Veteran TV3 Rugby commentator and sports broadcaster Hamish McKay

If you're a budding journalist, rugby fan, farmer, or someone who wants to listen to some valuable life lessons and stories centered around mentorship, hard work and what it takes to take a dream as a young person and turn it into a profession as an adult, then Hamish McKay shares some of the  hard earnt wisdom knowledge and traditions that he built up in the trenches and on the front lines of the Everest of the rugby commentating game with some of the the greatest teams and in the most famous rugby stadiums in the World.
From a small farming community in the lower north island of New Zealand Hamish shares some of the highs and lows of an illustrious television commentating career that saw him call in two rugby world cups, including lead on one World Cup rugby final.
He takes us behind the scenes and shares some fabulous advice not only for young journalists, but advice that we can all relate to in terms of (upon reflection) adding value and having appreciation and gratitude for a life well-lived. 
As host of the radio show Rural Exchange, Hamish now travels the length and breadth of New Zealand interacting with the people that are described by Hamish as being "the backbone of the country". He's also an MC and puts his talent to good use these days by hosting charity auctions.
His message is one of hard work, initiative, practice, practice, practice and from my perspective a lot of reflection, iteration, reinvention and appreciation. 
He's served his time, paid his dues, dedicated himself to a dream, become a craftsman and been one of the few people I've met who said he was going to be something and then went and proved it.