Richard Reid Probed

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