Kevin Milne

Milne has been part of Fair Go since 1983,^[1] the show first starting in 1977.^[2] He is known for a confrontational style and asking difficult questions.

Milne announced his retirement mid-2010 and his last show (the 2010 Fair Go Ad Awards) screened live on 20 October 2010.^[3]

He has also worked on the following programmes:

• BBC-TV
• Visnews
• Production Line
• Then Again
• Holiday
• Kev Can Do

In 1996 Milne appeared on an episode of the soap opera Shortland Street, as himself, confronting the character Nick Harrison in a Fair Go episode.^[4]

In 2009 Milne appeared on the New Zealand travel programme Intrepid Journeys with a trip made to Ukraine in December 2008-January 2009.^[5]

In the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours, Milne was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to broadcasting and the community.^[2][6]

"It's no coincidence that this has happened at the time of the 30th anniversary of Fair Go. The honour is not only for the time I spent on Fair Go, but it's also for all the people who've been part of the show over the years. It's a remarkable show that's lasted a fantastically long time, and it's astonishing how many have worked on it." - Kevin Milne ^[7]

He also won two Qantas Media Awards for Best Presenter.^[8]

Milne lives in the Kapiti Coast near Wellington. He had a valve replacement as part of heart surgery in October 2004, and was diagnosed with a brain tumour in mid-2009, which required surgery the following year.^[9] In September 2020, Milne announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.^[10]

Milne is a former student of St Bede's College, Christchurch.

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