Ric Salizzo Reflects on SportsCafe & Marc Ellis, Friendships with Jonah Lomu, John Kirwan and more!

Ric Salizzo is New Zealand sports broadcasting royalty.
His CV is too long to list in full but a few highlights:
He became the All Blacks' first ever media liaison officer in the early 90s and was part of the ABs set up during the chaos of Jonah-mania in 1995.
He created, and hosted the cult TV show Sports Café which ran for 11 years. Then launched The Crowd Goes Wild.
We cover a lot of ground in this conversation- Ric is a world class storyteller with stories that are truly world class. I hope you guys like this one as much as I did.
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[@ewendonald8911]

Dom not really heard any of your radio content before. Fantastic podcasts, you have a real gift mate at bringing out the best of your guests. Positive messaging the world needs more of it. Thank you.

[@michaelstk2817]

Thanks for the memories Ric. Shocked to realise how old we are.

[@waynehawtin6413]

Brilliant work, Dom. Ric is such a super genuine guy.

[@dominicharvey-fo5pb]

Cheers Wayne. Absolute legend eh

[@geotruthnz7013]

Great stuff, Ric Salizzo is a genius. Those we're the great days in NZ.

[@adamfahey108]

Outstanding podcast yet again, feels like a 30min conversation... 60 mins + after still glued

[@domharveynz]

Thanks so much Adam

[@paulwilliams2814]

Love the John Clarke story. Love that he understood that you respected the original enough - including the irony of it - to agree to change it too.

[@caseygibson1234]

Really cool conversation thanks.

[@dominicharvey-fo5pb]

Thanks Casey 😊

[@ashseddon6039]

I love your podcast Dom. Been listening to you since 2009 on the edge. You remind me of my childhood brother. Would love to see someone interview you so we can have more info on your story!

[@dominicharvey-fo5pb]

Tbanks Ash. That means a lot 😊

[@markwarne5049]

Another great interview

[@JamesBoz]

Another quality poddie!

[@yehbuddy1005]

What an awesome humble Kiwi.

[@ferguslowrey6452]

some crap artist to influence others , of himself....!!

[@zavierarmani9986]

You ok there Ferg?