Being 20 years younger than me he's like the kid brother I never had.I guess I was the grizzled, cynical old journalist, there to balance his boundless enthusiasm. When he went outside he found there was knee-deep snow covering the lawn. And even in the early '90s neither of us was much of a party animal.But we have differences too, which we will address on air. Simon: "Both of them, in the sense I thought there was a lack of wisdom on Israel's part. There will never be another naked ad. "I was in the room in Christchurch when they surprised Simon by shooting the video they played at the awards. "My daughter rang me and she's a sensitive young woman, she was in tears and said 'Dad, I just feel like I've done the wrong thing, should I have said anything? Me: "I believe that words are so important, and can be so damaging, that some words in themselves are unconscionable. He earned his coveted mirror ball trophy dancing in the arms of another woman, but for family man Simon Barnett, it was only ever Jodi, his wonderful wife of 23 years, on his mind. Do you get involved in a verbal altercation? I think he's the opposite."
"He added: "She's been through it, there's no question we've all been through it ... she's the strongest person alive, I'm in awe of her. But we are different people, older, and hopefully a little bit wiser. The couple at their daughter's wedding. Special moment on air: Newstalk ZB's Simon Barnett tells wife with brain cancer 'I love you' 20 Dec, 2019 6:40pm . But along with the delights, real life hasn't always been kind.Jodi suffered a seizure in April last year, and has been receiving treatment for brain lesions since. "For me the humanity of that morning really struck me," recalls Simon, "and to this day I believe that humanity on air touches everybody. '"My gut feeling was absolutely, I said I don't think you've the wrong thing at all. When we moved radio stations in 1996 we even appeared stark naked (rear elevation I hasten to add) in a television ad and on the back of buses.Simon and I used to compare the 11 years we worked together in breakfast radio until 2003 to being an old married couple. You'd be fantastic together again. '"The mum then said 'it's none of your effing business, it's how our family talk to each other. The daughter then said 'you can go eff yourself' and walked off. I talked to the bosses at NZME, and said, 'You've got to get Phil, it'll work.' Me: "I found him amusing as a candidate, but terrifying as a president. I just wanted to check you're okay. Simon is a committed Christian, while I have no religious beliefs of any kind.This week we ran a snap two man poll on issues that will find their way to air.Who's to blame, Israel Folau or Rugby Australia? "Donald Trump? It was a verbal altercation," he said on ZB today.He explained the woman's daughter launched into a 10-minute tirade of abuse, saying nasty things about her mum, and lashing out at her weight. Simon Barnett, 52. I had real peace of mind that was going to work. I said, 'I don't want to look at other names, I want to work with him.'
They said, 'We're happy to look at Phil, but what about these other names?' Simon Barnett (born 23 March 1967) is a radio and television host and presenter in New Zealand.. Barnett co-hosted the morning show on Christchurch radio station 92 More FM with Gary McCormick until 2018, and previously with Phil Gifford.He has hosted a breakfast slot on 91ZM, worked for Radio Nelson and has acted, appearing in a New Zealand feature film Ruby and Rata (1990). '"Now that we look back we both agree the most memorable show we ever did wasn't the funniest, or the most outrageous. Simon was brave enough to play club rugby for Sumner when he was sporting bleached blond hair. "My daughter was listening to all this and she said to the mother and said 'I couldn't help but overhear that. The atmosphere at her wedding was as warm as the day was.But when Simon and Jodi went to bed that night, says Simon, "instead of just thinking about my daughter's wonderful wedding, I said to Jodi, 'I think this is it [for ZB].' I'd come home and this is without a word of a lie, right up to present day, every single show, she's listened to.
He did actually mean it when he said, "For me it's a never a cliche to say it's all about the people, because simply – it is about the people. We had one child who phoned in whose parents had gone to work. Simon Barnett gives an emotional update on wife Jodi's battle with brain cancer The much-loved broadcaster broke down as he spoke about the ordeal. Happily, while the process is lengthy, Jodi is recovering, and the prognosis is good. Someone was able to go and pick her up and take her to her grandparents. Simon: "A buffoon.