""Well, I have to say we've been overwhelmed by texts coming in from listeners, but I won't read them all out because my late father used to quote the proverb: 'Self-praise is no praise'. "But on the other hand, he used to also say: 'If you want to be a somebody, you've got to bang, bang, bang on the drum'. Bit confusing for a young lad. "I will read, and I have been reading the texts that are coming in, and to be quite honest, I'm a bit overwhelmed. But the time has come to thank a few people.""
""My thanks, especially to all of them, but going back over the years, to reporters and producers and researchers who have worked on the show, I have to say to one and all, thank you very much. "And of course, most of all, to you, the listeners, for moving the dial 12 and a half years ago and staying with us. "We've covered the breaking news, we've hosted the big political interviews. We've heard the stories from people we think that you should hear from, and we've had the occasional big name sprinkled in between. "All of that and much more will be coming to your weekends in March, but today gives us the perfect chance for a reminder of who has passed through these doors and who may be still to come," he added.""
Pat Kenny will move to the weekend show on Saturdays and Sundays starting Saturday, March 7. Claire Byrne will take over his mid-morning slot next week. Kenny said he has been overwhelmed by listener texts and reflected on his father's sayings while expressing gratitude. He thanked current team members by name, including founding editor Eimear Bradley, sound operator Cormac McDonough, broadcast assistant Anne Marie Kane, senior producer Claire Darmody, producer Niamh Dunne, and researcher Cian Burns. Kenny noted the show's 12 and a half year run, its breaking news and political interviews, and said much of that content will continue on weekends in March.
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