18-08-2023, 07:28 AM
Well apparently a deal was virtually done, until the report (largely favourable to Tubridy) was released on Wednesday, but his statements in reaction have resulted in a “breakdown in trust”.
On the Nine O’Clock News last night, Bakhurst did certainly lay down a marker that talent costs have got to come down. One media piece I read yesterday pointed out that no major name has gone from RTE to the commercial sector in years, certainly on the radio side - Pat Kenny’s been with Newstalk a decade, while on Today FM, Ian Dempsey left RTE as long ago as the 1990s. The question was asked if RTE really do have a retention problem that requires them to pay salaries of this size and the answer seems to be no.
On the Nine O’Clock News last night, Bakhurst did certainly lay down a marker that talent costs have got to come down. One media piece I read yesterday pointed out that no major name has gone from RTE to the commercial sector in years, certainly on the radio side - Pat Kenny’s been with Newstalk a decade, while on Today FM, Ian Dempsey left RTE as long ago as the 1990s. The question was asked if RTE really do have a retention problem that requires them to pay salaries of this size and the answer seems to be no.