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'I was supposed to be doing my homework' - fans remember Tony Fenton's Hotline
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MUCH-LOVED RADIO DJ Tony Fenton passed away this morning.
A legend of 2FM and later Today FM he’s being fondly remembered today, especially for one of his greatest legacies, The Hotline, a show he presented on 2FM in the nineties, taking over the mantle from Barry Lang.
A list of songs would be printed in one of the daily papers (The Evening Herald and The Star, among others) and listeners could ring the station to try to get their requests played on air, and get their hands on a prize.
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Listening to The Hotline surreptitiously while supposed to be doing your homework is a common theme among the memories being shared today.
Donegal woman Helen Francis remembers not only listening when she was supposed to be studying, but also winning!
In fact, she featured quite regularly on The Hotline.
Francis told DailyEdge.ie that living in Donegal meant she didn’t have easy access to the Evening Herald, but used to just keep up with the charts and guess the songs on the Hitlist. She remembers getting a call from Tony after choosing a Lemonheads song in 1993 (“probably Shame About Ray or Mrs Robinson”).
Helen won a Sinéad O’Connor DVD and CD boxset, which was unfortunate because she owned neither a DVD player nor a CD player.
When her friend Noelle Fox text her today to simply say “Tony Fenton, RIP” she said she felt saddened because he was a big part of their lives.
2FM’s Jenny Greene told DailyEdge.ie that not only did she listen to The Hotline “down low” when she was supposed to be doing her homework, she actually met Fenton as a 16 year old finalist in the Hotline’s DJ For A Day competition.
She remembers how encouraging Fenton was towards younger DJs and recalled being invited to his 40th birthday party.
8Radio and Phantom FM’s Simon Meagher says he learned a lot from the master:
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Today FM’s Ed Smith told DailyEdge.ie:
Will Leahy has today recalled working with Fenton as a young DJ:
And someone in RTÉ has done just that. Radio producer Alan Swan uploaded this short clip of the Hotline. Enjoy.
RIP Tony.
Share your own memories of The Hotline in the comments section…
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