New RTE ‘disrupt the schedule' call as ex-radio boss reveals 3 top presenters to replace Joe Duffy with digital shake-up
THE ex-boss of Newstalk wants to shake up RTE's airwaves — but wouldn't hand the Liveline vacancy to its current front-runner Katie Hannon.
Garett Harte says radio icon
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Joe Duffy is leaving his role as host of Liveline
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Former Newstalk Editor in Chief Garrett Harte shared his opinion on the search for Liveline's new presenter
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He said former Today FM presenter Dermot Whelan would be a good candidate
Harte, who was Editor in Chief of
'But there is a chance here to disrupt the schedule and attract a new audience by doing something different — and finding the next Liveline presenter outside
The three presenters he has in mind are former Tonight Show host
Garett told The Irish Sun on Sunday: 'Ciara is very clever. As someone in her late 30s she is in the target demographic and would connect with a young audience, and bring not only authority, but empathy as well.
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'Someone else who'd be great doing
'He has a huge emotional range where he could empathise with callers and, being a comic, could also inject humour into Liveline when it needs it.
"Looking at the competition, the third presenter I'd suggest would be Andrea from Newstalk — she's made a name for herself hosting a show with a similar format to Liveline.'
Ex-Newstalk Managing Editor Patricia Monaghan, who Garett worked with for many years, is now RTE's Head of Audio and will ultimately decide
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Garett added: 'RTE asked for expressions of interest from presenters — both internal and external — to host Liveline.
Joe Duffy fights back tears on air
'That's something RTE have never done before, and a clever way of taking power away from the agents and the presenters.
'You're telling them, 'This time RTE are doing it differently'.
'You're also saying to internal staff, 'Just because you're in RTE, you don't have the job in the bag'.'
The biggest challenge RTE faces is how to connect Liveline to a younger target audience.
DIGITAL FIRST CALL
Garett added: 'The safest thing is to do nothing with the format — and keep going.
"You need to migrate young people over to Liveline but they don't ring each other anymore — they send voice notes which can sound boring.
'Liveline needs live phone calls which bring jeopardy and drama, and where callers can become emotional.
"Most of all Liveline has to become a digital first show where you listen to it — or watch it on YouTube — filmed in a visual studio that allows you to get it up on
'Not just Liveline but any show, you have to look at how digital fits into it.'
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Newstalk's current daytime phone-in host Andrea Gilligan is another top pick
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He said he wouldn't hand the Liveline vacancy to its current front-runner Katie Hannon
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He said former Tonight Show host Ciara Doherty is in the target demographic
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