Tony Trotter
Reporter turned producer Tony Trotter was a key figure in the long history of rural show Country Calendar, pulling the programme out of the studio and towards a wider audience. Spotting the talent of Country Calendar reporter John Gordon, Trotter got him to front the quirky A Dog's Show. Later Trotter won two Feltex awards producing for TVNZ’s fledgling Natural History Unit. He passed away on 9 March 2016.
If I had any skill at all, it was in standing still and thinking ‘what is the real story, what exactly is this programme saying?’. Tony Trotter, on his time as producer of Country Calendar
In Memoriam 2016
2016, Subject - Short Film
40 Years of Country Calendar
2005, Subject - Television
Country Calendar - Spoofs Special
1999, Writer, Producer - Television
Pieces of Eight - A Quest for Gold
1984, Executive Producer - Television
The Black Stilt
1983, Executive Producer - Television
The Robin's Return
1982, Executive Producer - Television
Kākāpō - Night Parrot
1982, Executive Producer - Television
Wildtrack
1981 - 1987, Producer - Television
Wild South
1982 - 1987, Producer - Television
Contact - Chinaman's Gold
1981, Producer - Television
Contact
1980 - 1981, Producer - Television
The Deep End
1980, Executive Producer - Television
The Deep End - The Wrestler
1980, Executive Producer - Television
A Dog's Show
1977 - 1980, Producer - Television
Country Calendar
1966 - 1980, Reporter, Producer, Director - Television