{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ed608b29-f161-4537-a1e2-ff7a9e7590c3/2c33d264-cf97-412b-808b-9d9e74e61db6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"BONUS - Mal Walden","description":"<p>Throughout the podcast, <strong>Mal Walden</strong> talks about:</p><ul><li>Life in lockdown</li><li>Being sacked by Channel 7 just hours before going to air</li><li>Public protests that followed the sacking</li><li>Great story about Greg Pearce and his first taxi ride to Channel 7</li><li>Thoughts on the recent cuts to the news division at 10</li><li>The changing style of presenting over the years</li><li>Thoughts on new owners of television and the link to cuts</li><li>Is the newsreader the main reason for ratings performance?</li><li>A number of bloopers over his career</li><li>How his media career started</li><li>What his longetivity is attributed to</li><li>His new book <strong><em>Mal Walden's Crazy Crims</em></strong></li><li>Passion for writing</li><li>Previous and future publications in writing</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Mal's recent book is <strong><em>Mal Walden's Crazy Crims</em></strong> from Brolga Publishing and is available now</p> <p>Support this show <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"payment\" href=\"http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox\">http://supporter.acast.com/tv-blackbox</a>.</p> ","author_name":"Robert McKnight"}