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Dr_serious2

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Could be a lot worse lads. Switched to 2fm yesterday and jenifer zamp talking about how to do anal with an "expert".

I know very little is off limits nowadays but surely her show needs to rein it in a bit? Sex toys, anal sex and pornography in the morning on national radio, Christ almighty.

chalkitdown1

Gerry Ryan used to talk about stuff far worse in the same time slot, to be fair.

NIMAN

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Gerry Ryan used to talk about stuff far worse in the same time slot, to be fair.

But he was probably smacked off his t1t$ at the time.

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

But he was probably smacked off his t1t$ at the time.

And far more entertaining

chalkitdown1

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Gerry Ryan used to talk about stuff far worse in the same time slot, to be fair.

Yes, i remember him talking about “snowballing”. I don’t think I’m a prude but, guys and girls, maybe not at 9.30 in the morning.

Gerry Ryan’s predilection for crudery isn’t an excuse for Jen Zamp. She’s clearly on a “race to the bottom”. No pun intended....

Pineapple1

Pineapple1 wrote: »

Could be a lot worse lads. Switched to 2fm yesterday and jenifer zamp talking about how to do anal with an "expert".

Which begs the question, “How do you do anal without an expert”

Ursus Horribilis

Sex sells. Always has. Gerry Ryan was broadcasting in a different era so maybe he'd have had anal experts on every other week.

It begs the question about whether there is or isn't a watershed on radio. Or what it is, if it exists. Is effing and blinding acceptable?

One thing is for sure. I wouldn't like young ears to listening. Have any parents been caught out and had their kids listen to things they'd rather not have them hear?

ford fiesta

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Gerry Ryan used to talk about stuff far worse in the same time slot, to be fair.

I dont think he went as far as the piece during the week on the JZ show.

pjohnson

So people dont like presenters talking about anal/porn but also get extremely upset when Alison makes a kid friendly.

chalkitdown1

It also begs the question; why is sex still a taboo subject in 2019? And what's wrong with discussing it in the morning?

We hear about murder and death and every other horrible thing that goes on in this world every hour on the news but when it's anything sex-related you need to cover your children's ears?! It makes no sense to me.

Dannyman76

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rte-star-anna-geary-lands-20139746
Anna Geary is getting a daytime slot!

swampy353

Dannyman76 wrote: »

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rte-star-anna-geary-lands-20139746

Ferg going?? Here's hoping

Dannyman76

swampy353 wrote: »

Ferg going?? Here's hoping

He made an odd comment before playing a Nirvana song the other day saying who knows, he might be out the door next week!
Doesn't seem to matter who the presenter is nowadays, just repeat same playlist every couple of hours.

Doblin

Today FM trying to copy 2fms all female lineup

Ursus Horribilis

Will Fergal's popularity surge now that he seems to have been axed?

If it is his show that's gone, it makes you wonder what the people who run the station want. He isn't liked on this thread but his show seemed to be doing fine in the JNLRs. In the last JNLR, he had 109,000 listeners. That was up 3,000 from the previous figures and 7,000 year-on-year. Is he being punished for being a man?

Dannyman76

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Will Fergal's popularity surge now that he seems to have been axed?

If it is his show that's gone, it makes you wonder what the people who run the station want. He isn't liked on this thread but his show seemed to be doing fine in the JNLRs. In the last JNLR, he had 109,000 listeners. That was up 3,000 from the previous figures and 7,000 year-on-year. Is he being punished for being a man?

No, he's being punished for not being a celebrity. Two women were fired and two hired

Doblin

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Will Fergal's popularity surge now that he seems to have been axed?

If it is his show that's gone, it makes you wonder what the people who run the station want. He isn't liked on this thread but his show seemed to be doing fine in the JNLRs. In the last JNLR, he had 109,000 listeners. That was up 3,000 from the previous figures and 7,000 year-on-year. Is he being punished for being a man?

Those figures are still bad tho. Tracy Clifford on 2fm has 147k listeners. One time Today FM had 180k listeners in the afternoon with Foley & Fenton.

Ursus Horribilis

Are any numbers on the station great these days?

nc6000

What on earth is going on at this station? It seems like constant churn of presenters and changes to their line-up. What's the longest they've gone without a presenter change in the last 3 or 4 years? Can't be more than 6 months.

Doblin

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Are any numbers on the station great these days?

Ian Dempsey and Alison curtis

Doblin

You know who's really lucky at Today FM ? Phil Cawley, to still be there after 23 years is some achievement.

PsychoPete

Surely it has to be Fergal that's gone, I don't think he's overall that bad a bit of a clown alright. Always thought if he was in control of the music the show would be a lot better

Ursus Horribilis

Doblin wrote: »

Ian Dempsey and Alison curtis

They're outliers though. Ian has been on breakfast forever and is a bit of an institution. Alison Curtis has carved out a niche for herself doing a family-friendly, dancing around the kitchen sort of show. The figures for the rest of the daytime on the station aren't so good.

Dannyman76

Dannyman76 wrote: »

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rte-star-anna-geary-lands-20139746
Anna Geary is getting a daytime slot!

the cork version of Doireann Gahirty, another career change for her; camogi, newsreader, dj, social media "influencer", life coach.....guess the life coaching wasnt paying the bills.... but unlike Doireann, she doesnt have a relative in RTE

Itssoeasy

Esme Faithful Locomotive wrote: »

Dannyman76 wrote: »

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rte-star-anna-geary-lands-20139746
Anna Geary is getting a daytime slot!

the cork version of Doireann Gahirty, another career change for her; camogi, newsreader, dj, social media "influencer", life coach.....guess the life coaching wasnt paying the bills.... but unlike Doireann, she doesnt have a relative in RTE

Ah come on that's harsh to say she's the cork version of doireann garrihy. She's apparently been doing a radio show for redfm, which is news to me. I wonder which weekday presenter is looking around nervously ?

Ursus Horribilis

Going by the rate at which Today FM changes its presenters these days, everyone should be looking around nervously.

dominatinMC

Dannyman76 wrote: »

https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/rte-star-anna-geary-lands-20139746
Anna Geary is getting a daytime slot!

Holy mother of god, just when you think things couldn't get any worse at TodayFM. There must be a hole in the bottom of that barrell from all the scraping

Ursus Horribilis

If Mairead Ronan or Anna Geary don't deliver what the powers that be want, they too will be gone this time next year. It's a ruthless business.

Itssoeasy

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Ah come on that's harsh to say she's the cork version of doireann garrihy. She's apparently been doing a radio show for redfm, which is news to me. I wonder which weekday presenter is looking around nervously ?

Maybe vogue Williams - every other month there’s a piece on her in the indo or elsewhere trying to shill a new career/venture

nc6000

I wonder could the lack of competitions or chances to win cash be affecting Today FM's listener numbers?

My daughter was in the car with me the other day and asked me to switch to Spin and in the few minutes we had it on someone won €450 and a few minutes later she switched over to FM104 and we heard someone else picking up €400.

I guess it was just a coincidence to hear competition winners on two stations within 20 minutes or so but it got me thinking that you never really hear similar on TodayFM.