In Conversation with Alex Malley

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In Conversation with Alex Malley
Genre Talk show
Presented byAlex Malley
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes24
Production
Running time30 Minutes
Original release
Network Nine Network
Release7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 
April 2017 (2017-04)

In Conversation with Alex Malley is an Australian television interview show on the Nine Network.

Contents

The program was funded by CPA Australia [1] and featured its controversial then-CEO Alex Malley [2] interviewing leaders from the world of politics, business and entertainment. [3]

Cancellation

The TV show was abruptly cancelled in 2017 when Malley was fired as CPA Australia's CEO and stripped of his lifetime membership.

Malley's termination followed a dispute with CPA members over his $1.7m salary [4] as well as the use of CPA funds to produce and promote In Conversation with Alex Malley and otherwise build Malley's personal profile. [5]

A report published following Malley's departure revealed that CPA paid Channel Nine $4.16 million to broadcast the program as well as spending another $1.2 million to advertise the program on billboards. [6]

All mentions of the TV show were removed from CPA's website within days of Malley's termination. [7]

Season One

EpisodeAirdateGuest
17 February 2016 Laurie Oakes
214 February 2016Alpha Cheng
321 February 2016 Gillian Triggs
428 February 2016 Nolan Bushnell
56 March 2016 Deborah Knight
613 March 2016 Tim Costello
720 March 2016 Bill Shorten
827 March 2016 Charlie Teo

Season Two

EpisodeAirdateGuest
19 October 2016 Andre Rieu
216 October 2016 Neale Daniher
330 October 2016 Peter Overton
46 November 2016 Germaine Greer
520 November 2016 Layne Beachley
627 November 2016 John Frost
74 December 2016 Alexander Downer
811 December 2016 Fiona Wood

Season Three

EpisodeAirdateGuest
119 February 2017 Michael Clarke
226 February 2017 Rudy Giuliani
35 March 2017 Nadia Comaneci
412 March 2017 Derryn Hinch
519 March 2017 Henry Winkler
626 March 2017 Andy Thomas
72 April 2017 Gai Waterhouse
89 April 2017 Don Meij

Reception

Kylie Northover of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote of the interview with the violinist and conductor André Rieu, "It's a non-threatening half-hour chat with the world's most successful classical musician ... It's a pleasant enough half-hour, but don't expect any deep revelations. [8] Justin Burke praised the show in The Weekend Australian , stating, "This might not be the most revolutionary TV format: seated interviewer facing seated interviewee. Readers, particularly of the business pages, will have their views about the host Alex Malley. (Mine are that he does a solid job here.) But there can be no debate that an interview with Andy Thomas, the only Australian-born professional astronaut, is anything other than unmissable TV." [9]

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References

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  3. "In Conversation with Alex Malley". www.cpaaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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