Chopper and me

Tim Burrowes

October 11, 2013 10:36

Media personality and criminal Chopper Read died this week. Jason “Jabba” Davis shared two surreal TV experiences with him.

I first ran into Mark Brandon Chopper Read at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre in April 2003. I was charged with interviewing the late great man for music television station Channel [V].

Back in 2000 I’d had the pleasure of meeting Eric Bana as a guest on my late night show “The Joint” when he was talking up his starring role as Mark Read in the feature film “Chopper”. I became fascinated with the real Chopper Read after that and was thrilled at the chance to finally meet this infamous identity myself.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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1 COMMENTS

Lisa 22 Oct 13

The late great? Sorry, this dude was a criminal and a murderer. Why is the media sensationalizing and glorifying our crims as heroes? What message is this, boring, yawn, giving our youth?

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