Rick Whelan is an Irish broadcaster, film director and multimedia producer from Waterford. He helped found WLR FM with pilot pirate broadcasts in 1978, alongside his brother Des Whelan. WLR FM eventually became a licensed station in 1989.
In recent years, Whelan's on-air role has reduced somewhat, with him making sporadic broadcasts from time to time. His only regular broadcast now takes place on Saturday, which is titled Here's Ricky. He continues to work behind-the-scenes in his role with St Brigid's Community Centre and has a regular DJ set at the Flytrap nightclub in Waterford on the first Friday of every month.
Whelan is noted for directing and producing the original adaptation of Loftus Hall, entitled The Legend of Loftus Hall, and his next project is an Irish adaption of "Brokeback Mountain" a short story by American author Annie Proulx. It was originally published in The New Yorker on 13 October 1997.