Rick O Shea vs Ray Foley

radioman

A simple poll. Battle of the national night-time jocks. 2FM's Rick O'Shea vs Today FM's Ray Foley. Please do not post crap here, just vote.

Fingers on buzzers...

Fitzo

clear winner

Ronan Raver77

I maybe biased:) having worked with him in the past but Ray seems to be ahead in the poll.

rockystar

Ray foley is just the best!! he rocks!

*Super*Star*

Rick O Shea is legend! (just my opinion) I loved him on 104 and I really love his 2fm show!

M5

No "dont listen to either muppet" option....

vibrant

I chose Rick because when I used to listen to him, I really enjoyed the topics he would chat about. However, the music he played was woeful (which I suspect was part of the RTE playlist, not sure how much control he had over it). Then RTE told him to talk less, and play more music, so I totally stopped listening to him.

I think he is a promising radio personality, but maybe has his wings clipped a bit by his employers.

Shane10

after a while o'shea's voice did me head in.:mad:

corcaigh07

vibrant wrote: »

I chose Rick because when I used to listen to him, I really enjoyed the topics he would chat about. However, the music he played was woeful (which I suspect was part of the RTE playlist, not sure how much control he had over it). Then RTE told him to talk less, and play more music, so I totally stopped listening to him.

I think he is a promising radio personality, but maybe has his wings clipped a bit by his employers.

i agree with this, its very disappointing. the music is chronic and you just know Rick O Shea doesnt have any passion at all behind most of it.

Bard

I don't get why someone would dig up a two year old thread about which of two national DJ's you prefer just to say they don't listen to either of them (which ISN'T an option and is therefore irrelevant).

irish_bob

*Super*Star* wrote: »

Rick O Shea is legend! (just my opinion) I loved him on 104 and I really love his 2fm show!

hes my least favourite broadcaster who has ever lived and i include loraine keane

bbability

vibrant wrote: »

I chose Rick because when I used to listen to him, I really enjoyed the topics he would chat about. However, the music he played was woeful (which I suspect was part of the RTE playlist, not sure how much control he had over it). Then RTE told him to talk less, and play more music, so I totally stopped listening to him.
I think he is a promising radio personality, but maybe has his wings clipped a bit by his employers.

+1

I couldn't agree more. What a silly move 2fm management made earlier this year. Something tells me that will backfire in the ratings books for this year but they'll blame the poor ratings on the unemployment figures...

Its a pity Micheal Cahill didn't swallow some of his own medicine on a Sat morning and played more music and did less kakkin about hens....

projectmayhem

bbability wrote: »

I couldn't agree more. What a silly move 2fm management made earlier this year. Something tells me that will backfire in the ratings books for this year but they'll blame the poor ratings on the unemployment figures...

Absolutely. Rick's a great broadcaster. Having him neutered is ridiculous. 2FM are trying to do what American radio is up to these days; removing radio personalities and having iPods with ads on them. Sooner or later they have to realise people listen to personalities moreso then the music. How many topics do you see here about playlist content ? Rare. It's all about the jocks!

Diabhal Beag

They both play decent music but Rick FTW

Mossy Monk

I listen to neither of them.

Big Tone

projectmayhem wrote: »

Absolutely. Rick's a great broadcaster. Having him neutered is ridiculous. 2FM are trying to do what American radio is up to these days; removing radio personalities and having iPods with ads on them. Sooner or later they have to realise people listen to personalities moreso then the music. How many topics do you see here about playlist content ? Rare. It's all about the jocks!

They've been doing that since 98FM came on the air 20 years ago.

irish_bob

bbability wrote: »

+1

I couldn't agree more. What a silly move 2fm management made earlier this year. Something tells me that will backfire in the ratings books for this year but they'll blame the poor ratings on the unemployment figures...

Its a pity Micheal Cahill didn't swallow some of his own medicine on a Sat morning and played more music and did less kakkin about hens....

michael cahill , irelands smuggest man , still a million times less annoying than rick o shea though , luckily the great phoney fenton is on at the same time as o shea

Saruman

Wow, from 2006 to present day and Foley is no longer even a night time DJ.

I love his show in its present location after Ray Darcy.

LuapSnobbig

Only man on 2fm is Will Leahy.. Pure Class... As for Ray Foley.. The man is the legend that Radio needed.... Ray Jp and Adele are Radio Icons.... Legends

GirlatdRockShow

go on foley,so much better than rick!

corcaigh07

LuapSnobbig wrote: »

Only man on 2fm is Will Leahy.. Pure Class... As for Ray Foley.. The man is the legend that Radio needed.... Ray Jp and Adele are Radio Icons.... Legends

wow, i feel sick. Foley is ok but by no means perfect or original and will leahy is an rte lick-arse.

cashback

I don't listen to either but I've flicked over to O'Shea a few times over the last few weeks and he really does play the worst music. Last week he was playing Anastacia, today I heard I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly. Can't think of other examples right now but even though I'm not a fan of Foley at all, I think the music on his show is a little better.

vibrant

OK, yes, ray foley is funny.

But he is an arse.

Just....an arse.

He only won any of his awards because he pimped himself on the show to all those "fer deh craic" hed de balls who listen in (the kinda guys who think pissing in doorways isn't a problem). I wonder if Ray tried to pull off the same tactic here?

I like Rick because he usually talks about funny stuff.

And he has both a twitter and a blog. Outside of RTE.

But then again I'm a nerd. Who doesn't like people taking the p*ss out of innocents.

vibrant wrote: »

(On Rick O'Shea) I think he is a promising radio personality, but maybe has his wings clipped a bit by his employers.

True.

Stargate

Ray Foley is the king ;-)


oh ya and ray ......... LOVE the show


Stargate

sisco

I Think Rick Is Better To Be Honest