Laura McGoldrick: My life in the spotlight (re-release)

On this episode of Between Two Beers we’re rewinding the clock back to October of 2021 when we sat down with Laura McGoldrick. 

Laura is a broadcaster, presenter, radio host, MC and part time actress and one of the most popular faces on television in New Zealand.  

She has been a host of the Cricket Show, Holden Golf World, NZ Herald Focus as well as most of Sky’s major sporting events, and held breakfast radio rolls at Hauraki and the Hits. She’s also married to Black Caps star Martin Guptill.  

In this episode we talk about how Laura navigated her post-match SKy TV commitments after watching her husband’s heartbreak following the Cricket World Cup final, Growing up with her mum – the super agent, working with Stephen Colbert, the differences between working on Hauraki with Matt and Jerry and the Hits with Toni and Sam and the hardest moments across her career at Sky TV.  

Laura is exceptional company. Funny, witty, full of energy and an engaging storyteller. This was a really memorable episode for us. It was recorded during lockdown, so the audio is a little patchy in places and we’ve edited out some of the painful isolation chat from the start of the ep. 

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Show notes:

1:50: Who am I? “I took her to my school leavers’ ball. She’s my best mate’s sister and it was a top notch night. But I think she danced with my dad more than me though L”

4:34: Reflections on the Cricket World Cup Super Over from a broadcast and partner point-of-view and the aftermath on the pitch

16:53: Back to 2015 and doubling down on Cricket World Cup disappointment

19:10: Meeting Guppy for the first time on The Cricket Show

22:30: Growing up in Christchurch with her dad running Jade Stadium and her mum the super-agent

28:45: Not just athletes: Jason Gunn, Phillip Leishman and acting 31:58: The Stephen Colbert experience 37:44: Meeting Meghan Markle

42:38: Cutting her teeth on The Cricket Show and

47:05: Life in front of the camera 50:29: Live events: the Dame Valerie Adams gold medal ceremony and covering the Olympic Games 55:04: An Emma Twigg interlude

58:12: Radio: Laura’s time at Radio Hauraki and moving into The Hits

1:04:04: The challenges of being a women in a male-dominated field

1:10:01: The Pakistan tour and being a partner of a cricketer

1:13:35: Laura’s process for MCing and hosting the Cricket World Cup opening ceremony

1:18:09: The Harlem Globetrotters of cricket

1:21:23: Where is the journey heading?

1:22:50: Last words from Steven, Seamus and Laura

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