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CLASSIC HITS OR 4FM

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  • #152
    Sheep Shagger
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    Google hub already knows about the change :(


  • #153
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    AwaitYourReply wrote: »
    https://www.classichits.ie/aboutus/meet-the-team/

    Colm Hayes official title is listed as "Programme Director" and will soon present Breakfast on Classic Hits with Lucy Kennedy once PJ & Jim have transferred to do Breakfast on Radio NOVA which begins in April.

    I also notice that ex-RTÉ 2FM DJ Barry Lang is to present "Classic Love Songs with Barry Lang" between 08:00-11:00am on Sunday 14th March. I gather Enda Murphy has departed? Barry Lang took up a new occupation as airline pilot after his 2FM broadcasting career. He was probably best known as presenter of Barry Lang's Hotline, The Beat Box on Sunday mornings on Network 2 tv which was a simulcast with 2FM.

    Barry Lang was mentioned alright in another thread:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058167334

    It does look like Enda Murphy has left. There's no mention of Classic Hits or Sunshine 106.8 on Linkedin, although it looks like he is still a presenter with Sunshine going by its schedule. Enda does have a number of companies on the go and, according to Linkedin, is a voiceover artist for RTE.
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  • #154
    AwaitYourReply
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    ...and of course Colm Hayes! So, in fact, there will be quite a few presenters from 2FM. I think Barry Lang's gig might be only for a few weeks though.

    Yeah, most likely while global air traffic is still so quiet due to the COVID 19 pandemic. I cannot see his returning to full time radio by choice but stranger things have happened. Since Gareth O'Callaghan had to depart due to ill health some years ago, 4FM (Classic Hits) never hired a replacement big name DJ for it's Mon-Fri weekday schedule.


  • #155
    Wheety
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    If it's Tara Duggan or John Harte, they also read the news on Nova. So, you may be okay there!

    I was going to say I heard Tara doing the news on Nova too.


  • #156
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    AwaitYourReply wrote: »
    Yeah, most likely while global air traffic is still so quiet due to the COVID 19 pandemic. I cannot see his returning to full time radio by choice but stranger things have happened. Since Gareth O'Callaghan had to depart due to ill health some years ago, 4FM (Classic Hits) never hired a replacement big name DJ for it's Mon-Fri weekday schedule.

    Colm Hayes and Lucy Kennedy will be the big names now for Mon. to Fri.!
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  • #157
    Elmo
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    Always liked the original 4fm logo

    launch.gif


  • #158
    AwaitYourReply
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Barry Lang was mentioned alright in another thread:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058167334

    It does look like Enda Murphy has left. There's no mention of Classic Hits or Sunshine 106.8 on Linkedin, although it looks like he is still a presenter with Sunshine going by its schedule. Enda does have a number of companies on the go and, according to Linkedin, is a voiceover artist for RTE.

    Apologies I am only just catching up on radio news. I think I heard Enda on Today fm some years ago - Did he ever do Friday Night 80's or Nothing but 90's or was that another Enda perhaps?


  • #159
    AwaitYourReply
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭AwaitYourReply


    Elmo wrote: »
    Always liked the original 4fm logo

    launch.gif

    Yes it was more classic in style!!


  • #160
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    AwaitYourReply wrote: »
    Apologies I am only just catching up on radio news. I think I heard Enda on Today fm some years ago - Did he ever do Friday Night 80's or Nothing but 90's or was that another Enda perhaps?

    I don't think Enda Murphy was ever on Today FM. Enda Caldwell was, though.
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  • #161
    AwaitYourReply
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭AwaitYourReply


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Colm Hayes and Lucy Kennedy will be the big names now for Mon. to Fri.!

    This is true. I first recall hearing Colm Hayes around '89 on 2FM as I was not living in Dublin so I did not hear him doing pirate radio. I'll miss PJ & Jim on FM in Cork - huge loss. Online and Apps are not always convenient in the car or on the go.


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  • #162
    Glaceon
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    Wheety wrote: »
    I was going to say I heard Tara doing the news on Nova too.
    She does the news on Classic Hits, Nova and Sunshine (all in the same building). John Harte normally does the news in the afternoon for Classic Hits and Nova and have heard Louise Cantillon as a stand-in. But, for some reason, Sunshine have Hugh O'Farrell-Walsh of East Coast FM in the afternoons.


  • #163
    AwaitYourReply
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    I don't think Enda Murphy was ever on Today FM. Enda Caldwell was, though.

    Mr Caldwell I suspect in that case. I liked Friday Night 80's on Today fm especially in the early years when it was fresh.


  • #164
    Flowergirl201
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    Barry Lang was mentioned alright in another thread:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058167334

    It does look like Enda Murphy has left. There's no mention of Classic Hits or Sunshine 106.8 on Linkedin, although it looks like he is still a presenter with Sunshine going by its schedule. Enda does have a number of companies on the go and, according to Linkedin, is a voiceover artist for RTE.

    I wonder is enda covering the breakfast show until 1st April? He has filled in for pj and Jim on other occasions?


  • #165
    AwaitYourReply
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    Flowergirl201 wrote: »
    I wonder is enda covering the breakfast show until 1st April? He has filled in for pj and Jim on other occasions?

    Very possibly Enda. Another possibility could be Mike Hogan (aka Magic Mike) doing a solo run until the end of the month.

    (I recall when Ian Dempsey decided to end his role as RTÉ 2FM Breakfast Show presenter back in '98 to take up a new position with Today FM he was barred from saying goodbye to all his 2FM listeners on air. There was several months of Iano off the airwaves as he was not due to commence on Today fm until around September! The 2FM Breakfast Show was probably at it's highest peak during Ian Dempsey's time in the chair up to Summertime 1998!) Ian has always had a great voice for morning radio and was a huge loss to 2FM.


  • #166
    Flowergirl201
    Registered Users Posts: 694 ✭✭✭Flowergirl201


    AwaitYourReply wrote: »
    Very possibly Enda. Another possibility could be Mike Hogan (aka Magic Mike) doing a solo run until the end of the month.

    (I recall when Ian Dempsey decided to end his role as RTÉ 2FM Breakfast Show presenter back in '98 to take up a new position with Today FM he was barred from saying goodbye to all his 2FM listeners on air. There was several months of Iano off the airwaves as he was not due to commence on Today fm until around September! The 2FM Breakfast Show was probably at it's highest peak during Ian Dempsey's time in the chair up to Summertime 1998!) Ian has always had a great voice for morning radio and was a huge loss to 2FM.

    But I'd say Ian chose to leave 2fm, I get the feeling pj and Jim didn't get much of a choice


  • #167
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Flowergirl201 wrote: »
    But I'd say Ian chose to leave 2fm, I get the feeling pj and Jim didn't get much of a choice

    That's right. Today FM offered Ian more money for starters.
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  • #168
    madnessnmayhem
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    Has Andy Mathews left? Wasn't he programme director of the station?


  • #169
    AwaitYourReply
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    Flowergirl201 wrote: »
    But I'd say Ian chose to leave 2fm, I get the feeling pj and Jim didn't get much of a choice

    Ian may have preferred to stay at RTÉ if they were willing to offer him the right package Versus what Today fm was offering him at the time. I think Ian was a freelancer at 2FM (as opposed to RTÉ Staff) and he would known how it all went so badly wrong for Marty Whelan, originally a Radio 2 DJ, when his move to Century Radio had backfired when that first national independent station closed down suddenly in 1991. In 1998 you must remember that Today fm was the relaunch branding for Radio Ireland - Radio Ireland had not been the success in it's first 12-18months on air. By Dempsey leaving the RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show he was also saying goodbye to all RTÉ tv projects which had also been the case 9 years earlier for Marty Whelan when he left RTÉ. (TV3 had yet to commence broadcasting in September 1998 but Ian was deciding before the Summer of the same year if I recall.) Now it's history and it worked out well but it was a big risk for Ian at the time.

    I do not get the impression that PJ and Jim were consulted so; any decision made regarding the programme and it's future direction or in this case switch to another station (albeit within the same group) was probably not warmly welcomed. I imagine they build up a rapport and loyal listener base which is negatively impacted by such a major change. They'll be missed on FM Radio in Cork for sure given that NOVA is unfortunately not licenced to broadcast in this region of Ireland unlike Classic Hits/4FM


  • #170
    California Dreamer
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    madnessnmayhem wrote: »
    Has Andy Mathews left? Wasn't he programme director of the station?

    Andy Matthews and Sean Ashmore have departed.


  • #171
    Flowergirl201
    Registered Users Posts: 694 ✭✭✭Flowergirl201


    California Dreamer wrote: »
    Andy Matthews and Sean Ashmore have departed.

    Is that Andy of bad news Andy fame?


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  • #172
    ford fiesta
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    California Dreamer wrote: »
    Andy Matthews and Sean Ashmore have departed.

    Sean Ashmore remains on Bay Broadcasting presenting a weekend show on Sunshine radio I think on a Saturday


  • #173
    California Dreamer
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    ford fiesta wrote: »
    Sean Ashmore remains on Bay Broadcasting presenting a weekend show on Sunshine radio I think on a Saturday

    That may be true but that is a different station. As far as Classic Hits is concerned he is no longer CEO.


  • #174
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    According to this article, Sean Ashmore is the CEO of Classic Hits:
    https://radiotoday.ie/2021/03/barry-lang-flies-back-to-radio-with-classic-hits/
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  • #175
    Cube98
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    According to this article, Sean Ashmore is the CEO of Classic Hits:
    https://radiotoday.ie/2021/03/barry-lang-flies-back-to-radio-with-classic-hits/

    Kevin Branigan is now the CEO https://www.classichits.ie/aboutus/meet-the-team/


  • #176
    Lithium93_
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    That's 3 departures from Classic Hits now in the last few months, PJ & Jim, and Helena who produced the Niall Boylan show left too, or was it a case of her contract was up?


  • #177
    alzer100
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    Haven't read all of the posts or much of the news on this so could be just going over old ground but all of the presenter and "content director" musical chairs scenarios have probably been introduced by Dave Kelly and Liam Thompson as they were recently appointed by Bay as "group program consultants" apparently to expand the "branding" of the radio stations at executive level.

    If this is the case, is this just something for the two guys to do? I suppose they have to make their mark, as they are probably getting paid serious money in those positions.

    Irish independent radio, everyone is a consultant now and those who are not think that they are. In a couple of weeks, honestly will anyone really care?


  • #178
    vince
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    Gotta be the strangest move in radio.its like robbing peter to pay paul. I ll miss the craic in the mornings on the road in cork. I got into them in march avoiding too much news on newstalk etc. Never liked Colm so wont be listening.


  • #179
    Hurrache
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    What was the business reason given? PJ and Jim have a broader appeal, unless some bizarre survey says differently, so why switch them to a station with a smaller potential audience?


  • #180
    vince
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    Best sollution would be to put them on both outputs. Ch will deffo drop listeners in cork one of thier strongholds. Red and 96 will pick up the deserters.


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  • #181
    Maz2016
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    Will miss PJ and Jim in the car on the way to work. Apps etc are not practical for my commute. I don’t like colm so won’t be tuning in.


  • #182
    Flowergirl201
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    Lithium93_ wrote: »
    That's 3 departures from Classic Hits now in the last few months, PJ & Jim, and Helena who produced the Niall Boylan show left too, or was it a case of her contract was up?

    I thought Helena got a new job and left. I thought Niall said she was off to do bigger snd better things


  • #183
    Lithium93_
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    Flowergirl201 wrote: »
    I thought Helena got a new job and left. I thought Niall said she was off to do bigger snd better things

    Yeah, had a Google earlier after I posted, she got a job as producer on Newstalk's early morning show.


  • #184
    vince
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭vince


    She went to breakfast on newstalk


  • #185
    Lithium93_
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    vince wrote: »
    She went to breakfast on newstalk

    Traded Niall Boylan for Ciara Kelly & Shane Coleman...


  • #186
    [Deleted User]
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    Now that Sean is gone Kevin picking off the CH jewels. Surprised much, not.


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  • #187
    Sheep Shagger
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    They still havnt mentioned on air this morning who is covering from next week to the first....


  • #188
    leahyl
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    I always loved listening to PJ and Jim in the morning - doubt I'll be listening once they make the move as I'm in Cork and it's just easier to have the alarm on to the radio in the morning, so won't be using the app or whatever. It's a shame cos it was a popular show. I'd say they'll lose a lot of listeners.


  • #189
    Declan A Walsh
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    I decided to put on PJ and Jim to hear their last show on Classic Hits. It’s a while since I heard them. Jim said that “Magic” Mike Hogan and Tara Duggan will be “holding the fort” for the next couple of weeks.
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  • #190
    leahyl
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    I decided to put on PJ and Jim to hear their last show on Classic Hits. It’s a while since I heard them. Jim said that “Magic” Mike Hogan and Tara Duggan will be “holding the fort” for the next couple of weeks.

    Why are they finishing this week? I missed that part


  • #191
    [Deleted User]
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    leahyl wrote: »
    Why are they finishing this week? I missed that part

    From what I've made out from this thread they've been poached/reallocated within Bay Broadcasting. CH ----> Nova


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  • #192
    KildareP
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    I wonder will Tara be transferring her live news broadcasts from Classic Hits over to Nova*? There was good on-air interaction between them.

    * She does the news on both Nova and Sunshine but it's prerecorded on both of these stations whereas it's read live on Classic Hits.


  • #193
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    leahyl wrote: »
    Why are they finishing this week? I missed that part
    PJ and Jim will be swapping with Colm Hayes and Lucy Kennedy on Radio Nova as of April 1st. This is the last day of the respective presenters in their current stations.
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  • #194
    leahyl
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    PJ and Jim will be swapping with Colm Hayes and Lucy Kennedy on Radio Nova as of April 1st. This is the last day of the respective presenters in their current stations.

    Oh so they are just taking leave or whatever? I thought they were finishing closer to the 1st. :( Oh well, I think Classic hits will live to regret this!


  • #195
    Sheep Shagger
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    Sean Ashmore doing an on air good bye now...

    Tara and Mike staying with CH...


  • #196
    Declan A Walsh
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    leahyl wrote: »
    Oh so they are just taking leave or whatever? I thought they were finishing closer to the 1st. :( Oh well, I think Classic hits will live to regret this!

    That's a standard practice when presenters switch stations. It's often referred to as "gardening leave".
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  • #197
    leahyl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,322 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    That's a standard practice when presenters switch stations. It's often referred to as "gardening leave".

    Ah right, I wasn't aware of that :) Aw listening to them now singing away :(


  • #198
    Declan A Walsh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,173 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    PJ and Jim are signing off with their "unofficial theme tune" I Can Be So Good For You!
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  • #199
    Flowergirl201
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    Declan A Walsh wrote: »
    PJ and Jim are signing off with their "unofficial theme tune" I Can Be So Good For You!

    Lucky I didn't hear it. I probably would've cried


  • #200
    [Deleted User]
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    I will be following the lads to nova. Though I have never listened to that station.

    Like Colm Hayes but not Lucy Kennedy.

    Overall bad decision imo.


  • #201
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    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Sean Ashmore doing an on air good bye now...

    Tara and Mike staying with CH...

    I thought Sean was gone or has his role simply changed?


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