Robert's toughest talk 'MY DAD NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT'
New Zealand Woman's Weekly|December 12, 2022
After nearly losing his father, the radio star got some things off his chest
Rebekah Hebenton
Robert's toughest talk 'MY DAD NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT'

As a radio host, Robert Scott has always understood the power of a good story. But with his latest project, The Breeze star is gathering his most important tales yet as he works with his father John to record his life story to keep for generations to come.

"People get to a certain age and they pass away, and there's a lot of family history that you never learn about," tells Robert. "My dad has always been a good chatterer, so I thought I'd record him."

For the past few years, Robert has slowly been building a collection of recordings of John telling stories from across his life.

"Whenever I get the recorder out, he'll say, 'Oh, no, not again,' but he'll quickly be back telling me stories," he tells with a laugh.

The project became more important than ever this year when John had a couple of health crises and Robert feared his recordings would be all he'd have left of his beloved dad.

At the beginning of the year, John was hit hard by Covid and Robert's only relief was that he didn't end up in the hospital. But a few months later in July, when the family gathered to celebrate John's 90th birthday, it was clear he'd been struck by something much worse.

"We went in to wish him a happy birthday and he was just not with it," recalls Robert. "The next day, I went to see him and I got the shock of my life when I saw him lying flat on his back with an oxygen mask."

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