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Q Radio Breakfast Podcast - Bye-Bye Cork Boy! Hello Q Factor!

from All Day Breakfast With Connor, Andrew & Amy.

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Q Radio Breakfast Podcast - Bye-Bye Cork Boy! Hello Q Factor!

Andrew Ryan is stepping down from Q Radio’s breakfast show after three and a half years to pursue a full-time tour and welcome a new baby. The station celebrates his legacy with a heartfelt farewell, including emotional messages from colleagues, fans, and his wife, who praise the strong bond formed with Connor and Amy. A fictional story, "The Three Noisy Puffies," humorously captures the trio’s friendship and Andrew’s departure, symbolizing enduring camaraderie. To ensure a new voice joins the team, Q Radio has launched the "Q Factor" competition—an open, accessible audition for anyone with personality and energy, requiring no radio experience. The initiative invites listeners to submit short audio or video entries, promoting inclusivity and community involvement. Andrew expresses deep appreciation for his time on the show, emphasizing professionalism, goodwill, and future connections. The event concludes with a warm, reflective tone, highlighting the joy, laughter, and lasting friendships built over the years, and a clear message that the radio team remains open to future collaborations.

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Hugh Radio, all day breakfast podcast. It's Monday, Andrew's Leaven Day. Andrew, all the best to you and Judy for this new year baby. You will be sadly missed on the breakfast show. You make me laugh. You corner honor and amy are fantastic. The three of us are brilliant together. Sorry night was amazing at the limelight. Come with the CUN in November at the waterfront. Enjoy your new venue, enjoy your new baby. And give luck to you all. Bye Suzanne. Oh thank you Suzanne. Thank you. And thank you for coming to the limelight on Saturday. Like just felt sad just really because Saturday was so weird. It's like this big calm down of emotions on Sunday. Yeah, the two shows were very cracked right there. Honestly they were so much fun. I knew they were going to be good but they exceeded expectations I think. Lots of your messages this morning. Hi Andrew, it's Amelia and I'm really going to miss you in the mornings on the radio. And I hope I see you at Blackwood Golf sometimes when I'm at my lessons. Good luck. Oh, that's nice. Thank you very much. Thank you very much on the golf lessons. Well done. Lots of messages this morning as well from some of Andrew's friends. Connor, name me. How did you put up with that car command for three and a half years? Oh wow. It must have felt like at least seven. Anyway, listen, thanks for putting up with Andrew. This is Shane Casey, aka Billy Murphy from The Young Offenders. Send in your best wishes for the future. I hope Andrew has a nice relaxing time for a couple of weeks before the baby arrives. And I hope ye and I wish you continued success. Connor, name me. You're fantastic people and it was lovely to meet you a couple of times. And who knows we might see you down the road. All the best. Thanks for putting up with my buddy. Slon. Hi, Andrew. Hi, Connor. Hi, you, me. Very emotional seeing thought here. You know me. Just trying to give a genuine and heartfelt. I was going to say, you know, gee, it feels like it doesn't it, guys? I tribute if I can. If I can do it just as if I can put it into words for Andrew Ryan. The fact that he's leaving the cue breakfast show a dagger to my heart. And I'm sure many people. And Andrew, I'm going to be honest, you know me. The difference, I think Andrew's me to not just cue radio but air waves across Northern Ireland. I think could be described. I don't think it'd be over described. If I described it as minimal. There won't be, I mean, I think this week and maybe even today. I know today we'll have a lot of kids coming in, but I can't really. I can't really see that lasting until even the middle of the week. I think we'll sort of collectively, I know Connor and Amy will have sort of moved on. And guys, I appreciate being asked to replace Andrew for the last couple of years. I wouldn't do that to him. You know me, I already have the utmost respect for Andrew Ryan. And all serious in this Andrew, I mean what I've said. Good luck with whatever you're doing next. I know it's all about going from strength to strength. I know cue radio will do that. Hey Andrew, Tim McGarry here. Look, I'm really sorry to hear that you're leaving cue radio. Thank you for being so good to me and let me on so many times. And the very best wishes with your new tour. And with your new arrival in December. Very, very best wishes, mate. Here, listen cue. Now you got rid of that book agent. Do what you need. You need a more mature comedian. Maybe one more grey hair and a beard, you know. Just thinking out loud. Give me a call any time. Wow. Oh my words. What do you think of those? That's right, nice. Very, very nice. Yeah. Really. Really good, yeah. That was good. Are you sure that you're taking a bath, isn't it? cue radio breakfast. The old day breakfast podcast. So if you remember back in World Book Day, I think that was in March, about the 5th of March. I did a little story called The Three Noisy Puffies, do you remember that? Yeah. Yeah. It was so sweet. There's not a follow-up story. Okay. That I've created from The Three Noisy Puffies. Once upon a time, there were three little puppies, called Iime, Conor, and Andrew. They were the best of friends, and for three and a half puppy years, they did absolutely everything together. Conor Puffie was the sensible one. Whenever they went on an adventure, Conor knew the way. He made sure nobody got lost, and generally tried to keep everything under control. Andrew Puffie was less sensible. He was always barking at the wrong moment, getting himself into trouble, and occasionally sniffing things that he probably shouldn't. And Iime Puffie liked to think she kept the two boys in check, although if we're being truthful, she was usually right in the middle of the mist of two. The three puppies spent their days chasing each other around, stealing each other's toys, winding each other up, and laughing at all the silly things they got wrong. They squabbled like brothers and sisters, but they never stayed cross for long. Because somewhere along the way, they hadn't just become best friends. They'd become a little pack. But as the puppies got older, life started to change. And one day, Andrew Puffie fell in love with a lovely leery puppy. Oh, hello. Before long, he came running over to Iime and Conor with some very exciting news. He was going to have a little puppy of his very own. Oh, God. Iime and Conor's tales wagged like crazy. They couldn't wait to meet the newest little member of the pack. But Andrew explained that it also meant it was time for him to leave their little den and start a brand new adventure of his own. Oh, God. Aime and Conor felt a little lump in their throats. Who would they chase around now? Who would steal their toys? And who would bark something completely inappropriate at the worst possible moment? But they knew that packs are funny things. You don't stop being part of one just because you wander a little further away. So Aime and Conor gave one last big puppy cuddle and watched him trot off towards his new adventure. They knew he'd be back to visit. They knew there were still plenty more adventures for the three of them to have. And soon, there'd be a tiny new puppy joining them too. Because no matter where life took them, Aime, Conor and Andrew would always be the three noisy puppies just with one extra set of paws joining the pack. Oh, that's a new one. Oh, Jesus Christ. Poor Conor's guys. Oh, that was lovely. Even Andrew, maybe we'll go into the Aime. Yeah, I'm trying to hold it in there, but that was so sweet. Can you send me that? Yeah. I'd have to put it in a frame and be host. Oh, there you go. Oh, that was a poor Conor's very upset. No, I was told that to go. I have to admit, I cried, I cried last night. Oh, did you? It was amazing. Oh, I just saw it lovely. Can you send it to me? Yeah. That was amazing. God, he missed 20 past days. Sorry. That's a burst of dough, Jesus. The All Day Breakfast Podcast. Chris Kent here. I just wanted to wish my very good friend Andrew Ryan the best of luck as he finishes up and the curate your breakfast show. Well done. Fair play it here. You're doing an amazing job. I know you're going to be kept busy because there's a baby underway. I'm just at an under 10s Sakura Mach here now. I've just come from swimming before that. And I have a gymnastics concert later on. So don't worry. You'll have plenty to do Andrew. But I know you're going to smash that as well. Hi, Andrew. It's Duna Dori and Sean Hagerty here. Yeah, let's admit, just want to say huge congratulations on such a successful stunt on the show. And we listen to every single morning. And if you could do us a favor going forward and maybe just give us a ring every morning between 6 and 10. Just so it doesn't mess up our routine. Yeah, like we listen to that much. So the kids have started calling you Dori. That's not weird. And genuinely, we would actually prefer if that continued. It would give Sean a wee bit of a break to be honest. Yes, you just keep that up for us. And all the best with your future endeavors. Congratulations, Mitt. We love you. Bye. Hello, Andrew. It's your special little buddy, Aaron Butler here. Just wanted to say a big congratulations. The record break in three and a half years. Unbelievable. The Connor and Amy have put up with you in that time. They deserve all the praise as you seal off into the sunset to pastures. I know. Well done, Mitt. Very proud of you. And congratulations once again. All the best for the future. And you're going to make a great died. And I'm going to see you again very, very soon. Love you, Mitt. And they're lovely Mercedes this morning. I don't say nice. That's very nice. Cute radio breakfast. The old day breakfast. We're into the final 15 minutes of Andrew's. It's not his final show, but it's his leaving day. You're going to be with us tomorrow. Yeah. For something. For the what comes next, I guess. Now, lots of Mercedes coming in today. Lots of listeners. Your fellow presenters. Your friends. Your fellow comedians. We've left one until nine. This is the last one that we'll play in the show. This is just a wee message just for Andrew from your very pregnant wife. I just want to say how incredibly part of you for everything that you've achieved over the last few years. And obviously a lot coming up in the future now. So you go on tour. And that's become apparent. So it's very exciting time ahead. And Connor and Amy. It's exciting time ahead for you guys as well. I really want to miss listening to three of yous on the radio. You've built such a great team over the last few years. And you should all be very part of yourselves. And I just want to wish you all the very best of luck. Oh. Oh, well there you go. She never told me she did that now. That's lovely. And what? To get her on the radio was a big thing. Oh, I know. I know I love legit and we've got a little thing for you just before you go We got that bag. Yeah, my apologies. I couldn't find we couldn't find a bag like a baby bag big enough So tell a sports drag bag You just just a little something from your breakfast team. Oh, oh my oh Guys it's a baby formula making machines And they're lovely picture. Oh, you frame picture the three of us Connor sent me that last night and it literally I couldn't cope No, I don't know why such a lovely time in our life, isn't it such a wonderful time in our life. That's lovely. Oh god We're in the last I can't I don't want to speak that that's pretty nice. We've won one song. It's lined up for you and before we we played It's a perfect dander I think for this show, but um, you know, well, so I would give you a few minutes if there Yeah, you know, I just want to say a big tanky to everybody big tanks of listeners and everyone over the years who's sent in messages and You know kind of welcome to me on to the show and I live in up here in the north. You know, it's it's one for place to be and You know, I love living here. I love I've been my wife here and my baby is gonna be born here and all this kind of stuff So it's a wonderful time my life to be here and I do love living here You know, and I want to go home to cork. I'm always talking to people both in art and the people up there because there's the people's Humor and personal is here really really do stand out, you know, and when you know, I feel really you know, welcome to here and Sure, you know, it's been lovely and um, you know, a big thank you to all the presenters everyone here at station All the management all the suits and also a big thank you to Connor and Amy who I've, you know, bounced around with here for the last few years And you know, we've had some of the best times ever and we I don't know how we got away. We'll have to stuff we did And you know, just to see those guys work together as a team coming in and you know, we've come up with ideas and you know It's been it's been really great and but you know, I'd still be a friend of them and still be coming in to see them and annoying I will be what's happening them in during the show and stuff around there, but just you know You know, it's it's time for me to move on and go off into McCarmody and go off and tour starting on Wednesday and I'll always be around Bellfast in the north doing shows. So please do pop along and see me and but thanks for having me. Thanks for giving me a great part of my life So I really appreciate it. I can't go. Thank you, man. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for the last few years It's been absolutely amazing. We have with it some brilliant times and yeah, please do keep in touch I'd very much like it if we could know that we've crossed the threshold of four colleagues and the friends I would very much like to to keep that going And that's yeah, keep me showing for years. Yeah, I've been showing for a few years. I love coffee No, it's been amazing and you know, it's been so much fun. Of course for friends, you know, I don't think I really had us until after the live show And so I don't know. Well, it didn't hit me until like last night. It's actually happened. Yeah, I had a little moment I had almost like a little many freak out before we were about to step on stage for the second limelight show Just a few seconds before the way off the moment really hit me and I was like wow and Nicole said to me after when we were sitting down in the bar She's like you could tell you three did not want to get off that stage You just didn't you didn't want to leave this stage because it really felt like well This is it even though we knew we had today We know we've got a big job to do tomorrow, but it was it really felt like wow This is it really isn't it? I know I know and to be fair to you not too many people get to leave radio this way Yeah, it's it's an industry were typically when people leave. It's a oh by the way guys This is my last show, but I think because of how you've handled yourself and how you've handled this You know the the trust is there for you to come in Everybody knows you'll do a few good shows and you're gonna help us with what comes next exactly And that is so so rare in this industry You know, it's actually yeah, and that's real testament to you Yeah, you know when I was a grown up as a kid my mom used to always say it to me stuff like you know If you just make an effort make an effort and be considerate and I've always taken that on and when I decided to step away from the show It was the most important thing for me was that You know, you leave them good terms and you leave with a big tanky to the people who've helped you and support you and you leave You know, you'd be very clear as to why you're leaving and you leave Knowing that I've left in the best possible way because I don't mind everyone I like fall out with people are different like that and I'm leaving hopefully probably on better terms We want to come in You know, I love the board of the and you've a great people and great friends of mine and We know we'll always have our little night out whenever Get kinder over for a baby a bit of babysitting and Amy over for a bit of babysitting when I need to go for a gig or something like that But not being amazing and thanks for having me and I've loved it The all day breakfast podcast today is Tuesday the 20 second off September It is Andrew Ryan's last day on the curial breakfast show. Yes So the question from Day one when you meet your announcement Last week. Yes has been what are you guys going to do? What's gonna happen? No? Who's gonna take Andrew seat? Well, no, we can share with you For three and a half years Connor Amy and Andrew have owned your mornings, but now one seat is empty Andrew Ryan is leaving Q radio breakfast to chase the big stage full time and Q radio has a question for you Do you have what he takes to sit in that seat to trade banter with Connor to go toe-to-to with Amy every single morning? This is the Q factor Lord, not in search for the next voice of Q radio breakfast Upload your audition video right now at Q Radio dot com. No experience required just personality just energy Just the Q factor one listener one seat one shot It's time to face the line and to know and Q radio dot com the Q factor Well, I bet you weren't expecting that wow That is the real X-Factor guy do not by the way that is actually That's the first time I've heard that guys. This is not the X-Factor. This is the Q factor This is the Q factor. Can we come please get it right? I can't believe we're actually doing this. Yes, we're opening And trees to actually join us on the breakfast so fell Andrew's seat Yeah, there's going to be an empty chair and rather than just quietly filling it or finding somebody else just to put straight in tomorrow We're going to give you a shot at it. We're launching the Q factor We're looking for someone with a big personality Something to say and the confidence to sit in here every morning with us So if you've always listened thinking I could do that or if you have that friend or that family member and you've always thought They can do that they should be on the radio. Nice your chance to prove yourself exactly send your video entry in Yes, and listen good luck to everybody This is open to anyone if you ever talk to yourself. How do I get into radio? Well, this is how? So go on to the website qrity.com and you can take my seats and I leave it warm fear And I wish you the very very best to look to whoever's going to be you know successful in this process and Yeah, so start sharing it amongst your mates. Yeah, tell your friends. You've got that friend Hey, I think you'd be good for this get get it in. Yeah, you don't need any radio experience You don't need any fancy equipment. You just need a phone and maybe a little bit of confidence And it's a 60 to 90 second demo. You can send an audio demo. You can send a social video that shows us what you're like or a show real Maybe if you've got one over qrity.com. You'll see the landing pages there all the details are there the form is there You can upload the audio there and that is it guys before I did this I worked in Tesco. I was working in phone shops. I worked in phone shops for 10 years so you can do it If I can do it absolutely anybody came into the car showroom. I worked in a car showroom. I did marketing jobs at a sales job Yes, and then thought oh, I fancy radio and this doesn't normally happen obviously. No people always ask how do you get into radio? This is it you famously said Andrew you're not a radio presenter. No, I was I'm a comedian on a radio show So it'd be honest, but you're replacing me and I wasn't even doing the job So very exciting and there's a whole process to come that we cannot wait to share as we go through it over these common weeks But that is it the news is right there the q factor will we open the lines Yes, open the lines go for it by the way you have to work for ideas Oh Thursday keeper here Right, let's do it Oh The old-day breakfast podcast Thank you for the coffee. No problem. That's why I was lit and also thank you for sending Messages into the round line this morning. Oh Yeah, I love it. Yeah, I love it. How much space do you even have because I'm all about it. I feel like that was made for you Yeah. - Oh, totally, that's literally me. Just being like, this is a cry for help. Somebody do something like this, you know what I mean? - You feel better once you've got stuff like that off your chest, don't you? - Definitely, like see the thing I was saying, see them today, people on their phones on the way down here. I'm like, I'm gonna do violence here, like it's mental. - What's the matter? - We had messages this morning saying, this should become a feature. It's just Karen's melters. - Yeah. - Melters with Karen Martin, yeah, yeah. - We'll get like some tuna meld company with sponsor or something, gentlemen. - Exactly, exactly, exactly. - Yeah, it means like like a cheese toast, eat it. - I never loved that. - Oh, I didn't know. - That's cool, look. - Everything, this sits less than an upstairs in the sales team. Everything can be sold, Karen Martin. - They're like this. - If there's money on the table, they will find it. Listen, man, it's so good to see you. Thanks so much for coming in. - Fundrum, man. - You've been away for a little bit. And what have you been up to? - Yeah, so I've been just writing things, writing, you know, working on a novel, nearly finished that, working on some scripts. Rotally TV show that we're hoping to make and now we set common in April. I think we're gonna try and make it. And then wrote that movie, co-wrote that movie, "Bender" with Bill Burr and Chris O'Dowdy and it was broadly, so it was unbelievable. So just a bit of a whirlwind, really. I'll just write the things and then sort of go, wonder, did a couple of wee gigs over the summer, obviously. You know, just drop a wee name here, just on the floor as we build Burr support slots. - Oh, nice. - And when it was doing those, it sort of went, 'cause it's sort of maybe, 'cause of an office sort of building up ahead of me, we've been about, oh my, come back. It's gonna be like, and then getting, like, doing the first home was like a very much like, do you want to jump on tonight? And it was like, yeah, maybe not. And then it went well. I was like, oh, that's the, you know, it's sort of, the curse is broken. - Yeah, you're back in the game. - 'Cause I was, I was gonna ask that. Like obviously you were away and you were writing things and you were doing other great things. Was there ever a moment, did you ever consider, like, not coming back to comedy? Or was it always the plan to come back after a while? - It's, it's weird because, yeah, I mean, sitting in the house is far easier. So it's, oh, you can't, you can't get used to it. You can't go, I'll just do this. And then there is definitely, I mean, I think there's some wrong with everybody that they'll stand up for comedy. So there's like a, there's a deep need in there to sort of eventually go, oh, she did that again. You know, and there's nothing like, there's nothing like saying something in her room for the people in the house. Like, it is, it's an envelope. It's footballers talking about score goals. Like, it's the same thing. - Yeah, of course, yeah. - It's a total adrenaline rush like, you know, I mean, so you maybe get addicted to it, you know. - Yeah, of course, whenever you get it right and you just have that feeling of the crowd, all, you know, loving what you're saying and less than hanging on every word. And, you know, you're gonna be doing it again. - Keep my team up there to do that, until when her, but the keywords are where, when you get it right. Because there's also nothing like saying something and everybody goes, oh, you're like, oh, so good. - I suppose that's all part of it though, that's all you get. - That's the risk. You know what's funny though, sometimes that actually makes comedians laugh, and themselves, but also if you're out, you're watching your mates and your mates say something and it just dies, like, there's something really funny, but not in a competitive or evil way, just gonna try like, you know what I mean, it's so good. - And you're touching those shows coming back, obviously, you know, furly ridiculous way to kind of come back on the stage after a few years, you could rather than easing yourself back in, pop it up somewhere in a Monday night. - Can you put that in or something like, you know, maybe a second now we'll just go in here for the photo for the night, like, wow. - For two for the night, like, the Bumsquad Live pod and Bill Burr. So for those here that maybe don't follow comedy, you know, internationally or in American stuff, they got, Bill Burr is a pretty big deal. - Oh, absolutely, global star of color like, you know, he's unbelievable. - And you've been working with him obviously on a new film. - Yeah, yeah, so we shot that movie over the summer. A lot of it was shot in like, Carrick, which was a marvelous experience. And we, we also did like, Donekatee. Yeah, a couple of weird buildings in Belfast, they just don't even know where they're there. And then like, they just opened them up and they're just like, really old, grubby, like, class looking on film. Billings like one, like literally, there was one at like the bottom of the Ravenhill Road. You drive past it all the time, you wouldn't even know it's her. And then they made it into this like, seven days punk club, it was unbelievable. It would be such a class place to do that sort of stuff. Yeah, it was brilliant. Big open spaces as opposed to other people find those. Is it just like movie people know this is a good space? - Locations people just made see, like I'm saying yesterday the crew on the movie and on the TV shows we've done, but on that movie we're just, the crew ridiculous, like the town is unbelievable. And the locations people are just like, I didn't get that for you. And you're like, you'll get me a place in Belfast that looks like a seven days punk club, sweet. And you just, it's like abandoned. And then there are people come in and dress it. That's why. - Just have this mad vision, don't they? Did you see something? - Yeah, like what? - Like I do not have that. Like it's funny 'cause I'll write stuff, like even in the movie, you write stuff into the script and you go, well, I've written it, producers like it. - And they just, somebody else's problem. - Yeah. - Like I wrote a thing. I wrote a thing about like the guy that lead in the movie, like writes a song about a girl that's in the movie. I just wrote, he just writes a song. And then there's a better where that song needs the appear on like a little tape. So they actually had to go get somebody to write a song and record them awesome. - And it's just the details. - They're the end. One of the producers goes to me. Where did that even come from? Like I can't remember what draft I came from. Is that yours? Is that the other writer? And I went, no, I feel like just made that up. And they were like, that's mad though, 'cause like I just caused us like a horrible problem. - Yeah. - We realized we didn't have that. - Just because you've added this, we detail in. - Yeah, it's like a one line in your script when it becomes like somebody's whole life-to-fit, you know what I mean, yeah. - You just turned 40 as well. - Well, tomorrow. - Oh, tomorrow you turn to 40. - My life is, my life is devastating. - Yeah. - How are you coping? - There's been, there's been a lot of regression to like, you know, if I keep playing FIFA, it'll keep me young, you know? It's all made, it's devastating. Like I'm sort of, I've coping with my wife, Chloe. My lovely wife, she has done, she has done 40 days of like, of your presence, I like we did some things like leading up to it. So my family are coming over today for a wee bit of cake and stuff. - Ah, like, and then tomorrow. I think we're gonna go for dinner. So yeah, lovely, just, it's been great, but it's, it's weird 'cause you also, you feel no different, but you do go when, when does the midlife crisis come? - Feels like a milestone. - Yeah, you sort of, one came a couple of years ago. - Yeah, I'm sort of going, you know, does it do leather jackets and triple XL? Do I, do I get a tiny milestone? Try to squeeze into one more house? - What is that? - I started high rocks, that was mine. (laughing) - I don't know if you'd love to say a few things about that. - Yeah, but I'll, I'll, I'll, hold on, 'til we're up for it. (laughing) - The new show next year, great to be here. It's at the O2, you're about fast-pridey, the seventh of May. Take it's on sale this morning at 10 a.m. - So a couple of minutes. - So there you go, if you want to eat it in seven minutes, if you want to get care in a birthday present, there it is. - Nice. - Make it happen, keep me, I keep saying, let's keep me living in the lifestyle that I'm accustomed to. I need, I need to go to cafe every day. - Because there you go. It mints up, you know? - Yeah, and this time right then, it's not a tourist, not a string of dates, like you've done, you know, the ground upper highs, big run and stuff like that. It's one and done. - Yep, one that only during this massive show, you know, the arena, the O2s, like, it's the biggest venue here, and it's the best one for the scale of what I want to do. I'm trying to, you know, add a musical commonly, and this is all about like, scale that up, you know, I did it before where we scaled up for the upper house, and there's, there's full musical production and some of the songs and amazing lighting and stuff and all. So it's like, it's way bigger than just saying me doing that and like, you know, a G.A. Klub or something or a football club. - You've got the most side of it? - Yeah, so like, with this, we're like, scale, not only for other, and just like, you know, so it's me and my, my mate, Johnny Morton, who's like a composer and a musical director, and he comes in and we were, you know, I kind of write this commonly songs, I write them and then give them to Johnny, and you know, I write some frivolous and a haunted guitar, and Johnny goes, here's a whole orchestra. - Wow. - Yeah, this is what you're used to. Now, if we're working on Bill Burn, this film, you're used to just skill in things. I'll put them in being massive, which-- - Keep it on that level. - So the show is called "Grid to Be" here, very quickly before we let you go, because all these tickets are on sale. We're going to give you situations here in Barlin, and you tell us whether it's "Grid to Be" here or "Get me out of here." - Right, okay. - "Whether spoons." - Aw, "Grid to Be" here when you're 20 to 25. - "Get me out of here, 40, look." - I can't. - "Get me out of there." "Oh my God, no, never." You just look at other doomed men in their house. - It's just a nightmare. Well, 100% that is kids' birthday parties. - I don't have kids, so probably get me out of there. - Yeah, okay. - "Weddings." - "Wedding bear." It's not even "Get me out of there." It's, I'm not going. It's, no, on the RSVP. So I used to gig weddings, like music. - Aw. You're just, you're, you're, you're, it's gorgeous. - It's gone to your head, people are like, and people ask for weird. Can you play "Fake Plastic Trays" by Radiohead? I'm like, "Fear first, don't." (laughing) - Yeah. - "Wedding bear." - You're like, "Oh my gosh." - Yeah, weird. What about "Stack Doos?" - No, "Get me out of there, too." - "Stack Doos?" - "Doos." (laughing) - No, "Get me out of there." "Stack Doos" are like, no, it's, it's, depends what it is, it depends who. It was, and it was a, the sort of "Stack Doos" I like is, right, we'll go watch a match or something and go for dinner. - Can I say? - You know what? It's like, "Lads, we're going to Prague for a weekend." - And someone's gonna dress up for you? - And it's gonna be a nightmare. I'm just like, now I'm, you know. - And family, what's up, Grip? - Ah, yeah, "Grip To Be Here." Or my family, what's up, Grip, Samantha? - Yeah. - On stars or wild. - So yeah. - Nice one. And then the last one on stage of the "Utube Health Fast." - Oh, "Grip To Be Here." - No. Love us, it's grip. Go see Karen Bartlett, grit to be here at the U-Timbale Fast Friday. the 7th of May next year. Those tickets are on sale in less than five minutes to go on sale at 10, go and get them. Here, join us anytime. I'm just going to say, you know, I'll read about your cue factor thing. I'm like, let's call off the searches and just a great kidding value album. You know what I mean? It's a great advice for you guys. I'm right here. I'm right here. You know, I'm really different. Thanks so much for having me. It's great. It is actually great to be here. Thank you very much. The All Day Breakfast Podcast.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Andrew Ryan is leaving Q Radio’s breakfast show after three and a half years to focus on touring and starting a family.
  2. The station has launched a public "Q Factor" competition to find a new presenter to take Andrew’s seat, emphasizing personality, energy, and confidence.
  3. Listeners are encouraged to submit audition videos via qradio.com, with no prior experience or equipment required.
  4. A heartfelt farewell message from Andrew’s wife highlights the emotional impact of his departure and the strong team bond with Connor and Amy.
  5. The show celebrates Andrew’s legacy through a fictional story of "The Three Noisy Puffies," symbolizing the lasting friendship and camaraderie among the presenters.
  6. Andrew expresses deep gratitude to the team, listeners, and fans, emphasizing his commitment to leaving on good terms and maintaining future connections.
  7. The station features a warm, emotional farewell with messages from fans, colleagues, and presenters, underscoring the show’s community spirit.
  8. The new Q Factor initiative opens the door for aspiring comedians and broadcasters to enter the industry with confidence and creativity.

Summary:

Andrew Ryan is stepping down from Q Radio’s breakfast show after three and a half years to pursue a full-time tour and welcome a new baby. The station celebrates his legacy with a heartfelt farewell, including emotional messages from colleagues, fans, and his wife, who praise the strong bond formed with Connor and Amy. A fictional story, "The Three Noisy Puffies," humorously captures the trio’s friendship and Andrew’s departure, symbolizing enduring camaraderie.

To ensure a new voice joins the team, Q Radio has launched the "Q Factor" competition—an open, accessible audition for anyone with personality and energy, requiring no radio experience. The initiative invites listeners to submit short audio or video entries, promoting inclusivity and community involvement. Andrew expresses deep appreciation for his time on the show, emphasizing professionalism, goodwill, and future connections.

The event concludes with a warm, reflective tone, highlighting the joy, laughter, and lasting friendships built over the years, and a clear message that the radio team remains open to future collaborations.

FAQs

The Q Factor is a competition where anyone can audition to replace Andrew Ryan on the breakfast show. No radio experience is needed—just personality, energy, and confidence. Participants submit a 60-90 second audio or video demo through the Q Radio website.

Andrew Ryan is leaving Q Radio to focus on full-time touring and to start a new chapter with his newborn baby, marking the end of his three-and-a-half-year tenure on the breakfast show.

Andrew's final show was emotional, filled with messages from listeners and presenters. The team expressed their gratitude, and Andrew shared heartfelt reflections on the experience, saying it felt like a significant milestone in his career.

The 'Three Noisy Puffies' is a fictional story created by the show's team, featuring Andrew, Connor, and Amy as puppies. It humorously depicts their friendship and Andrew's departure to start a new adventure with his baby, symbolizing a bittersweet farewell.

Yes, Andrew plans to remain connected with the team and audience. He hopes to keep in touch, visit during future shows, and continue supporting the station and the team, especially in Bellfast.

The audience will have the opportunity to vote through the Q Factor competition. The winner will be selected to take over Andrew's seat, with the final decision based on personality, energy, and fit with the show’s tone.

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