Join Craig Hutchison and Damian Barrett for S5 Ep 6

.30 - Coronavirus. The economic perspective. Hutchy and Damo both think it’s irresponsible to continue with the Grand Prix given the public health threat.

8.00 – The prospect of empty stadiums for AFL games. Should the season be postponed?

13.00 – Radio Ratings. Softening in the ratings for SEN and many stations. Are radio ratings based on recall of what people remember listening to an outdated way of crunching the numbers?

20.00 – JB was a guest on his own show.

23.15 - The economics of calling live sport. Is it inevitable that commentary will be called from a TV studio instead of live from the game?

In the early days of Hutchy’s AFL Live footy broadcast they had to call off the TV. . .Sandy Roberts got confused and called the same goal twice not realising he was watching a replay!

30.00 – The uproar about the Women’s T20 World Cup being broadcast on 9GEM not the main channel.

35.00 - Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp – whacked a journalist who asked for his opinion on Coronavirus.

38.00 – Question of the Week for Social Status from Brian Ottens via Facebook.

Brian asks “Should the media have respected the privacy of the Fremantle player who was tested for Coronavirus and not named him publicly?”

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45.00 – Why or Why Not? Damo attempts a couple of Whys?

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