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UH OH: VEXNEWS joins Glenn Ridge’s Sunday show on Melbourne Talk Radio
Melbourne Talk Radio launched this week and someone there thought it would be a good idea to invite your humble correspondent and the Sunday Herald Sun’s brilliant James Campbell to contribute every week to the Glenn Ridge Sunday show broadcast on MTR1377AM from midday for two hours.
It has taken every ounce of self-discipline I don’t have not to boast about share this news any earlier. As Big Kev used to say before running into issues with regulators “I’m excited.â€
We’ve been listening this week and have loved MTR so far, finally a fresh approach to news without the tired old back-slapping ways of Fairfax’s yawnfest 3AW and without the preachy annoying Saab-driving sanctimony of the ABC. We’ve been hearing Steve Price on Sydney radio for ages online, and he’s been intense and great in league with Andrew Bolt. We’ve also been impressed with Steve Vizard who is showing why he was such a huge success on TV in the first place. It’s been a very promising start for them.
So Glenn Ridge, James Campbell and I will be reviewing the news, issues and events of the week in a rollicking two hours of friendly discussion and argument.
HITTING THE AIRWAVES
Can you imagine a better way of spending a Sunday than receiving an oral version of the delight that is your daily serve of VEXNEWS?
Traditional VEXNEWS targets – you know who are – will have good reason to tune in. All their secrets will be exposed in an unprecedented broadcast frenzy. Not really, but you never know what could happen in a live, unrehearsed, free-for-all.
Callers will be welcome to sound off too by calling 131 873. Patriots, haters, nasties, pranksters and freaks all welcome. Just remember, we know where you live.
James Campbell – whose capacity to start fights in empty rooms is probably only slightly exceeded by my own – will make an excellent sparring partner and it will be a delight to regularly review events at home and around the world with such a smart chap.
Campbell is a former Liberal staffer before becoming a journalist and star columnist at the nation’s most popular newspaper the Sunday Herald Sun. A Cambridge scholar known for being far too friendly for his own good with the small l liberal Baillieu faction of the Liberal party, we’ll delight into turning some of his sacred cows into hamburgers.
On the subject of ham, we once repeated the myth that Campbell’s former boss, the well-preserved plastic surgery enthusiast Helen “Chardonnay†Shardey served ham at a Jewish community function in her office. This false rumour was vigorously denied although Campbell’s enthusiasm for tasty prosciutto is well known in porcine circles.
Oddly, I have always thought Campbell would do very well on radio, his voice is perfect for it and he – how do we put this politely – is known for having a lot to say and backing himself in. Unlike us.
We’ll be hosted by Glenn Ridge, the legendary host of Channel Nine’s incredibly successful TV show Sale of the Century back in the day, who will no doubt wonder whether life is still worth living after two hours of Campbell and Landeryou (as a radio star I can now speak in the third person).
So bring it on.
Be afraid.
Tune in.
Listen up.
It’s going to be epic.
Sundays from midday MTR1377.com.au
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Congratulations Andrew. Give ‘em heaps.
I’ll look forward to speaking to you on air Andrew
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The I-Pod doesn’t pick up such drivel.
Awesome
Landy goes mainstream, another reason not to listen to MTR
Look everyone George Droutarse is back posting on this site.
Great news, Andy.
Thank god it’s on radio.
Fantastic news Andy, finally I’ll be listening to AM!!
Glenn Ridge also briefly hosted a car show and I had no idea he was a total revhead who’s good behind the wheel.
If you run out of things to discuss, I’d be asking him what he thinks about speed cameras…
I just returned from the US and haven’t enjoyed driving like that in years. Everybody on the highway driving at high speed, perfectly safely. Anyone who couldn’t keep up would simply stay off the highway. Cops would well and truly pull you over if you were being stupid, but would smile if you were simply putting your foot down.
What a nanny state we have become.
Make sure you give Elton John and Barry Manilow a good run.
Well that fills in my diary for Sunday just nicely.Start of with the dawn service, off to Saint Pat’s ,then a little light entertainment on the wireless before scanning the new Myki and off to the G.
Any suggestions for after the festivities at the “G” Andy.
Perhaps a spot of two up?
Great news!!!
Who is this ‘Reds are better in bed’?
Better at what? Slapping themselves? I’m not sure that is worth boasting about.
Well done, Andy
I tried, I reaaaally did try. I Promise. But God it’s an awful radio station. I don’t mind controversy. I Love it. But I don’t like being shouted at and that’s all Steve Price and Co seem to do.
I like Glenn Ridge, am probably more aligned to James Campbell and you are always good for a laugh, so am prepared to try again. But don’t expect me to listen to anyone that shouts at me !
this is good, you need a much higher profile in the media, like a column in a late seventies edition of the Sunday Observer
fuck, shits gona burn!
Very well deserved. Congratulations.
Gud luck on UmTr Undrew. I wull luk forward to lustening to you on the rudio. Ut wull a plussent change frum the rust uv the shuck jucks
Great news Andrew and congratulations! Will the show be podcast so interstate patriots can have a listen?
Great news. Maybe you can use this as a stepping stone to television ala Bert Newton. At the very least we can hope for an early Sunday program, cross between Point of View and World of Sport – we can have our anti-communism spread with four’n'twenty pies and the handball competition. Give ‘em hell!
This is great news. A couple of Generation Xers providing a no-holds barred approach to news in this town. For too long news in this city has been the preserve of a nominally left-right clique who either have not had the capacity or courage to ask the tough questions. The Landeryou-Campbell Team, if VexNews is anything to go by, will focus on the news behind the news. Let freedom ring on the airwaves at long last.
This is excellent and a well-deserved break for you, Andrew. I’ll be tuning in and loving every minute.
Game on.
Game on!!!!!!
I hope Steve Mayne dials in …. ehehehehe
Hilarious, hope they’ve got a good lawyer. Game on.
Can’t wait to hear you describe someone as a lying liar who lies! Good luck.
more crap to dodge
Good news! I’m sure your presence will make for interesting radio.
You will probably be more interesting than Daren Hinch, John Laws, that Rugby poof in Sydney or Stan Zemanek. Have not heard much of Stan lately is he off air?
Hey Danny Lewis you like driving in the US so much but what’s like to drive in Israel with all those road blocks and storm trooper IDF gun toting thugs jackbooting there way around the place
hope theres an audio higlight online, this this peice of history can remain forevermore.
Game on, indeed! I can’t wait. I don’t actually own a radio but will be listening via the MTR website – I suggest this as an option for those who, like me, spend too much time online. I would love to hear a slanging match or two with J-Smear; could make for some extremely entertaining cage match radio. I hope that he does call in!
Adrian FYI – Stan Zemanek died about 3 years ago so he’s been a little quiet since then.
Wow Adrian, you really are stupid, aren’t you?
First, you ask a question about Stan Zemanek that is just embarrassing.
Then, you refer to road blocks in Israel. Guess what? There aren’t any. It’s only the Palestinian terrorists who need to worry. The card-carrying Israelis are free to do as they wish, as one might expect in any democracy. Admittedly, they drive like maniacs, but once again you’ve proven how little you know, yet how willing you are to open your mouth regardless.
As for the “IDF gun toting thugs”, here’s a few pictures for Jackson to jack off to. They would kick your arse.
http://plancksconstant.org/blog1/2006/08/why_israelis_will_wi.html
Adrian Jackson = Pathetic, lonely Jew-hating loser.
You’re probably going to be bashed and fried tomorrow Landy. Have a great night at Epworth!
Darren 9920 I knew Stan crooked it – just my black sense of humour.
Danny boy Israel has never fought a Conventional Army, ever, and if they had too they would not last a week, like Saddam’s Army in 2003. Even irregular forces like Hezbollah brought tears to the eyes of northern Israelis in 2006. You are so much fun to toy with Danny Schickelgruber
Hey Danny I just looked at the IDF womyns. They could be some of the 1000 virgins Hezbollah could choose from when they are POW’s in South Lebanon in the future. More black humour Danny; Hezbollah would be more choosy
You’d think Wally Smear would have better things to do than troll Vexnews. Oh wait. He doesn’t.
http://middleeastrealitycheck.blogspot.com/
Gud luck on UmTr Undrew. I wull luk forward to lustening to you on the rudio. Ut wull a plussent change frum the rust uv the shuck jucks
No news????