Mike's Farewell message

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And it's the home of Tasmania Talks, leading Tasmania's conversation.
This is Mico Lockland.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
It is Alan kind of filling in for Mico Lachland
on Tasmania Talks. It's Wednesday, November sixteen. It's a bit
of a strange show. US radio types don't normally talk
about ourselves, but on this occasion we're going to break
the rules. Welcome to your studio.

Speaker 3 (00:23):
Mike. There, I am, and I put to your mic on.

Speaker 1 (00:27):
I just have to say thank you everyone because my
last day and I'm leaving now.

Speaker 3 (00:31):
It's a cancer story, so I don't share it. Basically,
it's doing it already.

Speaker 2 (00:39):
You said to me before we started this, don't let
me cry and don't let me break down.

Speaker 1 (00:43):
And you have normally I have as tough as hell
and I'm controversial and God knows, but I mean the
reality is when I was diagnosed in September with prostate
cancer in Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, how hand is that
I urge men to check their PSA. He's got a
blood test and young men. When I heard the story,
I was in hospital. While I had a couple of
weeks off, I had to go to hospital for the

(01:04):
biop see, of course, and they told me the story
of a thirty three year old, thirty three year old,
very healthy young man, got very ill, sorting out what
the heck's he got. We're not too sure what he has,
and all of a sudden they found out he had
prostate cancer.

Speaker 3 (01:18):
A bit too. Lady became terminal, died.

Speaker 1 (01:20):
At thirty eight. Now that you think, hang on, because
people say, oh, it's an old man's disease. Not so please, blokes,
just get your PSA checked. And most doctors say, no,
don't worry about it. You're right, you're healthy. It doesn't
cost in the extra, get it done. And I mean
that's all I can say. I'm in And for me
it's a journey.

Speaker 2 (01:37):
Now.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
I've been back and forth and bits and pieces and
I've got to have all you held. It's ongoing, so
I can't really sort of stay in the chair and
then day off and down. I just want to say,
you mean, thanks to you for filling him, Mae, You've
been just a champion. But a couple of thanks. I
need to thank Tim Holder for first of all hiring me.
Good bloke and one of the nicest fellows I've had
the chance to work with Tim.

Speaker 3 (01:56):
I appreciate that.

Speaker 1 (01:57):
The network team, I mean Greg and Hobart, the fabulous
Kim in the West Coast, I'm very partial to Chloe
and Bernie, Sylvia and devenport Nat of course he's done
his fabulous in La FM and seven Est.

Speaker 3 (02:08):
Thank you all the.

Speaker 1 (02:10):
Producers I've worked with Rear brilliant, Jackie, thank you so
much for your help. And Jackie's wasn't a producer, just
came in and gave as a hand. And now I've
got Richard. I wish Richard the very best of luck.
A great regular guest, I mean going around the grounds
with the team was sensational finding out what's around the place.
Ruth Forrest was just a lovely person as a regular

(02:30):
guest to talk to. Andrew Griffiths, of course, Lee Johnston,
Jackie Lamby is always fun. I think Tammy Tyrrell, by
the way, would be good for the state. Good luck.
Greg keyeser a good blake having a chat to him
as a mayor. But I've enjoyed greatly too my chats
with Brian Mitchell, for example, good bloke and we'd be
able to spa a bit, and I enjoyed that but
as soon as it's interesting Alan soon as I spoke
to Labor, social media would say, Mike, you're a labor redragger.

(02:55):
Then I'd speak to Peter wish Wilson. I was a
Greenie and you know, I's a bad Greenie and the
language is amazing.

Speaker 3 (03:01):
It was so humorous to me.

Speaker 1 (03:02):
But reality me and I look at Anita Dowe, what
really a great hard worker as a politician. If we
talk police, Michael Ferguson, easy to contact, Guy Barnett a
very hard worker too, very very moral. But I love
it when I talk politics and get labeled with whatever
label they throw at me, because it means.

Speaker 3 (03:20):
I've got the balance right.

Speaker 2 (03:21):
Keep them wondering you've.

Speaker 3 (03:22):
Got the balance right.

Speaker 1 (03:23):
But and I'll be honest, I actually voted for Brigid
Archer in bass and I appreciate her honesty.

Speaker 3 (03:28):
I appreciate the facts you across the floor.

Speaker 1 (03:31):
So I mean, you know, when you know that, that's
that's my fence, and so you know, I think social
media will have a bit of fun with that. But overall,
I've got to say thank you to the listeners who
made the show the number one talkback show in the
most recent survey and all the appreciator and I really
appreciate the people that have really, you know, I've been
able to help with various issues as we've been able to.

Speaker 3 (03:50):
Do a lot of that. I was asked what as
a highlight.

Speaker 2 (03:53):
I was going to ask you that, any highlight.

Speaker 1 (03:55):
Yeah, well, fifty years in the game this month. Fifty years,
which is not bad. And they said when I And
a highlight, of course is last year being a finalist
in the ACRUS. When you're a finalist in a national award,
it's fantastic.

Speaker 2 (04:09):
It's a radio award thing that they give out to
people in Australia Radio awards.

Speaker 3 (04:13):
And then this year we're up for four and we
won two. You know, produce a.

Speaker 1 (04:17):
Real one, real one one. Good on her for that
was fabulous. But then they interview at the back and
they say, what are your highlights? And I expected to say, oh,
winning this.

Speaker 3 (04:25):
I didn't. I said my highlight was meeting my wife.
That's my heart.

Speaker 2 (04:29):
She was in radio too, wasn't.

Speaker 1 (04:30):
She And we've been together decades so that's my real
Oh all right.

Speaker 3 (04:38):
Okay, but yeah, yeah, I'll come back. That's a highlight.

Speaker 1 (04:42):
But it's just been really a pleasure to win this
shot job and so well, I'll leave it at that.

Speaker 3 (04:50):
Great memories, thank.

Speaker 2 (04:53):
You, And you're going to leave it at that, Mike.
You are going to be back at some point. I
guarantee you. It's a hard place to retire from. I
can talk from experience. You keep coming back, and after
you've been through the rigmarole, which I'm sure is probably
going to go on for probably a couple of months,
after I've got a.

Speaker 1 (05:07):
Bit of work to do.

Speaker 2 (05:07):
Yeah, you will be back, you mark my words. There
will be messages coming on your phone, Mike. We need
you to come in on Friday. It'll happen. You just
wait for it. You just wait for it. So well,
thank you mate, Michael Lachlan all the best with it
and we'll talk again very very soon.

Speaker 3 (05:21):
Thank you.