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'''''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show''''' is an Irish [[morning show|breakfast radio]] show broadcast on weekday mornings from 07:00 – 09:00 on [[Today FM]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/paper-prophet-ian-dempsey-125992.html|title=PAPER PROPHET Ian Dempsey|date=22 January 2006|accessdate=24 October 2008|work=Sunday Independent}}</ref> Presented by [[Ian Dempsey]], it is noted for its ''[[Gift Grub]]'' feature, performed by [[Mario Rosenstock]].<ref>"[http://www.todayfmstore.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=2070 TDFM028 GIFT GRUB – THE G FACTOR]". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref> It is the tenth most popular radio programme in Ireland and was named best breakfast programme at the 2007 [[PPI Radio Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/4171706.html |title=PPI Radio Award winners announced |date=22 October 2007 |accessdate=24 October 2008 |work=[[Hot Press]] |deadurl=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120527152541/http%3A//www.hotpress.com/archive/4171706.html |archivedate=27 May 2012 |df= }}</ref>
'''''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show''''' is an Irish [[morning show|breakfast radio]] show broadcast on weekday mornings from 07:00 – 09:00 on [[Today FM]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/paper-prophet-ian-dempsey-125992.html|title=PAPER PROPHET Ian Dempsey|date=22 January 2006|accessdate=24 October 2008|work=Sunday Independent}}</ref> Presented by [[Ian Dempsey]], it is noted for its ''[[Gift Grub]]'' feature, performed by [[Mario Rosenstock]].<ref>"[http://www.todayfmstore.com/comersus/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=2070 TDFM028 GIFT GRUB – THE G FACTOR]". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref> It is the tenth most popular radio programme in Ireland and was named best breakfast programme at the 2007 [[PPI Radio Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/4171706.html |title=PPI Radio Award winners announced |date=22 October 2007 |accessdate=24 October 2008 |work=[[Hot Press]] |deadurl=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120527152541/http%3A//www.hotpress.com/archive/4171706.html |archivedate=27 May 2012 |df= }}</ref>


Dempsey won a [[Meteor Music Awards|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.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2gmvD7WRdw National DJ nominations]". Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref> The show has also had a number of renowned producers including Adelle McDonnell<ref>[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=106209 "Who's who and what they do"] – An Adelle McDonnell profile. Retrieved 22 October 2008.</ref> and [[Alison Curtis]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiowaves.fm/newsstand/irishtimes/060304.shtml|title=Meet the producers|date=4 March 2006|accessdate=24 October 2008|work=The Irish Times}}</ref> who resigned from the post after being given her own weekday radio show on the station in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2008/0712/1215764566572.html|title=Show time|date=12 July 2008|accessdate=8 June 2009|work=The Irish Times}}</ref>
Dempsey won a [[Meteor Music Awards|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.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2gmvD7WRdw National DJ nominations]". Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref> The show has also had a number of renowned producers including Adelle McDonnell<ref>[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=106209 "Who's who and what they do"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805194436/http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=106209 |date=5 August 2008 }} – An Adelle McDonnell profile. Retrieved 22 October 2008.</ref> and [[Alison Curtis]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radiowaves.fm/newsstand/irishtimes/060304.shtml|title=Meet the producers|date=4 March 2006|accessdate=24 October 2008|work=The Irish Times}}</ref> who resigned from the post after being given her own weekday radio show on the station in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2008/0712/1215764566572.html|title=Show time|date=12 July 2008|accessdate=8 June 2009|work=The Irish Times}}</ref>


Another notable former producer of the show is [[Paul McLoone]], a fellow Today FM radio presenter and current frontman of the Northern Irish pop-punk band, [[The Undertones]] and who also helped co-create the highly popular and successful comedy series, [[Gift Grub]] alongside Rosenstock.
Another notable former producer of the show is [[Paul McLoone]], a fellow Today FM radio presenter and current frontman of the Northern Irish pop-punk band, [[The Undertones]] and who also helped co-create the highly popular and successful comedy series, [[Gift Grub]] alongside Rosenstock.
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==History==
==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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/22/story436930580.asp |title=RTE and Today FM suffer as regionals thrive |date=22 August 2008 |accessdate=24 October 2008 |work=[[The Sunday Business Post]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050716074709/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/22/story436930580.asp |archivedate=16 July 2005 |df= }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/1116/1194550495848.html|title=RTÉ's grip on top 10 loosens as second Today FM show makes list|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=24 October 2008|work=The Irish Times}}</ref> [[Lucy Kennedy]] presented the show when Dempsey was absent on 18 July 2008.<ref>[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=492118 "On the show archive"]. Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref>
''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/22/story436930580.asp |title=RTE and Today FM suffer as regionals thrive |date=22 August 2008 |accessdate=24 October 2008 |work=[[The Sunday Business Post]] |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050716074709/http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2004/08/22/story436930580.asp |archivedate=16 July 2005 |df= }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/1116/1194550495848.html|title=RTÉ's grip on top 10 loosens as second Today FM show makes list|date=16 November 2007|accessdate=24 October 2008|work=The Irish Times}}</ref> [[Lucy Kennedy]] presented the show when Dempsey was absent on 18 July 2008.<ref>[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=492118 "On the show archive"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531033721/http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=492118 |date=31 May 2008 }}. Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref>


In 2011, [[Sinéad O'Connor]] announced her fourth marriage live on the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1207/oconnors.html|title=O'Connor announces she is to marry|date=7 December 2011|accessdate=7 December 2011|work=RTÉ Ten}}</ref>
In 2011, [[Sinéad O'Connor]] announced her fourth marriage live on the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1207/oconnors.html|title=O'Connor announces she is to marry|date=7 December 2011|accessdate=7 December 2011|work=RTÉ Ten}}</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
"Talking Heads" features a number of voices played in quick sequence. Listeners are allowed to guess the voices to win a cash prize.<ref>"[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=883933 talking heads]". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref> "Free For All Friday" occurs each Friday when the listeners may request which songs are played on the show.<ref>"[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=348344 free for all friday]". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref>
"Talking Heads" features a number of voices played in quick sequence. Listeners are allowed to guess the voices to win a cash prize.<ref>"[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=883933 talking heads]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref> "Free For All Friday" occurs each Friday when the listeners may request which songs are played on the show.<ref>"[http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=348344 free for all friday] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211123420/http://www.todayfm.com/Article.asp?id=348344 |date=11 December 2007 }}". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Ian-Dempsey-Breakfast-Show/Overview.aspx Official website] of ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081219050908/http://www.todayfm.com/shows/weekdays/ian-dempsey-breakfast-show/Overview.aspx Official website] of ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show''
* [http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Ian-Dempsey-Breakfast-Show/SkiTrip2009.aspx 2009 ski trip] of ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show''
* [http://www.todayfm.com/Shows/Weekdays/Ian-Dempsey-Breakfast-Show/SkiTrip2009.aspx 2009 ski trip] of ''The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show''
* [http://deadcatbounce.ie/press/the-ian-dempsey-breakfast-show/ Audio clip]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090712084047/http://deadcatbounce.ie/press/the-ian-dempsey-breakfast-show/ Audio clip]
* [http://www.podcastblaster.com/directory/podcast-2275.html Podcasts]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081008063721/http://www.podcastblaster.com/directory/podcast-2275.html Podcasts]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guakJOFj5ys Ad]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guakJOFj5ys Ad]


Revision as of 02:02, 5 June 2017

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
GenreChat / music
Running time07:00 – 09:00
Country of originIreland
Language(s)English
Home stationToday FM
Recording studioMarconi House, Digges Lane, Dublin 2
Original releaseSeptember 1998 –
present
Audio formatFM and Digital radio
Websitetodayfm.com/sectional.asp?id=819
PodcastPick it here

The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show is an Irish breakfast 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]

Another notable former producer of the show is Paul McLoone, a fellow Today FM radio presenter and current frontman of the Northern Irish pop-punk band, The Undertones and who also helped co-create the highly popular and successful comedy series, Gift Grub alongside Rosenstock.

In 2008, The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show's listenership figures were reduced by 4,000 to 234,000.[8]

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]

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]

References

  1. ^ "PAPER PROPHET Ian Dempsey". Sunday Independent. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  2. ^ "TDFM028 GIFT GRUB – THE G FACTOR". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  3. ^ "PPI Radio Award winners announced". Hot Press. 22 October 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "National DJ nominations". Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Who's who and what they do" Archived 5 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine – An Adelle McDonnell profile. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  6. ^ "Meet the producers". The Irish Times. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Show time". The Irish Times. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  8. ^ Bray, Allison (14 November 2008). "Tubridy rides crest of airwaves". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
  9. ^ "RTE and Today FM suffer as regionals thrive". The Sunday Business Post. 22 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2005. Retrieved 24 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "RTÉ's grip on top 10 loosens as second Today FM show makes list". The Irish Times. 16 November 2007. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  11. ^ "On the show archive" Archived 31 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  12. ^ "O'Connor announces she is to marry". RTÉ Ten. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  13. ^ "talking heads[permanent dead link]". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
  14. ^ "free for all friday Archived 11 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine". Today FM. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
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