Just one more thing, we’re very pleased to announce that Pat Kenny will be joining the #UTVIreland presenting team.
— UTV Ireland (@UTVIreland) August 19, 2014
FIGHT!
Pic via Laura Slattery (Irish Times)
Pat Kenny at his announcement today in Dublin with fellow UTV Ireland presenter Alison Comyn (middle).
(Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland)
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HAHA!
That was for Bisted.
Montrose Mafia gone rogue
Classic Ireland, always the same faces. No effort to find or blood new talent.
This is hardly unique to Ireland. Talent in the TV industry switch between stations frequently across the world.
Talent and quality is built over time, especially with something like current affairs.
I’d prefer to listen/watch someone who’s been doing this for years and has learned techniques, what works and what doesn’t thanks to extended experience.
Then again, if you’d like a 20-something college graduate leading a current affairs show, we may differ.
depends if the 20-something college graduate has big boobs or not I guess
Yeah, that’s a given.
I’ll be steering clear of UTV then.
Sorry, but terribly gauche presentation and one-sided debate-monitoring aren’t my cup of tea.
lets see who can say something nice
That’s a lovely shade of red on that fire extinguisher to the right.
No expense spent on the old press conference by the looks of things…
“Yes, your second worst room will be grand. It’s in a basement with no natural light, you say? No problem. We’ll need a fire extinguisher though, the guest is highly flammable. Sure that’ll do it…
…Wait! Feck it, we’ll push the boat out, give us one…no, TWO bottles of water…”
I laughed Mick… and now I’m being stared at quizzically :)
They’re only staring because you forgot to zip up your fly after your last bathroom break.
Is this a reverse take over?
So will this replace normal UTV?
Will Julian still be doing the announcements?
TV3 replaced normal UTV.
This will replaced TV3.
Today on Newstalk, Pat accidentally said masturbates instead of masterpieces. He (kind of) (just about) corrected himself in the nick of time.
http://www.newstalk.ie/player/listen_back/13240/12164/19th_August_2014_-_The_Pat_Kenny_Show_Part_2
@ 31.20.
While over on RTE Radio 1 Joe Duffy was actually masturbating.
Along with his audience…
I adjusted the dial this morning because Sean O’Rourke had an item on agri exports to Russia. I thought let’s hear what Pat’s up to – lo and behold the patronising tones of Ivana the terrible – suddenly the plight of Russians being denied dairy products seemed interesting and I was back at RTE radio 1 before you could say Argentinian beef.
I listened to that clip. How you got masturbates from it is beyond me. One track mind?
He clearly says “These masturbate pieces”.
But yes, I do masturbate a lot.
Anne Doyle will be reading the news.
you jest, but RTE brought her back for a GameShow thingy
Anne Doyle will not be eliminated.
You lot !
Listen up !
*points… at your avatars*
No one puts Anne Doyle in a UTV North or South programme!
Unionist Television? UTV?
Craig Doyle will be eliminated
Definitely would encourage me to watch current affairs on the station, very missed from RTE
Miriam O’Callaghan will be doing a nixer and Gay Byrne has a surprise up his sleeve.
More of the same old muck then. Carry on.
In fairness he wasn’t too bad doing straight current affairs years ago, but the human interest stuff kindda highlighted that he’s just not interested in us puny humans and as time has gone on, and his ego inflated, his (populist/far right) opinions tended to shade his coverage of current affairs to the point where he’s just an an annoyance these days
True he was pretyy crap at the camp stuff. Never shaved his legs for the can-can… that wasn’t loose stitching you saw when he high kicked. I had to time my blinks to avoid it !
I just hated the way he would spend two minutes asking a question, answering it himself and then leaving the interviewee 30 seconds to give the real answer. ghastly. Fresh blood, please!
The police would like to advise all key holders for premises in the…
That defined my youth watching UTV, brings back memories
I’ll fix that for ya…..
That defiled my youth watching UTV, brings black memories
Maybe they’ll give Lorraine Keane a gig.
Pat Kenny is so rock and roll in my book. Used to be the company man at rte, paid by the tax payer, got all the flack that goes with civil service, his pay published in all the rags along with the critique that comes with. But unlike some others we could name he walked and is now bigger than ever, that’s rock n roll baby.
+ 534,090
Hello Paul
Everyone say hello to Paul.
I like the Plank when he does current affairs and interjects to let the interviewee know how intelligent and informed he is.
He’s awful at light entertainment because let’s be honest, light entrainment is pointless crap for idiots who are too lazy to inform themselves.
I expect the rest of their line-up to be young “hasn’t quite made it at RTE yet but you’ll recognize them from something or other” presenters and Mike Murphy-types who they’ve dug up from retirement.
Bunny Carr!
Oh wait, is he dead?
RTE can resurrect him!
Doesn’t matter.
The Communications Clinic is still around.
“Unlocking Potential” they say.