GordonDryden
- Presenter
- Interviewer
After starting in journalism in his teens, Gordon Dryden became a familiar face on New Zealand television. Earning himself a reputation as a tough interviewer, Dryden hosted coverage of the 1975 election before presenting Friday Conference. He devoted years to his dream of launching a private TV channel. A 1991 series on education led to book The Learning Revolution, which sold in the millions. He died on 26 September 2022.
Biography
After starting in journalism, Gordon Dryden went on to pioneer the concept of a second TV channel, rub shoulders with political heavyweights, and write a book about education which sold in the millions. The common thread, as he put it: “a burning desire to do something, enthusiasm to do it” — plus Dryden’s long passion for encouraging “informed debate on positive alternatives”.
Screenography
“I don't know whether it means much, but I've got a piece of paper here that says you've got a television warrant.”