Radio: If losing one big-name broadcaster from RTÉ’s second station can be regarded as misfortune and two as carelessness, what does four count as?
First Doireann Garrihy, now the 2 Johnnies and Jennifer Zamparelli: Star exodus puts 2FM in a precarious position
That said, the atmosphere is one of jubilation rather than recrimination. Though the pair don’t explain why they’re leaving their radio gig, they do use the opportunity to plug their forthcoming album and tour, which seem reason enough, as does their ongoing podcast. The suspicion that they’ve been spreading themselves a bit thin is only increased by their material, such as their lengthy rumination on being forced to watch disliked TV programmes by their life partners.
Giddiness aside, the slagging hits on what is surely a crucial element in the decision of Garrihy, and indeed the 2 Johnnies, to depart 2FM. In the aftermath of the, RTÉ’s increased vigilance about its roster’s outside commercial activities inevitably has a bigger impact on those younger stars with lucrative social-media or podcast presences, which in turn affects the youth-facing 2FM more than it does Radio 1.
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