Is It Just Me? - TALKBACK TINGZ: Talkback Tingz - Breaking Prince Phillip's death news 📻

Episode Date: May 3, 2021

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So while we were on our Easter break, we missed some rather major world news when Prince Philip passed away. Oh, Phil. Can you believe it's been like a month now? Since he died? Yeah, that flew by. That really did. Poor bastard. He was 99, just shy of his 100th birthday.

I know, I know. That's a bit of a shame. That is rough but now that we're back i was curious as to how some of the big news talkback radio stations covered the breaking news when philip died it was 9 p.m our time and you know we like to keep an eye out on what's happening on talkback radio so i've gone and pulled the audio from that very night no well you know this is a big thing in the uk like i've seen tiktoks and youtube videos that are like this is exactly what happens when the Queen of England will die. And there's code words and secret languages

and apparently a lot of the news stations have packages already recorded and made. One of my friends works for one of the TV news stations here in Sydney and he told me ages ago that he'd pre-prepared Prince Philip's what is it? Obituary.

He pre-prepared the obituary and so as soon as he carked it, I messaged my friend and was like, babe, Iuary. Obituary, yes. Obituary. He pre-prepared the obituary. And so as soon as he carked it, I messaged my friend and was like, babe, I saw the obituary, loved it. You did so well. News.com.au released theirs and they clearly didn't proofread it because it said Prince Philip has died at the age of 99 of XXX. And they didn't fill it in. It just looked like he died of drinking a beer.

I think that happened a few months ago when someone accidentally published their template. He hadn't died yet. I think it was Sydney Morning Herald. Oh, like what they had, like a skeleton. I think that happened a few months ago when someone accidentally published their template. He hadn't died yet. I think it was Sydney Morning Herald. Oh, like what they had, like a skeleton? Yeah. Oh, no. It was like fill in the blanks.

They accidentally published it before he died. But anyway, this is how Talkback covered it. So it happened around 9pm. The press release came out. Yeah. And I'll kick off with ABC News. This is how they covered it nationally. So you know how they got the news on the hour?

Yeah, they did. ABC News with Glenn Lauder. Federal health authorities are urging older Australians... So this would have been like 9pm on the dot. The press release wouldn't have even come out yet. So credit to this newsreader. He would have had to have read it live as it came up on his desktop because he wouldn't have gotten the news yet.

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, now the preferred option for younger Australians after the AstraZeneca jab, was linked to a small number of rare blood clotting cases around the world. In breaking news, Buckingham Palace has just announced that His Royal Highness Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, died earlier today. The 99-year-old had been married to Queen Elizabeth since 1947 and officially became her consort when she ascended the throne in 1952. So there you go. He just kind of had to throw out all the other shit he'd pre-prepared for that news bulletin. That's hard.

When you're doing live radio, you've got to be on it. You've got to be looking out for things. Yeah, so I think they nailed it. Meanwhile, over at 2GB. Oh, we love a bit out for things. Yeah, so I think they nailed it. Meanwhile, over at 2GB. Oh, we love a bit of 2GB. Yeah, the big news station in Sydney. I was quite surprised by their coverage. Negatively or positively?

Negatively, because they're meant to be like, your news leader, 2GB. And obviously they didn't know that this was happening, so it was unfortunate that it came out during a football match that they were covering. Oh, dear. And so the footy commentators had to break the news mid-match. Oh, so not the newsreaders?

No, they didn't even interrupt it. They were just like, oi, quick, you guys, ignore the game for a sec, read this sheet out. I would have thought that the newsroom would cut in and be like, we interrupt this program. Yeah, they'd cut it off. No, they just got the commentators to do it. All right, here we go.

The player I think has done very well, denies George Williams. I think the halfback's been pretty good for the Raiders. Boys, Raiders out on the field for the start of this second half. Sadly, I've got some breaking news that's coming in from the UK. Prince Philip has passed away at the age of 99. Now, he was due to turn 100 on June 10 this year, but a statement from the royal family is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty the Queen has announced the death of her beloved husband,

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip. He's passed away this morning at Windsor Castle, so that is a terrible story. It is. He was a legend, Prince Philip. The second half coming up here. The Raiders to kick off. Let's take you to the call team.

David Morrow, Darrell Broman and Mark Piggy-Riddell on the sideline. It's the Panthers leading the Raiders by 12 points. Yeah. Skip a beat. I know. They just kind of read the statement and then go, I mean, what else do you say? Move on.

It's almost as if no one was even acknowledging what he was saying. No one gave them any banter. I know. It was very weird. Big Mom went, yeah. They obviously didn't have an obituary to play. They were just like, well, there's the news. You got it.

Move on. That's so funny. Back to the Raiders. Interesting. And then obviously I had to check in on our favourite station, 2SM. Oh, we love them. And our mate Graham Gilbert. Oh, we love Graham Gilbert.

Do we? Yeah, Graham Gilbert does the game that I play. I'm still trying to get the fridge magnet. No, that's not him And our mate Graham Gilbert. Oh, we love Graham Gilbert. Do we? Yeah, Graham Gilbert does the game that I play. I'm still trying to get the fridge magnet. No, that's not him. That's on ABC. Is it? Yeah. I can't even keep up myself.

Graham Gilbert is the one, remember back in episode 15, you prank called him. Oh, of course. With Liz O'Leary. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yes, I'm getting confused. Yeah, so Graham's the one that we don't, I mean, I don't have anything against him, but God,

we like to mock him on this show, that's for sure. And so he was on air at night and I did keep tabs on the actual time codes. ABC News at 9.02 got the news, TGB at 9.04. And then 10 minutes later, 2SM didn't even break the news. One of Graham's callers had to tell him. So he's not the most reliable news source. He has to get his listeners to fill him in. Oh, my God.

So this is what happened on 2SM. Talk tonight on 131269. Michael, good evening. Oh, hello, Graeme. I just heard some very sad news. Prince Philip died. Who has? Prince Philip.

Ah. Yeah, I met the gentleman quite a few times. I remember telling you. Yep. Just when we came over, a news flash on the television. Ah, that is dreadful news. I'd like to let you know I didn't know if you already knew.

Now, I'm glad you told us, Michael, and God bless his soul. Thank you, mate. Thank you. Good on you. God bless you, Michael, and please email us your resume. We need a new newsreader, quite clearly. I was just like, whoa, how did you not get on top of that? You had 10 minutes. Presumably, as a talkback station, you'd be kind of keeping an eye on the sites.

I don't know. Although, could you hear the vintage Bakelite phone ringing in the background? It sounded like a bat phone. Going off the hook. He had no idea. He also didn't sound that phase, did he? He's like, who died? Prince Philip.

Oh, that's a shame. It's like when a great uncle dies that you don't really know. Oh, that's awful, isn't it? He was sick, though. He lived a good life. Yeah. When did I last see him? When I was four?

Yeah. That's a shame. He was at my christening. Oh, poor son. I hope he wasn't in pain. Talk tonight. Do you reckon that's how Graham covers all of his breaking news? He waits for the listener to tell him and then feigns some sort of pity.

Graham, you wouldn't believe, a plane has just crashed into one of the World Trade Centres. Oh, dear, oh, dear. Thanks for your call, Richard. Ten minutes later, Graham, another one's hit. Oh. They were so beautiful. Graham. Yes.

This is Dot here, darling. What is he like to say, Dot? This is Graham, yes. Yes, Dot, you're on the air. I'll call and say that there's a car crash on the M1. Three are dead. Oh. Thank you.

It's a pity. I knew them very well. All too well. I caused it, of course. Oh, thanks for letting me know, Tom. That's horrific. Graham, it's Petunia. Steve Irwin's been stabbed in the heart by a stingray.

Oh, dear. Hoping he really would make it through that ocean swim. Ah, well, what can you do? Talk tonight. Talk tonight. I don't know what I would have done if that news was given to me on my show. Where was I? I was off air.

I don't think I was. I was on holidays. I woke from a nap at like 10 p.m. And I was like, no, that's a shame. Really hoping you would have made it to 100. Talk tonight. Oh. The memes were very harsh, though.

I know. That was too soon, wasn't it? There were TikToks and I made one and I got hate for it, and then I deleted it. What did you make? What was your meme? I spent $3 on it. Huh? I bought an app to make it.

Why did you need an app to make it? I had the idea to make it. Fuck, you must have been bored on that holiday. No, because it was late at night. We were in an Uber on the way to a restaurant or a bar, something, And I bought a fake Tinder profile making app because I can't Photoshop for shit. And I wanted to, I made Liz. I think I still have it. I'll find it for you.

I made Liz. Oh, right. 99, single, interest in walking my corgis and governing the Commonwealth. Was that you? I swear I saw that meme somewhere. I put it up and then Fluffy Octopus Legs who listens to this podcast said, Oh. God, people are quick and so cruel.

This is disgusting or something like that. And I deleted it. She didn't realise that you made it. No. Oh, my God. As Helen Keller once said, this podcast is fucking dope. You're listening to Is It Just Me?