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| Genre | Chat / music |
|---|---|
| Running time | 09:00 - midday |
| Country of origin |  Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | RTÉ 2fm |
| Produced by | Siobhan Hough[1] |
| Recording studio | Donnybrook, Dublin 4 |
| Original release | March 1988 – 30 April 2010 |
| Audio format | FM and Digital radio |
| Opening theme | 2fm signature tune |
| Website | Official site |
| Podcast | The Weekly Ryan |
"All the 2fm pricks are here!"
A 2008 promotion on The Gerry Ryan Show, "Aero Hunt For the Hunk" (30 September 2008), led to this Ryan jest. Colm & Jim-Jim's response: "I hope this doesn't stick!". [2] The catchphrase "You pick and we'll prick" was then adopted in reference to contestants picking a numbered balloon for the breakfast hosts to burst to see if it contained a prize. [3]
The Gerry Ryan Show (often referred to as The Ryan Show, The G. Ryan Show[4] or GRS) was RTÉ 2fm's mid-morning radio show. Presented by Gerry Ryan until hours before his sudden death, it was launched in March 1988[5] and ran from nine until midday on weekday mornings.
Described by the BBC as "a de facto forum for the nation, the radio equivalent of The Late Late Show on RTÉ television",[6] the show, in its later years, popularised the satire of Nob Nation, spawned the cross-media event Operation Transformation and provided a launchpad for the career of Ryan Tubridy. Siobhan Hough was resident producer of the show.[1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
righthand_woman_reshufflewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ GRS, 30 September 2008
- ^ Gallery
- ^ "Gerry RYAN a perfect 10". Hot Press. 13 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ About the Show Archived 16 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Gerry Ryan 1956-2010". BBC News. BBC. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2010.