Radio presenters real name thread

worried parent Marie

Rick O'shea - Paul Crossan, Chris Barry - Ciaran Gaffney, Colm Hayes - Colm Caffery. Larry Gogan - Lorcan Gogan, Ruth Scott- Mary McDonagh, Simon Young - Thomas Meade, Martin King - Martin Boyle, Nikki Hayes- Eimear O' Keeffe, Bob Conway - Martin Cullinan. Dusty Rhodes-Ivan Nolan.

bobdcow

What - is this true?

CountyHurler

Dil Wickremasinghe - Mary O'Shaughnessey

Declan A Walsh

Tony Fenton - Anthony Fagan

Maxi (just retired) - Irene McCaubrey

Pat James - Pat Shanahan

Robert McGrath

Anton Savage = funnily enough, Anton Savage

colinod0806

Why do some of them change their bland names for equally bland names?

Danye

colinod0806 wrote: »

Why do some of them change their bland names for equally bland names?

Why do they change their names at all?

L1011

Danye wrote: »

Why do they change their names at all?

Most of them are legacies from the pirate era.

Fred Swanson

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WhatAMelon

Larry is a legitimate contraction of Lorcan. Good information though.

Red Fred

Scott Williams = Gerry Reynolds (He is a brother of "The Reynolds Sisters" who had a hit with "I'd rather Jack" in the late 80s)

colinod0806

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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Makes sense.

CountyHurler

L1011 wrote: »

Most of them are legacies from the pirate era.

Long John Silver - Sean Ard Airgead

Tin Foil Hat

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Tony Fenton - Anthony Fagan

How is he these days?

Max Headroom

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

How is he these days?

Wow...Anto Fagan....sounds well dodgy...:)

Expunge

A fella from the Pirate era told me the reason for the, ahem, showbiz names is because many of them were signing on as well.

Ruth Scott/Mary McDonagh - is that one really true?

Max Headroom

Expunge wrote: »

A fella from the Pirate era told me the reason for the, ahem, showbiz names is because many of them were signing on as well. QUOTE]


I think you fella was mixing them up with couriers.....................:D

bbability

Lots of presenters around the world use "stage names". There's nothing new there.

NIMAN

They think they are stars you see, hence a lot of 'stage' names.

Fred Swanson

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radioland

colinod0806 wrote: »

Why do some of them change their bland names for equally bland names?

Think originally many were on pirates and worried about prosecution

L1011

There was a notion that if a summons turned up for the stage name you were away scott free - as if the authorities didn't a: know who they actually were and b: can't get summons reissued.

Doubt there's many under the age of 30 with fully fake names, surname changes / using mothers maiden name etc is a little more common.

bbability

I never had a problem with fake names. I do have a problem with fake accents. Way too many of them on the radio.

Brendan Bendar

bbability wrote: »

I never had a problem with fake names. I do have a problem with fake accents. Way too many of them on the radio.

Name and shame

deise08

Am I the only one who didn't have a clue they weren't their actual names????

you mean it's been a lie the whole time?


cries uncontrollably

TOEJOE

Larry Gogan

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Dorian Grey

AnonoBoy

I refuse to believe that Dusty Rhodes isn't his real name.

Trick of the Tail

I think a list of people on the radio who use their real names but really shouldn't because they sound silly is a good idea.

Ryan Tubridy, for example, would never have been allowed on Atlantic 252.

Radio5

John Blake on pirate radio in Cork long time ago - now better known as his real name, John Creedon.

total former

Trick of the Tail wrote: »

I think a list of people on the radio who use their real names but really shouldn't because they sound silly is a good idea.

Ryan Tubridy, for example, would never have been allowed on Atlantic 252.

The Atlantic 252 schedule was hilarious. Dusty Rhodes, Robin Banks, Sandy Beech...

Declan A Walsh

total former wrote: »

The Atlantic 252 schedule was hilarious. Dusty Rhodes, Robin Banks, Sandy Beech...

Also: Dickie Bow, Wayne Scales, Nails Mahoney, Cliff Walker, Jo King, Batman Gomez, Hollywood Haze, Cousin Brucie and not forgetting Rick O'Shea. It should be pointed out that over the years it also had relatively normal deejay-sounding names too!

Q102's Gerry Stevens is a brother of former radio presenter Barry Lang. I would hazard a guess that his real name is Gerry Lang!

Birneybau

Joe Duffy-Joseph Duffy.

Trick of the Tail

Ha, Batman Gomez! Marvellous!

Bring back those days!

colinod0806

Trick of the Tail wrote: »

Ha, Batman Gomez! Marvellous!

Bring back those days!

What am I missing here?

Fuzzy Clam

I am assured that my old radio friends, Ulick McGee and Nick McGuinness are indeed their real names. They may have been one and the same person though.....

hufpc8w3adnk65

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Also: Dickie Bow, Wayne Scales, Nails Mahoney, Cliff Walker, Jo King, Batman Gomez, Hollywood Haze, Cousin Brucie and not forgetting Rick O'Shea. It should be pointed out that over the years it also had relatively normal deejay-sounding names too!

Q102's Gerry Stevens is a brother of former radio presenter Barry Lang. I would hazard a guess that his real name is Gerry Lang!

Hollywood haze is like Steve Hayes alter ego after turning heel ha ha

Patty O Furniture

Radio5 wrote: »

John Blake on pirate radio in Cork long time ago - now better known as his real name, John Creedon.

I never knew for ages, that he done the voice of Terence the Hairdresser on GerryRyan's show

total former wrote: »

The Atlantic 252 schedule was hilarious. Dusty Rhodes, Robin Banks, Sandy Beech...

Totally hilarious craic they were, i even remember Dusty one time saying one time playing a track & dedicating it to his mum in Dublin.

thesandeman

Birneybau wrote: »

Joe Duffy-Joseph Duffy.

Nah!
Joe Duffy-Ray Darcy
and
Ray Darcy-Joe Duffy




Seems like it these days anyway.

radioland

Robin Banks & Marty McFly Atlantic 252 are in fact Christian (Chris) Richardson and Jim Sweney

fussyonion

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Also: Dickie Bow, Wayne Scales, Nails Mahoney, Cliff Walker, Jo King, Batman Gomez, Hollywood Haze, Cousin Brucie and not forgetting Rick O'Shea. It should be pointed out that over the years it also had relatively normal deejay-sounding names too!

Q102's Gerry Stevens is a brother of former radio presenter Barry Lang. I would hazard a guess that his real name is Gerry Lang!

Real name Gavin McKenna.

Greenman

Jason Maine = Pat Long

ONE THOUGHT PER LINK

Greenman wrote: »

Jason Maine = Pat Long

The Boy Jase before becoming a radio legend was a postman! So for a time he was actually Postman Pat!

Greenman

I stand corrected.


Was Marty Hall = Marty Whelen?


Declan Matthews = Declan Meehan.


I know Tony Garret = Gareth O Callaghan, the former being a real DJ's name with jingles etc.


Paul Nicholas = Andy Ruane, not a fan BTW.


Alan Hilton = Mark Bolan


Does anyone remember???


Was Kevin Barret really Kevin Barret?


What what DJ Lee's name?


Very interesting thread.

Fuzzy Clam

Greenman wrote: »

What what DJ Lee's name?

Liam Tuohy.

See Titanic cast list on Imdb.

Trebor176

Nails Mahoney = Brian McColl.

chilloutrelax

Andy Preston = Ian Moore (I think)

Max Headroom

Terry Wogan= Sir Terry Wogan.....:rolleyes:

Bard

Trebor176 wrote: »

Nails Mahoney = Brian McColl.

Brian McColl isn't his real name either!

Tommy Kelly

Niall Boylan - Anto Ward a brother of the duo Deco & Beyonce who appeared on Irelands got Talent years ago.

Trebor176

Bard wrote: »

Brian McColl isn't his real name either!

Really? I never knew that. You learn something new everyday, as they say

Matt Dempsy=Matt Flanagan..Dickie Bow from Atlantic 252= Mark Whelan,limericks live 95 breakfast presenter.