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Jay Zee

ford fiesta wrote: »

I havent listened to Today FM in a few years. Noticed in the last few weeks that their playlist during the day (and overnights) is all new and recent music.

What happened to playing stuff from the 1960s to present day like they used to?

When Willy O Reilly was running the station it had alot of oldies shows, Classic Gold Sunday, Car Wash, Friday night 80s, Nothing But 90s but since the communicorp suits took control it's whatever focus groups tell them to play

Robert McGrath

#bringbackanton

prunudo

its_steve116 wrote: »

Does anyone agree that Today FM, with its daytime schedule being heavily talk driven (esp MOC and The Last Word), is turning into a more light-hearted Newstalk with music every now and then?

Possibly but I don't listen to the daytime schedule anymore. After 7pm its like a different station.

its_steve116

Robert McGrath wrote: »

#bringbackanton

I second that.

dragonfly!

Who is this mad one thats on D+D shrieking with laughter down the phone?
Havent a breeze what she is trying to say
My head hurts with the racket

giveitholly

dragonfly! wrote: »

Who is this mad one thats on D+D shrieking with laughter down the phone?
Havent a breeze what she is trying to say
My head hurts with the racket

She was on before telling a story and they got her on again,couldn't understand a word she was saying,I'd say it was staged,went on forever and I thought they would never get rid of her

Brock Turnpike

Has anyone else noticed how much Today FM presenters seem to be pushing that Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson song? I don't mean in terms of number of plays as such, but more so how much they keep bigging it up every time they play it? As if they are trying to convince listeners that they're playing some ground breaking new music that's never been heard before. Really weird.

robo

ford fiesta wrote: »

I havent listened to Today FM in a few years. Noticed in the last few weeks that their playlist during the day (and overnights) is all new and recent music.

What happened to playing stuff from the 1960s to present day like they used to?

Noticed the other day when Phil Cawley played his competition (5 clips of music with the same word in it) and they were all old songs. So when finished he said he knew he would get in trouble but asked the caller which one of the competition songs did they want him to play in full.
So they are very strict on the playlist - must be new songs...beggars belief why they can't play a mix :rolleyes:

NIMAN

... and they are advertising their new round of courses at some Dublin college with their 'content creators' Alison Curtis, John Duggan and Fergal D'arcy.

chalkitdown1

Brock Turnpike wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed how much Today FM presenters seem to be pushing that Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson song? I don't mean in terms of number of plays as such, but more so how much they keep bigging it up every time they play it? As if they are trying to convince listeners that they're playing some ground breaking new music that's never been heard before. Really weird.

They do this quite a bit with particular songs/bands. If you only ever listened to TodayFM you'd almost believe Picture This are the biggest and greatest band in the world.

retalivity

Ed smyth back this eve with songs of praise, his first song of 2019? Wuthering heights by kate bush.

A diamond in a mountain of sh1te.

Gimme A Pound

The AA lady Esther was speaking so fast this morning that she sounded like she was going to break into a coughing fit. Ian even asked her if she was ok. The way she absolutely flakes through the traffic bulletin is dreadful. So unprofessional.

Then Kim on the news had an item about Ireland being the third highest user of fake tan in the world.

I like Ian but less and less his show. Not his fault though.

dragonfly!

Not this whole fake laughing Quiz thing again....:eek:

mikep

Muireann is outdoing herself today..

"what was the last text you sent"..Her show is the most inane drivel I have heard in years..:(

She is getting worse, which I didn't think was possible.

dragonfly!

And forgetting what a spatula is called
"The egg turning thingy"

Then again this is the same woman who tweeted over the weekend that she was too hungover to check out of her hotel so had to stay for another night :rolleyes:

threein99

mikep wrote: »

Muireann is outdoing herself today..

"what was the last text you sent"..Her show is the most inane drivel I have heard in years..:(

She is getting worse, which I didn't think was possible.

Just turned it on and heard her asking that, turned it off again immediately.

johnire

She’s absolutely painful to listen to.

dragonfly! wrote: »

And forgetting what a spatula is called
"The egg turning thingy"

Then again this is the same woman who tweeted over the weekend that she was too hungover to check out of her hotel so had to stay for another night :rolleyes:

Loughc

johnire wrote: »

She’s absolutely painful to listen to.

You could not listen to her?

johnire

I’d no choice in the matter. The radio was on in the background in a shop. I honestly couldn’t believe the drivel the woman was talking. To think she actually gets paid a wage for this rubbish!

Loughc wrote: »

You could not listen to her?

nc6000

johnire wrote: »

I’d no choice in the matter. The radio was on in the background in a shop. I honestly couldn’t believe the drivel the woman was talking. To think she actually gets paid a wage for this rubbish!

You could shop somewhere else between the hours of 12.00-14.00 Monday to Friday.

Gimme A Pound

nc6000 wrote: »

You could shop somewhere else between the hours of 12.00-14.00 Monday to Friday.

Could they have predicted that it would be on when they went into the shop?

Don't listen/don't watch/don't read could be said about absolutely anything. Commercial radio has always had plenty of dross but Today FM used to be an exception - it's morphing into the others now though, and there's nothing wrong with an opinion on this. Still some good shows but overall there's a marked deterioration.

nc6000

Camden Immense Aunt wrote: »

Could they have predicted that it would be on when they went into the shop?

Don't listen/don't watch/don't read could be said about absolutely anything. Commercial radio has always had plenty of dross but Today FM used to be an exception - it's morphing into the others now though, and there's nothing wrong with an opinion on this. Still some good shows but overall there's a marked deterioration.

You didn't spot the winking smilie face at the end of my post then?

Gimme A Pound

I did but still read it the wrong way. Apologies!

its_steve116

johnire wrote: »

She’s absolutely painful to listen to.

TOTAL charisma vaccum!

statto25

I see Louise Duffy is back on Monday. I wonder will poor Ed have to go back to babysitting Darcy during the week?

whiterebel

statto25 wrote: »

I see Louise Duffy is back on Monday. I wonder will poor Ed have to go back to babysitting Darcy during the week?

Just the news you want to see. She makes Muireann look serene and intellectual.

johnire

Now that would be difficult!
Darcy has really struggled without Ed with him in the afternoons.

whiterebel wrote: »

Just the news you want to see. She makes Muireann look serene and intellectual.

its_steve116

statto25 wrote: »

I see Louise Duffy is back on Monday. I wonder will poor Ed have to go back to babysitting Darcy during the week?

Is she taking over the lunchtime show?

ford fiesta

statto25 wrote: »

I see Louise Duffy is back on Monday. I wonder will poor Ed have to go back to babysitting Darcy during the week?

a prime example of how any person can very quickly get their own show on a national station. baffling really.

ford fiesta

ford fiesta wrote: »

a prime example of how any person can very quickly get their own show on a national station. baffling really.

She's bloody dreadful, I was hoping theyd move Ed to a week show and she goes off to his weekend one and she does her "blogging" nonsense (btw did that ever take off for her or was it just her saving face after failing in two day slots)