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Amz wrote:Heard Richie doing sports report on Newstalk this morning. A new gig?
TerenureJim wrote:Very sad, they had some ups and downs in terms of programming but they had some great shows like cinerama, rock n goal, classic rock. Will miss lads like jack hyland, the two Ritchie's, john cadel etc etc.
What's replacing it?
Apocrypha wrote:Exile wrote:No more Nadine O'Regan!
I thought the dulcet tones of a Turnip would drive you to the drink?
Surely a bittah ol' Glenda's wotcha wan roysch?
Dave Cahill wrote:A good read about Richie Mc's early days with Phantom
http://conduitforrent.blogspot.ie/2014/ ... board.html
Dave Cahill wrote:TerenureJim wrote:Very sad, they had some ups and downs in terms of programming but they had some great shows like cinerama, rock n goal, classic rock. Will miss lads like jack hyland, the two Ritchie's, john cadel etc etc.
What's replacing it?
Its 'rebranding' as TXFM - its going to be a 'partner' station to Today FM. It doesn't sound promising, especially as all the best talent has gone.
Edit: John Cadell is staying actually, which is at least one bright light
Donny B. wrote: Further proof that Denis O'Brien is the root of all evil in Irish broadcasting.
Dave Cahill wrote:Donny B. wrote: Further proof that Denis O'Brien is the root of all evil in Irish broadcasting.
No, he's not. We the people are, and he just satiates us. If there were a market for a 24 hour tibetan nose flute channel, O'Brien would fill that need if there was a few bob to be made from it. But there isn't. The irish listening public don't want to be challenged musically, they just want the blandest white noise possible, musical magnolia, be it whatever pop tart currently gives the best blow jobs or 'classic' 'rock' shite. Even people who like 'alternative' 'music' can be so woefully doctrinaire in their taste than one wonders if it is the music they like or the lifestyle statement claiming to like that music makes. The day the job losses and 'restructuring' was announced at Phantom, the two Richies had the funniest most pointed playlist, lots of songs about being screwed by the man, defeats, goodbyes, that sort of stuff, and people complained that one of the songs was Waterloo by ABBA.
Ultimately, we make our choices and we get the channels we deserve. We didn't deserve Phantom so we lost it.
Its going to be Simon Maher's http://8radio.com/ for me for the foreseeable future
Dave Cahill wrote:Donny B. wrote: Further proof that Denis O'Brien is the root of all evil in Irish broadcasting.
No, he's not. We the people are, and he just satiates us. If there were a market for a 24 hour tibetan nose flute channel, O'Brien would fill that need if there was a few bob to be made from it. But there isn't. The irish listening public don't want to be challenged musically, they just want the blandest white noise possible, musical magnolia, be it whatever pop tart currently gives the best blow jobs or 'classic' 'rock' shite. Even people who like 'alternative' 'music' can be so woefully doctrinaire in their taste than one wonders if it is the music they like or the lifestyle statement claiming to like that music makes. The day the job losses and 'restructuring' was announced at Phantom, the two Richies had the funniest most pointed playlist, lots of songs about being screwed by the man, defeats, goodbyes, that sort of stuff, and people complained that one of the songs was Waterloo by ABBA.
Ultimately, we make our choices and we get the channels we deserve. We didn't deserve Phantom so we lost it.
Its going to be Simon Maher's http://8radio.com/ for me for the foreseeable future
Peg Leg wrote: i reckon DC is a music snob!
Dave Cahill wrote:Donny B. wrote: Further proof that Denis O'Brien is the root of all evil in Irish broadcasting.
No, he's not. We the people are, and he just satiates us. If there were a market for a 24 hour tibetan nose flute channel, O'Brien would fill that need if there was a few bob to be made from it. But there isn't. The irish listening public don't want to be challenged musically, they just want the blandest white noise possible, musical magnolia, be it whatever pop tart currently gives the best blow jobs or 'classic' 'rock' shite. Even people who like 'alternative' 'music' can be so woefully doctrinaire in their taste than one wonders if it is the music they like or the lifestyle statement claiming to like that music makes. The day the job losses and 'restructuring' was announced at Phantom, the two Richies had the funniest most pointed playlist, lots of songs about being screwed by the man, defeats, goodbyes, that sort of stuff, and people complained that one of the songs was Waterloo by ABBA.
Ultimately, we make our choices and we get the channels we deserve. We didn't deserve Phantom so we lost it.
Its going to be Simon Maher's http://8radio.com/ for me for the foreseeable future
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