So, what do daytime 2FM DJs get up to in their spare time? Immerse themselves in 19th century gothic literature? Scowl along to Joy Division records? Surely they can't maintain that jollity all the time. Don't try telling "top jocks" Tony Fenton and Michael Cahill. The pair couldn't smile hard enough at the launch of video chain Xtravision's new DVD promotion on Tuesday night. DVD - digital video disc - is a cutting edge gizmo which plays video from CD and is tipped to supersede the conventional VHS format over the next decade.
Fenton's levity was perhaps understandable - he had just touched down from holidays in Marbella. Cahill, on the other hand, is hard at work on nationwide "beat on the street" patrol. The Today FM crew, meanwhile, was not to be outdone. Only a few weeks at the helm, new boss Willie O'Reilly seemed to be enjoying himself, as was his breakfast time starlet Ian Dempsey. Product launch PR stunt was provided by a Texan model, Kate Conkey, covered in silver paint and bearing a vague resemblance to that evil, silver, shape-changing robot from Terminator 2. Blame body artist Carole Ward, up since the crack of dawn working on the job. There was a big corporate presence, including Sony Ireland managing director Sushil Teji, Xtravision marketing director David Conn and Arks Advertising director Tommy MacDonnell.