Last month I was interviewed on the Newstalk ZB show ‘Real Life With John Cowan’ where I got to indulge in my multiple obsessions with things like cricket, Malaysia and the Bee Gees. Specifically, how a childhood in Malaysia still shapes me as an adult, how cricket was crucial in making me love New Zealand, and how…
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Music With A Message – My Newstalk ZB Interview On Why Pop Matters
A few weeks back I was interviewed on another Newstalk ZB show, Total Recall, about pop songs that have a message and a conscience. As someone who loves popular music and the possibilities of the format (including when it’s being highly socially charged) this is one of my favourite topics. In the clip below (approximately…
Newstalk ZB’s ‘The Two’ Soar To Their Highest Ever Ratings
The first lot of New Zealand radio ratings for 2016 were released a few days ago and we are thrilled and very thankful to say that Newtalk ZB’s The Two is not only still the nation’s number one show on a Sunday evening, but has increased its audience share. There’s a bit of an in-joke…
Huge Ratings Increase For Newstalk ZB’s The Two – Almost 50% Audience Growth
Tim Wilson & Tim Roxborogh. A quick note to say thanks if you ever listen to the Newstalk ZB radio show The Two (Friday and Sunday evenings, co-hosted by Tim Wilson and I). Radio ratings come out twice a year in New Zealand* and Tim and I are thrilled to announce a massive increase in…
The Characters Of Newstalk ZB – Including Little Brucie Of Little Wanganui & Housing New Zealand Sue
Little Brucie of Little Wanganui. UPDATE JANUARY 18 – See below for additional photos. It started with a video of regular Newstalk ZB caller Sue (known as Housing New Zealand Sue because of her devotion to topics related to state housing) and now with a photo of fellow talkback stalwart Little Brucie of Little Wanganui,…
Sunglasses Inside Episode 2 – Happy New Year With Rod Stewart & His Tartan Suit
Happy New Year! 2015 is here which is ridiculous. I remember the mayhem of that rainy night in Paihia, Northland, New Zealand in 1999/2000 so vividly that I really cannot believe it was 15 years ago. There were torrential downpours, midnight pashes, 111 calls on brick cellphones for severed toes and many other mild shenanigans…
Being Labelled A “Radical Lefty” + What Supertramp’s ‘The Logical Song’ Is All About
Supertramp’s biggest selling LP, 1979’s Breakfast In America. Last week on Newstalk ZB I faced the usual election-season accusations via email and text from a handful of listeners claiming I’m a “radical lefty” spouting my “liberal agenda” with “lefty buzzwords” like “inequality.” Do you laugh or cry? There are actually people on this planet who believe…
So Long Frank Lloyd Pam! – Pam Corkery Leaves Newstalk ZB’s ‘The Two’
Not the finest headline, but it has a decent ring to it. On a flight to LA a couple of weeks ago I was in a bit of daze thinking about the sudden departure of my dear friend and co-host Pam Corkery from radio for a return to politics. I’d found out midday Friday that…
Dan News Interviews Newstalk ZB’s ‘The Two’ – How The Show Became Such A Success
Newstalk ZB’s The Two. UPDATE APRIL 2014: Radio ratings in New Zealand only come out twice a year and we are very humbled to say The Two remains the nation’s #1 rated radio show on both Friday and Sunday evenings. Our Sunday show has gone up 5.4 percentage points in Auckland to have 17.3% of…
Commodores Bassist Ronald LaPread’s Powerful Tribute To Nelson Mandela – 1 Of The Commodores Most Inspiring Songs
Nelson Mandela. Last night on The Two on Newstalk ZB we paid tribute to Nelson Mandela, taking calls from listeners for the entire three hours about what the great man meant to them. One of the callers was none other than former Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread. Having grown up in Alabama during the Civil Rights…
Paul Simon Live In Auckland Tonight – His Farewell Song To Art Garfunkel
My all-time favourite lyricist is in town tonight and I can’t wait. About 10 years ago I saw Art Garfunkel solo, in 2009 I saw Simon and Garfunkel together but tonight will be the first time I’ve ever seen a solo Paul Simon show. I say favourite lyricist because I don’t know of any other…
Newstalk ZB’s ‘The Two’ Stay #1 In Radio Ratings
On behalf of Pam Corkery and myself, we want to say a huge thank you for continuing to listen to our show and being part of something so special to both of us. The latest radio ratings came out on Friday (they come out twice a year) and Newstalk ZB’s The Two is still the…