Simon Barnett broadcast from an "in-home" studio during the winter while caring for wife Jodi. Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford's Newstalk ZB show will launch on July 1. Newstalk ZB Simon Barnett and Phil Gifford will launch their Newstalk ZB show on July 1. READ MORE:* Simon Barnett signs-off two-decade More FM career in sad silence* Simon Barnett will reunite with Phil Gifford on Newstalk ZB in mid-2019* Why New Zealand continues to love Simon Barnett* Wellington says goodbye to the Si & Gary breakfast showWhen Barnett announced his move to Newstalk ZB in July 2017, he said he was leaving More FM because he had lost the passion for breakfast radio. SUPPLIED Simon Barnett and Gary McCormick hosted the More FM breakfast show together for 15 years, from 2003 to 2018.

Source: Stuff May 17, 2019 00:56 UTC