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150KTubs - future career in Virgin Radio and other soulful pursuits **Mod: Read OP**

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    #1592
    yagan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,182 ✭✭✭yagan


    I remember when Pat Kenny was fighting to keep secret how much the state broadcaster was paying him.

    These types really kick against accountability.



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    #1593
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,598 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Someone should tell him Richard & Judy conquered the whole Book Club thing in the UK about 10 or 15 years ago.

    He's not doing something new and exciting. Let it go.



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    #1594
    GSF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭GSF


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121756439#Comment_121756439

    Bauer tried a book club on Magic for a while. Think it kind of fizzled out lately. Radio 2 did it with Evans didn’t they? Zoe Ball contributed with it on breakfast but it looks like it’s a way to have a bit of public service broadcasting in a station to get brownie points with the regulator most of the time



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    #1595
    jmcc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭jmcc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121756546#Comment_121756546

    If it works, other stations pick it up quickly. But it really depends on the presenters and whether the listeners trust their choices. Tubridy is an unknown in the UK market but might be useful for Irish publishers and promotions. The problem is that he's on a UK channel (Ofcom rules) that's syndicated on Irish broadcasters (CnM). If Turbridy had any awareness, he'd be watching what people read on trains rather than relying upon his own reading range.

    Regards...jmcc



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    #1596
    GSF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭GSF


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121756581#Comment_121756581

    Or at Heathrow as he waits for his flight back home each Friday afternoon



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    #1597
    NIMAN
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    Talking of book shows, and in case anyone might be interested, I really enjoy Between The Covers on the bbc iplayer. All episodes available.



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    #1598
    podgeandrodge
    Registered Users Posts: 5,827 ✭✭✭podgeandrodge


    Presumably Tubs will get a Corrs interview in due course, now that they are going to tour. It can't be a coincidence that he interviewed Andrea Corr recently.

    I suspect we will never hear the end of it when it happens.



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    #1599
    HildaOgdenx
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121756615#Comment_121756615

    Saw some of that programme last year, it's very enjoyable.

    Switched on the radio a few minutes ago and he was asking someone about - I think - their kids. Along the lines of 'Are they bright and intelligent or are they demanding and [other negative words]'. 🙄 Can't remember exactly but am just picturing the caller at the other end of the phone thinking WTF 🤷‍♀️

    I switched away as always, until 1 p.m.



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    #1600
    AndyBoBandy
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    just tuned in there for the craic, and literally the first link I hear is him hyping up a book set in Dublin that he recommended yesterday in a newspaper column....

    and he was shocked at the end of it, his daughter came in and said he looked like he'd seen a ghost.... Riveting stuff altogether....... and now it seems he was just cut short his ramblings so we could listen to UB40


    Books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books books

    Oh, do you know he likes books?


    He's really got nothing going for him whatsoever has he...


    The only reason he chose books to lead his new 'persona' is because it's a subject probably 99.99% of his listeners will not be well versed in, or just even interested in, so it makes him feel superior to them....



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    #1601
    Neferteena
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭Neferteena


    When I read the title of the Evoke article, I was shocked. It's like he's begging for his P45. He lives & works in London, & castigates all bookshop staff, for not being charming enough. That condescending stereotyping will have a short life.

    Virgin are running a valentines comp with 7 prizes. He's struggled to read out cohesiveit what this 7 prizes are, stuttering, long audible intake of breath at the wrong times.

    He'll need at least 7 callers to leave a voice msg, with some story. I missed bits, but probably a Valentine related story, judging by the prizes. Noel will be busy this morning getting those voice messages in.



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    #1602
    AndyBoBandy
    Registered Users Posts: 15,343 ✭✭✭✭AndyBoBandy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757113#Comment_121757113

    He'll need at least 7 callers to leave a voice msg

    The winners will all be from Ireland as they'll probably struggle for 7 voicemails from U.K. based listeners...



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    #1603
    LambshankRedemption
    Registered Users Posts: 6,479 ✭✭✭LambshankRedemption


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121754848#Comment_121754848

    I think his number one problem is he lacks imagination. This is clear in everything, from his questioning style (the 3 stock questions), his palate (Mark Wogan said he had a the palate of a 7 year old). He proclaims to be very well read but there he is reading a bestseller. Its not exactly Dostoyevski. Likewise, anyone with any sense of imagination, finding themselves in London would have their days jam packed with things to do, not just browsing book shops. I don't go out much but can think of about 10 things I'd like to do on a trip to London.

    His comment about missing chips with curry sauce, makes me wonder is his diet so basic and specific that he doesn't just miss chips and curry sauce (which Im pretty sure you can find in London), but it's that one specific takeaway he misses. My sister lived with a guy who would only eat potato croquets. His weekly shop was 5 bags of frozen potato croquets. Did Ryan just dine at Cisi's takeaway, and just eat chips and curry sauce? Might explain his physique.

    Dare I say it, someone with some imagination would have managed to survive the RTE controversy. Obviously tweeting about the contract negotiations before they were finalised showed a level of naiveté, but a cute whoor he is not.



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    #1604
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    From the very brief clips I happened to hear on Q102, his questioning style is bad.

    If you're interviewing someone, or posing a question to a group, or whatever, you should ask one clear question at a time.

    He rattles off two or three questions all at once, to callers who must be then wondering which one to answer. That's a very basic interview technique, one he should have learned long ago. 🤷‍♀️



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    #1605
    Emerson Chilly Silverware
    Posts: 0 ✭ Emerson Chilly Silverware


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    This would be the depth of the books on Ryan’s myriad bookshelves



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    #1606
    Hyperbollix
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757346#Comment_121757346

    Promoted way beyond his ability. He's not a journalist which is the main problem, but even that aside, he's not a good light entertainment broadcaster either as we see on Virgin, because his depth of interest or knowledge in pop culture is almost as non existent as his knowledge of current affairs.

    I can't remember a Late Late Show interview of his that was compelling to watch. Patrick Kielty showed on Day 1 how it's done and immediately you felt like this is now in the hands of a professional. With Tubs it was always like someone had handed the reins to a TY student hoping to do media studies in college.

    Tubs picked up where Pat Kenny left off and in the early years had a number of "high brow" interviews, by that I mean, non fluff non misery items with various politicians, authors, commentators etc and most of them were a car crash. Brian Cowen ran rings around him. Gerry Adams reminded him about his grandad after Tubs had had a clichéd go at the IRA. Richard Dawkins came on to talk about his book and got a lecture in good Catholicism that Archbishop McQuaid would have been proud of. It was all watch-through-your-fingers, cringe TV. The production team obviously knew this format had no future so a long running and respected forum for national debate was turned into a cabaret act to suit Tubridy's barely mentionable ability...... paddywhackery, assorted parish hall style specials and of course the promotion of his agent's other clients became the real MO of Tub's Late Late.

    The comments under the Times Radio YT video are a hoot and the view count is steadily rising. Interesting too is the fact when you look at the last 2 dozen uploads from the Virgin radio YT channel, none feature a clip from Mr Mid Morning. It's all Norton, Evans and others. I think he would want to be getting his podcast ducks in a row like many other DJ's are doing because the arse might fall out of this gig sooner rather than later.



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    #1607
    Chocolatier
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Chocolatier


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121756099#Comment_121756099

    For sure, writing an engaging weekly column is a skill. Thinking up interesting topics, immersion in all sorts of topics... not for the dilettante. I predict Tubridy's column, such as it is, will peter out.



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    #1608
    HildaOgdenx
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757599#Comment_121757599

    Promoted way beyond his ability.

    That goes without saying but should never be forgotten either. And that he was paid a lotto win of a salary to do a very much less than mediocre job.

    I did attempt to watch the LLS from time to time, in his early days on it. Or foolishly, on my part, when there was someone on as a guest that I liked, and wanted to watch. I gave up very very quickly.

    He had Dolores Keane on, one time, who told him in happy tones that she had just received the all-clear after cancer. Anyone's natural response to that would be, along the lines of - oh that's fantastic. I'm delighted to hear that. Tubridy just read the next cue card. 🙄

    On the 50th anniversary LLS Gaybo and PK wiped the floor with him, and they weren't in any way trying to do so.

    He would never make a good interviewer, imo, despite all the years he occupied the role, because he lacks natural curiosity of any sort, in other people. Or in anything or any place outside a very narrow area of Dublin with occasional jaunts to Connemara.



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    #1609
    Tork
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757737#Comment_121757737

    There's a reason why Tommy Tiernan was starting to beat him in the ratings when he was on the LLS. It's not that Tiernan is anything spectacular. He was simply doing something that Tubridy never really did on the his show - show genuine interest in the people he was interviewing and let them talk. In a good interview, a list of questions should be guidance, not something to strictly adhere to. An interviewer with natural curiosity and a nose for a good story will let their guests go off on tangents and go with it. Not Tubridy, and that's a big weakness.



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    #1610
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 10,524 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    What happened to his original pitch, the one he gave in an interview before he started the show?

    Where's the "little more Punk"...the edgier Ryan...the "me in the pub Ryan"?



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    #1611
    NIMAN
    Registered Users Posts: 33,598 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757898#Comment_121757898

    That Ryan Doesn't exist.

    I remember once, at the start of a new LLS season, he said it was going to be better, faster, more entertaining, yet it was exactly the same stuff as the previous years. Boring, boring, misery.

    He is a one trick pony, that has been found out. His trick of feigning interest in people's misery, and pretending he was kind and caring fooled quite a lot of the country, mostly from a certain demographic, but a lot of us seen through it.

    For me, he always appeared fake. The way he came across with the Charlie Byrne illness was the final straw for me, when he made it more about himself than Charlie. And then to disrespect the memory of Sinead O'connor to try to save his own skin when the country turned on him, was truly despicable.



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    #1612
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,608 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    Plenty of comments on YouTube for that “Times Radio” piece - setting the record straight as to why the lanky layabout got the run from RTÉ -

    he was attempting to rewrite history in his interview.



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    #1613
    Hyperbollix
    Registered Users Posts: 984 ✭✭✭Hyperbollix


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757737#Comment_121757737

    TBH, I don't think he has any interest in anything beyond self aggrandizement and the size of his contract. I see practically every utterance out of his gob as a deflection........ from 'King of the Nerds', to the old fogey thing to wistful trips to Connemara, to the Toyman persona. All just angles to self promote, stay relevant and try to increase his earning power.

    We can see that trend since the UK move. The constant hammering of books, books, books, the endless and almost farcical self promotion as a tweedy nerd complete with photos holding books on the street. It's all so transparent. Most people have little time to indulge an affectation. Their lives are consumed with work worries, mortgages, family, maybe a sports team. They couldn't give a toss about anything that goes on outside their front door. Nothing wrong with that if that's what floats your boat. Tubs is no different. Just an ordinary man. The problem is this obvious conceit that he is some mild intellectual who was the obvious choice to present flagship TV and radio shows.



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    #1614
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121757919#Comment_121757919

    I remember once, at the start of a new LLS season, he said it was going to be better, faster, more entertaining, yet it was exactly the same stuff as the previous years. Boring, boring, misery.

    Back in the day when RTE used to launch the Autumn schedule, with photos and so forth, he invariably said that the LLS was going to be better.

    Sadly, it never was. Not under his tenure anyway.



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    #1615
    RoTelly
    Registered Users Posts: 2,995 ✭✭✭RoTelly


    I am trying to listen to this interview on TIMES RADIO with tubs The Evening Edition with Kait Borsay.

    Kait must be bored by what he had to say !

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20240208-26192/2024-02-08


    1hr 25min in, same stuff again from him.


    ______

    Just one more thing .... when did they return that car

    Yesterday



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    #1616
    Brian Scan
    Registered Users Posts: 2,731 ✭✭✭Brian Scan


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121758689#Comment_121758689

    Never in the field of human communication have so many words been used so quickly to say so little to so few.



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    #1617
    Rubberchikken
    Registered Users Posts: 5,083 ✭✭✭Rubberchikken


    I love.jeremy Clarkson's column in the sunday times. Some of it is laugh out loud funny. I couldn't see myself buying the MOS to read tubs' witterings.

    There's a tiny, and I mean tiny, bit of me that feels sorry for him. He has no talent or ability and really did get the rte work purely on connections/being alive imo.

    Only rte would put up with him, pay him a small fortune and attempt to convince listeners and licence paying public that he was worth it.



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    #1618
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users Posts: 21,018 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121758689#Comment_121758689

    She got right into the scandal at least, his "all well documented " seemed a little narky



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    #1619
    KevRossi
    Registered Users Posts: 4,471 ✭✭✭KevRossi


    The comments below this are scathing.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aprZ4GpHpKk




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    #1620
    lee_baby_simms
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    The narcissist will never accept blame for anything.

    Post edited by lee_baby_simms on


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    #1621
    Chocolatier
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭Chocolatier


    That felt interminable and I only listened for 10 minutes.



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