When his father was appointed chairman of the RTÉ Authority in 2009, he says “it was almost reverse nepotism”. The moment my father got appointed chairman of RTÉ, all of that ended. I’ve evolved’Opens in new window ]At the time, the other main door was Denis O’Brien’s Communicorp, which owned stations including Today FM, 98FM and Newstalk. Ray Foley, a presenter who had joined Today FM around the same time as Savage, had left Communicorp in acrimonious circumstances. [On Today FM] it was the most loyal listenership that I’ve seen on almost any radio programme.

Source: The Irish Times January 31, 2026 11:41 UTC