1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,160 Speaker 1: This is the Fits In with Kate Richie podcast. 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 2: Last year, The Sidney Morning Herald said I delivered a 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:08,719 Speaker 2: seller performance. The Herald Sun said I had a sensational 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 2: monologue and Sky and You said stop immigration, Asians are 5 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:12,559 Speaker 2: taking our job. 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 3: The sixty fourth Annual Logi Awards, well, Kate, you look 7 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 3: magnificent last night. 8 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 4: Weld understand Pain Pain. 9 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 3: He does an amazing job every year, and I tell you, well, 10 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 3: I knew every network was going to be in the 11 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 3: firing line when he kicked it off, and I mean 12 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 3: he works for Channel seven. But when he said I'm 13 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 3: pretty confident I'm not going to get a deformation case 14 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 3: today because Channel seven are very good at getting out 15 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:40,599 Speaker 3: of tenal defamation cases. Then all the other networks they 16 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 3: were in the firing line as well. Have a listened to. 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 2: This been a top twelve months for Channel ten, although 18 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 2: they did bring back Deal or No Deal, hosted by 19 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: Grant Dania, I show where contestants get to open a 20 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: briefcase and try to guess how much money the network 21 00:00:54,400 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 2: is losing. Each week. Reality shows continue to thrive. One 22 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: of the biggest shows these contestants thrown together, isolated and 23 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:11,319 Speaker 2: willingly eating testicles and sometimes anus. That's right. Married at first, 24 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: I continues to go from strength to strength. 25 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 3: I'm paying amazing, and you know what, what a way 26 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 3: to finish off the night with a man that we 27 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 3: have adored for so long. He's had an amazing career. 28 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 3: I think you know the surprise on Larry's face when 29 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 3: he won the gold LOGI. For me, it was just 30 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 3: pure joy for everyone that's watched his career and he 31 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 3: joins us now, Larry M good morning guys. 32 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 5: Congratulations Larry. We couldn't be more happy. 33 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:47,119 Speaker 6: Thank you. 34 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 4: That's dangerous. I mean, you got your first LOGI for 35 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 4: the Burt Newton and that was a great start. And 36 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 4: when you got that, I thought, I don't tell they've 37 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 4: given him that one, they haven't given him the gold. 38 00:01:58,560 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: Oh. 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 5: I think it was a good run because it was 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 5: both Ray and I up there on stage presented that 41 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 5: award to Larry, and I didn't want to say it 42 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 5: at the time because I didn't want to jinx you backstage, 43 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 5: but I thought this could be this is a sign, 44 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 5: this is a very good sign. 45 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 6: It was. 46 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: It was unbelievable, and to get that award from you 47 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: guys too, it was so very special to me. 48 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 5: Thank you. 49 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 6: What a knight, What a night lads. 50 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,720 Speaker 4: I mean, don't get me wrong, there was such a 51 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 4: fantastic build up and you're in here rapping during the 52 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 4: week and I'm not saying wrap up of the week 53 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 4: got you over the line, but do you know what 54 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,560 Speaker 4: was awesome just to see Australia get behind Larry for 55 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 4: the sake of the fact that they know Larry is 56 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 4: a no bs great bloke and they wanted to support him. 57 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 4: And that's what I love about the result. 58 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 6: Mate, Oh, thank you, thank you. 59 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: I've got to just I really want to sit with 60 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: it and I can't wait to get home tonight after 61 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: all this. 62 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 6: We'll order in some sloppy peach and I'll just sit 63 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 6: down and think it all through. 64 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: But it was the campaign was so warm and it 65 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: was so friendly, and everyone was so nice and positive 66 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,519 Speaker 1: and you know, talking about the good old days and 67 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: how TV and shows have been involved in have affected 68 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: people over the years. It was just such a lovely 69 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 1: thing to be involved in. And I went into that 70 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: last night think I'm not going to win this, but 71 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: that's been just a terrific couple of weeks. Yeah, I 72 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: just I love the whole process. I was so excited 73 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 1: when a Wrap of the week got it over. 74 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 6: The line apparently told way. 75 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: Ahead and then you do wrap of the Week, and 76 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,440 Speaker 1: despite Whipper voting for Andy Lee, I was looking. 77 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 3: That is, can you tell us how did the rest 78 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 3: of the night play out? Do you go back? Do 79 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 3: you go back to the after party? Did you did 80 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: you want just a few moments with silver that so 81 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 3: you could cherish it together? So they had it an 82 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 3: end up? 83 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 6: Nah, I've had thirty years with her. On another third, 84 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 6: I'm like, I'm like, let's do. 85 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: This the week end up next, babe. I'm going no, no, no, 86 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: I just couldn't wait. You know, the whole thing up, 87 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: the words, you do, the media thing, and so I 88 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: just couldn't wait to get back to Sylvie. With Sylvie again, 89 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: we went to the after party. Here's the problem and 90 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: this is the biggest problem, right and everyone needs to 91 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,040 Speaker 1: know this. If you're going to be a dual LOGI winner, 92 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: you got no hand to drink it when. 93 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:15,480 Speaker 6: You get to the bar. 94 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 4: Morning. You do it with your spare LOGI. 95 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,280 Speaker 1: I was just right so desperate for a whiskey and 96 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, no, hang on a second, I'm going to 97 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 1: need to put one of the logis down on the 98 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: bars in order to do that, which one am I 99 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:34,320 Speaker 1: prepared to lose because it's going to get nicked. But 100 00:04:34,320 --> 00:04:36,160 Speaker 1: but it did slowly drinking. 101 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 6: Down a bit. 102 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,160 Speaker 1: But of course we've got a big morning shows to 103 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: day anyway, and I wasn't going to do. 104 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 6: A Carl, So we had a we had a few champagne. 105 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 6: That was it. 106 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 4: Well, that's what I was going to That's what I 107 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 4: was saying earlier. I mean, it's quite dangerous to launch 108 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,799 Speaker 4: your own whiskey brand one year and win the gold 109 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 4: logi as well, because the two of them kind of 110 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 4: they work well together. 111 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: Las Oh incredibly, Well I'm very happy about that. 112 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 4: Oh my god, what do you you've had? I mean, 113 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 4: I know Sylvie was there, but any congratulations messages from 114 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 4: from the girls that used to be on the prices 115 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 4: right at all? 116 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 6: Well, look, they're not allowed to contact me anymore. No, 117 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 6: you know what I have got. 118 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: Literally, if I said, You've got hundreds of texts, lots 119 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: of them from people I don't know, but hundreds. 120 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 6: So I do have to I do have to get 121 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 6: through those. And you know, christ is right was a 122 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 6: huge part. 123 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,159 Speaker 1: So there will be messages from now someone from Cozy, 124 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, mister come on down. Yeah, And and that 125 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: was a huge part of my life and a huge 126 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: foundation of why I'm still even here today. 127 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 6: So hopefully I'll hear from the gang. 128 00:05:39,480 --> 00:05:40,040 Speaker 2: Yeah. 129 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 5: Look, I have to say, Larry, it was very It 130 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 5: was so nice to be backstage with you, if if, 131 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 5: even if it was only very briefly last night with 132 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,960 Speaker 5: Ray and I was just saying to the team during 133 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:54,839 Speaker 5: the song. That was so great is that as we 134 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 5: went into the TV week media room and had to 135 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 5: do a chat and you were you had LOGI engraved 136 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 5: this is the Burt Newton Award at this point, and 137 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 5: you were so pleased and like genuinely excited, and I 138 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,239 Speaker 5: just felt so so happy for you. You're so humble 139 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 5: and wonderful and yeah, we're just so pleased that it 140 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 5: turned out the way it did. 141 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 6: Oh well, thank you so much. And it was it 142 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 6: was just a. 143 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 1: I remember for the rest of my life, really, you know, 144 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: it was. It was so special, and I just thank everyone. 145 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: You don't want to thank all of all of your 146 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: listeners who chimed in and went through that process of 147 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:36,800 Speaker 1: voting and all of that and thanks for watching over 148 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: the years, and it really means a lot. So I 149 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: can't wait to get through the morning. Get my bum 150 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: tattooed on the morning show? 151 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 3: You thought, are you really? Yeah? What are you going 152 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 3: to get on the promise. 153 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 6: The initials of the other nomineque? 154 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,359 Speaker 5: Please don't do that, Larry. My mum will be so 155 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 5: upset with this. 156 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,840 Speaker 6: Oh no, I've got to keep my promise. She'd be 157 00:06:57,920 --> 00:06:59,119 Speaker 6: more upset if I didn't keep. 158 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 5: Did you get up to ony little gold LOGI or something? 159 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,000 Speaker 6: Maybe? Well, once I got a tattoo. 160 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 5: Go down get We're therefore where you get too? 161 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 3: But I can, I just can I say this to 162 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 3: everybody out there. We had Larry at the end last week, 163 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 3: right when we got it, when he got off stage, 164 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 3: when we got off here, I just want to say 165 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 3: that we had a chat to Larry and I said, 166 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 3: how do you how are you feeling about it being 167 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 3: nominated and stuff like that, laz This is the type 168 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 3: of person Larry mda is. He goes You know, mate, 169 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: I don't these campaign trails. It's not me Like, I'm 170 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 3: not a guy that wants to go out there and 171 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 3: I want to promote myself the whole time. So and 172 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 3: this is Larry said, I've taken the piece out of 173 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 3: myself the whole time, and this is what it's all about. 174 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,360 Speaker 3: And I think, lads, that's what's shown through so much 175 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 3: with you and your career. And I think that's why 176 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 3: you took it out last night, made because you know, 177 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 3: it's always been about the people around you. It's never 178 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 3: been about Larry MDA and you've always focused on Then. 179 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 3: I think Australia really wanted to thank you last night 180 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: by voting for you and winning that gold lady. So 181 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 3: well done, brother, that's very. 182 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 6: Kind, lovely words. 183 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, guys, thanks for your support, not 184 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: just this last couple of weeks, but forever, like we've 185 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,920 Speaker 1: we've been, you know, all on this merry go around 186 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: for a long long time and we all support each 187 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: other and it's because we love what we do and 188 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: we we we love communicating and telling stories and having fun. 189 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 6: So thank you. 190 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 4: Still have to wear the hat, Larry, I've had it 191 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 4: on since Friday. Man, Who is that? I have to? 192 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 3: What about a Benny backlash? Do we have a whiskey 193 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 3: for you this? 194 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 6: Now you're talking here we go? 195 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 4: You need to organize a bit of a special drink 196 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 4: for this gold logio I reckon last. 197 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 6: It's a very good bottle shaped the logo. 198 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 4: I'm just a special vintage congratulations. Enjoyed the game. 199 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 6: Thanks guys, Thanks a lot. 200 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 4: I can't wait to see you bym on TV. It's 201 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 4: in Whippa with Kate Ritchie is a Nova podcast walk 202 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 4: great shows like this. 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