Phillip Adams spent 33 years talking to more than 50,000 guests on Radio National’s Late Night Live but the ABC broadcaster says the secret to his success lies in his earlier life as a film producer, advertising executive and human rights activist.
“I think what sets me apart from others is that I have, almost invariably, some sort of personal connection with either the guest or the subject, because of the other lives I’ve led,” Adams tells Guardian Australia on the eve of his final program on Thursday evening.