Radio The SEN Thread 6

[peternorth]

sen is just a training ground where you can get a gig easily. do the time there, get as much exposure as possible then leave for a better life.

 

[Registered User]

I reckon it's just a case of SEN not having the budget to do much better.

 

[Manbearpig]

Its not like people leave SEN to go to community radio or the ABC. MMM and 3AW are pretty big fish.

 

[IanG]

Is this not the worst commentary team ever assembled on radio?:

Andrew Maher, Kevin Bartlett, Shane Wakelin and Daniel Harford.

I wouldn't have thought so, Wakelin is great value for special comments. Hartford is OK. The only stinker is Maher.

 

[Manbearpig]

Ahh September to remember...

The month of annoying jingles and callers ringing radio hosts about their problems buying tickets for the finals.

BTW, 132 849, is the number for ticketek, you might get more success complaining to them.

 

[Registered User]

Ha! Yeah, for someone who pretty much never goes to games, I find ticketing and membership issues SO bloody boring!

I think 3aw realised this a couple of years ago, because the early season 'membership' calls the 'Gerald' and 'Derwayne' suddenly dropped off.

 

[Fossie 32]

Ahh September to remember...

The month of annoying jingles and callers ringing radio hosts about their problems buying tickets for the finals.

BTW, 132 849, is the number for ticketek, you might get more success complaining to them.

If you can get thru to them.....

 

[Registered User]

Timbo's giving a grouse speech at the moment at the Rising Star thingy, which is on SEN

 

[Manbearpig]

Timbo's giving a grouse speech at the moment at the Rising Star thingy, which is on SEN

Four hours of Doran interviewing Generation Yers... I'd rather go to jail.

Enough ums and ahs to sink a battleship.

 

[JUBJUB]

Four hours of Doran interviewing Generation Yers... I'd rather go to jail.

Enough ums and ahs to sink a battleship.

and that's just Doran

 

[lihei]

and that's just Doran

 

[celtic_pride]

Shane Wakelin is a deadset spanner, and part of the reason I'll be listening to 3AW throughout the finals.

 

[IanG]

Shane Wakelin is a deadset spanner, and part of the reason I'll be listening to 3AW throughout the finals.

Whats wrong with Wakelin? I reckon he does a good job. He's insightful and comes across well.

 

[Donners]

The jump in quality after 11am on a Saturday is remarkable. It goes from a few hours of self-indulgent piffle to actual insightful analysis.

 

[beez]

The jump in quality after 11am on a Saturday is remarkable. It goes from a few hours of self-indulgent piffle to actual insightful analysis.

How long did they spend talking about Hutchi's hair this morning? It was bloody ridiculous!

 

[Registered User]

^ Nah, I'm the opposite: I find the serious stuff dead boring -- especially if Robert Shaw or Kouta are there -- and I reckon Pickers is one of the best on the station

 

[Donners]

How long did they spend talking about Hutchi's hair this morning? It was bloody ridiculous!

I don't know, because I changed the station when there was no end in sight.


I don't mind hosts being less than serious - it would be boring if it were in-depth analysis all the time. The problem is that this show is self-indulgent. Instead of finding entertainment in other topics, like they do on the other regular shows, here the focus is all on the hosts. The bigger problem is that their banter is just not funny or clever, and it's even worse when they have a guest and, instead of actually interviewing them, they just try and bring them into their banter.

 

[celtic_pride]

The most stupid thing is that Dermott is probably the most insightful person working on that station with regards to footy, which says a lot about the lack of 'quality' there at SEN.

Why they axed Grant Thomas and replaced him with a deadset muppet in Terry Wallace is just another amazing blunder by that station.

 

[Donners]

Now that Eddie has walked out on them, they should have some money to spend on a new caller, who may bring a bit more to the table from the analysis side of things.

 

[jonesy86]

They should go after the big man who travels by train, Tony Leonard.

 

[Manbearpig]

They should go after the big man who travels by train, Tony Leonard.

Probably makes more money doing the 3aw Brekfast fill-in and being Neil Mitchell's pub of the week man.

 

[celtic_pride]

ROFL ... Bit of angry Collingwood ferals on tonight on Finey's final siren, there was some flog who insinuated that Allan Jeans ordered Jim O'Dea's king hit on John Greening, finey took that spanner to task ..

Highlight was that dude from Northcote who rang and said 92 percent of Collingwood fans belong in Jail or Mental Institutions !!! He was spot on

 

[jonesy86]

Was listening to 3AW pre-match today and Robert Walls said news had gotten through to him that in a Melbourne bar on Saturday night a mad Carlton supporter jumped up on the bar and belted out the Carlton theme song after Cloke kicked the first goal of the last qtr.

 

[red+black]

Highlight was that dude from Northcote who rang and said 92 percent of Collingwood fans belong in Jail or Mental Institutions !!! He was spot on

That number must have come down in recent years.

 

[ICF89]

Was listening to 3AW pre-match today and Robert Walls said news had gotten through to him that in a Melbourne bar on Saturday night a mad Carlton supporter jumped up on the bar and belted out the Carlton theme song after Cloke kicked the first goal of the last qtr.

Haha wouldnt surprise me, typical flog behaviour from the blues.

Luke Darcy will be on the new MMM breakfast show so I guess that means he left sen, I liked his show with Pickers and thought he was good to listen to.