Sean Plunket on The Platform: 'I’m not building a Fox News'

Sean Plunket on The Platform: 'I’m not building a Fox News'
Daniel Dunkley
Sean Plunket is no stranger to controversy. The veteran broadcaster left MediaWorks radio station Magic Talk under a cloud earlier this year after a behind-the-scenes, though rather public, dispute with his employer. The episode still seems to rankle.“Vodafone has one version of events about their involvement, and I have mine,” he says, referring to a (strongly denied) claim that the telecommunications company, a key advertiser, orchestrated his downfall. The radio station faced a corporate backlash in January after its talkbac...

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