Mumbo Report: Harry M on avoiding scrubbers as clients, chequebook journalism and why he has no peers

Tim Burrowes

November 10, 2009 1:33

In today’s Mumbo Report from Studio 33, agent-to-the-stars Harry M Miller on:

His clients: “We don’t take on any scrubbers”;
Trust: “People you represent lie their heads off”;
How the media view him: ‘I don’t give a shit”;
Being “the midwife of chequebook journalism”;
Rival Max Markson: “He’s not an A grade player”

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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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4 COMMENTS

Tate Bronson 10 Nov 09

Great Episode. Harry M seems to be a very real Agent who speaks it how it is. No smoke and mirrors. Look forward to reading the book.

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Deborah Hutton 11 Nov 09

HMM does tell it like it is…always has, always will! Thats whats so wonderful about him.
BTW love this website..a mate of mine sent it though to me to show me Harry’s interview. I’ve been living under the covers…didnt even know Mumbrella existed. Well done!
Deb

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Lauren Miller Cilento 11 Nov 09

Nice one Tim. Hope you got your copy signed.

mumbrella 12 Nov 09

I certainly did, Lauren!

One perk of doing The Mumbo Report is that I’ve got a few signed books now… Harry’s will take pride of place next to Ray Martin’s, who we chat to in one of our next episodes.

Cheers,

Tim – Mumbrella