Nights for Friday 8 May 2015
7:06 Sonic Tonic
8:10 Sport USA
LA Times sports journalist Helene Elliott has a penchant for fast-moving competitions where pucks are hit by sticks... playoffs for basketball and ice hockey are in the second round; gridiron bosses still grappling with how much to pay players who won a lawsuit because of their brain injuries; plus the aftermath of the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match.
8:25 Music Feature: Andrew Keoghan live at the Kings Arms
When New Zealand-born, New York-based troubadour Andrew Keoghan gave a first look on his forthcoming sophomore set, Every Orchid Offering, at Auckland’s Kings Arms, Radio New Zealand engineer Andre Upston was on hand to capture the show. Listen to Keoghan’s performance, where he's backed by the impressive pick-up line-up of Chris O'Connor (Phoenix Foundation) and instrumentalists Jol Mulholland and Matthias Jordan (Dictaphone Blues, Pluto).
9:06 Country Life
Rural news and features.
10:17 Late Edition
A review of the leading news from Morning Report, Nine to Noon, Afternoons and Checkpoint. Also hear the latest news from around the Pacific on Radio New Zealand International's Dateline Pacific.
11:06 The Lit Crawl