Newstalk - Breakfast Show

DickSwiveller

Max Prophet wrote: »

Dil?

*Shivers uncontrollably*

ButtersSuki

Max Prophet wrote: »

Dil?

Ah, the (unpleasant) memories......

pc7

Mod Note

Lets just get back on topic before this ends up a train wreck.

honeybear

Parents had this on during breakfast. Hadn’t listened before. Such a lightweight show.

DickSwiveller Returns

honeybear wrote: »

Parents had this on during breakfast. Hadn’t listened before. Such a lightweight show.

It's awful. Very amateurish.

quintana76

Max Prophet wrote: »

Dil?

Wonder how the "comedy" career is going.

Max Prophet

quintana76 wrote: »

Wonder how the "comedy" career is going.

Tee hee. Or maybe not.....

DickSwiveller Returns

I really like Andrea Gilligan. I feel sorry for her having to try and deal with Paul Williams' awful banter.

Plus she has a very unique accent.

Brendan Bendar

DickSwiveller Returns wrote: »

I really like Andrea Gilligan. I feel sorry for her having to try and deal with Paul Williams' awful banter.

Plus she has a very unique accent.

Yeeeh.....right

kneemos

Would Williams ever shut up for a while.
Opinion on every ****ing thing.

Uncharted

kneemos wrote: »

Would Williams ever shut up for a while.
Opinion on every ****ing thing.

100% agreed.
Only one problem though....
Williams has his feet firmly under the table by now.
There's a marked change in his demeanour since he started,he truly believes he is a seasoned broadcasting pro now.
He is atrocious.

honeybear

kneemos wrote: »

Would Williams ever shut up for a while.
Opinion on every ****ing thing.

Listened to him once on the show-Morning Ireland with its many rotating presenters is better

ghostdancer

yeah, find myself listening to Morning Ireland a lot more now.
usually flick to Newstalk once they have another depressing health story on, and then get annoyed by Williams having a mini-rant and throwing in "arseholes" or "scum" and then switch to music.

kneemos

Colman sounds done with the whole thing.
Either the early mornings, Williams or both,I reackon he'd take a job on a fishing boat at the his stage.

Uncharted

kneemos wrote: »

Colman sounds done with the whole thing.
Either the early mornings, Williams or both,I reackon he'd take a job on a fishing boat at the his stage.

Hopefully a boat with a large hole in the hull.

dball

new show coming in August - pre-breakfast show:
https://www.newstalk.com/Newstalk-announces-new-6am-daily-news-programme-

somesoldiers

dball wrote: »

new show coming in August - pre-breakfast show:
https://www.newstalk.com/Newstalk-announces-new-6am-daily-news-programme-

Better than reruns of OFB for me anyway, though I do enjoy the odd bit, Andy Lee & his manager this morning

DickSwiveller Returns

dball wrote: »

new show coming in August - pre-breakfast show:
https://www.newstalk.com/Newstalk-announces-new-6am-daily-news-programme-

Wouldn't like starting work at 6

Uncharted

Andrea is worthy of a more heavyweight role than 6am -6.30 imo.
Just dump motormouth Williams and give her his role on Breakfast.

The man is an imbecile.

All the best to Andrea though.
I think she's a quality presenter.

DickSwiveller Returns

Uncharted wrote: »

Andrea is worthy of a more heavyweight role than 6am -6.30 imo.
Just dump motormouth Williams and give her his role on Breakfast.

The man is an imbecile.

All the best to Andrea though.
I think she's a quality presenter.

Same. I'm sure she'll get something better in the not too distant future

redbuck

As bad as Paul Williams is hes somewhat mildly entertaining to a casual listener for his Partridge like depths of radio.

I'd have him over the good doctor Ciara Kelly, that woman is insufferable.

ashdale5

Uncharted wrote: »

Andrea is worthy of a more heavyweight role than 6am -6.30 imo.
Just dump motormouth Williams and give her his role on Breakfast.

The man is an imbecile.

All the best to Andrea though.
I think she's a quality presenter.

Listened in this morning for the first time in a while.

Heard this from Williams within 2 minutes of tuning in (during a discussion about a pregnant woman on the DART) -

"We are a nation of whingers and moaners, full of snowflakes and PCers"

Tuned out immediately. He is an absolute muppet of a man.

kneemos

ashdale5 wrote: »

Listened in this morning for the first time in a while.

Heard this from Williams within 2 minutes of tuning in (during a discussion about a pregnant woman on the DART) -

"We are a nation of whingers and moaners, full of snowflakes and PCers"

Tuned out immediately. He is an absolute muppet of a man.

Wall to wall Williams. His partner barely got a word in.

LithiumKid1976

he was giving out about the sun paper today, and the "Jeremy kyle" readers,
he laughed when he read the word "cataclysmic" and pondered how a sun reader would be able to read and understand such a word?

this coming from "mumbly joe", who cant string two words together, and only reaches long sentences in a bid to talk over the other presenters.

and truthfully Paul, you are the kind of presenter that appeals to the jermery Kyle brigade, you are loud, ignorant and obnoxious. perhaps you should emigrate?

kneemos

LithiumKid1976 wrote: »

he was giving out about the sun paper today, and the "Jeremy kyle" readers,
he laughed when he read the word "cataclysmic" and pondered how a sun reader would be able to read and understand such a word?

this coming from "mumbly joe", who cant string two words together, and only reaches long sentences in a bid to talk over the other presenters.

and truthfully Paul, you are the kind of presenter that appeals to the jermery Kyle brigade, you are loud, ignorant and obnoxious. perhaps you should emigrate?

Insulted ten million Sun readers. Obviously didn't get the irony.

Most of them buy it for the sports anyway, I imagine.

padd b1975

Didn't Williams write for The Sun for a while after he left The Sunday World?

DickSwiveller Returns

I'm as anti-snowflake as they come but I can't stand the loudmouths who whinge that everything is PC bla bla bla. My guess is they don't even care about the issues but like to be seen to be outspoken

Ol' Donie

"...and why men in general are violent towards women"

An actual sentence just spoken by Paul Williams.

DickSwiveller Returns

Ol' Donie wrote: »

"...and why men in general are violent towards women"

An actual sentence just spoken by Paul Williams.

Unbelievable isn't it? Dot these clowns ever think before they say something?

Lemongrease

Let’s play “Paul trys to use a big word he doesn’t quite understand” bingo

Immiscible

Languid

Visceral (a big favourite)




It’s like he has one of those word of the day calendars. The lad can hardly string a sentence together coherently ffs

bot43

He had some guy on this morning talking about cyber security. I for one am none the wiser about anything cyber security wise as Williams would not stop interrupting him. Not sure the guest actually got to finish a sentence.

Its worse Williams is getting and hopefully he is sacked soon.

DickSwiveller Returns

It's obvious Coleman is getting sick of him. Could definitely feel the tension today

dball

while Newstalk Breakfast was flat since the last survey at 126,000, up 7,000 on the figure a year ago.

source; https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/ivan-yates-overtakes-pat-kenny-on-newstalk-as-most-radio-shows-gain-listeners-1.3577113

bot43

dball wrote: »

while Newstalk Breakfast was flat since the last survey at 126,000, up 7,000 on the figure a year ago.

source; https://www.irishtimes.com/business/media-and-marketing/ivan-yates-overtakes-pat-kenny-on-newstalk-as-most-radio-shows-gain-listeners-1.3577113

Thats actually unbelievable.

pc7

DickSwiveller Returns wrote: »

It's obvious Coleman is getting sick of him. Could definitely feel the tension today

When Paul mentioned how good Jennifer Lopez looked in the bikini you could hear Coleman bite his tongue. I did giggle.

kneemos

bot43 wrote: »

Thats actually unbelievable.

The alternative is a dreary 1950's BBC imitation.

sightband

Those show promo snippets they put on during an ad break are my only exposure to Paul Williams, they have this new one with him doing the peter pepper tongue twister...it’s bizarre. The only thing I could think of was how much I wanted him in front of me with a baseball bat in my hand and give it a full swing to his face mid tongue twister.

ButtersSuki

Gavin “ah ah ah ah” Duffy ok ah ah ah ah ah Breakfast at the moment waffling about his run for the Aras. Can’t believe he’s a media trainer; with the amount of “ah ah ah ah”s and mumbling. Awful interview, thought he caught out Coleman at one stage and was audibly smug, then had to backtrack on it. At least he’s dropped the “and that”s; which used to be his go to stumble crutch.

kneemos

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Gavin “ah ah ah ah” Duffy ok ah ah ah ah ah Breakfast at the moment waffling about his run for the Aras. Can’t believe he’s a media trainer; with the amount of “ah ah ah ah”s and mumbling. Awful interview, thought he caught out Coleman at one stage and was audibly smug, then had to backtrack on it. At least he’s dropped the “and that”s; which used to be his go to stumble crutch.

Can only assume it's some sort of self promotion plan.
He's way too clever to believe he has a chance of winning,even if he wanted to.

Ol' Donie

Ah bollocks.

I suppose this means the start of the latest wall to wall media saturation election campaiging?

I'm not listening to any of it till the week before I have to vote. What a waste of time.

ButtersSuki

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Gavin “ah ah ah ah” Duffy ok ah ah ah ah ah Breakfast at the moment waffling about his run for the Aras. Can’t believe he’s a media trainer; with the amount of “ah ah ah ah”s and mumbling. Awful interview, thought he caught out Coleman at one stage and was audibly smug, then had to backtrack on it. At least he’s dropped the “and that”s; which used to be his go to stumble crutch.

Thought it was dreadful , very poor interview, actually laughed when he thought he caught Coleman out on a historical point but Shane corrected him. He sounded smug and full of it . Would not like him as president one bit. I’d actually vote for Michael D to keep Duffy out of the Aras, spare us all !

honeybear

ButtersSuki wrote: »

Gavin “ah ah ah ah” Duffy ok ah ah ah ah ah Breakfast at the moment waffling about his run for the Aras. Can’t believe he’s a media trainer; with the amount of “ah ah ah ah”s and mumbling. Awful interview, thought he caught out Coleman at one stage and was audibly smug, then had to backtrack on it. At least he’s dropped the “and that”s; which used to be his go to stumble crutch.

Wasn’t impressed with his interviews on Newstalk & Morning Ireland this morning

Loafing Oaf

Deleted User wrote: »

He sounded smug and full of it

Kind of inevitable in campaigning for the presidency, which basically involves telling everyone

ButtersSuki

honeybear wrote: »

Wasn’t impressed with his interviews on Newstalk & Morning Ireland this morning

Only heard the Newstalk one (which considering I rarely listen to Newstalk anymore was purely by chance) but it was terrible. I'd actually encourage people to listen back to the dithering ah ah ah ah ah ahs.....

ButtersSuki

kneemos wrote: »

Can only assume it's some sort of self promotion plan.
He's way too clever to believe he has a chance of winning,even if he wanted to.

I wouldn't rule it out. I don't think he's a clever as you seem to think and having had the "pleasure" of meeting him more than once I'd say he genuinely thinks he has a chance.


Logic probably based on "Well Donald Trump built his profile on The Apprentice and as was I on the Irish version so naturally I'm going to win".

ButtersSuki

Deleted User wrote: »

Thought it was dreadful , very poor interview, actually laughed when he thought he caught Coleman out on a historical point but Shane corrected him. He sounded smug and full of it . Would not like him as president one bit. I’d actually vote for Michael D to keep Duffy out of the Aras, spare us all !

The guffaw which accompanied the "I hate to correct you there Shane" or whatever he said came off incredibly badly.

Beechwoodspark

honeybear wrote: »

Wasn’t impressed with his interviews on Newstalk & Morning Ireland this morning

Thought he was rubbish on Newstalk but only average on RTÉ.

Is he really a public speaker/media consultant?

You’d never know from his media interviews - waffle, humming and hawing and long pauses and ehhhhh ahhhhhhhs

ButtersSuki

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Thought he was rubbish on Newstalk but only average on RTÉ.

Is he really a public speaker/media consultant?

You’d never know from his media interviews - waffle, humming and hawing and long pauses and ehhhhh ahhhhhhhs

Yes, he is. I always found that bizarre myself but he is - and he’s not cheap!

I also think he was reading from a script this morning btw, esp. at the start of the interview.

For Forks Sake

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Thought it was dreadful , very poor interview, actually laughed when he thought he caught Coleman out on a historical point but Shane corrected him. He sounded smug and full of it . Would not like him as president one bit. I’d actually vote for Michael D to keep Duffy out of the Aras, spare us all !

That was an abysmal performance by Duffy (and bearing in mind it was with Coleman who carries all the threat of a small puppy), there should be proper car crash stuff when the likes of Pat Kenny gets to interview him.

pc7

Sweet suffering baby jebus can someone tell me how Henry McKean has a job on newstalk. Is he a media moguls illegitimate heir, is he some genius hacker who has all the evidence needed, wtaf has he got over newstalk that he still has a job. He is just so so so bad. Its like a school kid on work experience getting a 'go' of the microphone.