The popular podcasting duo, Johnny Smacks and Johnny B, joined the station in February 2022 where they hosted the afternoon show, and in a statement released earlier today, it was confirmed their show will end on 31 May.
It comes just weeks after Doireann Garrihy from the 2FM Breakfast Show announced she too was leaving the station at the end of this month.
31 May sees an unprecedented day for 2FM as they say goodbye to three of their key presenters.
Doireann Garrihy - the original breakfast presenter on the current morning team line-up - announced a few weeks ago, that after five years, that she was leaving 2FM Breakfast on 31 May.
Mr Healy said: "The listenership for the drivetime show has been very strong from the very start and the most recent listenership results continued that trend.
He said the 2 Johnnies had been "a great part of the 2FM family" and he wished them "well as they continue their adventures".
So, if you are looking for clues as to why they have suddenly decided to depart 2FM, there isn’t much there.
He then leaves on an intriguing note, "and we may be back on radio someday but for now as we say on the show.. we are out the gap…".
"There's great people working in 2FM and we wish them all the success in the world," he said.
They then effusively thank their colleagues and listeners and go on to list a long and impressive roll call of their upcoming projects and clearly, they have a busy schedule ahead in the coming months.
To their credit, the 2 Johnnies are recognised as self-made, successful and busy presenters with a huge following.
It was this profile which drew 2FM bosses to them in the first place, and reading the list of plans ahead, they are getting bigger and bigger.
Their schedule includes events such as a world tour encompassing America and Australia, along with their own festival at St Anne’s Park in Dublin and then a mention of their podcast, which they describe as the country’s number 1 on Spotify, so it’s easy to see how the daily commitment of a drivetime show, is a stretch.
But what does this all mean for 2FM bosses?
On music stations and commercial stations the received wisdom is that the pillar slots are the Breakfast slot (which carries its own industry phrase, "win breakfast, win the day", the Drive Time slot which is now on uncertain ground and then look across the schedule and there is another gap too.
Having been absent for some weeks now, listeners could be forgiven for getting curious about presenter Jennifer Zamparelli’s plans on the station.
She presents the mid-morning show (the old Gerry Ryan show) which broadcasts daily from 9am to 12pm.
But why now?
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