Ryan Tubridy has revealed that he brought his RTÉ Radio 1 team out for “a cocktail and some pints” to celebrate their listenership rise of 7,000.
The RTÉ star was “very, very happy” with the latest JNLR figures as it was revealed that his one-hour slot from 9-10am was now bringing in 314,000 listeners.
“We’re up 7,000 so that’s a great result,” he said yesterday.
“I am very, very happy because I had a good feeling. I’ll go out for a pint tonight because normally those figures come out on a Thursday and I don’t go out on Thursdays because I’ve got work on the Friday.
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“But tonight, I’m going to bring the guys [his team] out and we’re going to have a cocktail and some pints because I want to say thank you to them.
“They have put a lot of work in and I just think we’ve got a very warm welcome from the Radio 1 listeners,” he said.
“When I was at school, we’d get a report card every week and you’d get marks beside each subject and I used to have a little knot in my stomach going into some of the classes. I was nervous as I was always pretty average and the JNLR’s can do that to you too.
“But as Gerry Ryan said to me once, ‘they’re numbers Tubs, they’re just numbers’. There’s truth in that, in just relaxing.
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“But they are important in that they are our report card in some regards,” he told the Herald.
The broadcasters Radio 1 show only launched back in September, but he revealed that he feels more comfortable than ever as he ‘doesn’t sweat the small stuff’ due to his age.
His RTE Radio 1 show launched last September after he moved over from 2fm, and he said he feels the station is his natural home.
“I think it’s age. I just don’t sweat the small stuff as much.
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“I still worry, but not as much and I’m not as self aware. I don’t give myself as great a welcome as I used to give,” he said.
“They [the critics] have moved on to other people. I’m delighted. I don’t think I’m a person of interest in that sense anymore, which suits me down to the ground.
“I think that for better or worse, I’m old news so I’m happy to just mature into the job,” he added.
