Dunphy quits Newstalk due to 'Interference'...

littlefriend

floyd.pepper wrote: »

does anyone know if the podcasts of yesterday's show will be uploaded? Would be good to hear the last show.

It was repeated overnight last night so maybe they will put it up.

wnolan1992

littlefriend wrote: »

It was repeated overnight last night so maybe they will put it up.

Newstalk's Listen Back doesn't include weekends... pity.

JonathanAnon

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Newstalk's Listen Back doesn't include weekends... pity.

I was wondering why the podcast wasnt up until I read the article about what Dunphy said... Still not up now.. I guess they are not putting it up.. Has anybody uploaded Dunphy's tirade to youtube or anything?

edit: found it...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LsUMS5nRAc

mike65

As you asked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LsUMS5nRAc

s8n

ballsymchugh wrote: »

sarcasm goes so far over your head.
anyway, the phoenix were calling this 'yesterday fm' from the time it changed from radio ireland.

....who invited you to the conversation ?

In any case, what does the Phoenix have to do with this ?

...try and be relevant if your going to trash talk me

s8n

Andrew33 wrote: »

It only took you six hours to come up with this pathetic response? And a personal attack on the level of my education added for good measure? :rolleyes:

...we don't all hang around Internet chat rooms on a bank holiday weekend waiting for someone to reply.

I'd imagine this thread is going to get closed so drop me a pm as you seem to have an issue with me questioning you and your also pulling your mates into this.

........that is, if you can figure out how to send me a pm ?

s8n

Andrew33 wrote: »

Damn, I'm not even original!:)

Surprise surprise !

bbability

ok s8n banned for 2 days.

minikin

Sundays show is in the archive (not the podcast list) on the iphone app

wnolan1992

minikin wrote: »

Sundays show is in the archive (not the podcast list) on the iphone app

Thanks for the tip. It's also on Android. Would like to get it on PC if possible though, don't really like streaming audio on my phone cos of cost.

HellFireClub

In all seriousness, 100k for a 2 hour a week radio slot and then it gets bumped down to 60k for the same gig and he throws a wobbler???

Seriously, 100K a year for 2 hours work a week?!? That's 961.54 Euro an hour ffs! (100,000 Euro a year/104 hours work a week!)

EDIT: Even after being bumped down to 60K, which leaves him on 675.92 Euro an hour, he throws his toys out of the pram. It's no wonder the country is f*cked when this is the order of the day, a lad turning his nose up at more than 600 Euro an hour job.

SEPT 23 1989

HellFireClub wrote: »

In all seriousness, 100k for a 2 hour a week radio slot and then it gets bumped down to 60k for the same gig and he throws a wobbler???

Seriously, 100K a year for 2 hours work a week?!? That's 961.54 Euro an hour ffs! (100,000 Euro a year/104 hours work a week!)

EDIT: Even after being bumped down to 60K, which leaves him on 675.92 Euro an hour, he throws his toys out of the pram. It's no wonder the country is f*cked when this is the order of the day, a lad turning his nose up at more than 600 Euro an hour job.

But he is a man of the people,fights for the little guy etc:D

HellFireClub

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

But he is a man of the people,fights for the little guy etc:D

He's another champange socialist who is too fond of the leather sofa in Lillies. Someone needs to sit him down and give him a reality check, the Celtic Tiger is over Eamo, time to face up to the facts.

wnolan1992

HellFireClub wrote: »

In all seriousness, 100k for a 2 hour a week radio slot and then it gets bumped down to 60k for the same gig and he throws a wobbler???

Seriously, 100K a year for 2 hours work a week?!? That's 961.54 Euro an hour ffs! (100,000 Euro a year/104 hours work a week!)

EDIT: Even after being bumped down to 60K, which leaves him on 675.92 Euro an hour, he throws his toys out of the pram. It's no wonder the country is f*cked when this is the order of the day, a lad turning his nose up at more than 600 Euro an hour job.

those figures are unfair, considering the amount of research that has to go into a radio show with the format of Dunphy's.

Regardless however, I think this was coming ever since the SAM Smith thing, he was laying into O'Brien a few weeks ago, which I have to say I found admirable.

super_furry

http://twitter.com/#!/fionndavenport "So Dunphy left "as a gesture of solidarity with the staff.” For a guy who didn't know anybody's name or was rarely in, that's some gesture."

constitutionus

didnt take long for the arse licking to kick in did it ?



watch dennis's bootboys go into action now his grubby little dictats have been revealed.

i mean fionn davenport ?

please



this whole thing has been coming down the line since eamonn keane !

super_furry

constitutionus wrote: »

this whole thing has been coming down the line since eamonn keane !

Which was exactly when I stopped listening. Keane might have been annoying and sanctomonious, but he was his own man.

Doirtybirdy

wnolan1992 wrote: »

those figures are unfair, considering the amount of research that has to go into a radio show with the format of Dunphy's.

Regardless however, I think this was coming ever since the SAM Smith thing, he was laying into O'Brien a few weeks ago, which I have to say I found admirable.

Rubbish.
researchers are paid too.
Dumphy is in my opinion a champagne socialist who likes the sound of his own voice.
He went on in that rant about upstairs interference yet ignores how he himself appears to me to want to use the airwaves to further his own somewhat hypocritically espoused views.

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

channelsurfer2

bit of a mixed reaction really...dunphy probably thought he was a high profile and in turn should be a high paid "star" and newstalk probably thought they were getting instant ratings increase with him for the money they were gonna pay him.

newstalk via communicorp are a hard nosed business operation that have invested millions into a black hole called talk radio to try and compete with rte radio1 and its not working.

no return on investment as the celtic tiger is long gone and wont be coming back in a hurry and they now feel they need to cut costs and salaries until everyone there will be earning the minimum wage and be the happy face of journalism and radio as the great leader who owns it wants them to be apparently.:)

Benny_Cake

I think Dunphy makes a good point regarding Denis O'Brien - for him to control 2 national stations, plus local stations and a big chunk of INM is dangerous. Especially given how clearly biased Newstalk has been lately. But he's probably the wrong person to be making the point, I'm sure there would be a lot of resentment among the ordinary staff at Newstalk that someone who was getting a good chunk of money for a show which he seemed to be absent from most of the time is claiming to be making a stand on their behalf.

FlutterinBantam

Benny_Cake wrote: »

I think Dunphy makes a good point regarding Denis O'Brien - for him to control 2 national stations, plus local stations and a big chunk of INM is dangerous. Especially given how clearly biased Newstalk has been lately. But he's probably the wrong person to be making the point, I'm sure there would be a lot of resentment among the ordinary staff at Newstalk that someone who was getting a good chunk of money for a show which he seemed to be absent from most of the time is claiming to be making a stand on their behalf.

Indeed, I would be of the opinion that Mr Dunphy has an opinion of himself as the 'man of the people' or the 'champion of the little man' and from what i can deduce appears to have a very idealistic, and off the mark view of what people actually want, or in fact what is major concern to them.

I would venture to suggest that the sacking of a well paid two jobbing journalist and the 'resignation' of a well paid multi-jobbing media commentator is not on the top of the public's agenda.

I would also venture the opinion that ordinary bread and butter issues such as job security, prospects for employment, negative equity, and the most basic thing of all, providing for their families is of much more concern to John Q Taxpayer than the goings on in a well paid media vehicle.

Now nothing wrong with two-jobbing or multi-jobbing, but I feel that Joe and Joanne Public are getting a tad tired of these well sinecured various 'stars' telling us what is wrong with the country, especially when some of them don't even live here.

I certainly am.

youcrazyjesus!

HellFireClub wrote: »

Seriously, 100K a year for 2 hours work a week?!? That's 961.54 Euro an hour ffs! (100,000 Euro a year/104 hours work a week!)

EDIT: Even after being bumped down to 60K, which leaves him on 675.92 Euro an hour, he throws his toys out of the pram. It's no wonder the country is f*cked when this is the order of the day, a lad turning his nose up at more than 600 Euro an hour job.

What? He's not going to sit at home collecting the dole instead ffs. Stupid comment. It has absolutely nothing to do with the state of the country.

Dunphy may have quit partly over pay but one thing Dunphy isn't is a liar and his having a go at Newstalk and DOB was a result of his genuine beliefs. The issue is not his quitting but the manner of it.

youcrazyjesus!

super_furry wrote: »

http://twitter.com/#!/fionndavenport "So Dunphy left "as a gesture of solidarity with the staff.” For a guy who didn't know anybody's name or was rarely in, that's some gesture."

"Rarely in"?

Dunphy worked Sundays right?

wnolan1992

youcrazyjesus! wrote: »

"Rarely in"?

Dunphy worked Sundays right?

Yeah, but to be fair, he was off more often than he was on in the past few months from my experience. Nearly every week during the summer there was someone on covering for him.

youcrazyjesus!

Doirtybirdy wrote: »

Rubbish.
researchers are paid too.
Dumphy is in my opinion a champagne socialist who likes the sound of his own voice.
He went on in that rant about upstairs interference yet ignores how he himself appears to me to want to use the airwaves to further his own somewhat hypocritically espoused views.

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

Dunphys remuneration has nothing to do with his "views". Dunphy was one of the first and few to volunteer for a pay cut at RTÉ. He's a journalist, interference from upstairs, confirmed from upstairs people, is unacceptable. If they want their views broadcast they should become journalists, until then they should respect those they employ and respect their choices. The management have the option not to renew contracts.

youcrazyjesus!

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Yeah, but to be fair, he was off more often than he was on in the past few months from my experience. Nearly every week during the summer there was someone on covering for him.

He was contracted for 40 shows a year. Should he come in on his days off?

It's a contract he negotiated, if Fionn Davenport or anyone has a problem with it they should blame the management, not Dunphy.

youcrazyjesus!

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Indeed, I would be of the opinion that Mr Dunphy has an opinion of himself as the 'man of the people' or the 'champion of the little man' and from what i can deduce appears to have a very idealistic, and off the mark view of what people actually want, or in fact what is major concern to them.

I would venture to suggest that the sacking of a well paid two jobbing journalist and the 'resignation' of a well paid multi-jobbing media commentator is not on the top of the public's agenda.

I would also venture the opinion that ordinary bread and butter issues such as job security, prospects for employment, negative equity, and the most basic thing of all, providing for their families is of much more concern to John Q Taxpayer than the goings on in a well paid media vehicle.

Now nothing wrong with two-jobbing or multi-jobbing, but I feel that Joe and Joanne Public are getting a tad tired of these well sinecured various 'stars' telling us what is wrong with the country, especially when some of them don't even live here.

I certainly am.

Where to start. Dunphy does live here and pays tax here. Dunphy says he was prevented from talking about and giving his opinion on the issues youve mentioned above.

I doubt very much if Dunphy thinks what's top of everyones agenda is media sackings. Are you implying with your brackets that Dunphy didn't actually resign? Nobody is saying otherwise.

youcrazyjesus!

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Indeed, I would be of the opinion that Mr Dunphy has an opinion of himself as the 'man of the people' or the 'champion of the little man' and from what i can deduce appears to have a very idealistic, and off the mark view of what people actually want, or in fact what is major concern to them.

I would venture to suggest that the sacking of a well paid two jobbing journalist and the 'resignation' of a well paid multi-jobbing media commentator is not on the top of the public's agenda.

I would also venture the opinion that ordinary bread and butter issues such as job security, prospects for employment, negative equity, and the most basic thing of all, providing for their families

Wasnt Dunphy close to tears on the Late Late when talking about this very subject?

Cue the "crocodile tears", "its alright for him with his money" responses. You can't win in this country. We complain that nobody ever does the honorable thing or stands up for what's right. Then when somebody does, on several occasions, we sneer at them, totally undermining the stand they take. We deserve to be ruled by the Bertie's, Sean Gallagher's and DOB'S of this world.

wnolan1992

youcrazyjesus! wrote: »

He was contracted for 40 shows a year. Should he come in on his days off?

It's a contract he negotiated, if Fionn Davenport or anyone has a problem with it they should blame the management, not Dunphy.

Whoah, chill! I wasn't having a go at him, just telling the facts.

joseph brand

A 50% pay cut seems kinda harsh. Was anyone else asked to take such a big cut?
It seems like the pay cut was in fact a way to get him to leave, as there was no way he was going to take it lying down.

Anyone else think that this looks very much like a case of constructive dismissal?

In a case of Dunphy Vs DOB I am always gonna side with Dunphy, and I'm glad he has brought attention to the fact that DOB has so much control over our radio. Money talks.

ballsymchugh

joseph brand wrote: »

A 50% pay cut seems kinda harsh. Was anyone else asked to take such a big cut?
It seems like the pay cut was in fact a way to get him to leave, as there was no way he was going to take it lying down.

Anyone else think that this looks very much like a case of constructive dismissal?

In a case of Dunphy Vs DOB I am always gonna side with Dunphy, and I'm glad he has brought attention to the fact that DOB has so much control over our radio. Money talks.

anyone with a grain of sense would've realised that around the time of the moriarty tribunal report when newstalk were almost laughing it off.
still, it doesn't take from the other good programming like moncreiff, off the ball or talking history.
dunphy just needs to realise that when RTE cop themselves on and realise that the competition won't pay exhorbitant wages to 'stars' then they won't need to either, so he'll be doing well with a 50k job for 2 hours a week with extendable holidays.
newstalk are just going down the tv3 route that no one is worth that much. out there the highest earner is on 80k. it's a private business cutting it's costs. if only RTE would do the same.

youcrazyjesus!

ballsymchugh wrote: »

dunphy just needs to realise that when RTE cop themselves on and realise that the competition won't pay exhorbitant wages to 'stars' then they won't need to either, so he'll be doing well with a 50k job for 2 hours a week with extendable holidays.

Did Dunphy make an issue of his pay publicly?

I think 2k a show is very good value for Newstalk. 1250 euro a show is a joke. As much as I think RTÉ's salaries are ridiculous some presenters do have a commercial worth. The problem with RTÉ is defining it, trying to accomplish the impossible task of factoring in the platform that RTÉ gives in the first place in making a success of a presenter, how much of the licence fee goes into maintaining the technology and publicity of RTÉ and the presenter outside of their show. I mean, Gerry Ryan had a huge commercial worth to RTÉ but where would he have been without RTÉ. Same with Joe Duffy and others. And should RTÉ build up people like Gerry Ryan and Joe Duffy and then let them go to commercial operators who will cream millions off RTÉs successes?

The solution is to distribute the licence fee to all operators and allow equal access to the infrastructure, like DAB. It will never be done though.

ballsymchugh

youcrazyjesus! wrote: »

Did Dunphy make an issue of his pay publicly?

I think 2k a show is very good value for Newstalk. 1250 euro a show is a joke. As much as I think RTÉ's salaries are ridiculous some presenters do have a commercial worth. The problem with RTÉ is defining it, trying to accomplish the impossible task of factoring in the platform that RTÉ gives in the first place in making a success of a presenter, how much of the licence fee goes into maintaining the technology and publicity of RTÉ and the presenter outside of their show. I mean, Gerry Ryan had a huge commercial worth to RTÉ but where would he have been without RTÉ. Same with Joe Duffy and others. And should RTÉ build up people like Gerry Ryan and Joe Duffy and then let them go to commercial operators who will cream millions off RTÉs successes?

The solution is to distribute the licence fee to all operators and allow equal access to the infrastructure, like DAB. It will never be done though.

no idea, but it has come out in the public.
you're right though, if RTE wasn't there, then these people would be nowhere. they keep using the reverse argument though, as in where would RTE be without them. would that many people switch off RTE if there were different presenters happy to work for less than the incumbents? even tubs still has a considerable audience despite figures falling.

WalterMitty

there seems to be a delay on live broadcast on newstwlk that wasnt as big before. several minute delay. The live internet feed is now nearly in synch with fm broadcast whenused to be several minutes behind.

FlutterinBantam

youcrazyjesus! wrote: »

Where to start. Dunphy does live here and pays tax here. Dunphy says he was prevented from talking about and giving his opinion on the issues youve mentioned above.

I doubt very much if Dunphy thinks what's top of everyones agenda is media sackings. Are you implying with your brackets that Dunphy didn't actually resign? Nobody is saying otherwise.

I am aware of that, that's why the word 'various' is in there.

I'm not implying anything, merely articulating the fact that in the great scheme of things there are far more important issues to be dealt with by the average citizen.

That's all I'm saying.

BrianD

WalterMitty wrote: »

there seems to be a delay on live broadcast on newstwlk that wasnt as big before. several minute delay. The live internet feed is now nearly in synch with fm broadcast whenused to be several minutes behind.

So you are saying that they are both in sync?

Newstalk uses satellite distribution to it's network FM transmission. There will always be some latency between online and onair.

I was never aware that one was 7 min behind the other. Even broadcast delay units that are used will only delay the output by 7 seconds (some can do up to 40sec) and that would apply to the FM and online versions.

GSF

youcrazyjesus! wrote: »

Did Dunphy make an issue of his pay publicly?

I think 2k a show is very good value for Newstalk. 1250 euro a show is a joke.

you do realise that NewsTalks quoted weekend 30 second spot rate is €200. In reality that will probably be heavily discounted by up to 50%. 24 spots in a 2 hour show at €100 each is €2,400. If Dunphy gets €2,000 thats not much left for the producer, sound guy, the guests, the ESB, etc

youcrazyjesus!

GSF wrote: »

you do realise that NewsTalks quoted weekend 30 second spot rate is €200. In reality that will probably be heavily discounted by up to 50%. 24 spots in a 2 hour show at €100 each is €2,400. If Dunphy gets €2,000 thats not much left for the producer, sound guy, the guests, the ESB, etc

Tough. Hire somebody with less profile.

Communicorp made plenty of money during the boom years and staff have already taken pay cuts. If your staff, as Dunphy alleges, are buying their own newspapers it's a disgrace.

Fuzzy Clam

BrianD wrote: »

So you are saying that they are both in sync?

Newstalk uses satellite distribution to it's network FM transmission. There will always be some latency between online and onair.

I was never aware that one was 7 min behind the other. Even broadcast delay units that are used will only delay the output by 7 seconds (some can do up to 40sec) and that would apply to the FM and online versions.

7 minutes? I didn't see that mentioned . There will always be a delay on the online stream anyway. As it stands, the FM is about 7 secs behind my online stream. That may change if I were to log on again but by not much.

GSF

youcrazyjesus! wrote: »

Tough. Hire somebody with less profile.

Communicorp made plenty of money during the boom years and staff have already taken pay cuts. If your staff, as Dunphy alleges, are buying their own newspapers it's a disgrace.

Isnt that the whole point? He was hired to increase listenership, it didnt happen. He is not earning his salary and left because he wouldnt accept a salary more in line with his listenership.

His profile is useless if it doesnt drive listenership. Performance based pay as he is keem to remind others of.

constitutionus

im pretty sure the delay is due to the "nel macafferty incident".

it cost them half a million so delaying live broadcasts by a few minutes would seem to be the logical way of preventing that happening again.

course it also means if DOB runs amok in his own station with a machine gun well only find out about it on the six one news !

BrianD

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

7 minutes? I didn't see that mentioned . There will always be a delay on the online stream anyway. As it stands, the FM is about 7 secs behind my online stream. That may change if I were to log on again but by not much.

Waltermitty above mentions " several minute delay".

The standard broadcast delay unit normally allows a 7 seconds. This would be enough for the producer to start "dump" the programme and cut to, say, a piece of music.

There will be usually be a delay between FM and online. This is because of different processing and routes to the listener.

GSF

George Hook's really having a go at Dunphy on twitter

Hook controversial by conviction; Dunphy by opportunism

Dunphy is like Greece - full of crap but people keep giving him huge money

Badabing

GSF wrote: »

George Hook's really having a go at Dunphy on twitter

This from a man who copied Dunphy's show on the Last Word ! Hook your time is up soon aswell.

Caledonman

Badabing wrote: »

This from a man who copied Dunphy's show on the Last Word ! Hook your time is up soon aswell.

I very much doubt it.... He has the best listenership figures in the station, I think.. Can't see him going for a long time yet...

constitutionus

FFS HOOK ?

the same prick that came on the airwaves to tell people what way to vote ?

the mans made of shyte. and oh look where he's reporting from, dennis o briens BIGGEST businness conscern outside ireland, i mean "earthquake stricken haitii"

give me fracking break.

hooks about as impartial in this as a whore in a brothel talking about their pimp.

for those interested yates is taking over the sunday show this week, so no colleran at least, but im not listening to this show any more.

whats the fecking point?

its all going to be vetted by dennis o brien so its "on message".

Irish Wolf

constitutionus wrote: »

for those interested yates is taking over the sunday show this week, so no colleran at least, but im not listening to this show any more.

The station went to **** when they dumbed-down and eventually stopped Karen Coleman's show on a Sunday morning. Now we have a repeat of the previous Monday night's "arts show" and a repeat of a repeat of McKean's "best bits from Moncrieff's show".

Another stellar ****ing stupid decision to put Yates in on a Sunday slot like that.

PaulieBoy

Irish Wolf wrote: »

...and a repeat of a repeat of McKean's "best bits from Moncrieff's show".

That slot/show is pure s**te!
Newstalk went downhill the day it went national, that's when they started removing interesting content-the history of Dublin- and introduced new baby announcements.
Dublin is still without a replacement station.

jimmyw

I believe Ivan Yeats is filling in for Eamo tomorrow. not sure if it will be permanent or just until they get someone permanent.

delaad

jimmyw wrote: »

I believe Ivan Yeats is filling in for Eamo tomorrow. not sure if it will be permanent or just until they get someone permanent.

....or, possibly, interested.