Michael Chammas

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1,341 appearances 4 recordings 4 series first heard May 2026 last heard 10 Jun

Michael Chammas’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Straight Talk with Mark Bouris · Michael Chammas: Building the NRL's PNG Team, Leaving Journalism & Taking Opportunities · 10 Jun 2026 podcast

So I can understand why he didn't like me.

But if the story's right, the story's right.

I'll stand my ground.

But if I do something wrong by someone, well, then it's my responsibility to apologize.

But in that situation...

Yeah, for sure.

And especially someone as powerful as Gus.

Like he's got his, you know, Gus has been around the game a long time.

He has relationships with who he needs to have relationships with in the media.

And I realized a long time ago that I was never going to be in that circle.

And I became okay with that.

Yeah, maybe, maybe.

But I realized like someone I've got a lot of time for is Danny Weidler.

very close to Danny.

He's someone that I consider a mentor and someone, when you asked about who I was talking to about taking the job on, Danny was someone that I was talking to.

So I know Danny and Gus are close and I was never going to be his Danny.

I never wanted to be.

So I have a responsibility when I'm sitting on that panel, as much as I sit there and think you don't belong here, an imposter, you're sitting next to Cameron Smith, Paul Gallon and Phil Gould, like, what are you doing here?

The reality is the only reason I am there is

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