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Cam Wallace on The Fold (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)
Cam Wallace on The Fold (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)

MediaMarch 29, 2021

From Air NZ to off-airing John Banks: Cam Wallace on his first three months at MediaWorks

Cam Wallace on The Fold (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)
Cam Wallace on The Fold (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)

In this edition of The Spinoff’s media podcast The Fold, Duncan Greive talks to Cam Wallace, MediaWorks’ CEO about Magic Talk, The Rock and the future of commercial radio.

Cam Wallace worked at Air New Zealand for almost two decades before he left last year amid the turmoil of Covid and all it brought upon the travel industry. Just months later as ex-MediaWorks CEO Michael Anderson announced his departure from the role, Wallace was revealed to be the next-in-line.

Just three months into his role, Wallace has already made some waves in the company, kicking John Banks off air after Banks made racist comments on Magic Talk and now dealing with allegations of sexual abuse made against workers at various stations under MediaWorks.

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Hal Crawford (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)
Hal Crawford (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)

MediaMarch 20, 2021

The Fold: Hal Crawford on reviewing the NZ Media Fund, and what he learnt doing it

Hal Crawford (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)
Hal Crawford (Image: Alice Webb-Liddall)

In this edition of The Spinoff’s media podcast The Fold, Duncan Greive talks to ex-head of news at MediaWorks, Hal Crawford, who’s just completed a review into the NZ Media Fund.

The NZ Media Fund was introduced by New Zealand On Air in 2017 to cover television, radio, music and online media, in hopes that it would successfully represent the growing diversity of media in New Zealand.

Now, three years later, former MediaWorks head of news Hal Crawford has conducted an independent review into this fund, hoping to grasp the industry’s feelings about how the money is being spent. He joins The Fold today to talk about what he learnt about New Zealand’s unique media landscape and why this review was important.

Subscribe and listen to The Fold via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider.

The Fold is proudly supported by Vodafone. With innovation made simple and world-class network technology, Vodafone will help maximise the potential of you and your business. Find out more at vodafone.co.nz