Television producer Gavin Wood has worked on some of New Zealand’s biggest game shows and live events. His first producing role saw him bring Sale of the Century to local screens, then later Wheel of Fortune. His career path led him from TVNZ to TV3, then offshore for FremantleMedia in Asia. Back in New Zealand, Wood turned his talents to New Zealand Idol, TV coverage of the state funeral of Sir Paul Reeves, and memorial services for Pike River and the Christchurch earthquake.
In this ScreenTalk interview, Wood talks about:
- Pulling off five episodes of game show Sale of the Century in one day
- Which of the show's hosts was quicker to get dressed — Jude Dobson or Steve Parr
- How Wheel of Fortune provided the best lead-in a news programme could have
- The truth behind David Tua's infamous "O for awesome" moment
- Being brought in to oversee the third season of New Zealand Idol
- Why Howard Morrison’s tribute concert To Sir with Love was a career highlight
- The emotional challenges of working on the live Pike River memorial service
- Filming 40 waka on Waitematā Harbour for the 2011 Rugby World Cup opening ceremony
- The moment Wood realised he'd done his time in reality television
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This video was first uploaded on 06 February 2017, and is available under this Creative Commons licence. This licence is limited to use of ScreenTalk interview footage only and does not apply to any video content and photographs from films, television, music videos, web series and commercials used in the interview.
