Goodbye to Phantom Daily - their Final Day has come

allanb49

Are we allowed say here why he "left" The man has been at the station since it was a shed in Sandyford.

Losty Dublin

allanb49 wrote: »

Are we allowed say here why he "left" The man has been at the station since it was a shed in Sandyford.

Ballybrack; the heady days of Coast 103. On 105 FM

Fuzzy Clam

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Ballybrack; the heady days of Coast 103. On 105 FM

Them were the days:)

Bard

allanb49 wrote: »

Are we allowed say here why he "left" The man has been at the station since it was a shed in Sandyford.

Well Phantom Daily was sacrificed in order to bring Alison Curtis back to the station, and my understanding is that he left (or more accurately was pushed) because the new owners/management simply and coldly decided that he (both as manager and presenter) was superfluous to requirements.

He made it clear that he wasn't happy with the situation. After the amount of time, blood, sweat, etc. he put into bringing Phantom to life in the first place and bringing it to where it is today, I can't say I blame him.

allanb49

I'd say it's all downhill from here,

First Friday thing they do is shíte, This month is a dj battle?
Phantasm used to be a great laugh before that.
Now i can forsee generic radio, "quirky" presenters and the station just losing it's soul really,

As someone said before it's been going down for the last 2 years think this will be the final nail in the coffin,

*at least we still have Powerhouse*

Slaygal

Allanb49 couldn't agree more. Alison Curtis announced she's pregnant so her presenting the afternoon show must be a stop gap as she will be going on maternity leave within the next 4 or 5 months.

grizzly

Aw, I'd no idea it was finished. Simon makes me think of an Irish Indie Ira Glass – always there with a great sense of optimism, goodwill and professionalism. Best of luck Simon!

dead air

Very much enjoyed Simon's show, I'll be listening in when he's found a new home on the dial!