1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: From the newsroom a news to Com today. You good 2 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:07,760 Speaker 1: day there, I'm Andrew Bucklow. 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 2: In today's episode, I'm joined by a rising star in 4 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 2: the Australian media. His name is Xander McGuire, and at 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 2: just twenty two years of age, he's already making waves 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 2: as an AFL reporter on Channel seven, earning a reputation 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 2: for his professionalism, his poise and his ability to break 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 2: big stories. Now, as you may have guessed already, his 9 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 2: dad is Eddie McGuire, a fact that has sparked plenty 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,080 Speaker 2: of talk about nepotism. Xander shares his thoughts on that 11 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 2: in this interview. He also talks about the best moments 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,199 Speaker 2: and the most embarrassing moments of his career so far. 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 1: And get this, his brother recently met Donald Trump. 14 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 2: I know how random is that Xander is going to 15 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: share some hilarious stories about what really happened inside the 16 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 2: Oval office. Well, Xander, thank you so much for chattingtonews 17 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 2: dot com dot Au. 18 00:00:53,320 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 3: Now, absolute pleasure to be with you. Bucky, looking forward 19 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 3: to it. 20 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 2: You are killing it on Channel seven at the moment. 21 00:00:58,280 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 2: We'll get to that in a sec. But I want 22 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: to reward a bit to when Your media career began 23 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 2: in twenty fifteen, when you were just twelve years old. 24 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: You joined Neighbors, playing the role of Charlie Hoyland. How 25 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 2: do you look back on that experience? 26 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:10,759 Speaker 3: See, that's good. You've done a deep dive here. 27 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 4: I don't think I've actually ever been asked about that 28 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,199 Speaker 4: on a formal recording or anything. 29 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 3: So well played. 30 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, twenty fifteen, So I did. I did musicals and 31 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 4: a few plays and that sort of thing when I 32 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 4: was in primary school and I got put onto a 33 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 4: casting agent and they're like, oh, do you want to 34 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 4: do You want to do an audition for a movie, 35 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 4: Like it's a small part of the movie. So I 36 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 4: did this audition for this movie part. I actually got 37 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 4: the movie part. Unfortunately, due to budget restrictions that didn't. 38 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,839 Speaker 4: My part was the first to go, so that was gone. 39 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 4: But about six weeks later like, actually, you know, we've 40 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 4: been auditioning for this part in Neighbors and we haven't 41 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 4: been able to fill it, and we handboard your thing 42 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 4: on and you know, would you be interested in doing it? 43 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 4: So yeah, it was amazing. So I did that for 44 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 4: I think it was like a year across. When I 45 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 4: was in year seven and eight, and then I had 46 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 4: like two years off, went back again for three or 47 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 4: four months when I was in year ten, so I 48 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 4: was like going to school like one day a week 49 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 4: and then and then working for it was always it 50 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 4: was something I loved because Dad used to always bang 51 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 4: on about how he started work when he was thirteen 52 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 4: years old writing in the in the Herald doing district 53 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 4: cricket reports. And I started the Neighbors about a month 54 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 4: before myth third and third day, so I was, well, mate, 55 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 4: you you were kicking your feet up until you were 56 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 4: thirdey and so I got to put foot on the 57 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 4: table for the family. That was amazing experience and with 58 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 4: some of the best in Australia in that field. So no, 59 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 4: I absolutely loved it. 60 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: So back then, did you want to pursue acting full 61 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 2: time or was it just a bit of fun. 62 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:43,679 Speaker 3: I was probably a bit of both. It was something 63 00:02:43,680 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 3: I really loved. 64 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 4: My view was I was really dedicated to my academics 65 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 4: at school and then university going forward, and I saw that, 66 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,399 Speaker 4: you know, if you were to really throw yourself into 67 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 4: that world, particularly looking at the people that were around 68 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 4: that sort of eight and to twenty bracket, the neighbors. 69 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 4: It's a difficult thing to one probably finish, you know, 70 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 4: a year twelve studies to the degree that I wanted 71 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 4: to and the standard that I wanted to if you're 72 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 4: going to be working like you know, like I was saying, 73 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 4: four days a week. So I was pretty certain non 74 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 4: not doing any kind of acting towards the pointy end 75 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 4: of things. 76 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 3: My character I phased out. Anyways, it wasn't my choice. 77 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 4: But but I didn't didn't sort of follow anything up. 78 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 4: And then you know, by then, you know, I grew 79 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 4: up at the MCG and you know, journalism and the 80 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 4: theater of sport is not really that different from from 81 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 4: a soaproper, to be honest. So I was kind of 82 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 4: I felt like that was an area that I wanted 83 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 4: to explore a little bit more. 84 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,320 Speaker 3: And I thought, you know, I'll give a give journalism 85 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 3: a crack, and so there we go. 86 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: So you had that interesting journalism as well from a 87 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: young age. 88 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, you know our summers. 89 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 4: I mean, I'm sitting right now in the studio that 90 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 4: you know, Dad used to the home studio that Dad 91 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 4: used to breaking radio from sometimes, like you know, we 92 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 4: had we had tripla on top breakfast broadcasting from the 93 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: land room, and you know, we would read all four 94 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 4: papers as a family every morning, and you know, it's 95 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 4: grown up in media and journalism that sort of thing, 96 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 4: and just always loved it. So yeah, it was it 97 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 4: was always something that I've been interested in. 98 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 3: Yeah. 99 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,920 Speaker 2: So in twenty twenty two, you joined Channel nine as 100 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:17,440 Speaker 2: a sports reporter. You were there for two and a 101 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: half years. Obviously nine is the network your dad spent 102 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: decades that he used to run it as well. 103 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: I want to get this question out of the way early. 104 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 2: There's been a lot of chatter online, as you would expect, 105 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 2: about whether your surname has helped open doors for you. 106 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 2: What's your response to those suggestions of nepotism. 107 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 4: Oh, look, I mean you say chatter online like I'm 108 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 4: pretty you know, I chat to my old man about 109 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 4: this sort of thing, because you know, he's been in 110 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 4: the industry for thirty five years, and if you did 111 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 4: a keyword search on his name on social media searchers, 112 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 4: I don't think he'd like what would come off either. 113 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 4: So I think it's not something that really phazes me. 114 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 4: I mean, any persons on the meeting, who's got to 115 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 4: knock on them in some sort of way, shape or form. 116 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 4: I mean I know that, you know, being in my household. 117 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 4: It's been a great benefit just to see how these 118 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 4: things work over the space of my twenty two years 119 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 4: of life. I also find with those sort of things, 120 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 4: they play the man and not the ball. So if 121 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 4: there's if I stammer over myself or if I report 122 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 4: something incorrectly, then you know, gay hardest. But if not, 123 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 4: then you know, it's a bit of a much of 124 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,160 Speaker 4: a muchness, isn't it. 125 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 2: Just like your dad you're a gun reporter, I mean, 126 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 2: has he mentored you and trained you much? Because you're 127 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 2: on screen presence your delivery it's bloody impressive. 128 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, Kindie Bucky, I mean a little bit. Yeah, yeah, 129 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: definitely over the years. And that probably starts from, you know, 130 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 4: when you're doing public speech things when you're twelve years old, 131 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 4: Like I did a lot of debating at school, so 132 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 4: we made state semis a few times and had a 133 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 4: good crack at that, and you know, did the acting 134 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 4: and the presence to camera training that you get there. 135 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:53,120 Speaker 3: I suppose helped early. 136 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 4: So yeah, I mean so much advice and from you know, 137 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 4: standing and you know the way you frame yourself to 138 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 4: camp and trying to keep a smile on your face. 139 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 4: He reckons, he's got a few tips to get a 140 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 4: bit of a twinkle in his eye when he looks 141 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 4: into the camera as well. But we'll leave that to him. 142 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 4: I don't know, I'm not I'm not so convinced. 143 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 3: But no. 144 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 4: Now, of course, you know, growing up and you know, 145 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:16,040 Speaker 4: going into the footy show and going into million a 146 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 4: hot set and stuff like that, they pick those sort 147 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 4: of things up. But even before I started doing a 148 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 4: bit of interning at nine in the newsroom, I got 149 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 4: to watch like a broad range of different media performers 150 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 4: the way they went about it, and you just sort of, 151 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 4: you know, you pick up little bits and pieces. I guess, 152 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 4: not that I'm like some epic finished product, but you 153 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 4: take notes. 154 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 2: You mentioned that your dad has little secrets to get 155 00:06:39,560 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 2: a twinkle in his eye. What is a secret to 156 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,040 Speaker 2: have a twinkle in your eye when you're on camera? 157 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 4: Oh jeez, he reckons, he looks deep into the camera. 158 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 4: I think that's I think that's what he said, look 159 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 4: deep into the lens. But you know, keep keep a 160 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 4: smile on and a happy disposition, because you know, we 161 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 4: are doing sports reporting. We're not We're not reporting on homicides. 162 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 3: Son. 163 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 4: That might feel like it sometimes in today's dawn age 164 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 4: and footy, but it's all good fun. 165 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 2: You've made an impression on the industry already. At last 166 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 2: year's AFL Media Awards, he won the Clinton Grebers Award 167 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 2: for Best Emerging Talent. Then in December last year, you 168 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 2: signed with Channel seven. What prompted that decision and how 169 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: did your dad feel about you signing with technically a 170 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 2: rival network. 171 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 4: I think what he said was, I've fulfilled the McGuire 172 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 4: name and the McGuire rule of life, which is we take. 173 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 3: Money from anyone. He was, he was, he was completely fine. 174 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 4: I mean we did joke that you know, now now 175 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 4: I'm outside the tent and if I ever if I 176 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 4: have a step foot on that Tuesday and Night set 177 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 4: of agenda setters against Tuesday's footy class. 178 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 3: Off, then there'll be some trouble. But no, now, he 179 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 3: was fine. 180 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,960 Speaker 4: I mean, I at the end of the footy season 181 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 4: last year, the guys at seven, you know, came and 182 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 4: spoke to me, and you know, they were entering this 183 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 4: really exciting new era both of news and then there 184 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 4: was the sports side of things that we went from 185 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 4: you know, one footy show to seven or or whatever 186 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 4: doing this year and the opportunity to be part of 187 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,240 Speaker 4: the footy as well in a minor way, I get 188 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 4: to be part of it. I'm sitting next to Abby 189 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 4: home from the boundary and got to talk. Bruce mcavani 190 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 4: threw down to me the other day. 191 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 2: So you're a sports reporter at seven now specializing in 192 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 2: AFL horse racing and cricket. 193 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: You are flying. You've broken a few big stories already. 194 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 2: Last week, as you mentioned, you took part in Friday 195 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 2: night footy coverage and you really impressed a lot of viewers. 196 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 2: I think one person wrote on X during the game, 197 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,559 Speaker 2: young Zander McGuire is a born superstar. What a gun 198 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 2: a media? Gary Ablett Jr. How does it feel to 199 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 2: get praise for your skill rather than comments about your surname? 200 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 3: Ah? 201 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, look, at the end of the day, 202 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 4: what I say, You're never as good as I say? 203 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 4: Are you never as bad as I say? I think 204 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:44,719 Speaker 4: if you were to comb through X, you'd find a 205 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 4: broad range. So yeah, it's really nice, it's really kind. 206 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 4: But yeah, I mean you got to take it. I 207 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 4: guess everything with a bit of a greatest help. You're 208 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 4: only as good as you as your last effort, aren't you. 209 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,439 Speaker 4: So let's dream time at the g go smoothly This Friday. 210 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: I've watched a bit of your stuff on Channel seven. 211 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 2: I can't help but notice that you're almost single handedly 212 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:07,520 Speaker 2: bringing clipboards back into fashion. You love holding one when 213 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: you're on screen. 214 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 1: What's that all about. 215 00:09:09,360 --> 00:09:11,160 Speaker 4: I've actually caught this from a few guys I used 216 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:12,839 Speaker 4: to work with at nine as well. They're saying you 217 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 4: should reach out to Office Works or something. 218 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 3: For for some sort of sponsorship. 219 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 4: Dear wellcause I like always having notes because you know, 220 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 4: it's not a memory test like your job's to tell 221 00:09:24,080 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 4: people what they need to know. I don't think anyone's going, oh, 222 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 4: if you look, if he needs a note, here is 223 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 4: in trouble. So no, I always keep the notes. But 224 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 4: then I thought it's a bit scrappy, like if I've 225 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,959 Speaker 4: got I've got like fifteen different bits of paper here 226 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 4: and they're flying around, and particularly if you're at the 227 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 4: footy and it's a windy night, or if it's raining 228 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 4: and it gets wet, then you're in serious trouble. 229 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 3: But yeah, I don't know. 230 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 4: I just like having the notes there, and I reckon 231 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 4: as well, like when you write stuff by hand, you 232 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 4: remember it better. And actually, when I was doing not 233 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 4: to ramble on for too long here, but when I 234 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 4: was in year twelve, I did English and English literature, 235 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 4: and my teacher ban to me from using a laptop 236 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 4: because apparently my writing on a laptop was two verbos 237 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 4: and I just i'd be tapping stuff out. And so 238 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 4: I did everything I said I wrote across the twelve 239 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 4: was handwritten. So I kind of have this infinity now 240 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:19,319 Speaker 4: for handwriting notes on a clipboard, which gets a shithol 241 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 4: on me as well. 242 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 2: So you've been a report for quite a few years now, 243 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 2: even though you're only twenty two. Every reporter has a 244 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,600 Speaker 2: horror story, whether it's a nightmare interview or a live 245 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 2: TV moment that's gone wrong. What's been the most awkward 246 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 2: moment of your career so far? 247 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 3: Awkward moment? 248 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,840 Speaker 4: That's a good question. The first question I ever asked 249 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 4: at a press conference was to Sam Mitchell, and it 250 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,680 Speaker 4: was about like there's been some umpied descent, and you know, 251 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 4: Sam gives these great answers at his press conference. 252 00:10:46,280 --> 00:10:48,439 Speaker 3: I've been sitting there for about six questions trying to 253 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 3: get in and going. I was nine to een. 254 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 4: I'm like, sit one back, one out here and wait 255 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 4: for my time. And then a bit of opening presented, 256 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 4: you know. Sam James Siceley said in his postmatch INDI 257 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 4: that he didn't under sand the umpire decent rulein a 258 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 4: gab where a few fifties if you've clarified that, and 259 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:08,640 Speaker 4: he's looked at me dead down very well nu, and 260 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,440 Speaker 4: that was it. I was like, oh no, what have 261 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 4: I What have I done here? And then maybe the 262 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 4: other one was my first live crossed for seven at 263 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 4: the start of the year. My earpiece broke about thirty 264 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 4: seconds before and I was just staring down the barrel 265 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:27,200 Speaker 4: of the camera for about ten seconds blankly, and Beck 266 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 4: Madden had thrown to me and I was just completely 267 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 4: blank nothing and my cameraeron jumps out from behind the 268 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 4: cameras go go oh no. And I think I ended 269 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 4: up copying it on the Sunday Footy Show for that 270 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 4: as well, which was all in good fun. 271 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,680 Speaker 2: But yeah, stick around in just a moment, Xander share 272 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 2: some wild details about the day his brother met Donald 273 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 2: Trump in the Oval Office. Welcome back, I am chatting 274 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 2: to Channel seven's at Xander McGuire. Now, you're not the 275 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 2: only McGuire boy who's doing well at the moment, Zander. 276 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 2: Your brother Joe plays American football in the US. He 277 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 2: was part of the Ohio State team who were national 278 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 2: champions last year and they recently met Donald Trump in 279 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 2: the Oval Office. What did Joe tell you about that day. 280 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 4: Well, yeah, he said that he's he's a surprisingly funny guy, 281 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:25,480 Speaker 4: said that he's You think you're prepared for the Orange noess, 282 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 4: but you're not when you get him. He wasn't supposed 283 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,320 Speaker 4: to go into the Oval Office. Actually, it was like 284 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 4: it was supposed to be just to come in to 285 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,040 Speaker 4: the press conference with the don and that's it. And 286 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 4: apparently halfway through the press conference, you know, Trump goes, 287 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 4: you know, they're not supposed to come in and to 288 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 4: the over office, but we're going to bring him in anyway, 289 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 4: and he turns around to the boys. He goes because 290 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 4: who cares, really, boys come on, and heways bantering with 291 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 4: him and that sort of thing. 292 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 3: So, you know, positive, whether. 293 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 4: You know you like his politics or not, it was 294 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 4: a really cool experience just for the whole team that 295 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 4: was involved, and you know, talking about how apparently he's 296 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,439 Speaker 4: moved the portraits around so that his sort of front 297 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 4: and center in the hallway going to the office, and 298 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 4: everyone else's portrait is this nice well done up them 299 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 4: in the suit and tie and with the American flag behind, 300 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 4: and Trumps is the one with his ear half blown off. 301 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 4: And so they got told whatever you do, don't under 302 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 4: no circumstances ask him for an autograph, and don't touch 303 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 4: him either, like, you know, come into the photo, but 304 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 4: don't touch him. And Joe was sort of right on 305 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 4: his shoulder in the photo, and as he's clearing out, 306 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 4: he's like, oh, you only get one shot at this seat, 307 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:38,120 Speaker 4: you know, thanks for having us, mister president, and the 308 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 4: don just instinctively went out and no worries and shook 309 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 4: his hand. So Joe's like, come on, no, I've got him. 310 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 4: So now for the rest of his life you can 311 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 4: say he sat he shook the sitting president's hand in 312 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:50,720 Speaker 4: the over office. 313 00:13:50,720 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 2: So well done, Zander, giving you're such a big AFL fan, 314 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 2: I thought we would finish with some rapid fire AFL 315 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 2: questions to end this interview. 316 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: Are you ready, yes, let's go. Who's going to win 317 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: the flag in twenty twenty five. 318 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 3: Jeez, I can't say Colin, we can't Geelong. 319 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: Who is your early pick for the Brown Low. 320 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:12,360 Speaker 3: Bailey Smith? 321 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: Oh, most underrated player in the AFL. 322 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 3: Sam Taylor at GWS. 323 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 1: Most overrated player? 324 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 3: Oh geez, here we go far out. Most overrated player. 325 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 3: Oh God, skip this. I don't want to get in 326 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 3: trouble you for that, because you're young. 327 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,320 Speaker 2: You don't want to make enemies already. Last question, Favorite 328 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 2: footy commentator to listen to. 329 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 3: Or favorite footy commentator to listen to. 330 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 4: It's hard to go past the incredible stable of commentators 331 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 4: at the seven Network, and I think they all bring 332 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 4: individual strengths to the broadcast. JB brings such excitement and 333 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 4: the best is he's unreal. 334 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 3: Al is like the modern wordsmith of the game. 335 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 4: But you know, I also am from the generation that 336 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 4: obviously grow up with Bruce and Dennis. We are amazing. 337 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 4: But then I got BT. I love VT and those guys. 338 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 4: I love Hames. Hames got this amazing cadence and vernacular 339 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 4: as well that you love listening to. 340 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 3: So I've named five, but. 341 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, we'll just locking James Brasher. Okay, Xander, congrats on 342 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 2: everything you've achieved so far. I can't wait to what 343 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: you continue to dominate on Channel seven, and thank you 344 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 2: so much for chatting to news dot com dot. 345 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 3: Are you going, Bucky? Thank you? 346 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 1: Can you believe he's only twenty two. 347 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 2: When I was his age, I was studying at UNI, 348 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: getting drunk on Passion Pop every three days and living 349 00:15:28,920 --> 00:15:31,400 Speaker 2: on two minute noodles. His ender dominating the world of 350 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,160 Speaker 2: sports journalism. Good on him, and good on you for listening. 351 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 2: I will chat to you again tomorrow. 352 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: Follow or subscribe to from the Newsroom wherever you get 353 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: your podcasts.