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Once upon a time the Kiwi accent was a broadcasting crime, and politicians decided in advance which questions they would answer on-screen. Here is the News examines three decades (up to 1992) of Kiwi TV journalism and news presentation. The roll-call of on and off camera talent provides fascinating glimpses behind key events, including early jury-rigged attempts at nationwide broadcast, Dougal Stevenson announcing the 1975 arrival of competing TV networks, the Wahine, Erebus, Muldoon, turkeys in gumboots, and the tour - where journalists too, became "objects of hatred".
In the mid 60s Prime Minister Keith Holyoake had a historic but unintentionally comic encounter with some Vietnam protestors, live on the primetime news. Former NZBC-TV stage manager (and later producer) ...
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Tony
Posted at 11.38AM - 14.07.2011
Some interesting footage. Seems to be an extended advertisement for TVNZ News in the face of a new terrestrial network. The Muldoon and Wahine stuff is nicely handled. Surely it's time for another installment telling the story of the next twenty years. With Richard and Judy hosting of course.