In this latest episode of Matt & Bruno’s The Probe, the boys dig deep into the life of the reveered Hollywood Gossip Reprter, Richard Reid.
Over the course of this podcast you’ll hear about:
Richard’s humble beginnings as a carnival worker
How a Channel Nine executive going through a rubbish bin stumbled upon Richard Reid’s demo tape … and then the rest is history
How Richard making a terrorism joke in an email to SCA Executive Guy Dobson got him his gig on “The Kyle & Jackie O Show”
The art of story-telling
Is “that” rumour about Richard Wilkins true? The answer: an overwhelming yes
How new people in the media must experience tough love and criticism for them to be able to survive in the industry
How Richard Reid became Oprah’s favourite interviewer
How market research indicated that Richard Reid was the worst segment in history … and how station management handled that feedback
Richard’s late night encounter with John Travolta
Richard’s friends and colleagues who lost jobs because of their homosexuality
Richard’s fear that Australia is becoming too politically correct and how this is killing creativity in the media