The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
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| Genre | Chat / music |
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| Running time | 07:00 - 09:00 |
| Country |  Ireland |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | Today FM |
| Recording studio | Marconi House, Digges Lane, Dublin 2 |
| Air dates | September 1998 to present |
| Audio format | FM and Digital radio |
| Website | Official site |
| Podcast | Pick it here |
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show is an Irish radio show broadcast on weekday mornings from 07:00 - 09:00 on Today FM.[1] Presented by Ian Dempsey, it is noted for its Gift Grub feature, performed by Mario Rosenstock.[2] It is the tenth most popular radio programme in Ireland and was named best breakfast programme at the 2007 PPI Radio Awards.[3]
Dempsey won a Meteor Award for Best Radio DJ at the 2003 Meteor Awards and has been nominated on a regular basis ever since, most recently in 2008.[4] The show has also had a number of renowned producers including Adelle McDonnell[5] and Alison Curtis,[6] who resigned from the post after being given her own weekday radio show on the station in 2008.[7]
In 2008, The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show's listenership figures were reduced by 4,000 to 234,000.[8]
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[edit] History
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show has been on air since September 1998 and originally broadcast until 10:00 but an extra hour was given to The Ray D'Arcy Show in 2004 to allow direct competition with RTÉ 2fm rival Gerry Ryan.[9] Each year for that time period, i.e. ten years, Dempsey and the breakfast crew have gone skiing. In 2007, the show replaced Eamon Dunphy's RTÉ Radio 1 Sunday morning programme as the 10th most listened to programme in Ireland.[10] Lucy Kennedy presented the show when Dempsey was absent on 18 July 2008.[11]
In 2011, Sinéad O'Connor announced her fourth marriage live on the show.[12]
[edit] Features
"Talking Heads" features a number of voices played in quick sequence. Listeners are allowed to guess the voices to win a cash prize. [13] "Free For All Friday" occurs each Friday when the listeners may request which songs are played on the show. [14]
[edit] References
- ^ "PAPER PROPHET Ian Dempsey". Sunday Independent. 22 January 2006. http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/paper-prophet-ian-dempsey-125992.html. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "TDFM028 GIFT GRUB - THE G FACTOR". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "PPI Radio Award winners announced". Hot Press. 22 October 2007. http://google.com/search?q=cache:e_z2OXDsYdAJ:www.hotpress.com/archive/4171706.html+PPI+Radio+Award+winners+announced&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=ie. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "National DJ nominations". Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "Who's who and what they do" - An Adelle McDonnell profile. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Meet the producers". The Irish Times. 4 March 2006. http://www.radiowaves.fm/newsstand/irishtimes/060304.shtml. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "Show time". The Irish Times. 12 July 2008. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2008/0712/1215764566572.html. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ Bray, Allison (14 November 2008). "Tubridy rides crest of airwaves". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/tubridy-rides-crest-of-airwaves-1538956.html. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
- ^ "RTE and Today FM suffer as regionals thrive". The Sunday Business Post. 22 August 2008. http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/22/story436930580.asp. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "RTÉ's grip on top 10 loosens as second Today FM show makes list". The Irish Times. 16 November 2007. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/1116/1194550495848.html. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "On the show archive". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "O'Connor announces she is to marry". RTÉ Ten. 7 December 2011. http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1207/oconnors.html. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ "talking heads". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
- ^ "free for all friday". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
[edit] External links
- Official website of The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
- 2009 ski trip of The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
- Audio clip
- Podcasts
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