CHANNEL Nine has stood down Phil Gould from Thursday's Footy Show after he ambushed NRL CEO David Gallop in a radio interview last night.
Nine chief executive David Gyngell spoke to Gould within hours of the interview telling him he would not be on.
The Footy Show boss Gary Burns confirmed that Gyngell had spoken to Gould and that he would not be appearing.
We advertised that Phil Gould was going to be on the show but that is not happening now, Burns said.
I dont know the reason why he is not on.
David Gyngell has just told me that he is not on.
I am sure David Gallop was not happy with the Triple M interview and this has happened after that.
What Gould said: The incredible interview on Triple M
Gallop was due to appear on a new segment starting tomorrow night, of which Gould was to be the architect, designed to ask the hard questions.
Gallop was reluctant to appear after last nights ambush.
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Munro admitted to 2GB's Chris Smith, he was concerned about a news story on Sunday night by reporter Danny Weidler about Sonny Bill Williams's defection to union.
I wasnt pleased at all, he said.
And I said to the powers that be at the time: 'Im worried this is going to be one big plug for the Mundine fight. And thats not the story. Sonny Bills the story.'
Wow, Weidler... how did he ever get a gig in TV???A bit of a tangent but this is the retiring Mike Munro's take on it:
News veteran Mike Munro says he wanted to leave the Nine network on a high.
After 22 years with the the station, working on numerous programs, including 60 Minutes, A Current Affair and This Is Your Life, Munro says it's time to go and he'll be leaving at the end of October.
Munro admitted to 2GB's Chris Smith, he was concerned about a news story on Sunday night by reporter Danny Weidler about Sonny Bill Williams's defection to union.
I wasnt pleased at all, he said.
And I said to the powers that be at the time: 'Im worried this is going to be one big plug for the Mundine fight. And thats not the story. Sonny Bills the story.'
http://livenews.com.au/Articles/200...appy_with_Nines_Sonny_Bill_coverage_on_Sunday
Wow, Weidler... how did he ever get a gig in TV???