Geoff Robinson (broadcaster)

For other people named Geoffrey Robinson, see Geoffrey Robinson (disambiguation).
Geoff Robinson
ONZM
Born Geoffrey Charles Robinson
(1943-07-18) 18 July 1943
London, England
Occupation Broadcaster
Spouse(s) Liz Robinson[1]
Children 2[1]

Geoffrey Charles "Geoff" Robinson, ONZM (born 18 July 1943), is a former New Zealand broadcaster, who was the co-host of Morning Report on Radio New Zealand National for all but four years from the programme's inception in 1975 until 2014.

Biography

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 made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to public broadcasting.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dekker, Diana (8 June 1996). "The odd couple". Waikato Times. p. 13.
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand, Naturalisations, 1843–1981 [database on-line]". http://www.ancestry.com. Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. External link in |website= (help);
  3. 1 2 "Geoff Robinson to leave Morning Report". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Geoff Robinson to leave Morning Report". Radio New Zealand News. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Eleven, Beck (3 October 2009). "Radio's steadfast 'rock'". The Press. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "End of an era for Robinson". Radio New Zealand News. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. 1 2 Griggs, Kim (1 April 2014). "Geoff Robinson's last Morning Report". Radio New Zealand News. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Geoff Robinson Morning Report introduction 6 June 1975". Radio New Zealand Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa. 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "And here's to you, Mr Robinson". National Business Review. 11 February 2005.
  10. ↑ "Honorary doctorate for Geoff Robinson". New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2014". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

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