Radio affects us all. Whether we like the medium or not, it's always there in the background. For this reviewer, radio is at its best when it makes me laugh. Particular personal favourites were Declan and Bob on Nova, "The Zoo Crew" on Nova and "The Breakfast Club" with Pat, Bob and Lisa on Energy Power 103FM! It's probably no coincidence that all were breakfast shows. It's good to start the day with a laugh.
Here's some enjoyable moments from radio past...

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This press cutting about a call-in competition on 96FM in Cork was supplied by Frank Dunne.

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Colm Hayes' birthday slot on Radio Nova (3^rd May 1984)

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A sample of Pat Courtenay's sharp humour. Listen to the end of this request call from a listener to Energy Power 103FM in December 1987. Classic Courtenay.

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Gerry Ryan tests for normality with a caller on his 2FM show (18^th April 1989)

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A selection of Chris Moyles moments from Summer '98 when he filled in for the first time on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show!

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More Chris Moyles moments, this time filling in on Breakfast in September '98.

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An excellent promo from the then-named TCR (now Tallaght FM).

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Today FM's Ian Dempsey talks to 'Daniel O'Donnell' about posing in the nip! (From Dempsey's Weekend 14^th January 2001.

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Eminem's 'Stan' was parodied left, right and centre but rarely better than when An Taoiseach and Jaap Stam got together for the Ian Dempsey show on Today FM. From Dempsey's Weekend 14^th January 2001.

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2^nd May 2002
Whilst Ireland is in the middle of election fever, this little gem was hidden away inside the Independent:
Word reaches me of an unseemly spat between the PDs and Cork radio station 96FM. Interviewer Neil Prendeville gave Mary Harney a right roasting over the party's treatment of the city. Local PD candidate John Minihan was fuming afterwards, but his request to defend the party's record on air with Prendeville was rebuffed. Canvassing outside a shopping centre, Minihan was still berating 96FM. His protestations fell on deaf ears - when he unwittingly canvassed support from the presenter's mother.

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Steve Conway on Breakfast duties for Phantom FM. The station had been off air for six months - this is Steve's first link on its return. Recorded 2^nd July 2001.

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Radio Limerick One. Gerry Hannon. A request comes in for 'The Wild Colonial Boy'. 'Nuff said! (12^th July 2001)

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Radio Limerick One. Gerry Hannon. A few calls... (12^th July 2001)

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Another Gift Grub classic from the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show on Today FM. A week earlier every unlicensed station in Dublin had been taken off the air by the regulatory body, ComReg...aired 28^th May 2003

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A sampler of some of Andrew Looby's wind-up phone-calls on Tipp FM (25th July 2004)

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Free FM tv commercial - click to download
A classic tv commercial from Free FM - Sydney's Gay radio station. Download the clip and watch, it's worth the wait!

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Larry Gogan's Just a Minute Quiz on 2FM is a lunchtime institution. The quickfire question and answer format is always likely to throw up some gems, like these:-
Larry: Who is Roman Goddess of Love? Caller: Bo Derek
Larry: Where is the Taj Mahal? Caller: Opposite the Dental Hospital in Lincoln Place
Larry: (after a caller got none of his 18 questions right) 'Ah sure the questions didn't really suit you did they?' Caller: 'Ah go fuck off Larry you're only an old bollox'. Radiowaves.FM cannot vouch for the authenticity of this last item!
The following appeared in 'The Irish News' June 1st 2005 (click to read):