Welcome back to Sporting Spotlight with Bazz and Phil… and this one’s a ripper.

In Episode 16, Phil Smyth and Barry “Bazz” Curtin sit down with the one and only Michelangelo Rucci, legendary footy journalist, longtime chief footy writer, and now SEN drive host… for a wide-ranging chat that goes way beyond the back page.

A massive thanks to our great mates at Air Diffusion Australia, the best air conditioning company in Australia… if not in the world. When the boss walks in and the air con is working in 10 seconds, you know you’re in good hands.

😄 In this episode, we cover:

• Rucci’s journey from Adelaide to New York, including the US Open grind and big international assignments

• Why he disappears to Italy every year, work hard, reset hard

• The shift from old-school journalism, phone calls, facts, deadli ...