Was Neil Mitchell doing a Belinda Neal?
"Do you know who I am?"
Judge for yourselves: audio here.
There's the wry, almost harumpfy laugh after "what station?", and 3AW played the audio relentlessly over the weekend.
Howard still tops for salesman Sylvia
COLIN Sylvia might not have heard of top-rating radio station 3AW nor recognise the 2007 change of Federal Governments but he can sure sell a membership.
Dean Bailey was disappointed Sylvia's good work had been overshadowed by an apparent gaffe about who was the current Prime Minister made during a call to one lapsed member, 3AW radio presenter Neil Mitchell.
Mitchell relayed his conversation with Sylvia on air last week.
Sylvia had contacted Mitchell during the Melbourne membership drive because he had not renewed.
The Demon asked the high profile Melbourne-based radio personality what he did for a living, as he had not heard of him or 3AW.
Mitchell told Sylvia he worked on radio and that he could tune in the following morning, as he was interviewing the Prime Minister. Sylvia replied: 'So how is John Howard?'
Mitchell's Wikipedia entry was hacked into a couple of weeks ago. His radio career was reduced to a few lines including something like "Wherever there's an issue of concern to Victorians, Neil Mitchell's big mouth and fat guts are never far away." His many failed attempts at TV were lovingly detailed over about ten paragraphs.
An Age journo asked Barry Humphries for a response to criticism of him by Mitchell and said "Good Lord, I haven't listened to 3AW since 1948. But it's just gorgeous that you think I should have heard of this Neil Mitchell."
Posted by: Lad Litter | 30 April 2009 at 10:11
Wish I had a screen-shot of that.
Whenever Mitchell drools a pompous "We are doing this for you, Melbourne" I cringe and my guts turn to custard.
Sometimes his first half hour (less the ads) is worth a listen, but the next three hours are dross.
Posted by: Tony | 30 April 2009 at 10:41
The unasked question is why the pompous windbag didn't renew his membership in the first place. Shouldn't have needed a phone call from a player, either.
Posted by: Lad Litter | 01 May 2009 at 16:28
Are we going to lose by 200 points today? I feel like one way or another I'm going to be witness to history. Being 70-0 down in the second quarter last year was one thing, but even though we're undoubtedly better than last year I think they are too. Could be bowling shoe ugly.
Don't think we're good enough to avoid it anyway, but am I a sick human being for not wanting the priority pick? It's partly lack of faith in our recruiting (Sylvia pick 3? Humorous!) but mostly some sort of misguided belief that you shouldn't be proud of being absymal. It's like we're some bottom of the harbour scheme trying to dodge tax before revealing an entirely new identity in a couple of years. I'd rather be mediocre than cheats - that's got to be wrong.
On the other hand Watts was good for Casey today. But then again so was Newton so how much faith do you put in it?
/whinge
Posted by: Adam 1.0 | 03 May 2009 at 05:15