Ian Dempsey on 25 years at TodayFM: 'If there's a bit of positivity - that's my calling card'

Ian Dempsey: celebrating 25 years on the TodayFM breakfast shift. Photograph: Moya Nolan
Ian Dempsey is happy. Sitting at the control desk in the futuristic Today FM studio where he records his breakfast show, the longtime presenter is reflecting on a good career that only got better this year.
In the latest JNLR listenership figures, the number of people tuning into the Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show had jumped to 225,000.