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The very first Holmes show. In this famous interview, Paul Holmes asks American yachtsman Dennis Conner to apologise for cheating in the Americas Cup. Conner storms out, making headlines the next day and giving the new show a ratings boost. The NZ Herald described this interview as "an aggressive, overly-mannered encounter interview rather than a thoughtful interrogation, a ratings-generating event rather than a genuine, tenacious journalistic grilling." It was a style that made Holmes famous.

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 Paul Holmes
 Paul Cutler

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 dan scott

dan scott

cheeky yankee

 thevisitor

thevisitor

LOL Best work Paul Holmes ever did !!.
Never did like that fake smile of Conners. :-(
But Paul Holmes must have friends in broadcasting to be able to make a comeback on TV1 after Prime TV after Holmes@7 ?.

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