Newstalk ‘should be waiting to greet Ivan Yates at airport’

Yates was a co-presenter on Newstalk Breakfast

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The station’s latest listenership results suggest Newstalk should be waiting at the airport to greet Ivan Yates, according to Eamon Fitzpatrick, managing director of IPG Mediabrands.

Yates, who was a co-presenter on Newstalk Breakfast, left the station last year to travel the US with his wife. His departure forced the station to launch a completely new schedule last September.

Its new breakfast show, presented by Paul Williams, Shane Coleman and Colette Fitzpatrick, gained ...