Gerry Ryan Megathread!

The Muppet

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

80% of the time when he interviews a woman on his show no matter what the subject he always steers the conversation around to sexual matters

The interview in question was with a male, he is the mayor of the town where the little girl went missing from.

SEPT 23 1989

The Muppet wrote: »

The interview in question was with a male, he is the mayor of the town where the little girl went missing from.

i heard the interview but what im trying to say is that Gerry has form

Degsy

The Muppet wrote: »

The interview in question was with a male, he is the mayor of the town where the little girl went missing from.

So why is he mentioning sex?
Does he think the mayor is such an idiot that he hadntthought of the abduction possibility?
He's still trying,and failing to be s ome sort of shock jock,he also has a smutty mind and he likes the sound of his own greasy voice.

The Muppet

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

i heard the interview but what im trying to say is that Gerry has form

Having heard the interview you will know then that degsy's comments about "jumping right in " in this case is hores****.

Degsy wrote: »

So why is he mentioning sex?

Does he think the mayor is such an idiot that he hadntthought of the abduction possibility?

Can He's still trying,and failing to be s ome sort of shock jock,he also has a smutty mind and he likes the sound of his own greasy voice.

Because he was conducting an interview, sometimes difficult questions have to be asked. He asked what most people though when the story broke. Are we all paedos?

I take it from your refusal to answer my questions that you you haven't even heard the interview in question. How can you possible post the comments you have without hearing the piece?

LOL at the shock jock comment, you really don't have a clue do you?

Degsy

The Muppet wrote: »

I take it from your refusal to answer my questions

Why should i answer your questions?
Who are you,Magnus Magnussen?
:rolleyes:

The Muppet

Degsy wrote: »

Why should i answer your questions?
Who are you,Magnus Magnussen?
:rolleyes:

This is a discussion forum not a soap box Degsy.

Degsy

The Muppet wrote: »

This is a discussion forum not a soap box Degsy.

Right and i happen to be discussing Ryan in less than favourable terms because i happen not to like him or his radio show.

humberklog

The Muppet wrote: »

Having heard the interview you will know then that degsy's comments about "jumping right in " in this case is hores****.





Because he was conducting an interview, sometimes difficult questions have to be asked. He asked what most people though when the story broke. Are we all paedos?

I take it from your refusal to answer my questions that you you haven't even heard the interview in question. How can you possible post the comments you have without hearing the piece?

LOL at the shock jock comment, you really don't have a clue do you?

I heard it and I was aghast at Ryan's attitude. He was forcing the idea on the audience (and mayor) that the child was taken by a paedo. This isn't a notion that would pop into people's minds and if it does then it's through this shock, LCD scaremongering cropping up often through shows like this and papers like The Herald. The chances of a child being trafficked (which he hinted at) are minimal in New Zealand because of it's geography and its ability to seal it's borders tightly and quickly and also a 2 year old doesn't fit with the general demographic of paedo victims. All these things can of course come together and it can't of course be ruled out with 100% confidence. However at such an early stage in the investigation it was a huge leap in based thoughts on the matter. Immediately reason went out the window with Ryan.
Now I've stood up for Ryan previously in this thread but this piece in his show really was infuriating. Lowest Common Denominator radio from every angle.

The Muppet

humberklog wrote: »

I heard it and I was aghast at Ryan's attitude. He was forcing the idea on the audience (and mayor) that the child was taken by a paedo. This isn't a notion that would pop into people's minds and if it does then it's through this shock, LCD scaremongering cropping up often through shows like this and papers like The Herald. The chances of a child being trafficked (which he hinted at) are minimal in New Zealand because of it's geography and the ability to seal it's borders tightly and quickly and also a 2 year old doesn't fit with the demographic of paedo victims. All these things can of course come together and it can't of course be ruled out with 100% confidence. However at such an early stage in the investigation it was a huge leap in based thoughts on the matter. Immediately reason went out the window with Ryan.
Now I've stood up for Ryan previously in this thread but this piece in his show really was infuriating. Lowest Common Denominator radio from every angle.

That's fair comment. I heard the interview too and the though of the child being abducted by a paedo did enter my mind. I wasn't shocked by his line of questioning.

Other recent high profile case would suggest that 2 year olds have been the victims of paedos.

ibarelycare

11.50am....first mention of boards today!

Degsy

humberklog wrote: »

I heard it and I was aghast at Ryan's attitude. He was forcing the idea on the audience (and mayor) that the child was taken by a paedo. This isn't a notion that would pop into people's minds and if it does then it's through this shock, LCD scaremongering cropping up often through shows like this and papers like The Herald. The chances of a child being trafficked (which he hinted at) are minimal in New Zealand because of it's geography and its ability to seal it's borders tightly and quickly and also a 2 year old doesn't fit with the general demographic of paedo victims. All these things can of course come together and it can't of course be ruled out with 100% confidence. However at such an early stage in the investigation it was a huge leap in based thoughts on the matter. Immediately reason went out the window with Ryan.
Now I've stood up for Ryan previously in this thread but this piece in his show really was infuriating. Lowest Common Denominator radio from every angle.

So quite apart from being a sleazebag..he has no skill whatever as an interviewer?
My sentiments exactly.

humberklog

Degsy wrote: »

So quite apart from being a sleazebag..he has no skill whatever as an interviewer?
My sentiments exactly.

Wouldn't agree fully with all of that either Degsy, but in this instance he was way out of whack.

Degsy

ibarelycare wrote: »

11.50am....first mention of boards today!

What he say?

quotaj

humberklog

The Muppet wrote: »

Other recent high profile case would suggest that 2 year olds have been the victims of paedos.

As said it can happen but that age group would be on the rare side of the scale, that scale running from age 0 to 16.
Even though (as said) it is possible the chances are not that high and it was very wrong for Ryan to try and guide peoples thoughts to go only down that road. As it turned out too, the facts are often far less salacious than the brains presumptions. These presumptions are fuelled by outside forces such as media. Such as Ryan.

The Muppet

humberklog wrote: »

Even though (as said) it is possible the chances are not that high and it was very wrong for Ryan to try and guide peoples thoughts to go only down that road.

Should he have ignored this possibity and not asked the question? IMO he would not have done his job properly if he had done so.

I didn't feel as I was being guided in any direction, just informed of the possibilities.

General Zod

Some Statistics

Of the 800,000 children reported missing annually in the US, approximately 69,000 are abducted:

• Family members account for the majority of these reported cases (82 percent)
• Non-family abductions account for 12,000 of these reported cases (18 percent)
• Of non-family abductions, 37 percent are by a stranger

(Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

More than 1.3 million cases of caretaker-reported missing children incidents occur annually (18.8 per 1,000 children) (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

Of child victims of "stereotypical kidnappings, "40 percent are killed, 4 percent are never found, 71 percent are by a stranger and 29 percent are by a slight acquaintance." In 1999 there were over 115 "stereotypical kidnappings" of children in the United States (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

The average non-family perpetrator is a male (75 percent) and 67 percent are under the age of 29 (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

Most abductions occur within a quarter of a mile from the victim's home (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

Of non-family abductions, 32 percent take place on a street or in a car and 25 percent take place in a park or wooded area. The percentage of abducted children taken to another location totals 75 percent. These locations include: vehicle (45 percent), perpetrator's home (28 percent), building (13 percent) (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

In 46 percent of non-family abductions, the child was sexually assaulted. In 31 percent of the cases the child was physically assaulted. In 40 percent of the cases, the perpetrator used a weapon (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

More than 65 percent of the victims of non-family child abduction are girls (Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children, October 2002)

Of abducted children who are ultimately murdered, 74 percent are dead within three hours of the abduction (State of Washington's Office of the Attorney General; National Center of Missing and Exploited Children)



Now, Ryan might well have just asked what people may have assumed, but that doesn't mean he had to ask. And he was asking the Mayor of the town, what answer was he expecting the Mayor to give? would he have asked that question of one of the family members?

humberklog

The Muppet wrote: »

Should he have ignored this possibity and not asked the question? IMO he would not have done his job properly if he had done so.

I didn't feel as I was being guided in any direction, just informed of the possibilities.

No he shouldn't have ignored it but nor should he have forced it. He should have interviewed and vented in a balanced manner. I didn't think he did this.

ncmc

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

80% of the time when he interviews a woman on his show no matter what the subject he always steers the conversation around to sexual matters

This is 100% true. I remember a few years back (when I used to listen to the show) he had a woman on who had been born into a cult which believed in free love including with minors. She was talking about being forced to have sex with much older men when she was very young and was audibly upset talking about it. So what does Gerry do? Kept pushing and pushing and asking details about the sexual contact, how far it went, how often and really digging for more and more sordid detail. It was absolutely shocking and disgusting. He had no sympathy or empathy for this woman and you could tell she was shocked.

I turned off that day and haven't turned him back on since.

Degsy

ncmc wrote: »

This is 100% true. I remember a few years back (when I used to listen to the show) he had a woman on who had been born into a cult which believed in free love including with minors. She was talking about being forced to have sex with much older men when she was very young and was audibly upset talking about it. So what does Gerry do? Kept pushing and pushing and asking details about the sexual contact, how far it went, how often and really digging for more and more sordid detail. It was absolutely shocking and disgusting. He had no sympathy or empathy for this woman and you could tell she was shocked.

I turned off that day and haven't turned him back on since.

He's a smutty old lecher.
I heard him once with an expert of some sort discussing Viagra.
Gerry of course is a greater expert so he took over the conversation and said "And with this drug you can orgasm without losing your erection"..the expert interjected and said "Its impossible for a man to orgasm and NOT lose his erection afterwards" and he gave some scientific reason or other and next thing Ryan says "Well people like you and me are able to do it hur hur hur hur"..the silence form the other bloke spoke volumes.
Juvenile,puerile,smutty and thouroughly unprofessional.

fryup

Degsy wrote: »

He's a smutty old lecher.

Juvenile,puerile,smutty and thouroughly unprofessional.

and thats why he get the highest listenership at the time of the day:)

he's irelands answer to Jonathan Ross

spadder

he's Irelands answer to Benny Hill

General Zod

fryup wrote: »

and thats why he get the highest listenership at the time of the day:)

he's irelands answer to Jonathan Ross

No, Jonathan Ross is actually entertaining and can tell a joke.

SEPT 23 1989

Sheryl Gascoigne is on later this morning promoting her new book i wonder how long it will take for him to drag the conversation into the gutter?

akaredtop

Mod Edit: Personal remarks about presenter removed.

cooler - 7 days.

mike65

Ugh, that voice - "wonderful in bed" he growls

bilko1234

fryup wrote: »

and thats why he get the highest listenership at the time of the day:)

he's irelands answer to Jonathan Ross

Just because he gets the highest listenership, doesn't make it right.
On these pages we strive to bring a modicum of balance to the self-aggrandising speil that Ryan emits.
A lot of the listenship do indeed love to hear him talking about his free VIP tickets to "Pink" in the O2 tonight, or his free corporate seat in Croke Park last night, or how much greater and more intelligent his children are in comparison to the rest of the country's, and his uncomfortable middle aged fixation on sex and knickers etc, but there's an old saying:
"Eat ****, a million flies can't be wrong"
You cannot offer up your defence by quoting audience figures.
If it's wrong, it's wrong.
I'd like to think we are more discerning observers.
This forum is needed.
Ryan (or his staff/team) will not let any phone calls or emails/texts that are critical of our man onto the air. They filter all correspondance to reflect a feelgood attitude to Gerry, hence squeeley houswives"Oh I luv yer show Gerry" and starstruck van drivers "Ah, yer a sound man Gerry, fair play to ye"
An alternative viewpoint is necessary, because these soundbites from hand picked callers do NOT reflect, in my opinion, the feelings of the majority of people who listen to the radio.

deadhead13

Take Nob Nation, I know its satire but I'm sure there are people who are not overly happy with how they are protrayed on it. So I think it is a bit hypocritical of Gerry to be complaining about posters being critical or taking the piss out of him on this thread, when Nob Nation is a mainstay of his programme. I know it is not exactly the same thing, but I think its relevant. If you make your living out of being in the public eye - it comes with the terriorty.

jonny oxford

bilko1234 wrote: »

Ryan (or his staff/team) will not let any phone calls or emails/texts that are critical of our man onto the air. They filter all correspondance to reflect a feelgood attitude to Gerry

I'm curious as to how you know this, have you contacted the show with complaints yourself?

Villain

jonny oxford wrote: »

I'm curious as to how you know this, have you contacted the show with complaints yourself?

I did one morning after he made a joke about MRSA, they just said yea whatever when I called.