Ian Johnstone (broadcaster)
New Zealand journalist
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Ian Anthony Johnstone QSO (born 1935) is a New Zealand broadcaster, presenter and journalist.
1935 (age 90–91)
- Television presenter
- journalist
Ian Johnstone | |
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| Born | Ian Anthony Johnstone 1935 (age 90–91) Longtown, Cumberland, England |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
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Early life
Johnstone was born in Longtown, Cumberland, England, in 1935, and studied English at Durham University (St Chad's College).[1][2][3] He moved to New Zealand in 1961 after working in Britain and spending three years as a colonial administrator in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).[4][5]
Career
In his early career in New Zealand, Johnstone was a teacher at Temuka District High School (now Opihi College), and worked part-time as an announcer at Radio 3XC in Timaru.[2][4]
Johnstone was an interviewer for the weekly television programme, Close Up,[6] and became a reporter and producer for Compass, which aired from 1964 to 1969.[7] He was also notable for being a presenter for the New Zealand Telethon from 1975 until 1993.[3] Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Johnstone continued to work on various New Zealand-produced television shows as a presenter or narrator.
In the 1990 New Year Honours, Johnstone was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for public services.[8]
Johnstone's book, Stand and Deliver, giving his personal view of broadcasting in New Zealand, was published in 1998.[9][10]
Personal life
Johnstone is married with four children.[4]