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I only listen to the radio in bits and pieces during the day but I find Pamela ok. Definitely much easier to listen to than Mairead Ronan. Although she does seem to be very active across the whole station alright.

Ed Smith on this afternoon again - he was on last Saturday too. So good to hear him on daytime, the best voice on that station imo. I wonder is it a permanent thing or is he filling in? He doesn't mention that he's filling in for anyone...

Oh, he just mentioned he's in for Louise Cantillon....

Its not that many years since Christmas music wasn't heard on any radio station until at least the 8th of December... more recently it moved back closer to December 1st. But this year, Today FM are at it since the 2nd week in November! Of course its not for any really festive reasons... its just yet more shilling by Today FM / Baeur media, this time its their incessant promotion of their "Go Loud" Christmas station. At least its 3-4 minutes where they're not talking about the cash machine.

Larry Gogan is spinning in his grave....

You should have a look at the Christmas FM Thread in the Christmas Forum. A number of people (including me sometimes!) have been tuning in online to Christmas FM already - it has presenters!

Can’t deal with these pre-December Christmas songs. Who’s deciding this?

it seems to be an unwritten agreement that you only play them from December 1st, but there has been no banter about that with presenters, it was straight in no messing.

You like unscripted, but can't get enough of Foley, the most scripted show on the station? It's painfully obvious when they go off-script, the pregnant pauses and dead air. Complete opposite of Dermot & Dave.

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Both Foley & JP and D&D will start off from - if not a script, at least an outline. In my experience, and yes, it's subjective, Foley & JP will run with it for quite a while and it's more obviously more scripted. "Then you say this, then I say that, then I'll play the Awooga hooter, then we'll ad-lib for 30 seconds before the news" And then they'll run out of steam, there'll be pauses, dead air, etc. D&D will start off with a topic and might have notes about points to hit, but seem to be just better at the ad-libs or letting a tangent grow legs and running with it. Especially if Noni is involved. One show I love, the other, I switch off. All purely subjective, as I say, and clearly I'm in a minority, going by the JNLRs. Just don't get it, myself.

(Edit to add): Their "humour" this afternoon consists of a some sound effect that's supposed to be them shuffling through a bag or a tin or something? Yes, Ray, play that sound effect another 6 times and tell us the amusing thing you found, you're hilarious... 🙄



Ray played it this afternoon again,between the Christmas songs and the cash machine I’m turning TodayFM off more now ,i like Christmas songs but in December when Ian traditionally played the first one.

Its just the way modern society had gone.

Take Black Friday, that's another example. Used to be a certain day, then retailers couldn't wait for the one day and we now have early Black Friday deals about 2 weeks before the actual date.

Think I'm finally done with Today FM, listened to Dermot and Dave for about 45 mins from 9am this morning. Cash machine usual promo at the start of the show after the news, an ad for it around 9.20 and at 9.45, they announced they were going to speak with the latest record winner after an ad break.

They are also mentioning their Digital Christmas music station as well the whole time. It's really painful stuff.

The promos are bad enough but some DJs are working in "content" revolving around it as well such as the interview with the latest winner example I mentioned.

There's no getting away from it bar turning off the station. I hope more do.

I wonder does The Last Word still do occasional pieces about the ills of gambling. There were often vocal on it.

Now I usually dip in and out of TLW but I've not heard that topic covered in a while.

Would be hard to do it when at the same time you have to encourage your listeners to part with €12.50 a week to play your little game of fun I suppose.