The 2 Johnnies open up about 2FM exit after announcing they would be leaving the station after two years on air.
The lads had been with the station for two years after making a name for themselves with their social media presence and their own podcast.Now they have spoken about their decision to leave the station.Speaking to Brendan O’Connor on his RTÉ Radio 1 show, they admitted that they had to hang up their mics as they feared they would be “burnt out”.
“We haven’t time. To be honest, we’ve been working seven days a week for the last two years, and we’re working all day today and all day tomorrow again on our new show,” Johnny B confessed. “We can’t stop doing our podcast, we can’t stop doing our Patreon podcast, we can’t stop doing live gigs. Something had to go, like. We could’ve stopped doing telly, but that’s very sporadic work.
“So if we ever want to have our lives back, unfortunately, radio was the one that had to go. And we loved doing it, Brendan.”When asked if they were offered more money would they stay, Johnny Smacks said: “The money was agreed long ago. You can’t keep working seven days a week forever. We want our lives back.”However, they have not ruled out a return to the station in the future.
“The door is always open from our side. 2FM is a great place to work and loved every minute of it there,” Johnny Smacks said.
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