phantom breakfast show - where is Keith ?

ThisRegard

KevHurley wrote: »

I thought Charlotte and Richie were probably phantoms best combination to date

Pete and Clodagh were the best combination.

Max Headroom

KevHurley wrote: »

Listening to John caddell today and he played root down and make some noise by the beastie boys followed by digital witness by st vincent. Where else would you get that combination? Nowhere. And it's not just finest work songs where you hear good tunes. All day long they play decent stuff. Hope that never changes.

IMO...JC is full of his own self importance, bordering on arrogance....John, youre not that great....;)
I actually switched back to Nova (just for now) as i found after listen to Phantom all day every day as i had been, i started to see the same repeat pattern as Nova...the thing i hated most.....
As for that pair in the morning....:rolleyes:....I just hate that format that seems to be the norm on morning programming...yawn.....

JohnCaddell

Max, are you available for radio consultancy? I have this problem where I think I'm not completely rubbish at my job, and I think you could help bring me down to earth. My head is so big, I can't get through even the big door in Marconi House, and I have to broadcast my arrogant show from the street. PM me if you can help. Thank you!

Yours in anticipation

John Caddell
DJ Of The Year In His Own Head
Outside Marconi House
Dublin 2

Oasis_Dublin

John's defensive response proves for once and for all that he's definitely not arrogant. If anything, he's very insecure! Play Cornerstone John, will ya?

KevHurley

Slutmonkey57b wrote: »

It's *lost* far more listeners than the Joe and Keith fans from the spin days. That's the point.

I think the point is that we listen to the radio for music. I would certainly have thought Phantom fans listen for the music. I could listen to good music on other stations but to do so I would have to listen to 4 or 5 crap songs for every good song.

When I listen to Phantom during the day, almost every song is good. Apart from that new Damon Albarn song. Which isn't really a song, more just a collection of random noises...

Birneybau

JohnCaddell wrote: »

Max, are you available for radio consultancy? I have this problem where I think I'm not completely rubbish at my job, and I think you could help bring me down to earth. My head is so big, I can't get through even the big door in Marconi House, and I have to broadcast my arrogant show from the street. PM me if you can help. Thank you!

Yours in anticipation

John Caddell
DJ Of The Year In His Own Head
Outside Marconi House
Dublin 2

Get back to work John. Oh, and play "Gimme Danger" by Iggy and the Stooges for me during the energy hour. Please!

Oasis_Dublin

Gotta love it when someone who "saw Arctic Monkeys once" but was too pissed to remember it wins the tickets on air! #notresentfulatall

Max Headroom

JohnCaddell wrote: »

Max, are you available for radio consultancy? I have this problem where I think I'm not completely rubbish at my job, and I think you could help bring me down to earth. My head is so big, I can't get through even the big door in Marconi House, and I have to broadcast my arrogant show from the street. PM me if you can help. Thank you!

Yours in anticipation

John Caddell
DJ Of The Year In His Own Head
Outside Marconi House
Dublin 2

..forgot to say,,,,,,he's not funny either.........:p

soc160

So... Joe and Keith wern't good because they were trying to act funny too much, which is understandable if you don't like their humour, but now John Caddell is arrogant and too self important. I see a pattern... I don't listen to Phantom much but people have to face facts that they have presenters, why not just listen to an ipod or something if that's how you feel... I don't want to drive listeners away from the station but sometimes its hard to understand why people put themselves through listening to it when it annoys them.

Max Headroom

soc160 wrote: »

So... Joe and Keith wern't good because they were trying to act funny too much, which is understandable if you don't like their humour, but now John Caddell is arrogant and too self important. I see a pattern... I don't listen to Phantom much but people have to face facts that they have presenters, why not just listen to an ipod or something if that's how you feel... I don't want to drive listeners away from the station but sometimes its hard to understand why people put themselves through listening to it when it annoys them.

If youre referring to my comment, then you need to re read it....i switched away from Phantom because of their repetitiveness..not because of JC.....;)

Liam92

Hannibal Smith wrote: »

Joe and Keith were the original comedy duo. When they were going the strawberry alarm clock was justin joan and colm and I think justin left and Jim jim came on and then joan left they never brought in anyone else. 98fm were dermot dave and siobhan...till she left and they went to drive time ultimately. It was always just joe and Keith and they were very funny together.

I don't know why comedy doesn't work with phantom listeners.but now the comedy is gone. ..there's a bit of banter and a lot more music and still people sre complaining. I wonder to phantom listeners think they own the station from the pirate days and they feel theyve control over how the programmes go.

All the same its brought in new listeners like myself and joe and Charlotte are nicr listening in the morning so I'm happy.

Maybe it was just me but they came across like they were trying too hard to be funny, instead of being naturally funny. It felt so forced and unbearable radio to listen to.

I've only listened to Phantom for the past few years, post-pirate years, and I've really liked the shows and presenters over those years. I just felt the breakfast show was their downfall but it is better with Charlotte and Joe now.

Also, John Caddell gets a lot of unnecessary abuse on this. He plays a great mix of songs every day, which not a lot of presenters and shows on other stations do.

room_149

So Joe Donnelly remains on at Phantom after his buddy Keith more or less laid waste to the place...
I genuinely dislike the man's demeanour & presenting style and am flabbergasted as to why he was shoe-horned onto a specialist music station like Phantom in the first place, having caught his Alan Partridge-esque spot on Today FM a few times prior to that.
Also, it's Charlotte Flood's last day there yet he's on the Breakfast show now telling people to tune into 105.20 FM next week for exciting new developments.
A proper Communicorp stooge.

RIP Phantom.

C14N

I've been away for the past few months and just found out about this today. I have to say the most surprising thing to me was the amount of animosity these two generated, people really seem to hate them. In my own experience until now I had only seen the opposite. Started listening to them around the end of 2012 because a friend from college told me it was a good show and I didn't really have anything I was that fond of in the morning. I listened to TodayFM a bit and Dempsy was alright but I wasn't the biggest fan of the pop music they played and I had lost interest in Gift Grub. I was listening to Nova before that but I eventually got sick of hearing the same songs ad nauseam, plus I wasn't keen on Pat Courtney as a host.

I really thought these two had some good chemistry though and they seemed like a pair of genuinely sound lads. I seems like a lot of people were annoyed at them for "trying too hard to be funny" or for being too "wacky" but I always thought the humour was pretty dry and snarky for the most part. When I went home for summer I listened to them in the car on the way into work and they're the only hosts I could turn on that my dad liked listening too as well (he's normally got it stuck on RTE 1). My younger brother also switched over to have Phantom as his morning show that summer.

It sounds like some people just disliked them because they wanted less talk and more music but I don't know why you'd be listening to radio at all then. Certainly in the morning when I'm all sleepy I like listening to a bit of chat along with the music but why not just use an iPod or the internet if you just want some music with no talk? Do people still depend on radio this much as a music source?

Anyway, sorry to see Keith go. I suppose I'll have to see how it's holding up with just Joe and Charlotte when I get back soon. I wasn't aware of the falling number of listeners but sure I suppose if they really were driving people away then there's nothing else for it.

budgemook

C14N wrote: »

I've been away for the past few months and just found out about this today. I have to say the most surprising thing to me was the amount of animosity these two generated, people really seem to hate them. In my own experience until now I had only seen the opposite. Started listening to them around the end of 2012 because a friend from college told me it was a good show and I didn't really have anything I was that fond of in the morning. I listened to TodayFM a bit and Dempsy was alright but I wasn't the biggest fan of the pop music they played and I had lost interest in Gift Grub. I was listening to Nova before that but I eventually got sick of hearing the same songs ad nauseam, plus I wasn't keen on Pat Courtney as a host.

I really thought these two had some good chemistry though and they seemed like a pair of genuinely sound lads. I seems like a lot of people were annoyed at them for "trying too hard to be funny" or for being too "wacky" but I always thought the humour was pretty dry and snarky for the most part. When I went home for summer I listened to them in the car on the way into work and they're the only hosts I could turn on that my dad liked listening too as well (he's normally got it stuck on RTE 1). My younger brother also switched over to have Phantom as his morning show that summer.

It sounds like some people just disliked them because they wanted less talk and more music but I don't know why you'd be listening to radio at all then. Certainly in the morning when I'm all sleepy I like listening to a bit of chat along with the music but why not just use an iPod or the internet if you just want some music with no talk? Do people still depend on radio this much as a music source?

Anyway, sorry to see Keith go. I suppose I'll have to see how it's holding up with just Joe and Charlotte when I get back soon. I wasn't aware of the falling number of listeners but sure I suppose if they really were driving people away then there's nothing else for it.

It's not Joe, Charlotte or even Phantom in the morning anymore. The station is TXFM, Joe is on in the late afternoon and Charlotte is no more.

Declan A Walsh

C14N wrote: »

Anyway, sorry to see Keith go. I suppose I'll have to see how it's holding up with just Joe and Charlotte when I get back soon. I wasn't aware of the falling number of listeners but sure I suppose if they really were driving people away then there's nothing else for it.

All is changed. In February, Communicorp announced they were letting go a number of staff from Phantom. Phantom stopped (at least in name) around midnight March 16th 2014. Amongst the people let go was Charlotte Flood.

We then had a bizarre two weeks of 105.2 with a couple of "caretaker" presenters, practically no chat and a lot of automated music inbetween.

This week 1052 TXFM (or just TXFM) was officially launched. Joe Donnelly is now doing drivetime weekdays, without any co-presenter. Cathal Funge, who used to be on twice a week, is the weekday breakfast presenter.

You should look at the thread about TXFM on this forum. Also look at the other threads about Phantom on this forum. Also check out Phantom's forum under Hosted > Music.

C14N

budgemook wrote: »

It's not Joe, Charlotte or even Phantom in the morning anymore. The station is TXFM, Joe is on in the late afternoon and Charlotte is no more.

Ah for feck sake, I leave for 3 months and look what happens. Who is hosting in the morning now then? And has Charlotte seriously not found a home elsewhere?

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

All is changed. In February, Communicorp announced they were letting go a number of staff from Phantom. Phantom stopped (at least in name) around midnight March 16th 2014. Amongst the people let go was Charlotte Flood.

We then had a bizarre two weeks of 105.2 with a couple of "caretaker" presenters, practically no chat and a lot of automated music inbetween.

This week 1052 TXFM (or just TXFM) was officially launched. Joe Donnelly is now doing drivetime weekdays, without any co-presenter. Cathal Funge, who used to be on twice a week, is the weekday breakfast presenter.

You should look at the thread about TXFM on this forum. Also look at the other threads about Phantom on this forum. Also check out Phantom's forum under Hosted > Music.

Cheers for the update, I guess I know where to look now then. I have to say that all sounds awful depressing though. Phantom was my go-to station, I never had any idea it was in such trouble.