"I found myself quite boring actually but it was good advice and I just try to always be honest and authentic.". The daughter said to the mum 'you're just effing fat', 'you're just an effing pig'. He joins Newstalk ZB in Christchurch in 2019. We got quite emotional when we were talking to a wee girl and she said Mum and Dad weren't there. Barnett's co-host Gary McCormick broke the news to listeners this . I think he's the opposite." Video / Supplied, Moment angry boatie tows car blocking him at popular boat ramp. Tory's doing it her way, Judge Jay-Jay advice on job hunting with confidence, Below Deck's Aesha 'I've found my dream man', Muscle & hustle! We should never stop trying to be the best we can be., He can still recall the moment he and wife Jodi brought their first child, Samantha, home from the hospital. People do care, and the immediacy of radio can bring that out better than any other medium, and that's why I love it, because snap, you're there.". "If he goes for something he leaves nothing to chance. Barnett said it left her daughter, who had the best of intentions, in tears. MetService National weather: January 19th - 20th. 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. Was head boy at Ashburton College. This week we ran a snap two man poll on issues that will find their way to air. Barnett was one of the hosts in the childrens TV programme What Now? MetService Auckland weather: January 19th. ", I endorse the words of NZME's Head of Talk, Jason Winstanley when Barnett was awarded on Thursday. Barnett said he'd spoken with his colleagues on More FM about the shift. I would look at my kids and my wife around me and in those moments, I would say to them, I am the happiest man on earth. "The show was truly all-encompassing. Being the father of my four girls is the scariest, but also most rewarding thing I have ever done. "We hadn't worked together for a long time, so when I found Patrick was going to the function, I said, 'Could you give me a read on what his speech is like?' Jodi suffers from seizures, which prompted Barnett to leave his role as Christchurch More FM's breakfast show host. Simon Barnett has been focused on his wife Jodi's health since she was diagnosed with brain lesions in the first-half of the year. Mini Bio (1) Simon Barnett was born on March 23, 1967 in Ashburton, New Zealand. Explore Simon Barnett Wiki Age, Height, Biography as Wikipedia, Wife, Family relation. Simon Barnett couldn't hide his emotion as he accepted a radio industry prize in June, 2019. There's an old proverb that says it's a wise person who is slow to speak, and quick to listen. Radio host and dance champion Simon Barnett reveals his secrets to raising daughters. Now 51, the Ashburton-born Barnett and his wife of more than 25 years Jodi have four adult daughters. When he went outside he found there was knee-deep snow covering the lawn. [2] Being 20 years younger than me he's like the kid brother I never had. Barnett said it left her daughter, who had the best of intentions, in tears. This time the work is very different from January 1992 when I started broadcasting with Simon and Susi Allison on 91ZM in Christchurch. He married his wife Jodi in 1991, and they have four daughters. We both love sport. He says of me, "There's nobody I respect more for the breadth of their general knowledge. In the video, Barnett called himself "seriously under-qualified for that particular award", saying that he had suffered throughout his career from "imposter syndrome". "There was a mum and a daughter, who was about 14 or 15. And it's affordable, Matty and Ryan's perfect day 'It was beyond our wildest dreams', "I'm at breaking point": MAFS' Martha Kalifatidis shares raw pregnancy confession as her due date is pushed back, Joe's hidden heartbreak 'I lost a part of myself'. Simon Barnett has a net worth of $5.00 million (Estimated) which he earned from his occupation as Broadcaster. She suffered a seizure in late April and has been receiving treatment for brain lesions ever since. Born in Winton, Southland.Was head boy at Ashburton College. Elsewhere at the NZ Radio Awards, StuffandRNZ co-productionGone Fishingwon Best Podcast for its investigation of the Deane Fuller-Sandys murder case, ZM's Fletch, Vaughn and Megan won Best Music Breakfast Show - Network, and Jono, Ben and Sharyn of The Edge won Best Music Non-Breakfast Team - Network. He is seen as one of the most successful Broadcaster of all times. He left the network in December last year after more than two decades to reunite with his former colleague and good. "We really appreciate everything you've done for us girls.". He is an actor and writer, known for Ruby and Rata (1990), The Holy Roller (2010) and Face the Music (1992). The duo met by chance almost 26 years ago through mutual friends, at Mount Hutt ski field. Susi and I had been head hunted from Radio Hauraki in Auckland, where I'd worked on breakfast radio for 11 years. Do you get involved in a verbal altercation?". 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Jodi Barnett has four daughters: Samantha, Sophie, Bella, and Lily, with her spouse, Simon. PM Jacinda Ardern speaks to media from the Labour's caucus retreat. You can scroll down for information about his Social media profiles. Simon: "My hearts says unequivocally yes, because words can be so destructive, but my head says freedom of expression is very important, and the public should be the ones to discern what's right or wrong." ZM was a music station, but from the first, at 6am, we basically became a talk show, and a conduit for people wanting to help. On Friday, June 9, 2017, in Christchurch, after I'd interviewed Grant Fox on stage at a launch function for a new Land Rover, I had a pleasant chat and a drink with Simon Barnett's lawyer, Patrick Costello. Simon Barnett's daughter abused at Westfield after trying to comfort victim. The Newstalk ZB host today revealed. The Newstalk ZB host today revealed details of the altercation, saying his daughter had overheard a nasty conversation between a mother and her angry daughter at a Westfield mall. His ancestry is still unknown. Fast-forward 18 years, and there was more overwhelming emotion when Sam left the family home in Christchurch to go to medical school at the University of Otago. Barnett also won the 2015 series of the New Zealand version of Dancing with The Stars. No. Presidency by text goes into a parallel universe where anything, no matter how untrue, stupid, or gross, is possible. We are as close as ever." Listen to Simon's live broadcast tribute to daughter Sam For the time being, second daughter Sophie is still at home while she studies Speech and Language Pathology at the University of Canterbury - she's hoping to work with special needs children and people who've had strokes. Barnett grew up in Ashburton, near Christchurch in Canterbury, attending Ashburton College from 1980 and graduating in 1984. 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. Samantha and Sophie Barnett two of Simon Barnett's kids joined their father on Newstalk ZB's "Simon Barnett & Phil Gifford Afternoons" to chat about Father's Day and a journey down memory lane in 2019. Simon is an ideal celebrity influencer. In fact, he always had a cunning plan to get us back together on air, and we start an afternoon show on ZB on July 1. Simon Barnett of the Si and Gary Show on more fm show- tribute to daughter, first of 4 daugthers, who was leaving home Feb 2012. (In passing, it was me, not Jodi, who took him to the surgeon when he had a vasectomy. Barnett's wife Jodi has been hospitalised following the "horrendous" incident which happened in Christchurch on Sunday morning. I didn't realise it was part of a long game Simon was playing. She's just my biggest fan. Barnett says his daughter, who is a "kind and caring" young woman, was shocked at the girl's behaviour towards her mother. "I find getting up at 4.30am every morning less and less palatable and even though I am quite possibly the world's most boring person I would like to have a social life again.". Until 2018, Barnett co-hosted the morning program on 92 More FM in Christchurch with Gary McCormick, and earlier with Phil Gifford. Me: "I found him amusing as a candidate, but terrifying as a president. ', "The mum then said 'it's none of your effing business, it's how our family talk to each other. The Newstalk ZB host today revealed details of the altercation, saying his daughter had overheard a nasty conversation between a mother and her angry daughter at a Westfield mall. Video / Andy Jaquet, Firefighters battle an early morning house fire in Welcome Bay as neighbours look on. On the new afternoon show some things will be the same as the more giddy days of breakfast. Wed say, Wherever we end up, thats where we are going for dinner and arrange it so wed end up at McDonalds or Pizza Hut. Gwyn's bodybuilding secrets, Danielle's triumph 'I'm no longer on the sidelines', From council to the catwalk 'I'm a beauty queen at 73! "My gut feeling was absolutely, I said I don't think you've the wrong thing at all. Radio and television host who hosted the popular children's television program What Now? Thats just crazy, says Simon. For the second year running, a Blackdale Stud Texel ram has topped the Gore Ram Sale. ", Calling her his"greatest cheerleader", Barnett added: "I'm in awe of her.". "I loathe letting people down or hurting people which has made this experience awfully difficult as the people concerned are not just my workmates but genuine friends who I will miss desperately.". Simon and I have a huge amount in common. He is a New Zealand citizen. "First thing he yelled was 'don't tell mum'," Samantha shared. "This went on for around 10 to 15 minutes. "For me the humanity of that morning really struck me," recalls Simon, "and to this day I believe that humanity on air touches everybody. They said they've had to cover for dad when he broke any of mum's rules, like that time when he was instructed not to use a chainsaw to cut down a tree they had in the backyard. Just hours after the last regular Breakfast Club broadcast for 2018 had been aired, Simon Barnett was removed from imagery promoting the show. Photo / File. Twice New Zealand Sports Journalist of the Year. "She's doing well, doing really really well," Barnett said. He graduated from Ashburton College in 1984. I'm fortunate to hear those things every day, and I tell him the same," she says, She is utterly and completely my soulmate, gushes, After enduring the arduous eight-week dancing bootcamp that led to Simon's victory, the More FM morning radio host and Jodi are back to their best - laughing and cuddling on the couch at our. We gave away a vasectomy on air. "I used to say she's the strongest woman alive but I've qualified that now, she's the strongest person alive. Popularly known as the Broadcaster of New Zealand. When we dropped her off in Dunedin, I said to everyone, Lets not make this any harder than it needs to be. On March 23, 1967, he was born. Video /. "First thing he yelled was 'don't tell mum'," Samantha shared. He has been married since 1991, to wife Jodi, with whom he has four daughters. He stayed until he threw up. She got a little bit scared. Simon Barnett's two-decade career on More FM has seemingly ended in a sad silence. Also find out how he got rich at the age of 54. MetService Wellington weather: January 19th. Then the aim was to attract attention in any off the wall way we could. We made candid calls to people who had romantically misbehaved everywhere from in a gondola on the port hills to under the goalposts on a North Canterbury rugby field. He is currently 54 years old. ", I was in the room in Christchurch when they surprised Simon by shooting the video they played at the awards. ', Megan's memories: in search of a silver lining, Princess Diana's favourite perfume has been revealed! Parenthood is the toughest job any of us can take on, and I really mean that, says the More FM radio host, who is dad to Samantha (21), Sophie (19), Isabella (16) and Lily (15). I can honestly say, Ive never put my family on hold for anything but for this, I did, Simon tells us. When the girls were younger, theyd go on a driving adventure based on the toss of a coin. Family Life He married his wife Jodi in 1991, and they have four daughters. Veteran broadcaster Simon Barnett struggled to contain his emotions when he was presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Radio prizeat Thursday night'sNZ Radio Awards, breaking into tears not once but twice. Simon Barnett will celebrate 56th birthday on a Thursday 23rd of March 2023. "They say behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes and Jodi's rolled her eyes many, many times, but she is a hero - first and foremost for the way she's handled what she's going through, but she loves radio and loves me and she's 100 per cent unbelievable. Simon sees his wife approaching and throws Sophie into the bush telling her "I'll give you an ice cream if you stop crying". Barnettwas not able to attend the ceremony in Auckland but a video was shown of him receiving the trophy in Christchurch. 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