June 5, 2025 • 3 mins
The Country's Jamie Mackay is celebrating another industry success - and he joined Heather to discuss the win.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Jamie McKay, Host of the Country are Jamie.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Hello, Heather, it's great to be here in person.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
Congratulations on your award.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Well a lot for again.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
What's it for?
Speaker 2 (00:10):
I think something like outstanding contribution to radio but in brackets.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
To be honest, I've been trying to win a radio
award for thirty years and I eventually won something only
I've been hanging around.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Is this the one they give?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Like?
Speaker 1 (00:23):
This is the one that they give to someone who's
tried heaps of times and not one. Yeah, they go,
let's just put the guy out of his misery, given
this one.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Yeah, and then normally just before they put you out
to pasture.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
So are we scouting for a Jamie replacement? Then, of
course we're not.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Jamie.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
You deserve it because you've done a fantastic job, haven't
you be honest about it?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Oh? No? But I mean, the one thing I have
achieved is way early on, I think I saw there
was a gap in commercial radio for rural programming, and
we tied that in with a bit of farming and footy.
We were doing rugby commentaries back in the day down
on Hokkanui and Gore. Yeah, and so I was often saying, love, Feather,
you don't have to be the best. I'm far from
(01:02):
the best. I'm no Heather, I'm no Husk. What I was,
what I was smart enough to do, was to realize
there was an opportunity first. So you know, thirty years
or thirty one years in my case, Rural Broadcasting still
own a couple of radio stations down South, even though
one's a computer. Rack and Bellcluther, Heather. But it's been
a great journey. And the likes of my dear cousin
(01:23):
you're better half, actually your worse half, Barry, like he's
been on my show like for thirty years. So we
just formed these long, long bonds. And I've been speaking
to the Prime Minister of the day every year since
the year two thousand. When Helen Clark came asked to
go on to our show, did she down on South?
And simply because, Heather and you're a student of political history.
(01:45):
Simply because there was this young whipper snapper called Bill
English who she thought was a bit of a threat.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Oh interesting, she thought, get get him, well, get on home. Listen, Jamie,
what I think you're too hard on yourself. But what
I want to say is The thing that you have
got is that you're immensely likable, and I think that's
the most important thing. And I could keep trying to
do that too. I could keep working on that one.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
No, Heather, you know, the only soft thing about you
is your teeth. That's right, exactly.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Thank you for being honest, Bears now.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
You need that on your job. I'm not as hard
hitting as don't listen.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I don't want to turn this into a mutual admiration society,
but family, Heather, own the fact that you are a
wonderfully likable man, and that is very very important. Incredibly,
some people would say charming now, is it beers now?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Yeah, it's Bears now. So we've got the formalities out
of the road, and I know that you. I mean,
you've been that busy working. You can only go to
the after match. So I'm really looking forward to catching
up with you and cousin Barry afterwards. It's always a
pleasure to be up in Auckland with the big guns.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Got on you, Jamie, listen, go well, go and enjoy
your busies and we'll see you there shortly enough. It's
Jeremy McKay, Host of the Country for more from Heather
Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to news talks.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
Jamie McKay, Host of the Country are Jamie.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
Hello, Heather, it's great to be here in person.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
Congratulations on your award.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Well a lot for again.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
What's it for?
Speaker 2 (00:10):
I think something like outstanding contribution to radio but in brackets.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
To be honest, I've been trying to win a radio
award for thirty years and I eventually won something only
I've been hanging around.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
Is this the one they give?
Speaker 2 (00:23):
Like?
Speaker 1 (00:23):
This is the one that they give to someone who's
tried heaps of times and not one. Yeah, they go,
let's just put the guy out of his misery, given
this one.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Yeah, and then normally just before they put you out
to pasture.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
So are we scouting for a Jamie replacement? Then, of
course we're not.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Jamie.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
You deserve it because you've done a fantastic job, haven't
you be honest about it?
Speaker 2 (00:41):
Oh? No? But I mean, the one thing I have
achieved is way early on, I think I saw there
was a gap in commercial radio for rural programming, and
we tied that in with a bit of farming and footy.
We were doing rugby commentaries back in the day down
on Hokkanui and Gore. Yeah, and so I was often saying, love, Feather,
you don't have to be the best. I'm far from
(01:02):
the best. I'm no Heather, I'm no Husk. What I was,
what I was smart enough to do, was to realize
there was an opportunity first. So you know, thirty years
or thirty one years in my case, Rural Broadcasting still
own a couple of radio stations down South, even though
one's a computer. Rack and Bellcluther, Heather. But it's been
a great journey. And the likes of my dear cousin
(01:23):
you're better half, actually your worse half, Barry, like he's
been on my show like for thirty years. So we
just formed these long, long bonds. And I've been speaking
to the Prime Minister of the day every year since
the year two thousand. When Helen Clark came asked to
go on to our show, did she down on South?
And simply because, Heather and you're a student of political history.
(01:45):
Simply because there was this young whipper snapper called Bill
English who she thought was a bit of a threat.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Oh interesting, she thought, get get him, well, get on home. Listen, Jamie,
what I think you're too hard on yourself. But what
I want to say is The thing that you have
got is that you're immensely likable, and I think that's
the most important thing. And I could keep trying to
do that too. I could keep working on that one.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
No, Heather, you know, the only soft thing about you
is your teeth. That's right, exactly.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Thank you for being honest, Bears now.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
You need that on your job. I'm not as hard
hitting as don't listen.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
I don't want to turn this into a mutual admiration society,
but family, Heather, own the fact that you are a
wonderfully likable man, and that is very very important. Incredibly,
some people would say charming now, is it beers now?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
Yeah, it's Bears now. So we've got the formalities out
of the road, and I know that you. I mean,
you've been that busy working. You can only go to
the after match. So I'm really looking forward to catching
up with you and cousin Barry afterwards. It's always a
pleasure to be up in Auckland with the big guns.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Got on you, Jamie, listen, go well, go and enjoy
your busies and we'll see you there shortly enough. It's
Jeremy McKay, Host of the Country for more from Heather
Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to news talks.
Speaker 2 (02:55):
It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast
on iHeartRadio
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