31st May 2012

Labour Leader Takes His Chances on Talkback

Labour leader David Shearer will be swapping the daily debate of parliament for the cut and thrust of talkback radio on Friday, 1st May, as he co-hosts the Pat Brittenden Morning Show on New Zealand’s Rhema.

Mr Shearer will face two and a half hours of interviews and openline talkback alongside the show’s regular host, Pat Brittenden.

“This is a chance for Mr Shearer to get a real sense of what regular people think about the issues of the day,” says Pat Brittenden. “And people who call in may end up planting a seed of an idea in Mr Shearer’s mind that may, one day, become Government policy”.

“Whatever people want to talk about, we’ll talk about,” he adds.

The Pat Brittenden show regularly invites a co-host to take part in the programme on Fridays. Confirmed future co-hosts include Mana party leader Hone Harawira, and Prime Minister John Key and Greens co-leader Russel Norman have both signaled their intention to join in.

Pat Brittenden Mornings is broadcast nationally each weekday between 9am and noon, on New Zealand’s Rhema, one of the networks of the Rhema Broadcasting Group.

New Zealand's Rhema Network has been broadcasting to the people of New Zealand since 1978. Over the years, we have grown from one man's dream and a backyard studio, to become one of the country's largest radio networks, reaching thousands of people every day.

The first radio station in New Zealand to use satellite technology, we continue to break new ground at the forefront of broadcasting technology.

Rhema differs from commercial radio in that 30,000 New Zealanders unite with staff in changing lives for good by financially supporting the station, paying a yearly membership fee. These subscriptions, along with donations, currently make up the majority of our income.

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