Breakfast Wins Prize For Interview

Tim — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:23:47 +0000

Well we don’t often blow our own trumpet on Radio Adelaide Breakfast – but the other day we won a prize recognising a very special interview. A few weeks ago Nick Lee joined us in the studio. Nick lost his wife Jodi at 41. A few years ago they were living in Thailand and Jodi was getting some tummy pains. A visit to the doctor led to a diagnosis of bowel cancer. Only a short time later she was taken by the disease leaving Nick to look after their two small kids. It was just heart wrenching stuff…

So put yourself in his shoes – if your partner died so young what would you do? Retreat into your shell and never come out? Or start a foundation to let people know just how easy it is to protect yourself from bowel cancer? Nick took the second option – and he’s raised money since by running the New York Marathon and the grueling Gobi March – a 250 km footrace across China’s Gobi desert. It was a warm and touching interview. And last weekend I flew to Sydney on behalf of the breakfast team to pick up a cheque for $1000 and a fantastic plaque. So there you go – Radio Adelaide breakfast is an International Award Winner. Even more reason to tune in every weekday at 6.30am on 101.5FM, or on the net here! Oh, btw, check out our award here, and listen to the original interview here.

Can you vaccinate against mental illness?

Tim — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 11:23:54 +0000

On the show tomorrow… a woman who reckons we can ‘vaccinate’ people against mental illness using technology, a fella running 15 marathons in 15 days in the Simpson desert… how you might be inadvertently investing in cluster bombs through your super… and a didgeridoo player in studio who’ll blow your socks off… 6am-9am… Radio Adelaide 101.5fm… listen here… or on your mobile here… but also it’ll all be up here on the web as little podcasts forever!

Come over for breakfast

Tim — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:56:55 +0000

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Toast, tea, maybe a piece of fruit… you can’t face the day without it. But while you’re masticating away in the kitchen won’t you get a bit bored? Don’t you need some crunchy tunes, intelligent interviews and the latest news to feed your mind? Well that’s why the Radio Adelaide breakfast team and I are serving up the good stuff every day. So listen in or check out our daily highlights here.

Pulling legs with Lawrence Leung

Tim — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:08:36 +0000

Lawrence Leung gave me a call the other day and said he wanted to use my bullsh*ting skills for his new series ‘Unbelievable’. Can’t say too much but basically I had to hoodwink an RSL worth of punters during a jelly bean counting contest. It was great fun. Check it out tomorrow Wednesday July 20 at 9.30pm on the ABC. Or watch it here.

Can reality TV do serious?

Tim — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:03:16 +0000

Reality TV is alot of fun. When your brain’s worn and your tie is loose it’s great to loll on the couch lol-ing it up at the antics on Masterchef. But what about when you have the appetite for something crunchier and more controversial? Can reality TV deliver the goods? SBS’s show Go Back To Where You Came From had a red hot go. But did it spark as much debate as Merlin’s famous ‘Free The Refugees’ protest on Big Brother? Well click here to find out…