd highest paid broadcaster in the country after tubridy. ahead of pat kenny.

I was wondering why Pat was in such bad form doing his preview on the Breakfast Show this morning.

jimmyw · 13-08-2015 10:06pm

buckfasterer wrote: »

Shane Coleman is insufferable at times. Hes foaming at the mouth talking to Paul Murphy here now.

??.................more like all the time.

Loafing Oaf · 18-08-2015 1:40pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Well he is in a strong negotiating position. Take away Ivan , PK and Hook and you wouldn't have much of a station. And of the three, one is retiring next year, another is of pensionable age, and the third is, eh, something of a 'mercurial' character...

Read the Phoenix piece I assume Ballsymchugh was referring to, seems like this was truer than I knew. Seemingly Yates is so fed up with the silly a.m. starts he threatened to quit if DOB didn't put him on NT's top dollar. He's supposed to be lined up to take over drivetime when Hook quits, but of course that leaves a big void in the mornings. Put that together with PK only getting half SOR's listeners, you've got a station with big question marks hanging over it...

SEPT 23 1989 · 18-08-2015 1:57pm

Looking forward to Ivan taking over Hooks slot

Claude Burgundy · 18-08-2015 4:10pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Looking forward to Ivan taking over Hooks slot

Can't see it happening, he's a morning bird and enjoys his afternoons going racing etc.

ballsymchugh · 20-08-2015 2:16am

does anyone know how people in radio are paid here?

back when jonathan ross was in trouble with the BBC, most of the complaints were based around the fact that he got a few million for his weekly tv and radio show, but that money was to his production company, from which he had to pay all the associated staff etc.

is anything like that done here? i know a lot of the radio presenters are contractors and not employees, but is it similar to the above, or does the station pay the research staff etc?

Loafing Oaf · 20-08-2015 9:47am

Claude Burgundy wrote: »

Can't see it happening, he's a morning bird and enjoys his afternoons going racing etc.

He has consistently said he doesn't like the 4 a.m. starts NT Breakfast requires. I hadn't previously heard he was lined up to take over The Right Hook but it stacks up. Only thing, The Phoenix was skeptical about whether Hook is actually quitting but I don't know of there's anything to that...

Claude Burgundy · 20-08-2015 12:57pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

He has consistently said he doesn't like the 4 a.m. starts NT Breakfast requires. I hadn't previously heard he was lined up to take over The Right Hook but it stacks up. Only thing, The Phoenix was skeptical about whether Hook is actually quitting but I don't know of there's anything to that...

And on the other hand he goes on about having afternoons free to go racing etc.............:D

neris · 20-08-2015 1:11pm

bobby kerr in on the business show again this morning. he didnt sound too impressed by the guy with the boring voice that had been sent in to give the markets news and outlook. dont think ive ever heard bobby cut anyone off so quickly

constitutionus · 20-08-2015 6:46pm

ah thats just where he decided to do that peice too close to the end of the show.

todays the first time that theyve came back from the last ad break and actually had more to say than "bye"

on a normal day the goodbody lad wouldve been finished before it.

TBH im glad it worked out that way today. it annoys me no end to be stuck listening to an ad break that essentially just leads into chris and ivan/shane/ whomever taking over.

its almost joe duffly levels of "coasting"

SEPT 23 1989 · 25-08-2015 10:32am

that combination really didn't work this morning:D

Claude Burgundy · 25-08-2015 11:44am

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

that combination really didn't work this morning:D

Eh no

Azatadine · 25-08-2015 7:39pm

Why? What happened?

wnolan1992 · 25-08-2015 7:40pm

I'll admit I was only half listening as I went about my morning, but I thought they worked very well together for a combination that I'm pretty sure haven't worked together before...

constitutionus · 26-08-2015 8:09pm

ive been listening all week and its seems grand to me.

colletes well able for ivans jibes and can give as good as she gets.

she's still as rampantly "right on" as everyone else at newstalk but i dont see a prob on the chemistry front. takes me back to the claire byrnes days TBH (With out the rampant feminuttery (so far ! ) )

secondattempt · 24-09-2015 9:47pm

This morning on the subject of the tender for prison underwear.

Chris: this works out at X amount of money per prisoner per underpants...

Ivan: You wear the same pair everyday!

Chris: I do not

Ivan: it'll be a September to remember for you with your one pair of jocks.

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What utter stupid nonsense.

wnolan1992 · 29-09-2015 9:45am

If "If you remember that physical game called LEGO..." isn't in Quotes of the Week this week, I shall be incredibly disappointed. :pac:

ThisRegard · 30-09-2015 9:51am

Flicked over for the movie reviews, plus Anton Savage was talking about multiple murders, but Norah Owen is very poor.

shockwave · 30-09-2015 1:23pm

ThisRegard wrote: »

Flicked over for the movie reviews, plus Anton Savage was talking about multiple murders, but Norah Owen is very poor.

Shes a terrible presenter, she'd be better off on a more serious political program

ThisRegard · 05-10-2015 10:19pm

Chris has resigned as anchor from the evening news, getting another show instead. Can't blame him really, those hours he was doing aren't healthy and will get the better of you.

rain_soaked · 06-10-2015 5:52pm

shockwave wrote: »

Shes a terrible presenter, she'd be better off on a more serious political program

she is awful no matter where you put her , incredibly dull person full stop , cannot fathom why she is trotted out so often

califano · 07-10-2015 8:24am

ThisRegard wrote: »

Chris has resigned as anchor from the evening news, getting another show instead. Can't blame him really, those hours he was doing aren't healthy and will get the better of you.

Its really because nobody was watching the news though. Its not as if he didnt compute the hours before he started. Id rather he gave up radio and kept the tv as hes so annoying to listen to. I bet in school he was always first up with the hand ''Teacher..teacher''

Tompatrick · 07-10-2015 8:53am

Did Ivan use the "N" word this morning ???

somesoldiers · 07-10-2015 8:58am

califano wrote: »

Its really because nobody was watching the news though. Its not as if he didnt compute the hours before he started. Id rather he gave up radio and kept the tv as hes so annoying to listen to. I bet in school he was always first up with the hand ''Teacher..teacher''

yeah he's just so wholesome, gives me the pip

wnolan1992 · 07-10-2015 9:25am

Tompatrick wrote: »

Did Ivan use the "N" word this morning ???

Thought I heard that too. But I'm certain he was just stumbled over "Niggledy" or something. Not a major deal really. Did make me smile though.

ThisRegard · 07-10-2015 9:29am

califano wrote: »

Its really because nobody was watching the news though. Its not as if he didnt compute the hours before he started. Id rather he gave up radio and kept the tv as hes so annoying to listen to.

He hasn't given up the TV though. Nothing wrong with him on radio.

And it's all well and good looking at the hours before you start something, it's completely difference once you're in the midst of it all.

califano · 07-10-2015 9:30am

Wholesome exactly. And a kind of a smart alec too clever for life vibe off him without even realizing it. And useless at improv craic when he tries to match Ivan in those stakes.

califano · 07-10-2015 9:35am

ThisRegard wrote: »

And it's all well and good looking at the hours before you start something, it's completely different once you're in the midst of it all.

That's very true i would take that back.

Muff Richardson · 07-10-2015 10:07am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Thought I heard that too. But I'm certain he was just stumbled over "Niggledy" or something. Not a major deal really. Did make me smile though.

he said the government were being "niggardly" in relation to the new bank holiday suggestion...

adjective; ungenerous with money, time, in a mean or meagre manner

never heard the word myself before this morning, looked it up straight away after hearing it. apparently this and the other word that springs to mind are totally unrelated.

Floppybits · 08-10-2015 1:32pm

califano wrote: »

Its really because nobody was watching the news though. Its not as if he didnt compute the hours before he started. Id rather he gave up radio and kept the tv as hes so annoying to listen to. I bet in school he was always first up with the hand ''Teacher..teacher''

I cant stand Chris. His treatment of anyone that is anti something is disgusting. He will attack opposition TD's and then have a love in with government ones. His holier than thou attitude is sickening.

RobertKK · 08-10-2015 6:18pm

Floppybits wrote: »

I cant stand Chris. His treatment of anyone that is anti something is disgusting. He will attack opposition TD's and then have a love in with government ones. His holier than thou attitude is sickening.

Agree he isn't very good, soft interviews of people he agrees with, like a rottweiler to people he disagrees with.
Far too PC.

constitutionus · 08-10-2015 6:42pm

Well less rottweiler, more like being savaged by a bichon frise.

TBH he's not the only one at that, even the more "elder statemen" types in RTE have been getting ratty at people they see as "beyond the pale" i.e those they thought they'd never have to deal with in a million years.

audrey carvilles treatment of the greek finance minister for instance, and more recently the Hungarian ambassador (IIRC, he couldve just been some gov minister from there) when they decided they didnt like people invading their country. you'd swear he personally shat in her tea. (that may not be aurdry in fairness ! mightve been wilson or lawlor)

and keelin shanly with pretty much anyone that isnt upper class.

there's a fierce stink of unprofessionalism coming to the surface in our media heads. personally i think its cause theyre worried someones gonna get into power that's gonna actually tax em properly for a change.

Bellerstring · 09-10-2015 9:26am

Nora Owen gets on my tits.

neris · 09-10-2015 9:34am

Im failing to see the point of the business breakfast show at 630. Between news and ads the show must only be on air for 20 minutes and is totally uninformative. Probably only 1 decent contributor is the markets analyst (cant remember her name) from some firm in the uk.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-10-2015 7:22pm

neris wrote: »

Im failing to see the point of the business breakfast show at 630. Between news and ads the show must only be on air for 20 minutes and is totally uninformative. Probably only 1 decent contributor is the markets analyst (cant remember her name) from some firm in the uk.

I timed it one day, just over 17 minutes in total on air.

neris · 09-10-2015 7:37pm

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I timed it one day, just over 17 minutes in total on air.

Forgot aswell theres the an ad break at the end of the business show and all the host then does after say "chris and ivan are up next" and its back to the breaks. Total waste of airspace

califano · 16-10-2015 9:16am

I see they are feeding Chris some sport chat assignments recently with guests whereas Ivan usually conducts these. We all know Chris doesn't care much about sport so wonder is this just tactical to get experience doing it while Ivan is still there?.

somesoldiers · 16-10-2015 11:13am

califano wrote: »

I see they are feeding Chris some sport chat assignments recently with guests whereas Ivan usually conducts these. We all know Chris doesn't care much about sport so wonder is this just tactical to get experience doing it while Ivan is still there?.

he interest seems to be growing recently though with attendances at Dubs matches, rugby matches...whether it is due to a genuine interest in the teams or making himself a more well rounded broadcaster I'll leave for listeners to decide....how many points is a try worth again??

thebiglad · 16-10-2015 11:26am

RobertKK wrote: »

Agree he isn't very good, soft interviews of people he agrees with, like a rottweiler to people he disagrees with.
Far too PC.

If you want PC try Shane Colemen - when he covers the breakfast show I move the dial - just cannot stand him and the bleeding heart liberalism OTT...

Red King · 01-12-2015 10:56am

Chris is unbearable. Smug smirky attitude, totally biased and not an ounce of professionalism.

jooksavage · 01-12-2015 11:32am

Red King wrote: »

Chris is unbearable. Smug smirky attitude, totally biased and not an ounce of professionalism.

You referring to the interview with that Longford FF councillor Seamus Butler this morning?

wnolan1992 · 01-12-2015 12:56pm

Was watching the webcam when they had the puppies in studio. I've never seen anyone so uninterested in the adorable little puppy crawling up his chest as Chris appeared to be. :pac:

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