Geoff Robinson (broadcaster)

Born in London, England in 1943,^[2] Robinson emigrated to New Zealand in 1965.^[3] He became a naturalized New Zealand citizen in 1978.^[2]

After a five-year career in banking with the ANZ, Robinson became a broadcaster, joining the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation as an announcer on radio station 4ZB in Dunedin in 1970.^[1][4][5] He first presented Morning Report on what is now Radio New Zealand National on 6 June 1975, filling in for regular presenter Joe Kote, and became its permanent host the following year.^[6][7][8] He was the co-host of the programme until 1 April 2014, apart from a period between 1979 and 1983 when he was a newsreader on commercial radio.^[7][9]

In 2005, Robinson was awarded an honorary Doctor of Literature degree by Victoria University of Wellington, in recognition of his contribution to broadcasting.^[10] At the 2007 New Zealand Radio Awards he received a special award for outstanding contribution to radio in New Zealand.^[3] In the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours, Robinson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to public broadcasting.^[11]

• Photograph of Geoff Robinson, 1968 Archived 29 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
• Geoff Robinson audio collection, Radio New Zealand