Bad radio voices/vocal ticks e.g. Rachel English, Cox woman

trishasaffron

Is there something about radio that it attracts people with bad voices and vocal ticks?

Just at the week-end after I turned off rachel english cos I couln't bear her voice I tried to understand why. Partly its a a sort of clicking sound in the throat as if she's nervous or needs a drink or has loose fitting false teeth. I notice the same thing (and a very high tone) with that Cox woman that does newspaper reviews. Does RTE not do some kind of voice test before engaging broadcasters?

mike65

I think I know what you mean, English gives the impression that she is slightly aprehensive of being discovered in front of a live mic by the real presenter at times.

JonathanAnon

Rachael English is really good.. So fek off the pair of ye..

I do find it ironic that you would mention Rachael though, as Marian drives me insane with her falsettos and her end of sentence noises "tut" sounding noises. No idea who the Cox person is.

mike65

Ah Marian is great for the ol' WHY?????? almost always completely innapropriate.

trishasaffron

I'm not defending Marion - "god forbid" as she'd say herself - its that annoying amateur nasal click the others have.......

Sergeant

I would find the clipped and carefully dictated monotone of Mary Wilson to be much more annoying than a natural tick.

Rachel English is a fantastic presenter, wouldn't bother me in the slightest. As mentioned in another thread, Moncrieff also uses hmmmmm quite a bit, again, not something that would really even register with me while listening.

Vincent Browne used to drive me demented when he was on the radio. The sighing, snorting, grunting and various other oral farts was grating. Same on his TV show with added squirming and sweating.

vedwards

Totally agree..RTE go on looks :rolleyes: rather than vocals . That one that travels around the place...really in your face...now her voice grinds my geers. She sounds like an 19 y.o male whose voice has not quiet broken - forever to be trapped in adolescent yodels. Nice blonde though

Aidric

Whilst listening to Rachel English I often think to myself, just take a sup of water there. That dry mouth sound on the airwaves is a grater.

bbability

You no longer need a "voice" to land a radio slot. Recent appointments in both public and independent stations right across the country will prove that fact. Bring back the "jock" sound thats what I say ...:cool:

FlutterinBantam

Aidric wrote: »

Whilst listening to Rachel English I often think to myself, just take a sup of water there. That dry mouth sound on the airwaves is a grater.

Yes noticed it last Sunday, most noticeable when in contrast to another speaker.

TimmyTarmac

Jaysus lads, they all pale in comparison to George 'I love Sky' Hook. I don't often listen but when I last heard him I was astonished at how inept he is at reading a script.
Now, with that nasally slur of his, he sounds drunk to me - not a surprise. But at the top of the hour I think he reads the news headlines before the bulletin (could be the half hour, not sure) and my God that was a struggle.
Stuttering and stammering everywhere. I was surprised.
But over 100,000 people put up with it every evening, so what do I know.

mrsdewinter

trishasaffron wrote: »

I notice the same thing (and a very high tone) with that Cox woman that does newspaper reviews. Does RTE not do some kind of voice test before engaging broadcasters?

Is she the lady who turns up on the Pat Kenny Show/Myles Dungan Show doing reports from around the country? I quite like her voice. And she can speak to civilians without affecting a false culchie accent. Or resorting to quips about the local sports team in a 'hey, look, I'm a woman of the people!' way...

Imhof Tank

mrsdewinter wrote: »

Is she the lady who turns up on the Pat Kenny Show/Myles Dungan Show doing reports from around the country? I quite like her voice. And she can speak to civilians without affecting a false culchie accent. Or resorting to quips about the local sports team in a 'hey, look, I'm a woman of the people!' way...

He is referring to Valarie Cox - has a serious lisp

Lenny Lovett

Marc Coleman on Newstalk (nights) coughs and splutters through his show every night. Soooo fookin annoying!

There also seems to be a lot of people with lisps on radio these days. There's yer man - the gardener - on Mooney in the afternoon and if I'm not mistaken Moncrieff has a touch of it too?

Plowman

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cml387

Remember poor Treasa Davison.Her voice failed to a kind of growl and she was swiftly "disappeared".

A lisp hasn't been a pwoblem to one notable British media star.

codrodcm

ok this is going to come across sexist but i do not think female djs are suited to the radio...its a mans job..plus i DETEST all those women on 98fm fm 104 and lucy kennedy with their shoutu forced laughter......i turn them off

Fulton Crown

TimmyTarmac wrote: »

Jaysus lads, they all pale in comparison to George 'I love Sky' Hook. I don't often listen but when I last heard him I was astonished at how inept he is at reading a script.
Now, with that nasally slur of his, he sounds drunk to me - not a surprise. But at the top of the hour I think he reads the news headlines before the bulletin (could be the half hour, not sure) and my God that was a struggle.
Stuttering and stammering everywhere. I was surprised.
But over 100,000 people put up with it every evening, so what do I know.

Normally I would agree with you Timmy (slightly worrying) but I have to say that The Hook kinda grows on yah.

OK - seriously annoying voice and diction - but the guy comes across as passionate with strongly held beliefs.

A bit of a relief from the middle of the road cretins in RTE - would put the Yates fellow in the same boat as Georgie ..has a a bit of balls

irishh_bob

mike65 wrote: »

Ah Marian is great for the ol' WHY?????? almost always completely innapropriate.

marian : well i ( increased shrill tone ) didnt know friday came after thursday

incredibly annoying woman

Aidric

Fulton Crown wrote: »

OK - seriously annoying voice and diction - but the guy comes across as passionate with strongly held beliefs.

Strongly held beliefs? George Hook? Come off it. He might be passionate but most of it is misplaced.

delaad

Normally I would agree with you Timmy (slightly worrying) but I to say that The Hook kinda grows on yah.

OK - seriously annoying voice and diction - but the guy comes acros as passionate.....

Now, there's a modern word that needs nailing, as it may be said. To be passionate, in the original sense of the word, would appear to mean the ability to "bear suffering intensely, even to the end", as in the Passion of Christ.

When it comes to George Hook, and any other pompous, vacuous, bombastic loudmouth out there, I think the only passionate people involved are those who suffer the misfortune of coming within earshot of these empty vessels.

Dan Dare

I like both Rachel English and Valerie Cox.

Lenny Lovett

Fulton Crown wrote: »

Normally I would agree with you Timmy (slightly worrying) but I have to say that The Hook kinda grows on yah.

Ah George is great. I love the way he snarls. What I most admire about him is he reads out texts and e mails that are very critical of him and his views and doesn't really get upset when people give him grief.... A bit like myself;)

Believer

Oh my goodness, couldn't agree more about Rachel. She's a fantastic interviewer and very intelligent, also pleasant, but that dry mouth difficulty she has really irritates me, especially when I'm listening in the car. Valerie Cox's voice is pleasat to my ears though.
Oh, and can I ask people to PLEASE not use the Lord's name? Please?

irishh_bob

Believer wrote: »

Oh my goodness, couldn't agree more about Rachel. She's a fantastic interviewer and very intelligent, also pleasant, but that dry mouth difficulty she has really irritates me, especially when I'm listening in the car. Valerie Cox's voice is pleasat to my ears though.
Oh, and can I ask people to PLEASE not use the Lord's name? Please?

you mean ALLAH ????

Sids Not

Who's this "Lord" ...............:p

Cant believe that Michelle Doherty (Phantom 105.2) has'nt been mentioned yet......what a truly annoying voice she has...oh ,and she is a tick....:rolleyes:

Skid

Sids Not wrote: »

Who's this "Lord" ...............:p

Cant believe that Michelle Doherty (Phantom 105.2) has'nt been mentioned yet......what a truly annoying voice she has...oh ,and she is a tick....:rolleyes:

Oh God No way, I could listen to the lovely Michelle Doherty's lovely accent all day :P