Kenny's RTE exit shows Newstalk is ready for battle
Pat Kenny's departure is a signal that RTE faces a real challenge from Newstalk. But it also gives the national broadcaster a real chance to change, writes Kevin Rafter.
It is the single biggest transfer of on-air talent since the advent of legal privately-owned radio in the late 1980s. Pat Kenny's current affairs stature means his Newstalk move dwarfs the earlier exits of Ray D'Arcy and Ian Dempsey from the RTE fold.
For Newstalk, the capture of the biggest name in Irish talk radio is a clear signal of intent. After more than a decade in the shadow of its larger Montrose ...
