Radio show and Invercargill mayoralty a conflict of interest for Marcus Lush
Having control of the radio waves is a powerful way to massage the message.
Having control of the radio waves is a powerful way to massage the message.
When I heard a confident and (clearly) arrogant Marcus Lush state he would not give up his evening radio show on Newstalk ZB if he won the Invercargill mayoralty, I was shocked.
He is already a councillor and has been using his position as a radio personality (by default) to promote himself for the bigger gig: he looks likely to win. Even without actually talking about it, his voice and celebrity is out there and speaks for itself before his election campaign had even started.
