The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show
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The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was an Irish
breakfast radio show, broadcast weekdays on RTÉ 2fm
. The show, hosted by Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim Nugent, began broadcasting in March 2007 when the duo moved from rival station FM104
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The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was on air from 06:00 - 09:00, Mon-Fri, directly before 2fm's flagship show, The Gerry Ryan Show
. It placed sixteenth in a survey of national radio listenership figures taken between June 2007 and June 2008, with 202,000 adult listeners. The show is in direct competition with The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
which airs on Today FM
, and placed 12th in the same survey. Each Saturday morning a compilation of "best bits" from the previous week was broadcast between 09:00 and 10:00. The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was Ireland's third (3rd) most popular podcast
in 2007, with 601,203 downloads. In 2008, The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Shows listenership figures were reduced by 5,000 to 197,000.
in the 2fm breakfast slot. Since Ryan Tubridy left The Full Irish
and defected to RTÉ Radio One, the station had struggled to replace him in a difficult period which also saw the short-lived The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show
axed after six months due to declining listenership figures. Prior to this difficulties arose when 2fm's breakfast host, Ian Dempsey moved to Today FM. He now presents a rival breakfast show with the commercial station.
singer Mikey Graham
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breakfast radio show, broadcast weekdays on RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm
RTÉ 2fm, or 2FM as it is more commonly referred to, is Raidió Teilifís Éireann's second national radio station. It broadcasts popular music programming aimed at a young Irish audience.- History :...
. The show, hosted by Colm Hayes and Jim-Jim Nugent, began broadcasting in March 2007 when the duo moved from rival station FM104
FM104
FM104 is an Independent Local Radio station broadcast across Dublin, Ireland, on the frequency 104.4 MHz. It is operated by Capital Radio Productions Limited , and is a subsidiary of UTV Radio. The station broadcasts under a sound broadcasting contract from the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland...
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The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was on air from 06:00 - 09:00, Mon-Fri, directly before 2fm's flagship show, The Gerry Ryan Show
The Gerry Ryan Show
The Gerry Ryan Show was RTÉ 2fm's mid-morning radio show...
. It placed sixteenth in a survey of national radio listenership figures taken between June 2007 and June 2008, with 202,000 adult listeners. The show is in direct competition with The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show
The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show is an Irish radio show broadcast on weekday mornings from 07:00 - 09:00 on Today FM. Presented by Ian Dempsey, it is noted for its Gift Grub feature, performed by Mario Rosenstock...
which airs on Today FM
Today FM
Radio Ireland Ltd, trading as 100-102 Today FM is an Irish commercial FM radio station which is available nationally. The station, which commenced broadcasting on Saint Patrick's Day in 1997, can be received nationally and carries a mix of music and talk...
, and placed 12th in the same survey. Each Saturday morning a compilation of "best bits" from the previous week was broadcast between 09:00 and 10:00. The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was Ireland's third (3rd) most popular podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
in 2007, with 601,203 downloads. In 2008, The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Shows listenership figures were reduced by 5,000 to 197,000.
History
The move from FM104 represented a change in listenership for Hayes and Nugent as 2fm broadcasts nationally whilst FM104 reaches only listeners in Dublin.Previous 2fm breakfast shows
The duo's new slot led to the axing of Orla Rapple's Early Show and replaced Marty in the MorningMarty in the Morning
Marty in the Morning was RTÉ 2fm's breakfast show, presented by Marty Whelan, from 26 September 2005 until it was axed when Colm & Jim-Jim were poached from FM104. The duo now hold the current 2fm breakfast slot with The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show...
in the 2fm breakfast slot. Since Ryan Tubridy left The Full Irish
The Full Irish
The Full Irish was a radio breakfast show on RTÉ 2fm. It ran for three years from 2002 - 2005 and was on air from 7 - 9 am. Ryan Tubridy presented, though he wasn't the only voice to be heard. Shane O'Donoghue read out the leading news in sport and Avril Hoare read out the news. The "holy moley...
and defected to RTÉ Radio One, the station had struggled to replace him in a difficult period which also saw the short-lived The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show
The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show
The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show was RTÉ 2fm's breakfast show which began after Ryan Tubridy's The Full Irish ended and ran until 26 September 2005. Presented by Rick O'Shea and Ruth Scott, the show was axed after six months in August 2005 when it was blamed for losing The Gerry Ryan Show 40,000...
axed after six months due to declining listenership figures. Prior to this difficulties arose when 2fm's breakfast host, Ian Dempsey moved to Today FM. He now presents a rival breakfast show with the commercial station.
The 2fm show
The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show was launched with sponsors Halifax. In 2007, The Colm and Jim-Jim Breakfast Show added 100,000 new listeners to their breakfast show. Whilst on 2fm the duo have won an RTÉ Guide Award for "Favourite Radio Show", following the seven PPI Awards they earned whilst working on 104's Strawberry Alarm Clock for FM 104. Nugent spoke of the strictness that was rife at his now NEW workplace:"You know when we left 104 they wouldn't let us take our awards with us. I had to sneak in at six in the morning, take them out of the cabinet and put them all on a table together and take a picture of them and stick it on my blog. It was up there for ages before they realised we were leaving."By September 2008, an additional 24,000 listeners had been added.
Apology
RTÉ was forced to air an apology at 21:30 on 21 August 2009 for "allowing coarse and offensive language to be used" on The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show during a discussion about BoyzoneBoyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
singer Mikey Graham
Mikey Graham
Michael Graham - also known as Mikey Graham - is an Irish singer-songwriter, actor and music producer, best known as a member of pop group Boyzone, and in 2010 he was a contestant on Dancing on Ice.-Early life:The youngest of seven children, Graham was born to housewife Sheila and carpenter...
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