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Barry Toohey is back for another season of the ACM-produced podcast Toohey's News.
For the fourth-straight year, the veteran Australian sports reporter will bring the latest news from the Newcastle Knights' NRL camp and beyond straight to readers' favourite podcast app every Thursday ahead of his exclusive Newcastle Herald column published each Saturday.
Kicking off this year's season, Toohey is joined by Newcastle Knights football boss Peter Parr who made headlines this week after the departure of star winger Dom Young from the club's ranks.
Young and his management told the Knights and other clubs chasing his signature that they were out of the running late Monday.
The 21-year-old has committed to the Roosters for 2024 and looks set to sign at least a four-year deal with the glamour Sydney club.
The Herald understands the Knights offered in the vicinity of $2 million over four seasons but were still short of what Young had on the table from elsewhere.
Parr joins Barry Toohey in Episode one of the podcast's fourth season to reveal how the club has dealt with the loss of Young, as well as star enforcer David Klemmer, and the off-season drama involving high-profile marquee player Kalyn Ponga.
Search "Toohey's News: The Podcast" on your preferred podcast app to listen to the full episode now.
Have your say or suggest a guest for an upcoming episode by contributing a rating and review in your Apple Podcasts app, or get in touch via email at news@newcastleherald.com.au.
Find Toohey's News: The Podcast on: Overcast, Stitcher, PocketCasts, Castro, RadioPublic, Breaker, TuneIn, CastBox, iHeartRadio
Barry Toohey will bring a new episode to all your favourite podcasting apps every week, complementing his premium and exclusive Knights reporting and analysis in the pages of the Newcastle Herald.
Toohey's News will be back with another episode on Thursday.
Barry Toohey
Barry Toohey is a sports reporter for the Newcastle Herald. He covers the Newcastle Knights and hosts the Toohey's News Podcast.
Barry Toohey is a sports reporter for the Newcastle Herald. He covers the Newcastle Knights and hosts the Toohey's News Podcast.
Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist with the Newcastle Herald and its sister publications in the Hunter region of New South Wales (NSW). He has contributed stories, photography, video and other multimedia to the pages of the Herald and its Saturday magazine, Weekender, since 2017. In 2020, he co-created the Toohey's News podcast, which he produced for four years with sports writer Barry Toohey until the show's indefinite hiatus. Since early 2023, he has served as the paper's Topics columnist and, more recently, returned to reporting with an interest in deep-dive stories that illustrate the issues shaping daily life in Newcastle and the region. McCarthy has reported for Australian Community Media (ACM) since 2013, first as a general news and sports writer for the Glen Innes Examiner and later as a group journalist and producer for the publisher's New England regional titles. He joined the Newcastle Herald newsroom as a digital producer in 2017 before returning to reporting in early 2023. He had previously worked for the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth. McCarthy was born in the New England region of NSW, where he grew up, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Cross University in 2012. He covers general news, culture and community issues, with a focus on the Herald Weekender. He is a member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and adheres to its codes of ethics for journalists. Contact: simon.mccarthy@newcastleherald.com.au
Simon McCarthy is a journalist with the Newcastle Herald and its sister publications in the Hunter region of New South Wales (NSW). He has contributed stories, photography, video and other multimedia to the pages of the Herald and its Saturday magazine, Weekender, since 2017. In 2020, he co-created the Toohey's News podcast, which he produced for four years with sports writer Barry Toohey until the show's indefinite hiatus. Since early 2023, he has served as the paper's Topics columnist and, more recently, returned to reporting with an interest in deep-dive stories that illustrate the issues shaping daily life in Newcastle and the region. McCarthy has reported for Australian Community Media (ACM) since 2013, first as a general news and sports writer for the Glen Innes Examiner and later as a group journalist and producer for the publisher's New England regional titles. He joined the Newcastle Herald newsroom as a digital producer in 2017 before returning to reporting in early 2023. He had previously worked for the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth. McCarthy was born in the New England region of NSW, where he grew up, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Southern Cross University in 2012. He covers general news, culture and community issues, with a focus on the Herald Weekender. He is a member of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) and adheres to its codes of ethics for journalists. Contact: simon.mccarthy@newcastleherald.com.au
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