The "Charlie Wolf" thread

[gizajob]

hey charlie, i heard you tonight on keith cunninghams show.
what you did was a bit below the belt.
slagging off a fellow presenter personally is a bit much.
if you want to slag off your competitiors slag off the company, the faceless corporation - but slagging off a person is a bit much.
im not a fan of that particular presenter you slagged off on air but, in fairness charlie, it was a bit much.

[021]

Tune to RedFM now, CW is talking about this messageboard on air noW!!!

[021]

Charlie, why are you refusing to give out the URL of this site on air since you are talking about it!!!

[021]

he replies by saying there is nothing but CRAP on it!

[CQuential]

Well if you feel free to bitch about others in a public forum others may feel free to bitch about you on air!

If you've got a problem with it the guy does have an on air phone number and I'm sure would be more than willing to let you air your views!

1-850 704 106

Nothing like good old fashioned stiring it up!

Although to be fair to the board it's just a forum and isn't really responsible for its members views so maybe to be fair to the board itself he should at least give it a mention while discussing it on air ?

[021]

He waited until the VERY END of his show before taking his swipe at this board. Reason being, I suppose, that no one would be able to ring in to defend it, or ask questions as the phone lines were then closed.
In the interests of balance he should have mentioned the URL so the general public CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS.
People curious who have not seen this board might try entering radiowaves.com - this wont get the board as people know, and give up.

[Billy Dane]

"Charlie, why are you refusing to give out the URL of this site on air since you are talking about it!!!"

Reason? Because he didn't want anybody to see the shite he's been posting!

This board has NOTHING but crap on it? I guess that includes all your posts Charlie.

And it wasn't so crap when you came on here to shamelessly plug your show and your jnlr results?
You seemed to respect all of our opinions then, but I suppose nobody had actually disagreed with you at that point?

[solidz]

Please dont talk about charlie!!!!

Thats exactly what he wants

I have dealt with pricks like him, he only wants to see more and more people talking about him. It feeds his ego. He is shit on radio and i absolutely hate him like alot of ye.

I agree that he should not have attacked a presenter from another station regardless of the circumstances. its extremely childish but its what we have come to expect from ego trippers like him.

You are better off just ignoring him!

:(

[021]

At least the 96FM presenter concerned is here in Cork and no doubt she is made aware of what is being said every so often by CW?
But what about the unfortunate INN newsreader who after a news bulletin was being slagged at a far more serious level by CW a couple of months ago?
He's up in Dublin, and I presume is still oblivious to what was said?
If Charlie was so dissatisfied with INN, why didn't the station have its own bulletins at night rather than INN?

Also why does CW rant so much about Pat Kenny????
Is it something to do with Pat Kenny's time as chairman of Atlantic 252???

[3cx1500A7]

Wait for charlie to log in on air

[3cx1500A7]

Listening to Charlie tonight & there was loads of feedback and a 48khz hum on air and then i realized it was just CWs voice!!!

[Charles T Wolf]

My gosh, I was listening to Charlie Wolf this evening too and the mics were all out of phase - I think there was a 60 KHz hum of some sort, the show is crap, the worst thing to hit Ireland, my gosh he may take us up the the year 1973.

He mentions his competition... Oh my... what unwritten rule is that he is breaking (oops, just heard feed back as well... the children are learning abou this now)... this is shameful in a land full of comely maidens.

Get him off the air... we need boring radio back... take us back to our comfort zones.


HOW DARE YOU MAN GET YOUR BLOODY ACT TOGETHER -- or failing that....



GET A WOMAN (from our esteemed listeners, they like what we do, so I guess that's what is really important in the end, not what you idiots think).


CHARLES T WOLF

[Original Tyrone Gobshite!]

Well no-one can say Charlie that you don't have any sense of sarcasam. ;)

As said, if it makes the listeners happy then that's what happens. I'm just happening to listen to the on-line stream for the first time and I haven't heard such radio since in a long time!

I'm no expert in radio, just an enthuasist. but having read over this on a boring tuesday night here in rural Tyrone all I can say is that you must be setting new records in having the biggest head to ever be stuck up their own ass! Nothing wrong woth it though if you don't think it is!

OTG! Amused listener...

[John Fleming]

Just to make sense of this to confused "idiots" and "tosspots" - as Charlie Wolf has called those of us who frequent this forum a number of times on air tonight.

After the 11pm news tonight, he logged onto the site and typed the above post live on air. He wanted to add to the criticism of the show to confuse us all!

He then called on his listeners to come up with the end line - and posted it.

I must admit, i was tempted to disable the account while all this was going on to see how he'd handle it!

He has raised a few heckles in the past few days, but there's no denying that this is out of the ordinary radio!

PS Charlie: You've promoted your show so many times here in the past - it would be nice if you'd give out the address of this site to your listeners who don't want to just take your word for it that members here are "tosspots"...

www.redfm.ie/redfmstream.html

[The Doc]

Charlie, you are without doubt the biggest messer on the radio! If you were on a pirate station you would've gotten the boot aeons ago. You're a bit old to be acting like a poor man's Howard Strern! Even Victor in studio with you sounds pissed off because he can't get on with his wrestling slot on account of your mindless ramblings! I sure Henry Condon had his heart in the right place when he hired Charles T Wolfe but I bet he's regretting it now. Watch for Charlie to be replaced soon by someone with a higher IQ of 104-106!

[3cx1500A7]

I think it must be said.Charlie does great fucking radio.If we (I)could listen to this on a regular basis in Dublin I might be bothered to listen legal Dublin radio.

[solidz]

Proof that he is an ego tripper.

also CHARLIE - i know u will read this so get ur facts sorted before u say u r kicking the crap out of every1 at night
the truth is redfm did terrible even in their own age group 15-24 year olds even 96fm had more listeners in that age group

IF U DONT LIKE WHAT IS SAID IN HERE IN AN OPEN DISCUSSION THEN GET THE F**K OUT!!!!

WE DIDNT ASK U TO COME IN HERE!!!

this is a message board for people who are interested in radio so dont take it for granted that people here dont work in radio, some of us have lived the radio life as u put it.

[John Fleming]

A couple of misunderstandings could do with clearing up:

To be fair to Charlie Wolf he's only referring to his own show when he talks about the JNLRs.

(PS thank you Charlie for the sense of fairplay!)(he gave out the website address)

Charlie, i think you've misjudged the members of this forum, the majority of whom are not only involved in radio (don't let the silly names fool you), but many of them have been involved in Irish radio for decades - they do know what they're talking about.

The forum here is for open debate. It would be nice if we could all agree but that's never going to happen. In that respect, although nobody has asked Charlie Wolf TO come in here, nobody has asked him NOT to either.

[Pierce]

Charlie can be annoying sometime so can anyone. I dont always agree what he says about people sometimes and the forum. if you dont like him turn your radio off or switch your computer off.

The question I have is if we dont like him why do we listen to him????

The only reason he is on Redfm is because he attracts the listeners. If he didnt have any listeners he would not be there.

You hate him you bitch about him you dispise him but you still listen to him.

Charlie is like the typical american shock jock they like to get the people going and pissed off it . This type of show seems to get big ratings in the usa.

[solidz]

i dont listen to red fm cause they are shite and the figures show it

i do read messages on this board and after reading all the messages about wolfe i decided to have a listen but couldnt listen to it for too long due to boredom.

he brings on guests but spends the whole time talking about the anoraks

not exactly great broadcasting!!!

[RadioFriend]

Charlie played a piece tonight saying that it was Chloe Jackson reading the TV line-Up.
I know who it was and I'm interested where he got the Audio.
It was from another ILR up the country.
It was not Chloe Jackson?

RF

[solidz]

r u sure that it wasnt chloe from 96fm!

[RadioFriend]

Positive

[021]

RadioFriend,
It sounded like Chloe Jackson to me.
Chloe started her broadcasting on the now defunct pirate ABC Power 104 in Waterford, maybe you recall hearing her on that station?

[corkdood]

I think it well below the belt to be slagging off other presenters. Surely a sign of your own inadequcy when you need to slag off others to boost yourself up. If you are doing so well and are such a great broadcaster you don't need to even mention the competition. All presenters are people too and have feelings. I used to enjoy cork talks back most nights but to be honest from now on I'm sticking to 96fm. All least I can rely on entertainment there and not bitching. Next he'll be taking the piss out of Hospital and college radio

[Katy Lied]

Sounds to me like an elaborate publicity stunt - ya know what they say, any publicity is good publicity..............

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Here come those Santa Ana winds again........

[Jimbob]

Can we all stop talking about Mr. Wolfe because if you are in the radio business you will know it is what he seems to get off on. The stunt on air as we all know was completely uncalled for and he knows that.
He must be forgiven, after all he has very little callers and the conversation runs dry and he needs materiel to satisfy his audience although one would say that this little stunt only helped too lose listeners. Lets be honest here nobody in cork apart from a few weirdo’s would really be interested in a radio anorak board so in fact he really alienated his whole audience.

Even this post is feeding his ego but it must be said. I wonder why John even allowed him to use the URL, as all it does is encourage Wolfe fans to come on and post the outrageous postings we have seen over the last 24 hours.

Charlie if you read this all i will say is, I respect you as a good host but i think you really overstepped the mark on this one and you know exactly what i mean.

Please in the interest of sanity read this and don’t reply, as it will serve no purpose.

Lets all leave it at that now!.

[Dogger]

Well I for.... DOH!!!!

[Mike]

AND ANOTHER THING..........oops :-)

[Anorak]

Well I'll reply in another thread then!

[Anorak]

;)

The stunt worked.

[NoelRock]

I'll be keeping both hands firmly down then.

Heard it once - didn't like it, and I'm not gonna get started on my thoughts on the guy himself :o .h

[RadioFriend]

I will be doing my usual and listening to Mike Stafford from 9-12Midnight on http://www.mojoradio.com

I don't care what any of you listen to but if you want great "Talk Radio" go and check it out.

RF

[NoelRock]

I'll give it a shot for the last hour after Rick O'Shea :)

[clubhappy]

ill be watching the osbournes ........then ill take radio friends advice and have a listen to mojo radio

[HardSex]

ill be listening. cork talk backs rocks, its rockin like, aah

[robin]

Hey noel rock " Ill give it a shot for the last hour after rick o shea"

Let me see , you could be educated in good radio by listening to charlie or you could stay listening to that over compressed highly-abusive language removed - O ' shea. That guy is every thing I hate about Radio . Hes your typical hey im a crazy guy d.j. and ive got such a wackey smooth dj dj jock boy voice , ya baby- f~@k off!

Funny that when rick has done any live outdoor links i.e. live from the surf shows on saturdays he sounds good .. no spanner strain on his voice just a well spoken clear link ... all good .

Give it a break rick - you really over do it!

" This is the amount of work Rick has to do to afford a McDonalds big mac meal ....highly-abusive language removed "

[NoelRock]

Sorry robin but arrogant pricks who can't accept the fact that their fifteen minutes are over and endeavour in pointless arguments to boost their (rather small) figures aren't worth listening to.

O'Shea? Pft, one of the only people on 2FM worth listening to - I don't seem to be alone either? Take a look around on the forums, at least O'Shea didn't have to give out an URL to get positive comments from a newbie such as yourself.

[RadioFriend]

I have said it before and i will say it again Rick O'Shea is doing the best Radio in Ireland at the moment..(Of course i mean Hot Hits Format)

please name the people that you think sound better at the moment....I take my hat off to this man.

RF

[B2K]

Charlie, I wouldn't have such an ego about having the best show in radio history.

Lets just give you a quick reminder.

Your JNLR results show that you do have the most listened to show but what you haven't noticed is; Your audience drops by the minute once your show starts.

Everyone tunes in for your first link to hear what you're talking about.

Guess what the more your talk grap the more listeners move to 96FM

[RadioFriend]

Another thing is this.....

Cork Talks Back is the only late night talk show in Cork.now thats not Charlies fault or Reds but when you read the MRBI book Charlie you must rememeber that you have ZERO competition unlike Dublin.

I respect your experience in Radio Charlie but take some advice....

Get it right now or its over....

What you did last night was down right silly radio.

Interesting for me and everybody else thats in Radio but what normal Cork Punter gives a shit about an Anoraks Site.

Its your show Charlie...and your the expert(you think) but if talking about this site on your show makes good Radio for Cork people then i give up...?


Follow this post up by calling me a eejit or Prick...To be honest I don't care because I'm above school yard name calling.

You are far from an Expert.
There is people posting here that you should listen to.
There are loads of very interesting people that post here and for John's sake if nobody else don't run it down.
RF

[B2K]

Did you also notice ye are forgetting that Cork has a County as well as a City

[Dogger]

RadioFriend, I bow to your incisive and true comment... well done, the man's ego is running away with him, I fear.

BTW, why is a so-called mega on-air personality stuck on a late night show in Cork, ffs?

[HardSex]

2FM sux i bet ya they have a room full of phones they never pick up. its impossible to ever get on. they were gonna let me on joe duffy once but they ran outa time. .

[Slicklink]

Sorry to hear about the Joe Duffy Non appearance.... Thats a terrible pity hardsex.... I'm sure you had something invaluable to contribute as well..... ah well our loss

[CQuential]

Ughhhh!!!!

This thread is really starting to show off all the worst aspects of radio in this country.

Shame on all you guys! Charlie too!

Discuss real issues! Don't diss other people's shows. Charlie is right to defend himself unlike others who regularly receive a severe and undefended bashing on these boards he actually has an ability to come back and an on air forum in which to do so but ... OMG... I'm shocked that he's bothering to stoop so low!

If you don't like his show.. Phone him on air and be man or woman enough to take him on on the radio. Apply to 96 FM and go head to head with him do late night on radio friendly etc.. put up a transmitter and start broadcasting from your house but just stop bitching!

Stick to constructive critiques and stop making us all look like a bunch of petty morans!

to quote his show : Get your bloody act together!

[POggeRsfromdouglas]

Don't mock Charlie u lame lame people
have u ever given ANY1 a compliment in ur sad pathetic existences

[mattbrat24]

I will here none of it. Rick is the best DJ in Ireland at the moment. He has a great, funny show. His selection of music is good and he is not afraid to have a laugh with his listeners. If you are an up and coming presenter you could learn a lot from rick. He has been very successful and I wish him well. Best presenter award goes to Rick! I hope Rick does well in the BCI radio awards in October.

[NoelRock]

I feel the same Matt :) Rick is doing a great job there on the 9-11 show...I really hope they don't move him like some are asking!

Rick on breakfast wouldn't really be the same - the show right now seems to be pretty teen/young adult based - in the morning it'd be less teen and more young adult/mature adult stuff perhaps...

[Charles T Wolf]

Originally posted by B2K
Charlie, I wouldn't have such an ego about having the best show in radio history.

Lets just give you a quick reminder.

Your JNLR results show that you do have the most listened to show but what you haven't noticed is; Your audience drops by the minute once your show starts.

Everyone tunes in for your first link to hear what you're talking about.

Guess what the more your talk grap the more listeners move to 96FM

Sorry mate... you should try to actually read and analyze the figures not just grab a number or two and think you have it figured. The audinec don't go to other radio stations as I beat 96 and all other competition right through. It is also quite interesting to note that the majority of those listeners are new to the night-time universe. In other words I have added to listening at night - these people never listened to night-time radio before, so with very little promotion (all marketing for Red was for the station as a brand -a music brand mind you) that shows the programme is creating a giant word of mouth campaign. Nothing is a better testament to a programme than that.

It is also a given that talk radio (at least in this country) is demand oriented. Unlike other shows it creates demand at the begining and inevitably the numbers then taper off. I've not seen figures for AK or Niall B., but I suspect they are the same.

So, if other stations aren't picking up my numbers then where does the audience go? At night (understandably) they go to bed.

Next time you do pot shot postings get your facts together and then follow through your arguments. It may prevent further embarrasment to yourself. :)

CW

[POggeRsfromdouglas]

i think ryan is doing a good job in the morning and rick just wouldn't be the same.

i can never decide wheter 2 listen 2 charlie r rick @ nite and it just wouldn't be the same if they moved him:cool: :) :confused:

[Billy Dane]

Hey Charlie, I notice your back hanging with the turkeys. What happened, did the eagles kick you out of their flock?

[FearDark]

Charles T. Wolf listen to me and YOU will prevent yourself from further embarrasment.

Ok Wolf most people in Ireland didn't listen to you before you moved from U.K radio to RedFm, sure a few people would recognise the name from longwave252, but i was one of the few few people who listened through the hisses and crackles to hear you on Talk Radio aka Talk Sport, back then your show was a completely different format to the way it is now, you will not admit this but your show was more like a BBC R1 show that like the zany Talk Sport shows that were there at the time, for eg. take James Whales show and Ian Collins Show, crazy zany shows Ian is renowned for and outright crudeness and controversial shows James is known for, now you come over here last January and make outrageous claims like u invented the "human zoo" type show, u tell everyonw that u used to crazy stuff in the U.K and so on, Charlie no-one else has copped it except me, how lucky u are that 1053/1089 MW has such crappy reception over here because everyone in Cork would know what a FRAUD you are! You have ripped off James's And Ian's shows off to the last, even down to getting a psychic on your show, yes i do remember James getting Derek Akorah in the studio and doing his party piece, now i remember you doing exactly the same thing!

Charlie you let on to be the best thing since the bog roll, you know yourself even if the idiots of Cork dont that you are a fraud. You have no competition in cork, think about it charlie, what else are the people going to listen to if they want to hear a chat show? And by the way my dear Charlie, dont flatter yourself, your audience consists of 13 to 20 year olds, anyone older would just think you are an american goofball, and they'd be right!

At the end of the day, you are another Rick O' Shea, u say the word s**t, hole and mention a whole bunch of sexual connotations and the kids that listen to your show say OOH, he's so cool he said s**t on the radio, oh charlie you are so bad!

You are a sub standard D.J charlie, i wouldn't even say you are a sub standard talk show host because you only answer an average of 5 calls an hour, mostly "langers" as you would call them.

Fed up of writing Charlie, read this out if u have any balls, i dont think you will because the people will listen and you will be found out.

Your Friend

[Prof Micheal Mouse]

“The Honourable Mr Charlie Wolf”
I refer back to the pathetic excuse for a radio program that was broadcast on Thursday the 28th, the profanity exhibition displayed on said program was totally uncalled for and inappropriate in context of the general ages of the target audience, I understand that the “HONOURABLE” Mr Wolf may have been insulted and offended by a thread on this site, but the “HONOURABLE” Mr Wolf claims to be a professional. Was this a demonstration of professionalism? Having apologised, weakly! for his lack of professionalism, he continued with this deplorable behaviour. I sincerely hope that a professional such as that which the “HONOURABLE” Mr Wolf claims to be, would be able to deal with such people.
Is this regarded as good radio ?
Is this acceptable behaviour on our air waves ?
Is this the type of professionalism that is expected on a radio station claiming to be for young people ?

It is my understanding that such profanity is inexcusable and my wish that it will never happen again.

[The President]

I think that the best approach is the American approach, if you don`t like it don`t listen to it. I have never heard the show in question but I`m sure that Charlie like most tuned in presenters realises that a listener is a listener is a listener, regardless of how much you write on any thread, it`s the ratings that count and no matter how you feel about the show the fact is you`re listening. Often presenters will be deliberately contraversial and bate listeners to see reaction. If You genuinely don`t like the show, Don`t listen. I`m sure that if he relishes publicity in any way Mr Wolf is rubbing his hands together and laughing. whether you like it or not, every comment, negative or positive is a plus in the publicity stakes.

[Charles T Wolf]

Charles T. Wolf listen to me and YOU will prevent yourself from further embarrasment...Boy I'm glad you have it all figured out.

I'd tell you to F*ck off, but there's no real response - logical or otherise, to some teenager listening in Carlow or wherever you are. I've had postings from you in the past and they weren't all that impressive.

I won't even answer your so called charges, other than to advise you and the rest of this gaggle of whinging idiots to take a trip down to Joe-burg there's a winge summit going on.

The environment and world poverty (and possibly psychics on the radio): obviously the fault of George W. Bush, America, Israel...... and CHARLIE WOLF!


By the way... for the rest of you who are interested, as I mentioned FearDark has been posting me for years. Here is a posting I pulled out of my files, the accompanying .jpg (which I don't know how insert, but it shows a photo of me with a bullet through my head -- cute)

>>>>
Dear Charlie,
Die.

>From your friend FearDark

[Charles T Wolf]

Originally posted by Billy Dane
Hey Charlie, I notice your back hanging with the turkeys. What happened, did the eagles kick you out of their flock?

No, even some forms of stupidity need to be answered.

I now come to this site for a laugh.

[NoelRock]

We're glad you do. You make us laugh too.

[mattbrat24]

Take it easy folks, you too charlie, there is no need for this. Charlie I heard you told listeners to come to this site and mess with it. What sort of attitude is that. Charlie, why do you lash out at posters to this forum. People here would not be saying things to you if you were not being rude and unresponsible.

If you are doing well at your job at Red fM keep it that way and concentrate on your job and do not try to mess up anybody else's job, John Fleming's hard one at keeping things orderly in this forum for one.

Charlie, well done on your JNLR results but do not lash out at other people.

Matt

[The President]

Note from Admin: This post refers to a post that was removed...in it Charlie Wolf's religion was once again abused, with foul language towards him. The poster (Feardark) has been disabled - again he only joined as a result of the C Wolf show.
At this point it might be an idea to point out that posting hate and bile against Charlie Wolf is NOT something we will allow - esp when you are hiding behind usernames, there seems to be a body of opinion that thinks we will as a result of what happened last Thursday. If you have anything along those lines to say to him, there are other outlets...our forum is not the place to do it.


I Think that anyone who would stoop to the level of the last contributer has serious issues, while it seems that mr wolf is trying to build a bad boy reputation for himself in the vein of HOWARD STERN. FearDark you totally buy this Plop and you need to sort out whatever it is that`s eating you.

And what is this Charlie Wolf re-invention of himself all about. No more Mr Nice Guy with the "Shirt Off My Back" club competitions and the "I`ll sing the first line of Lulu shout and then you start the record" club gimic.

Remember Atlantic 252 threatening legal action against any club who associated them with Charlie after his departure. What was that all about?

It appears to me that no matter how hard Mr wolf tries to be credible, his postings show him for what he really is, but I don`t believe that that gives anyone the right to pull the race/religion card, that has nothin to do with anything and is the sign of a very weak mind.

[NoelRock]

I noticed that too 'The President'.

I get e-mailed about responses about three minutes after they happen - so I was surprised to get here and find Feardark's post had disappeared off the face of the Earth.

Oh well - I think we all see most of your point either way!

[John Fleming]

Hi Noel,

I'm afraid Charlie Wolf's actions of the past week have meant i've got to be vigilant every waking moment right now...so that's why the post came off.

I notice he was on again tonight and read my post, again without responding or calling off his listeners. I fear for what he has planned for this site on his show tonight

[NoelRock]

I see Mr. Wolf was looking around again at 4am. I'm not going to even put the phrase 'too embarrassed to post' here - I'm sure its in most minds already.

[shecaughtthekaty]

Let's resume normal service. Why can't we go back to discussing the the things that really matter e.g. like the telephone numbers for 1980's pirates, the type of stylus used in Nova, your top ten favourite phone patches and Bob Gallico's eating habits during the 1983 raids. For God's sake, let's leave Charlie 15 Million listeners Wolf to himself. After all, he is such a child that when he doesn't get his own way he asks his sheep to 'smoke' the site. It's the new century's method of throwing toys out of the pram. I'm glad that all the radio industry in Ireland has seen Charlie's distinctive 'my way or the highway' beliefs. That clown has spoiled my enjoyment of this site in recent times.

Interestingly, he is such a pro that he spends time on his big Cork show talking about this website. Now, Charlie, a lesson for you. An average of three per cent of the registered users of this site are from Cork. If all three per cent listen to your show you would be lucky. therefore, every second you talk about this you are alienating the listeners, the real listeners who are not anoraks and who will support Red FM's advertisers. If Charlie Wolf is such a radio expert and free consultant he should have known this. But maybe that's why Charlie works in Cork at night time and not the UK/US at daytime.

Back to the site, I think that John Fleming et al deserve the highest of praise for their sensitive handling of this at the moment. All previous message boards have disappeared because they got too close to the bone. But John and the team have kept this on an even keel and hopefully normal service will resume very very soon.

I have found the site useful. I have been able to get back in touch with a lot of the people I worked with in radio in Ireland and for that alone it has been a godsend. However, we need to ignore the clowns who try to ruin this site. It's like my father said when the man continually flashed at us when we were on holidays in Kerry one year '..ignore him and he will go away, Eileen, I said ignore him!'

[herbert]

I agree.

Now for an intellgent anorak discussion!!!:-

Did RTE Radio 2 in they're pre-CD days play they're music from cart(Just like Nova) or was it all off vinyl?

As far as I know A252 played all they're music off cart, until they installed the "Cartouche" system in around 95.

BTW Charlie you were good on Atlantic...

[Charles T Wolf]

My you are all sad -- of course I look in... you're talking about me.

Bite me!!

[Charles T Wolf]

Ring me.

[NoelRock]

1800 HAS-BEEN? :confused:

Seriously Charlie, what's done is done - let it all go to rest now. If you don't like this place or the people here - then by all means leave.

[Billy Dane]

Mr Wolf stinks of a man who doesnt know when to let it go.

[Shane P]

well, he said that he wouldnt be back on radio waves and here he is, dragging it out as usual

[The Beacon]

and continues to do so............and you just keep on falling for it over and over and over............





Like Charlie cares what you all think cos I'm sure he has a lot more asperations than to conquer the irish radio market.......he has said himself he's only here to help out his pal Henry who I'd say is having a right chorkle in his office @ all this shite on the net!:D

[The President]

well I never... we`ve all been taken for a ride.... I Feel sooo silly.

[NoelRock]

Meanwhile, all his listeners in Cork are wondering what the fook he's on about on his show.

Yes, he's taking us for a ride.

[Bananas]

I won't beat around the bush, FearDark here, i would just like to apologise to the people who read the comments I said yesterday on this board referring to Charlie Wolf's religion and I would also like to apologise to Charlie, I am truly sorry... I will tell you why i posted it and why i have been sending you "hate" mail, you probarbly allready know why most people send you hate mail Charlie, its because they want to make a name for themselves, and that is what i was trying to do. However I stand by my comments I mentioned (The ones that were not deleted) about you being a rip-off of James's and Ian's show, and come to think of it, you do try to sound like Mr. Boyd too! Anyway Charlie I am sorry and you will hear no more from me, I will stick to the Television section of this site (If i am not banned again) I now realize that this isn't a place for this talk any longer.

Again Charlie, sorry...

[Bananas]

I can't let this go Charlie, i am listening to your show right now and i Just heard that Ricky guy from the Ralien religion on your show, now im thinkin' did James Whale have that guy on 5 or 6 times before, hmm... 7 i think.

This proves my point! You sit at home or you are riding your bike and your thinking of guests for that nights show and you think "Hmm tonights show... I'll get that Ralien guy thats always on James's show, that' be cooooool maaaaaan!"

And no im not taping it!

Fraud.

Feardark, a.k.a

[Bananas]

Meanwhile, all his listeners in Cork are wondering what the fook he's on about on his show.

Heh, thought about that last night, he only mentioned this site once and it was nearly one o clock when he did, only an handfull of people know what the hell he's on about, the fact that he's making such a fuss means that hes p****d off :) Oh what the people of Cork are missing! Hmm would it be so bad to post the site name (radiowaves.fm) on the peoplesrepublicofcork message board? No i dont think ill do that, this is way more fun watching Charlie squirm :)

[Charles T Wolf]

FearDark, old friend,

Just a point of fact.... I never listened to James or Ian. I would hear Tommy, but only because I was in the building.

Have the 'Raelians' been on JW - possibly. But in this instance you can't blame me. The guests are booked by a producer or researcher. There are only so many guests/topics in the world. The difference is how each presenter handles the interview.

[read fm]

I have just listened to the Charlie Wolf show of last Thursday and I am appalled both by the language and his threat of thuggery live on air. For those who don't know he threatened a person from this site with violence and asked the person to meet him outside. I am amazed that this was allowed to go out - and more so that he's still on the air.

Is it the IRTC or the ODTR that we complain tooabout these matters? And do you do it by phone or letter?

Thanks

[Shane P]

i was listening through the internet Live last thursday night through redfm.ie and to be honest it was just pure disgraceful, you just DONT talk like that on air, apparently it is a talk show, is this [excuse the language] shite the best Red FM can come up with?

I love red fm, i listen in all the time, in fact i am listening now and his show on thursday night lowered the tone of the whole station. To be honest the only thing he done was embarass himself and make himself out to be a tool.

[Bananas]

Have the 'Raelians' been on JW - possibly. But in this instance you can't blame me. The guests are booked by a producer or researcher. There are only so many guests/topics in the world. The difference is how each presenter handles the interview.

And you handled it very badly, you rushed through your topics lastnite taking no calls, cork talks back my ass! U rushed it because you wanted to whine about this site, and the people of cork dont have a damned clue what the hell you are on about either!

[Charles T Wolf]

My gosh.... we better call Mary Robinson. I fear some human rights have been violated.

Don't like it - don't listen.

[Loopy Producer]

Dont like it - Dont Log on

[Elaine]

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[Loopy Producer]

In fairness Elaine is right and I would like to apologise to Charlie for my one and only remark about him

I dont know Charlie as a person and I like to think of myself as one who waits to meet someone before I make an opinion

I'm not got to continue this now old and tired topic continued by a couple of sad people with no life

Thank you

[Slicklink]

In the Radio and Television (Complaints by Members of the Public) Regulations, 1992 (S.I. No. 329 of 1992) the ambit of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission was extended to the effect that complaints made by the public in respect of a broadcasting service provided under the Radio and Television Act, 1988, should be investigated by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission.

The complaints procedure is set out in Section 18B of the Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1993.

[RayDio]

I think you are all missing the point here, whether it was Charlie Wolf or anyone else - the language used was totally unacceptable regardless of the time of day, as a broadcaster you have a responsibility and that presenter showed no respect or regard for any of his listeners.

I totally agree Red FM should be fined for the behaviour of Charlie Wolf, i have seen radio stations recieve warnings for allowing callers on air use bad language let alone the presenter. We have all heard stories on the Radiowaves news page where stations throughout the world have had presenters sacked or fined for much less than the language used last thursday on Red FM.

C'mon BCI do your job here.

[Arnold]

Anyone got any plasticine.

We could do a Charlie V Euan 'Celebrity Deathmatch'

[Mikeyboy]

I listened one night last week just to see what all the fuss was about and I have to say he's not my cup of tea. I would put him in the same category as Gerry Ryan — self-important, self-opinionated, pretentious man who spends more time talking about himself than listening to callers. I won't be listening to Mr Wolf again because I don't like his show.

The only talk-show I ever remember enjoying listening to was on Talk Radio UK (or possibly Virgin 1215, but I think it was the former) on weeknights in 1994. Absolutely brilliant that guy was. Can anyone remember his name — he regularly had a 'Mad Bastard Butcher' from Romford on the phone to him.

[POggeRsfromdouglas]

charlie aint half bad
leave him alone
most of you arent even from cork!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

[NoelRock]

Is he :P?

[TonyCurrie]

The news pages report:

"Charlie Wolf collapsed whilst live on air on Red FM last night. He collapsed during the final hour of his 'Cork Talks Back' programme as he was reading out amusing items. Listeners to the new Cork station heard Charlie struggle for breath and then collapse, with papers scattering. After a moments pause, his producer announced that they'd be right back and played music. "

Oh dear.

Is this real, or a stunt? I'm not sure what papers scattering sounds like on the wireless, but I suspect you'd be hard pushed to identify that noise unless you were told what it was.

Anyway, if Mr Wolf is genuinely indisposed, I wish him a speedy recovery, and hope that he's not afflicted by anything worse than a dose of 'flu or perhaps gastritis. If anyone has any further info perhaps they could post it to reassure me.

(If he's actually okay .... then I would be concerned at anyone trying to deceive listeners in such a way.)

[John Fleming]

Tony,

Courtesy of the excellent Charliewolf.net site you can listen to it by clicking below:

Charlie Wolf show - Red FM - Tuesday 10th September (http://audio.charliewolf.net/shows/200209/20020909_3.ram)

The piece in question is about 17mins in but is worth listening to for a few minutes beforehand.

Thankfully, he was back on air in his usual inimitable style the following night!

[TonyCurrie]

Glad to know he's okay.

Will now go and download the clip!

[Emerson]

Seems to be the wrong link John:

http://audio.charliewolf.net/shows/200209/20020908_3.ram (http://audio.charliewolf.net/shows/200209/20020908_3.ram)

[NoelRock]

Very strange, I wonder what way he collapsed... since he would've been comfortbaly nestled into a chair and whatnot, he probably just slumped forward onto the desk - yet we hear nothing of a collapse.

He could've fell back in his chair...but... why was there so much scattering then, and wouldn't it have caused some noise with headphones and whatnot?

Charlie, if you're reading (you probably are) I think I speak for the entire Radiowaves crew when I say get better soon - some of us don't like your way of doing things, but we wouldn't wish sickness upon anybody.

[Charles T Wolf]

I'd like to thank the columnist and writer, Eoghan Harris for the very nice things he said about me and RedFM in Sunday's Indo (Fifth Column, p. 19): "Charlie Wolf, who presents the show, clearly reads the Sunday Independent carefully, and, consequently, was totally clued in on the Middle East..."

I'll take that over a PPI or a Sony any day.

By the way....

Yes, I am back on TalkSPORT at the weekends.

No, I am not leaving RedFM. I enjoy the challenge to doing 8 shows a week on totally disperate stations. Any why let my fans down here in Ireland, I say:)

CHARLIE

[Bananas]

I would like to congratulate Charlie on his excellent new show on TalkSport that is on in the small hours of the morning, it is real talk radio at its best, discussing the real issues, usa - iraq for examlpe, no "Get your rocks off baby... na na na nah..." every 5 minutes and trying to be serious about important issues when really not giving a s***. Charlie, bottom line - you do excellent radio on TalkSport and i really enjoyed your three shows over the weekend, you obviously put in a lot of work but i feel some of that work is missing out of your RedFm shows, personally i can partly understand that because ive only ever heard a handfull of intellegent calls from Corkonians on your RedFm shows and you could be left thinking - WHY BOTHER!?

Charlie, please bring real talk radio to ireland, or at least to somewhere outside Dublin! Please do the same show you do on TalkSport on RedFm, do you realise you can get RedFm half way up the country perfect reception on 105.7? Make the show more national, surely even the cork people are sick of the same cork muppets ringing in every night with their same muppety issues, its probarbly not your call but i am confident in saying that 20% of your listeners are from outside the county of cork. So please charlie involve us a little, even inviting people from outside cork to take part in the show would help a lot.

Keep up the good work at TalkSport and take it easy on the travelling although I understand lastnight you did your show for TalkSport out of the RedFm studios.

I know my opinion doesn't mean a s*** to you charlie but at least you read it and you know how i feel.

Keep it up wolfie... :)

[Charles T Wolf]

Good post, and the opinion is appreciated. Red and TS are two wholly different stations (one is local, the other national) in two wholly different markets, different time slots, differnent audience profiles, etc. They are also at different points on the curve (TS is established, Red is new).

I do a little of TS style radio on Red when it is warrented, but based on the success of the show, I need to keep it where it is at. That doesn't mean the show doesn't grow and mature - it must. Where it will be in a year is anyone's guess. If it turns out to be more like TS I wouldn't have a problem with that - but I need to do -as always- what I instinctively feel is right for the moment. That has never failed me.

Glad you are enjoying the TS shows just the same - it went very well this weekend and it didn't tire me out too much. There were some constraints doing it via ISDN, but not as bad as I thought they would have been.

Two of the shows should be coming from London next week - it will be nice to be back in their studios again.

[Pierce]

Charles can you explain how you do your show via ISDN please for those of us who do not know what you are on about.

[Charles T Wolf]

ISDN is a high quality telephone line that links studios or even reporters out in the field.

When I am doing shows from Cork for TalkSPORT (or vice-versa) they are able to dial-in to our ISDN codec (the machine that acts like a phone hybrid) and the output of the studio goes to them. In the meantime I am listening to their output on a clean-feed channel (one that is then not returning to them) to hear the callers and othe output.

You lack some control - in this instance the calls originate at TS and it is up to their tech-op to put the calls to air. Though, it would be possible to transfer calls directly to our studios (possible, but not feasible).

The line is so high quality that when I am talking to Keith Arthur at the end of the show it sounds like we are both in the same studio.

[Loopy Producer]

Hi Charlie

The quality is not 100% as good as when you are live in studio there must still be a slight quality chnge.

just out of curiousity what settings do you dial up at and what machine do you use

Loopy

[JamesDeane]

The delay from London must be a nightmare for CW.

Especially if talking to people on the phone live, What format is the isdn in Charlie? If it is L3 stereo, which I presume it would need to be, I dont know how you do it!!!!!

[Charles T Wolf]

We are using G.722 to the best of my knowledge. It has next to no delay, and in this application (MW) there is no discernable loss of quality.

My friends listening in London said that even when I handed over to Keith Arthur (and we chatted for 5-10 min) they swore we were in the same studio.

O, the power of radio.

[Bananas]

I remember doing something like that once, except at the time i didnt have a damned clue what was going on! Working for Q104.3 (a N.Y. classic rock station) in Co. Clare a few years ago i remember telecom eireann coming in and installing two ISDN lines but we also had all of our own equipment, i think we had a thing called a "hotbox" or a "redbox" or something like that which allowed us to control the calls to the show - even though the calls were from N.Y.

[Pierce]

Thanks charles isnt it amazing what techonology allows us to do these days.

[JamesDeane]

Charlie,

I have to ask the question,

Do you use PC-DUO or PC-ANYWHERE to link into the London computer? We sort of do it here over a shorter distance, I presume your not totally satellite.

PS

I was listening to you on 105.7 last night, so you might say! I live in Longford!!!!! Thanks to whoever posted here in relation to the strong signal, beats online any night!

[Tabasco]

Nick Abbott.

Probably the best talk show host in the British Isles.

Quick, clever, funny, informed, original. (well, as original as you can be).

Tommy Boyd is/was also excellent on TalkSport and LBC. The term 'Devil's Advocate' never suited someone better!

But I have to say Charlie's shows on TalkSport were far better than those on RedFM.

IMHO Charlie on Red is far too esoteric, relying on running 'jokes' which often seem to involve other station staff too much. I think he needs to involve the listeners more, and be more provocative.

Talk about things which really affect them - things which the listener will have a strong opinion on. That's how to get more response.

[scanman]

CW Y don't U F**K off to Capital or GWR or KISSfm in London
as most of your FRIENDS are there anyway, instead of giving
advice to others to leave their home country to pursue a career.

[Charles T Wolf]

That was sweet. Well stated, even makes some of the drunks on Grand Parade sound intelligent.

Your post is patently stupid, without foundation, and you really don't know what you are talking about. Why shouldn't someone from Ireland go to the UK to persue their career - the media here for the most part sucks. I'd even take a GWR station over RTE any day. I'll gladly continue to give advice, if you don't like it then tough - maybe this is the sign of a mono culture, small country, you just can't take advice (like a teenage girl, really).

Really, do better, your even giving the posters to this site a bad name.

[Bananas]

Tommy Boyd is/was also excellent on TalkSport and LBC. The term 'Devil's Advocate' never suited someone better!

But I have to say Charlie's shows on TalkSport were far better than those on RedFM.

IMHO Charlie on Red is far too esoteric, relying on running 'jokes' which often seem to involve other station staff too much. I think he needs to involve the listeners more, and be more provocative.

I've been saying that for so long...

Tobasco, you really know what you are on about whan it comes to talk radio, i am with you 100% on your comments.

Check out Ian collins and James Whale too!

[RadioFreak]

If you don't like what your hear, just flip the dial. Gosh, it's the same everywhere you go. In the USA they bash on Howard Stern in and Holland, they bash on Edwin Evers or Robert Jensen.

My advice, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN, IT's THE CHOICE YOU MAKE !! Flip the dial and get it over with....



Ps: Did you know that listeners who hate a DJ, listen more to the show then the fans ?? Strange huh ?? Why ?? Because the so-called haters wanna know what the DJ is gonna say next.....

[Bananas]

If you don't like what your hear, just flip the dial.

What a stupid thing to say... At least 50% of threads on this site are complaints, we are on this planet to bitch, we like it - and im sure you don't "Flip the Dial" if a talk-show host comes on the air, ill bet you are interested in what he/she has to say.

Dont be so dumb...

[RadioFreak]

Originally posted by Bananas


What a stupid thing to say... At least 50% of threads on this site are complaints, we are on this planet to bitch, we like it - and im sure you don't "Flip the Dial" if a talk-show host comes on the air, ill bet you are interested in what he/she has to say.


If I really don't like a radio-host, I do flip the dial. Example ?? We have a drive-time DJ Ruud de Wild. I don't like his show, so I don't listen. So, I don't have to bitch. You listen to a show, because you want to bitch about it on this board ??

Dont be so dumb...


Thank you !! Thank you for your great and uplifting comment, I feel alive again :-) . It's great knowing that my personal and humble opion gave you the inspiration to give this very spiritual, well thought and smart comment. Really, I salute and thank you......