MediaWorks boss Cam Wallace on sexual assault allegations, Magic Talk racism and plans for the business
1 Apr, 2021 10:45 PM
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MediaWorks boss Cam Wallace has had a baptism of fire in his new job. Photo / MediaWorks
MediaWorks boss Cam Wallace has had a baptism of fire in his new job. Photo / MediaWorks As Cam Wallace walked into MediaWorks flash new Auckland offices some three months ago, he would have welcomed the optimistic atmosphere after the chaos that Covid-19 wreaked at his previous employer - Air New Zealand.
No builder s report could have prepared him for the rot that lingered beneath the surface of the colourful accent wall, high ceilings and expansive floors of the Hargreaves St headquarters.
Growing up in Statesville, Mike Wallace somehow ended up surrounded by barbers. From friends to neighbors to relatives, everyone was going down that career path. Out to drinks with one of those friends one night, they suggested he join them. I come down the next week and signed up to go to barber school on a whim. I had never given it a thought. I ve never forgiven him for that, Wallace said, joking.Wallace immediately started chuckling, admitting he d probably be working alongside his friend at his barbershop if he still lived in Statesville.Instead, the 72-year-old is constantly cracking himself up as he works at Hawthorne Barber Shop. His first day at the Winston-Salem shop was on March 15, 1967 just four days after graduating from barber school.The shop opened in 1929 on Hawthorne Street, making it the longest operating barbershop in the city. It moved to its Burke Street location a few years after Wallace started working there. He s been cutting hair behind the same ch
The Chase s Shaun Wallace hits back at claims his Dark Destroyer nickname is racist
11 Mar, 2021 11:21 PM
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Chaser Shaun Wallace has defended his controversial nickname on the show once again. Photo / ITV
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Wallace responded to a question on Twitter asking if the name offended him. Shaun Wallace – just heard a woman on Lorraine saying she won t let her child watch the chase because it s racist due to your nickname. Can you clarify if you are offended by being called the dark destroyer? they asked.
Wallace s response? Absolutely NOT.
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In July last year, he responded to claims the name was no longer being used on several versions of The Chase due to supposed racial undertones.
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Royal Navy leads an international task group of warships on a security patrol of Baltic
Frigates HMS Lancaster and Westminster, tanker RFA Tiderace and vessels from all three Baltic states – Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia – together with aircraft from the Swedish Air Force, have joined forces for a concerted demonstration of Britain’s commitment to the security and stability of the region.
The deployment is another test of elements of the UK-led Joint Expeditionary Force – a partnership of nine northern European nations committed to working together on operations as varied as warfighting through to humanitarian assistance and defence engagement.