{"id":8290,"date":"2023-04-16T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8290"},"modified":"2023-04-09T12:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T11:55:18","slug":"new-q102-breakfast-show-presenters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/new-q102-breakfast-show-presenters\/","title":{"rendered":"New Q102 breakfast show presenters"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_540\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8290-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q102-596-B-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q102-596-B-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q102-596-B-192.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q102-596-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8290-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q102-596-B-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Q102-596-B-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q-102-News-Sean-McCarthy-23-04-1985.jpg\" alt=\"New Q102 breakfast show presenters\" class=\"wp-image-8291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q-102-News-Sean-McCarthy-23-04-1985.jpg 881w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q-102-News-Sean-McCarthy-23-04-1985-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q-102-News-Sean-McCarthy-23-04-1985-768x785.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Gary Hamill (aka Se\u00e1n McCarthy) reading news in April 1985 (Anoraks Ireland Collection). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Q102 changed the presenters of its Good Morning Dublin breakfast show in April 1985 just a few months after the new station&#8217;s launch. Scott Williams took over as DJ and Gary Hamill (aka Se\u00e1n McCarthy) became newsreader. In this recording, we hear the usual morning gossip from the papers and news is read by Gary at the top of the hour and at 0820. There are agency adverts and a promo for a holiday giveaway. The jingle package &#8216;828, you&#8217;re looking great&#8217; refers to Q102&#8217;s then AM frequency. It sounds fresh and was an example of the distinctive station imaging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/596-B-1024x312.jpg\" alt=\"New Q102 breakfast show presenters\" class=\"wp-image-8292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/596-B-1024x312.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/596-B-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/596-B-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/596-B.jpg 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Original cassette label from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This recording was made from 0744-0832 on Thursday 16<sup>th<\/sup> April 1985 from 102 FM. It is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q102 changed the presenters of its Good Morning Dublin breakfast show in April 1985 just a few months after the new station&#8217;s launch. Scott Williams took over as DJ and Gary Hamill (aka Se\u00e1n McCarthy) became newsreader. 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