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Tags: 2fm, nikki hayes, rick o'shea by Allan
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There’s now 150ish members in the group. If you’re on Facebook join us.
Una succinctly captures what’s just so erroneous about the new policy:
“[Rick's] programme is generally stimulating, funny, interesting, interactive, revealing and thought-provoking. Now? Pink – ‘So What’, Beyonce – ‘If I Were A Boy’. A few links. The news. The sport. Entertainment news. It’s an insult to a person of Rick’s capabilities, experience and skills as a radio presenter to turn him into someone who just presses play. (my emphasis)”

…[a]nd even the music they are playing offers nothing new. It’s just playlisted pop. Do the people who make decisions at 2fm not understand that if young people want to listen to music, they plug in their iPod or whack on Last.fm? Do they really just want the afternoon slots at 2fm to turn into a soundtrack for customers at Spar or petrol stations? Because that’s what will happen now with these rudderless and badly thought out decisions.”

Tags: 2fm, facebook, nikki hayes, radio, rick o'shea by Allan
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RTE 2fm have instructed Rick O’Shea and Nikki Hayes to drop all non-music items from their shows and simply introduce the songs. Rick’s an acquaintance and fellow blogger, and has built up a huge following through the interplay of his show, his blog, his twittering etc. Now RTE has effectively cut off his tongue, his brain and his balls by reducing him to reading the cover of the CD on air, and there’s now one researcher between 3 shows.
I think it sucks. I’ve set up a Facebook group which is up to 70 members tonight. If you’re a fan of Rick or Nikki why not join and show your creepy fanness. And yes I do know there are worse things going on in the world but I don’t think Hamas or Israel are too bothered about Facebook groups.

Tags: 2fm, RTE, facebook, nikki hayes, radio, rick o'shea by Allan
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