FOAD.
Did you not get the memo?
[size=4]By Ken Sweeney[/size]
[size=4]Thursday Jan 3 2013[/size]
[size=4]RTE star Pat Kenny, who once earned almost âŹ1m a year, has revealed he cannot afford to retire.[/size]
[size=4]The radio and television presenter also regrets not pursuing a dual career on Irish and UK television, as he promised to work past his 65th birthday.[/size]
[size=4]The former âLate Late Showâ host said offers to work in Britain came after he co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest from Dublin in 1988.[/size]
[size=4]âThe whole business of being a broadcaster is about bringing what you do to as many people as possible,â Mr Kenny told the Irish Independent.[/size]
[size=4]"There were a lot of offers after Eurovision. Thinking now, perhaps looking back, I should have spent more time in the UK doing other projects.[/size]
[size=4]âIâve a small regret that I didnât build a two-pronged career over there. The only one I took up was a quiz show for satellite channel British Satellite Broadcasting, we made about 34 shows before the channel merged with Sky.â[/size]
[size=4]And Kenny, who celebrates his 65th birthday on January 29, has told how retirement is not an option for him because of his own troubled financial situation â more than a year ago Mr Kenny defended his âŹ729k salary, and at his peak earned âŹ950k per annum.[/size]
[size=4]âItâs been a bloodbath and there are no guaranteed pensions when you are a freelancer. You do try to invest in things but virtually everything has been destroyed to some extent, the only things that remain intact are pensions backed by the State. I still have children in full-time education so until that changes there is no way of me taking off to Florida,â said Kenny.[/size]
[size=4]From February, Kennyâs role will include an extra night presenting âPrime Timeâ along with the âFrontlineâ, which is to be renamed and brought under the âPrimetimeâ umbrella.[/size]
[size=4]Despite the controversy over the âFrontlineâ presidential debate, the showâs host has said he disagreed with RTE renaming the programme, which he claimed some politicians were âtoo scared to go onâ.[/size]
[size=4]âI always felt that the show it replaced, âQuestions and Answersâ, let panellists pontificate. There really wasnât much engagement between the panel and the audience. In my case, I couldnât have done âFrontlineâ without presenting the âLate Late Showâ because that gave me the confidence to deal with a live audience.â[/size]
[size=4]The broadcaster said hitting 65 brought back memories of his own late parents.[/size]
[size=4]His mother Connie only passed away in 2008.[/size]
[size=4]"My mother saw me doing the âLate Late Showâ and got a great kick out of it. As well as being the most avid watcher, she was my most perceptive critic.[/size]
[size=4]âIf your parents are still alive, you have some buffer against mortality but once your parents are gone, you really are on the final frontier,â he said.[/size]
[size=4]- Ken Sweeney[/size]
[size=4]Irish Independent[/size]
[quote=âChavez, post: 515540â][size=4]By Ken Sweeney[/size]
[size=4]Thursday Jan 3 2013[/size]
[size=4]RTE star Pat Kenny, who once earned almost âŹ1m a year, has revealed he cannot afford to retire.[/size]
[size=4]The radio and television presenter also regrets not pursuing a dual career on Irish and UK television, as he promised to work past his 65th birthday.[/size]
[size=4]The former âLate Late Showâ host said offers to work in Britain came after he co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest from Dublin in 1988.[/size]
[size=4]âThe whole business of being a broadcaster is about bringing what you do to as many people as possible,â Mr Kenny told the Irish Independent.[/size]
[size=4]"There were a lot of offers after Eurovision. Thinking now, perhaps looking back, I should have spent more time in the UK doing other projects.[/size]
[size=4]âIâve a small regret that I didnât build a two-pronged career over there. The only one I took up was a quiz show for satellite channel British Satellite Broadcasting, we made about 34 shows before the channel merged with Sky.â[/size]
[size=4]And Kenny, who celebrates his 65th birthday on January 29, has told how retirement is not an option for him because of his own troubled financial situation â more than a year ago Mr Kenny defended his âŹ729k salary, and at his peak earned âŹ950k per annum.[/size]
[size=4]âItâs been a bloodbath and there are no guaranteed pensions when you are a freelancer. You do try to invest in things but virtually everything has been destroyed to some extent, the only things that remain intact are pensions backed by the State. I still have children in full-time education so until that changes there is no way of me taking off to Florida,â said Kenny.[/size]
[size=4]From February, Kennyâs role will include an extra night presenting âPrime Timeâ along with the âFrontlineâ, which is to be renamed and brought under the âPrimetimeâ umbrella.[/size]
[size=4]Despite the controversy over the âFrontlineâ presidential debate, the showâs host has said he disagreed with RTE renaming the programme, which he claimed some politicians were âtoo scared to go onâ.[/size]
[size=4]âI always felt that the show it replaced, âQuestions and Answersâ, let panellists pontificate. There really wasnât much engagement between the panel and the audience. In my case, I couldnât have done âFrontlineâ without presenting the âLate Late Showâ because that gave me the confidence to deal with a live audience.â[/size]
[size=4]The broadcaster said hitting 65 brought back memories of his own late parents.[/size]
[size=4]His mother Connie only passed away in 2008.[/size]
[size=4]"My mother saw me doing the âLate Late Showâ and got a great kick out of it. As well as being the most avid watcher, she was my most perceptive critic.[/size]
[size=4]âIf your parents are still alive, you have some buffer against mortality but once your parents are gone, you really are on the final frontier,â he said.[/size]
[size=4]- Ken Sweeney[/size]
[size=4]Irish Independent[/size][/quote]
boo fucking hoo pat. you couldve stayed on as a paye employee of RTE and had a good pension but you got greedy for more cash and neighbours land and are now paying the price
:rolleyes:
alright buddy. happy new year to you and yours
Thatâs what happens when you marry a young trophy wife. You have to keep everything going for longer!
Fake news about fake news.
Pat thinks the Harvey Weinstein trial was a bit of a lynching.Pats says hes an old man,Pat says if it happened here heâd be out in 5 or 6 years.Pat sounds sad.
Good stuff on his show this morning on how the equine industry can be saved and how domestic abuse has gone through the roof in the last few weeks due to drinking fellas drinking at home.
Horse racing is finished after this.
I hope not a buddy of mines family have a helicopter rental business and itâs quite literally ground to a halt. The Galway races Would be a big earner for people.
Jest catching a bit of this here. Is there a guard being fucked out for fitness
No not yet , failed a bleep test, chubby little one, great community worker by all accounts,sacked according to red FM
Thereâs an instrument for everyone in God orchestra.
Hope for me so
Patâs gone off on a mad one. Talking to someone from the nurses union, Pat has turned this into an attack on healthcare staff for their low take up on the flu vaccine this year.
Much like Leo and Simon, it was inevitable that the Irish people would in turn lash out at their front line heroes. Itâs simply their nature.
Simon is on now. He doesnât think there is another country in the world that has pulled together as well as Ireland has.