The Country 12/06/26: Riley Kennedy talks to Jamie Mackay

Time to catch up with BusinessDesk senior journalist and Jamie Mackay's Fieldays housemate.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Right this man last night and I was crowned Rural
Broadcaster of the Year at our sort of in house
radio and podcast awards, Riley Kennedy. If you subscribe to
Business Desk, he does all the rural stuff there, Riley,
is this the greatest honor of your life?

Speaker 2 (00:17):
It's an honor and a privilege and probably second only
to having to share an Airbnb with you all week.
And I'd just like to fact check you. You said
that if you're lucky enough to be a oh, I
thank you, don't encourage him. If you're lucky enough to
be an a f CO shareholder, Well, there's only one
f CO shareholder and that's the Telly's family. I think

(00:37):
you mean f CO supply.

Speaker 1 (00:38):
I f CO supplier. Sorry, I'm getting confused with Fonterra,
not a shareholder. Yeah, but not quite good. Actually, now
I think Winston's coming at about twelve thirty and we're
going to give him a lamb shop. So don't you
eat them? Are hey? Listen? What on a serious vein
you do?

Speaker 2 (00:52):
Right?

Speaker 1 (00:53):
You do the rural stuff for Business Desk. If you
don't subscribe, I suggest you subscribe. What are the big
stories out there?

Speaker 2 (01:01):
The fact that Lamb Chop was really good. But I
think it's been a great field days. Everyone who's been
pretty upbeat. The big story is that Leverin's got a
lot more money now. I suspect the attendance numbers, if
we ever find them out, might reflect there. I doubt
we'll ever find out how many people came through the gate,
but that's another story.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Why are we so secretive over attendance numbers? Especially I
understand why they might have kept quiet about them during
the COVID years when it was a bit tougher drawing
a crowd. But I've been coming to this for thirty years.
I don't think I've seen bigger crowds.

Speaker 2 (01:35):
No, and I wonder whether this view will change. But
I understand that Wednesday was actually a record day. Not
that I know the figures, but I've been told that
Wednesday was a record day for the Open So and
I'm sure we've given the crowd that's here today and
also yesterday that would have continued on

Speaker 1 (01:51):
To Okay, well done last night and the in House
Radio and Podcast Awards Rural Broadcaster of the Year Riley
Kennedy