ColinHogg
- Writer
- Producer
After a long tenure as a newspaper journalist, Colin Hogg moved into television where he has worked as a writer and producer mainly on documentaries and arts programmes, initially with Greenstone Pictures, and now with his own production company 3rd Party Productions. Hogg was also a regular panelist on TV One advice show How's Life?.
Biography
Colin Hogg first made his name as a newspaper journalist (The Southland Times, The NZ Herald, The Auckland Star), where he often wrote about rock music. Then he moved into television, mainly as a writer and producer on documentary and arts programmes.
Screenography
Awards
2003 New Zealand Television Awards
Nominated for Best Narration Script - Non-Drama (with Marie Quinn): for The Zoo, series 4
Nominated in the same category (with Michelle Bracey): for Mercury Lane, Forever Young
Nominated in the same category: for Mercury Lane, When the Eye Begins to See
“Eschewing the easy thrills — and good time-slots — of reality and tabloid television, the 3rd Party team remains focused on making programmes that excite it.”