oh we have to put up with this pretentious woman bashing a@#%hole again, on some ridiculas salary no doubt, he should just dissapear get himself a lawnmowing round or something.
Come on guys, why so harsh? As a woman, I'd be the first one to condemn what he did, and I'm not one that would easily forgive either.. but when you look at it, Tony Veitch has done pretty much EVERYTHING possible to redeem himself, he did counselling and everything. Of course the "hush money" makes everything look incredibly dodgy - but let's not forget - she accepted the money and agreed to to the terms - if she wanted to tell the police, she would have - and coincidentally the news breaks at the height of his career. If I was him I would have asked for my money back! In any case, yes he made a HUGE mistake and has paid dearly for it, but if we can't at least give him another shot at building up his life again, well.. I just don't think that's right. Everyone deserves a second chance.
TRN asked some public and sportspeople what they thought of TV returning to air .. I wonder if they paid his victim the same courtesy? Did he do the anti violence course recommended by the Judge? Do we know he is in anyway reformed to be back on our media? Given he lied about the charges, the celebrity references and set a nasty PR campaign against his ex to discredit her is he really the best we can do for a spokesperson in this country?
This is typical NZ Justice, beat the crap out of someone, and then get rewarded with a high paying job. Hello Banana Republic.
By getting rid of the RadioNZ staff from CHCH will pay this dirtbags wages I guess?$100,000+ a year? Bollocks!
In brief - the gift of the gab is returning!
Oh great, like we really missed him? He can never, ever undo what he did.
This guy really annoys me as a presenter. He's too opinionated. Forces his hand too much and doesn't listen to other people. No wonder why he smashed his girlfriend. Seems like the girlfriend took a big chunk of his cash which is good though. Doesn't change what he done. Hopefully he's able to show more humility and listen while he's broadcasting this time round.
He can do for sports journalism what Bernie Madoff did for investing. What prudent management. Call it death knells for jock douchebags and cheerleader fraternity, their brains have finally been digested by their own asses.
Am delighted, and I wish Tony all the very best. I will now tune into the station as I really enjoy his enthusiasm.
